Professor
Michigan State University
Haslett, Michigan, United States
J. Scott Yaruss, PhD, is a professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University. He is a licensed/certified speech-language pathologist (SLP), a board-certified specialist in fluency disorders, and an ASHA Fellow. His research, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health, examines factors that contribute to the development of stuttering, the breakdown experienced during the moment of stuttering, and methods for evaluating treatment outcomes. He has published more than 115 peer-reviewed manuscripts, more than 300 other articles, papers, and books, including several clinical resources such as the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES), Early Childhood Stuttering: A Practical Guide, School-Age Stuttering Therapy: A Practical Guide, and the Minimizing Bullying program (all published by Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc., which Yaruss co-owns). Yaruss has been named SLP of the Year by the National Stuttering Association (NSA), been elected to the NSA’s Hall of Fame, and received the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Science Dean's Distinguished Teaching Award. He has served on the NSA’s board of directors and on the steering committee of the ASHA Special Interest Group for Fluency Disorders. Yaruss teaches classes on stuttering and counseling for SLPs. He has given more than 750 continuing education workshops around the world designed to help clinicians improve their ability to help individuals who stutter.
Friday, February 3, 2023
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CST
Disclosure(s): Stuttering Therapy Resources: Financial - Intellectual Property Rights (Ongoing), Financial - Royalty (Ongoing), Financial - Salary (Ongoing). No non-financial relationships to disclose
Friday, February 3, 2023
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM CST
Disclosure(s): Stuttering Therapy Resources: Financial - Intellectual Property Rights (Ongoing), Financial - Royalty (Ongoing), Financial - Salary (Ongoing). No non-financial relationships to disclose