Dr. Luterman is Professor Emeritus of Emerson College in Boston and Director of the Thayer Lindsley Family-Centered Program. He has dedicated his career to developing a greater understanding of the psychological effects and emotions associated with hearing impairment and the caregiver role so as to encourage professionals in the field of communication disorders to incorporate counseling strategies in their clinical interactions. He has successfully translated this understanding into a model of counseling that allows for content and affect exchange.  He has lectured and written extensively on counseling throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.  He is a fellow of the American Speech and Hearing Association.

Dr. Luterman is author of: Counseling Parents of Hearing Impaired Children (1979, Little Brown); Deafness in Perspective (1986, College Hill); Deafness in the Family (1987,College-Hill); In the Shadows (1995, Jade Press); When Your Child is Deaf (2001, York Press); The Young Deaf Child (1999, York Press); Counseling Persons With Communication Disorders and Their Families 5th edition (2008, Pro-Ed); Early Childhood Deafness, edited with Ellen Kurtzer-White (2001, York Press); Hearing Loss in Children: A Family Guide (2006, Auricle Ink Press).