Our Doctors

       Dr. Joyce Stroud

Dr. Joyce Stroud attended St. Joseph Public Schools and graduated from Benton High School. Dr. Stroud graduated from Missouri Western State College and then attended Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, graduating with the degree of Doctor of Optometry. Dr. Stroud has been in the practice of optometry since 1984. Before becoming an optometrist Dr. Stroud taught elementary school in both Missouri and Iowa. 

Dr. Stroud is active in professional and public service. She has a passion for horses and has ridden since childhood. She is an accomplished hunter/jumper, endurance and competitive trail rider, and an eventor. Dr. Stroud is married and has two children.

jstroud@specshoppe.com

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     Dr. Stacy Simmons

Dr Stacy Simmons graduated with honors from Pacific University in 1997 with a Doctor of Optometry degree. After doing internships at Washington School for the Blind and Children's Hospital, she developed a special interest in children's vision. Dr Simmons decided to continue her education and completed a Masters in Education, Vision Function and Learning. At graduation, she was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Award from the American Optometric Association.
 
After graduation, Dr Simmons was commissioned in the US Army and served four years as Chief of Optometry in Mannheim, Germany.

​While in the army, she had diverse experience from treating eye infections and injuries to fitting contacts in soldiers and their families.

When not at the Spec Shoppe, Dr Simmons is busy with her two young sons Cole and Carson. Her husband, Terry Simmons is a family practice doctor in Kansas City.
 
Dr Simmons gladly accepts new patients and is committed to providing complete family eye care in the St Joseph community.

askthedoc@specshoppe.com