Dennis C. Tanner received a Ph.D. in audiology and speech sciences from Michigan State University in 1976. He has published or presented more than one hundred books, tests, articles, and papers in communication sciences and disorders. Books currently in print include the Family Guide to Surviving Stroke and Communication Disorders, the Psychology of Neurogenic Communication Disorders: A Primer for Health Care Professionals, Exploring Communication Disorders: A 21st Century Introduction through Literature and Media, Introductory Speech and Hearing Anatomy and Physiology Workbook (with Dr. William Culbertson), Handbook for the Speech-Language Pathology Assistant, and the Pragmatic Stuttering Intervention programs. Diagnostic tests include the Quick Assessment Series for Neurogenic Communication Disorders (with Dr. William Culbertson), the Cognitive, Linguistic, and Social-Communicative Scales (with Dr. Wayne Secord and Ms. Wendy Lamb), the Developmental Articulation and Phonology Profile (with Drs. William Culbertson and Wayne Secord), and Assessment of Stuttering Behaviors. Dr. Tanner’s scientific papers and presentations cover a wide range of topics in communication sciences and disorders, and he has conducted seminars at conventions of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Dr. Tanner, and his wife Jody, are owners of Tanner Rehabilitation Services, Inc. which has provided speech and hearing services to individuals, hospitals, nursing homes, home health organizations, and government agencies in northern Arizona for more than twenty-five years. He serves as an expert witness in legal cases involving patients with communication and swallowing disorders. Dr. Tanner is currently professor of communication sciences and disorders at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, and he is one of two recipients of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions “Outstanding Educator Award” for 2001–02.