J. Scott Yaruss

J. Scott Yaruss is an Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Co-director of Stuttering Center of Western Pennsylvania.

Yaruss's research focuses on identifying linguistic and motoric factors that influence the development of fluency and stuttering in children. It is aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of people who stutter through assessment of current clinical practices and documentation of treatment outcomes.

In December 2005, Yaruss was named a fellow by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). ASHA awards fellow status to members who have made significant contributions of a national or international nature to their professions. The status of fellow is retained for life and is one of the highest honors awarded by ASHA.

Selected Publications

Yaruss, J.S. (2004). Speech disfluency and stuttering in children. In R. Kent (Ed.), MIT Encyclo¬pedia of Communication Sciences and Disorders. (pp. 180-183). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2004). Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES). In A. Packmann, A. Meltzer, & H.F.M. Peters (Eds.), Theory, Research, and Therapy in Fluency Disorders (Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders) (pp. 237-240). Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Nijmegen University Press.

Quesal, R.W., Yaruss, J.S., & Molt, L. (2004). Many types of data: stuttering treatment outcomes beyond fluency. In A. Packmann, A. Meltzer, & H.F.M. Peters (Eds.), Theory, Research, and Therapy in Fluency Disorders (Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders) (pp. 218-224). Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Nijmegen University Press.

Wade, J., Yaruss, J.S., Reeves, L., & Reardon, N. (2004). Building Bridges With Allied Professionals. In A. Packmann, A. Meltzer, & H.F.M. Peters (Eds.), Theory, Research, and Therapy in Fluency Disorders (Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders) (pp. 550-555). Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Nijmegen University Press.

Weidig & Yaruss, J.S. (2004). How can consumer associations support stuttering research and researchers? In A. Packmann, A. Meltzer, & H.F.M. Peters (Eds.), Theory, Research, and Therapy in Fluency Disorders (Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders) (pp. 519-525). Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Nijmegen University Press.

Coleman, C., Yaruss, J.S., & Hammer, D. (2004). Parent/child treatment for preschool children who stutter. In A. Packmann, A. Meltzer, & H.F.M. Peters (Eds.), Theory, Research, and Therapy in Fluency Disorders (Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress on Fluency Disorders) (pp. 117-122). Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Nijmegen University Press.

Yaruss, J.S., & Reardon, N. (2004). Young children who stutter: Information and support for parents (3rd Ed.). New York: National Stuttering Association.

Reardon-Reardon, N.A., & Yaruss, J.S. (2004). The Source for Stuttering: Ages 7-18. East Moline, IL: LinguiSystems.

Yaruss, J.S., Murphy, W.P., Quesal, R.W., & Reardon, N.A. (2004). Bullying and teasing: Helping Children Who Stutter. New York: National Stuttering Association.

Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2004). Stuttering and the International Classification of Function¬ing, Disability, and Health (ICF): An update. Journal of Communication Disorders, 37, 35-52.

Yaruss, J.S. (2004). Documenting Individual Treatment Outcomes in Stuttering Therapy. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders, 31, 49-57.

Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2004). Partnerships between clinicians, researchers, and people who stutter in the evaluation of stuttering treatment outcomes. Stammering Research, 1, 1-15.

Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2004). Response to Commentaries: The Best Way For Clinicians To Learn What Their Clients Want From Treatment Is To Ask Them What They Want From Treatment. Stammering Research, 1, 28-30.

Yaruss, J.S., Quesal, R.W., & Reeves, P.L. (in press). Self-Help and Mutual Aid Groups as an Adjunct to Stuttering Therapy. In E.G. Conture & R.F. Curlee (Eds.). Stuttering and related disorders of fluency (3rd ed.). New York: Thieme Medical Publishers.

Yaruss, J.S., Coleman, C., & Hammer, D. (in press). Treating Preschool Children Who Stutter: Description and Preliminary Evaluation of a Family-Focused Treatment Approach. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools.

Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (in press). Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering (OASES): Documenting Multiple Outcomes in Stuttering Treatment. Journal of Fluency Disorders.

Howell, P., Au-Yeung, J., Yaruss, J.S., & Eldridge, K. (in press). Phonological difficulty and stuttering. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics.

External links

* [http://www.shrs.pitt.edu/csd/about/faculty/yaruss.html Webpage at UPSHRS]
* [http://www.umc.pitt.edu/media/pcc051205/yaruss_fellow_2005DEC05.html Yaruss Named Fellow Of Speech-Language-Hearing Association] , Pitt Chronicle, December 5, 2005 Issue