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.

Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2006). Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering (OASES): Documenting multiple outcomes in stuttering treatment. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 31, 90-115. (Note: Also published in 2008 in the Lithuanian Journal Special Education.)

Howell, P., Au-Yeung, J., Yaruss, J.S., & Eldridge, K. (2006). Phonetic difficulty and stuttering. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 20, 703-716.

Yaruss, J.S., Coleman, C., & Hammer, D. (2006). Treating preschool children who stutter: Description and preliminary evaluation of a family-focused treatment approach. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 37, 118-136.

Yaruss, J.S., & Reardon-Reeves, N. (2006). Young children who stutter (ages 2-6): Infor¬mation and support for parents (4th Ed.). New York: National Stuttering Association.

Yaruss, J.S., & Reardon-Reeves, N. (2007). Niños que tartamudean (Eduades 2-6): Infor¬mación y apoyo para los padres. Spanish Translation of Young children who stutter: Information and support for parents (4th Ed.). New York: National Stuttering Association.

Coleman, C., Yaruss, J.S., & Hammer, D. (2007). Clinical research involving preschoolers who stutter: Real-world applications of Evidence Based Practice. [Letter to the Editor] Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 38, 286-289.

Murphy, W., Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2007). Enhancing treatment for school-age children who stutter I: Reducing negative reactions through desensitization and cognitive restructur-ing. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 32, 121-138.

Murphy, W., Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2007). Enhancing treatment for school-age children who stutter II: Reducing bullying through role-playing and self-disclosure. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 32, 139-162.

Yaruss, J.S., & Pelczarski, K.M. (2007). Evidence-Based Practice for school-age stuttering: Balancing existing research with clinical practice. EBP Briefs, 2(4).

Yaruss, J.S., Quesal, R.W., & Reeves, P.L. (2007). 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.) (pp. 256-276). New York: Thieme Medical Publishers.

Yaruss, J.S. (2007). Application of the ICF in fluency disorders. Seminars in Speech and Language, 28, 312-322.

Onslow, M., & Yaruss, J.S. (2007). Differing perspectives on what to do with a stuttering preschooler and why. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16, 65-68.

Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2008). OASES: Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering. Bloomington, MN: Pearson Assessments.

Pelczarski, K.M., & Yaruss, J.S. (2008). Accompanying the client on his therapy journey. Perspectives on Fluency Disorders, 18(2), 64.

St. Louis, K., Reichel, I., Yaruss, J.S., & Lubker, B.B. (2009). Construct and concurrent validity of a prototype questionnaire to survey public attitudes toward stuttering. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 34, 11-28.

Maguire, G., Franklin, D., Vatakis, N., Morgenshtern, E., Denko, T., Yaruss, J. S., Spotts, C., Davis, L., Davis, A., Fox, P., Soni, P., Blomgren, M., Silverman, A, & Riley, G. (2010). Exploratory randomized clinical study of pagoclone in Persistent Developmental Stuttering: The EXPRESS Trial. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 30, 48-56.

Yaruss, J.S., Pelczarski, K.M., & Quesal, R.W. (2010). Comprehensive treatment for school-age children who stutter: Treat¬ing the entire disorder. In B. Guitar & R. McCauley, Treatment of stuttering: Con¬vention¬al and controversial interventions (pp. 215-244). Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

St. Louis, K. O., Lubker, B. B., Yaruss, J. S., & Aliveto, E.F. (in press). Development of a prototype questionnaire to survey public attitudes toward stuttering: Reliability of the second prototype. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders. (Recipient of the 2009 CICSD Editor’s Award.)

Tellis, C.M., Rosen, C., Close, J., Horton, M., Yaruss, J.S., Verdolini-Abbott, K., & Sciote, J. (in press). Cytochrome c Oxidase Deficiency in Human Posterior Cricoarytenoid Muscle. Journal of Voice.

Yaruss, J.S. & Bernstein Ratner, N. (in press). Becoming an Effective Clinician for People Who Stutter: You Can Do It!. Seminars in Speech and Language.

Yaruss, J.S. (Ed.) (in press). Stuttering Treatment: Becoming an Effective Clinician. Special issue of Seminars in Speech and Language.

Yaruss, J.S. (in press). Assessing quality of life in stuttering treatment outcomes research. Journal of Fluency Disorders (Special issue on Quality of Life).

Yaruss, J.S. (in press). Becoming an Effective Clinician for People Who Stutter: What Do You Need to Know? Seminars in Speech and Language.

Yaruss, J.S. (in press). Evaluating and Treating School-Age Children Who Stutter. Seminars in Speech and Language. Manuscript in preparation.

Yaruss, J.S., & Pelczarski, K.M. (in press). A preschool child who stutters. In S. Chabon & E. Cohn (Eds.), The communication disorders casebook: Learning by example. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.