Academic and Professional Appointment

• University of Pittsburgh, PA, Associate Professor (with tenure)
• Director, MA/MS Programs in Speech-Language Pathology
• Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA , Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Associate Director

Professional Certification and Licensure

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 1992–present
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
• Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, 1998–present
• Pennsylvania State License–Speech-Language Pathology (SL-005664-L)
• Specialty Commission on Fluency Disorders, 2000–present
• Certificate of Specialty Recognition in Fluency Disorders
• Member, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 1991–present
• Member, ASHA Special Interest Division 4 (SID-4) for Fluency Disorders, 1993–present
• Member, International Fluency Association (IFA), 1993–present
• Member, National Stuttering Association (NSA)1994–present
• Member, Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (PSHA), 1999–present

Biographical Profile

Academic Positions

• Yaruss is Associate Professor and Director of SLP MA/MS Programs in Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh. A Board-Recognized Specialist and Mentor in Fluency Disorders, Yaruss has served on the board of directors for the National Stuttering Association and as Associate Coordinator for the ASHA Special Interest Division for Fluency Disorders.
• Yaruss’s research examines factors that contribute to the development of stuttering and methods for evaluating stuttering treatment outcomes. He has published more than 40 papers in peer-reviewed journals and more than 85 other articles, papers, chapters. He is co-author of School-age Stuttering Therapy: A practical guide (forthcoming: Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc.) and the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering: (Pearson Assessments).
• Yaruss teaches classes on stuttering and counseling.  He also conducts continuing education workshops around the country to help clinicians feel more comfortable with their ability to work with people who stutter.

Non-Academic Positions

• Private Practice Speech-Language Pathologist and Consultant, 1993–present

Education

• BA Linguistics (high honors) and Psychology (highest honors), University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1989
• MS Speech-Language Pathology, Syracuse (NY) University, 1991
• PhD Speech-Language Pathology, Syracuse (NY) University, 1994

Awards and Honors

Honors

• Speech Language Pathologist of the Year, National Stuttering Association, 2008
• Editor's Award for "Development of a prototuype questionnaire to survey public attitudes toward stuttering:  Reliabililty of the second prototype." Contemporary Issues in Communication Disorders, 2009.
• Syracuse University 3-Year Graduate University Fellowship, 1991–94
• Syracuse University School of Education Research Apprenticeship Award, 1993
• Syracuse University Dissertation-Year Graduate University Fellowship, 1994
• Tri-Annual ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE) (awarded 5 times), 1994–present       
• Syracuse University All-University Dissertation Competition, 1996
• ASHA Carol Prutting Prize (Editor’s Award) for “Clinical measurement of stuttering behaviors,” Contemporary Issues in Communication Disorders, 1997 
• University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Science, Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award, 2002
• Finalist, University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, 2003
• Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2005

Academic Interests

• Fluency Disorders, Stuttering, Treatment Efficacy, Evidence-Based Practice

Recent Publications: Refereed Articles

• 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.
• Yaruss, J.S. (2007). Application of the ICF in fluency disorders. Seminars in Speech and Language, 28, 312-322.
• Yaruss, J.S., & Pelczarski, K.M. (2007). Evidence-Based Practice for school-age stuttering: Balancing existing research with clinical practice. EBP Briefs, 2(4).
• Pelczarski, K.M., & Yaruss, J.S. (2008). Accompanying the client on his therapy journey. Perspectives on Fluency Disorders, 18(2), 64.
• 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.)
• St. Louis, K., Reichel, I., Yaruss, J.S., & Lubker, B.B. (in press). Construct and concurrent validity of a prototype questionnaire to survey public attitudes toward stuttering. Journal of Fluency Disorders.
• 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. (in press). Exploratory randomized clinical study of pagoclone in Persistent Developmental Stuttering: The EXPRESS
• 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.
• Onslow, M., & Yaruss, J.S. (2007). What to do with a stuttering preschooler and why: Differing perspectives. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16, 65-68.

Recent Publications: Book Chapters and Other

• 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.., & 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.
• Yaruss, J.S., & Quesal, R.W. (2008). OASES: Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering. Bloomington, MN: Pearson Assessments.
• Yaruss, J.S., & Pelczarski, K.M. (in press). A preschool child who stutters. In S. Chabon & E. Cohn (Eds.), Communication disorders: A case-based approach: Stories from the front line. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
• Campbell, T.C., Dollaghan, C., & Yaruss, J.S. (in press). Disorders of language, phonology, fluency, and voice: Indicators for referral. In C.D. Bluestone, S.E. & Stool (Eds.), Handbook of Pediatric Otolaryngology (5th Ed.). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.
• Yaruss, J.S., Quesal, R.W., & Pelczarski, K. (2010). School-age children who stutter: Treating the entire disorder. In B. Guitar & R. McCauley, Treatment of stuttering:  Conventional and controversial interventions. (pp. 215-244) Baltimore, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Key Publications

• Yaruss, J.S. (1998). Real-time analysis of speech fluency: Procedures and reliability training. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 7(2), 25-37.
• Yaruss, J.S., LaSalle, L.R., & Conture, E.G. (1998). Evaluating stuttering in young children: Diagnostic data. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 7(4), 62-76.
• Yaruss, J.S. (1998). Describing the consequences of disorders: Stuttering and the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 49, 249-257.
• 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., 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., & 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.

Courses Recently Taught

• CSD 2061: Clinical Interviewing and Counseling
• CSD 2072: Fluency and Fluency Disorders
• CSD 1230: Intro to Speech-Language Pathology
• CSD 2069: Master's Comprehensive Examination

Externally Funded Projects

• Sub-investigator. An 8-Week, double-blind, randomized, multicenter, flexi¬ble-dose, placebo-controlled pilot study of pagoclone in patients with persistent developmental stuttering followed by a 52-week open-label extension. Indevus Pharmaceuticals, 2005 – 2007.
• Consultant, NIH STTR awarded to Peter Heeman, Oregon Graduate Institute, Auto¬matic Quantification and Assessment of Stuttering, 2008 – 2011.
• Sub-investigator. A 3-arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of pagoclone for the treatment of adults who stutter. Indevus/Endo Pharmaceuticals, 2009 – 2011.

Professional Service

• NIH/NIDCD Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Study Section, 2007, 2008, 2009
• NIH/NIDCD F32 Study Section , 2007
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau Training Grant Study Section, 2008
• NIH/NIDCD R03 Study Section,   2009
• Reviewer, The Wellcome Trust, 2009
• Editorial Consultant, Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1993–present
• Editorial Consultant, Journal of Fluency Disorders, 1994–present 
• Reviewer, Thieme Medical Publishers, 1995
• Editorial Consultant, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1996–present
• Guest Associate Editor, Journal of Speech-Language-Hearing Research, 2007 - 2009
• Board-Recognized Specialist and Mentor in Fluency Disorders, 2000–present

University Service

• Curriculum Revision Committee, 2009-present