Erik X. Raj holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and is a practicing speech-language pathologist who works with school-age children and adolescents with various communication difficulties. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and is also a facilitator at Camp Shout Out, a Michigan-based summer camp for young people who stutter. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.