John Joyner

Dr. John B. Joyner is from Tunica Mississippi and grew up in Gary, Indiana, USA. He holds a Bachelor of Elementary Education degree from Chicago Teachers College, a Master of Divinity from Charles Fuller Theological Seminary, a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech, Hearing and Language Development as well as a MA and Ph.D. in Communication Disorders from the University of Southern California. He has taught every level of student learning from infant to doctoral candidate. Dr. Joyner has been Associate Professor of Speech and Theatre, and Director of the Out-patient Speech and Language Clinic at Indiana University; Associate Secretary for Minority Affairs, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington, DC; Pacific Training Officer for U.S funded Head Start programs in American Samoa, Guam, Palau, Yap, Kosrae, CNMI, Pohnpei, and the Marshall Islands; Elementary and Pre-School Principal at Northern Marianas International School. John lives with his wife, Yasuko, and their two children on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.