Research

I lead and collaborate in research that explores stuttering and the factors that influence it in the lives of people, such as adverse impact, stuttering role identity constructs, and neurophysiology. I apply person-centered perspectives to better understand these relationships and to inform clincial practice, with an emphasis on holistic treatment protocols for people who stutter of all all ages. I have expertise in advanced statistical approaches, survey design, data-driven analysis, open and reproducible research, R and Matlab coding, and Speech-Pathology practice, more broadly.

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Refereed (Peer-Reviewed) Journal Articles and Data Sets

1. Yan, M.; An, R.,; Tichenor, S.E.; Constantino, C.D.; Yaruss, J.S. (2026) “Clarifying Neurodiversity-Affirming Frameworks in Stuttering, a Letter to the Editor Regarding Vanryckeghem” Journal of Fluency Disorders. 89(106238). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2026.106238

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Not just fluency, • Speak with pride and agency, • Voice shapes its success.

2. Tichenor, S.E.; Gore, K.; Palasik, S.; Yaruss, J.S (2026) “Social Isolation in Adults Who Stutter: A Mixed Methods Investigation of its Risk and Mechanisms.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 35(5). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2026_AJSLP-26-00052

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Stuttering brings quiet walls, • To find connection, speak out, • Boldly and openly.

3. Walsh, B; Tichenor, S.E.; Gerwin, K.L. (2025) “The Significance of a Higher Prevalence of ADHD and ADHD Symptoms in Children who Stutter.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 68(6). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00668

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Words stop on the tongue, • Racing thoughts becloud the speech, • Quiet burdens grow.

4. Tichenor, S.E.; Walsh, B.; Gerwin, K.L.; Yaruss, J.S. (2025) “Repetitive Negative Thinking as a Mechanism of Stuttering Anticipation.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 68(6). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00175

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Sense of coming speech, • Hiding from the stuttered sound, • Acceptance is rare.

5. Chang, S-E.; Below, J.E.; Chow, H.M.; Guenther, F.H.; Hampton Wray, A.M.; Jackson, E.S.; Max, L.; Neef, N.E.; SheikhBahaei, S.; Shekim, L.; Tichenor, S.E.; Walsh, B.; Watkins, K.E.; Yaruss, J. S.; Bernstein Ratner, N. (2025) “Stuttering: Our Current Knowledge, Research Opportunities, and Ways to Address Critical Gaps.” Neurobiology of Language. 6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/nol_a_00162

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Hidden science seeks, • To heal words or free the voice, • Shared paths bring new hope.

6. Donoso Brown, E.; Wallace, S.E.; Tichenor, S.E.; Blemler, R.; Foundas, B (2025) “Determining Predictors of Self-Reported Adherence to Rehabilitation Home Programs for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury: A Prospective Observational Study.” NeuroRehabilitation. 56(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10538135241296736

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Brain injury rehab, • Home plans need high confidence, • Support boosts success.

7. Gore, K.; Tichenor, S.E. (2025) “A Viewpoint on Pseudostuttering Assignments: Suggested Guidelines and Best-Practices for Their Use in Academic Stuttering Courses.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 34(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_AJSLP-24-00139

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Stutter on purpose, • Taught with care to guide the skill, • Ethics keep it right.

8. Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S.; Constantino, C; Gerlach-Houck, H.; Gore, K.; Irani, F.; Jackson, E.S.; LaFleur, C.; Callahan Mandulak, K.; Rodgers, N.H.; Hampton Wray, M. (2025) “Pseudostuttering Assignments Support Clinical Training and Develop Strong Stuttering Therapists: A Letter to the Editor Regarding Bortz (2024).” Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.. 10(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_PERSP-24-00237

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Pretend words will catch, • Clinicians will guide, • empathy also

9. Johnson, C.A.; Gerwin, K.L.; Tichenor, S.E.; Boyle, M.P.; Walsh, B. (2024) “Evaluating Stuttering Self-Stigma and Its Relationship to Adverse Impact in Children and Adolescents with the Child Stuttering Self-Stigma Scale (Child-4S).” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 67(9). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00069

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Words turned inward sting, • Youth internalize the shame, • Early help heals hearts.

10. Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S. (2024) “Development and Validation of a Research Version of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering-Adult (OASES-A-R).” Journal of Fluency Disorders. 80. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2024.106060

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Short test tracks the speech, • Fewer items for research, • Identified them

11. Tichenor, S.E.; Walsh, B.; Gerwin, K.L. (2023) “Repetitive Negative Thinking in Adolescents who Stutter.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 66(9). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00147

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Thoughts trapped in the mind, • Worry grows inside, • Leads to worse outcomes

12. Tichenor, S.E.; Palasik, S.; Yaruss, J.S. (2023) “Understanding the Broader Impact of Stuttering: Suicidal Ideation.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 32(5). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00007

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Stuck words bring deep pain, • Heavy thoughts of giving up, • Help is here for all.

13. Walsh, B.; Grobbel, H., Christ, S.; Tichenor, S.E.; Gerwin, K.L. (2023) “Exploring the Relationship Between Resilience and the Adverse Impact of Stuttering in Children.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 66(7). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00012

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Stuttering brings deep weight, • Resilience from within and out • Softens the impact.

14. Tichenor, S.E; Hampton Wray, A.; Ravizza, S.; Yaruss, J.S. (2022) “Individual Differences in Attentional Control Predict Working Memory Capacity in Adults who Stutter.” Journal of Communication Disorders. 100. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106273

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Words stress speaking mind, • Heavy language strains the flow • Focus guides the thought

15. Tichenor, S.E.; Hampton Wray, A.; Ravizza, S.; Yaruss, J.S. (2022) “Emotional Regulation and its Influence on the Experience of Stuttering across the Lifespan.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 65(7). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00467

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Feelings guide the voice • Emotions shifts as we grow, • Living well through growth

16. Assaneo, M.F.; Ripolles, P.; Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S.; Jackson, E.S. (2022) “The relationship between auditory-motor integration, interoceptive awareness, and stuttering severity.” Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2022.869571

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Speech timed differently, • Shared traits but unique impacts, • Two paths of one flow.

17. Tichenor, S.E.; Walsh, B.; Gerwin, K.L.; Tian, F. (2022) “Consistency of Children’s Hemodynamic Responses during Spontaneous Speech.” Neurophotonics. 9(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.9.1.015003

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Early trials shine, • Speech regions hold steady, • Task can be shortened

18. Tichenor, S.E.; Herring, C.; Yaruss, J.S. (2022) “Understanding the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering Can Improve Stuttering Therapy.” Topics in Language Disorders. 42(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/TLD.0000000000000272

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Whole voices are heard • Much care guides each stuttered word • Lives bloom with intent

19. Tichenor, S.E.; Constantino, C.; Yaruss, J.S. (2022) “A Point of View about Fluency.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 65(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00342

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Fluency is shed • Stuttering names lived voices • Shared speech breaks stigma

20. Gerwin, K.L.; Walsh, B.; Tichenor, S.E. (2022) “Nonword Repetition Performance Differentiates Children Who Stutter with Concomitant Speech Sound and Developmental Language Disorders.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 65(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00334

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Long made-up words • Reveal burdens beyond speech • Care sees whole child

21. Tichenor, S.E.; Johnson, C. A.; Yaruss, J.S. (2021) “A Preliminary Investigation of ADHD Characteristics in Adults Who Stutter.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 64(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00237

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Attention drifts far • So too for Stutterering ones • See Differencs

22. Tichenor, S.E; Yaruss, J.S. (2020) “Variability of Stuttering: Behavior and Impact.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 30(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00112

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Speech changes often • Hidden tensions ebb and surge • The flux is the worst

23. Walsh, B.; Bostian, A; Tichenor, S.E; Brown, B; Weber, C (2020) “Disfluency Characteristics of 4 and 5-Year Old Children Who Stutter and Their Relationship to Stuttering Persistence and Recovery.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 63(8). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00395

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At four, speech signals • Weighted breaks foretell some paths • Guide care with more signs

24. Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S. (2020) “Recovery and Relapse: Perspectives from Adults Who Stutter.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 63(7). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00010

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Speech may grow still • Yet healing lives past the words • Each path is their own

25. Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S. (2020) “Repetitive Negative Thinking, Temperament, and Adverse Impact in Adults Who Stutter.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 29(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00077

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Thoughts circle the mind • Temper shapes the weight of speech • Care meets each whole self

26. Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S. (2019) “Stuttering Defined by People Who Stutter” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 66(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00137

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Before words, fear wakes • Speech holds a whole life within • Hear the speaker first

27. Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S. (2019) “Group Experiences and Individual Differences in Stuttering.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 62(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00138

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Silent words weigh more • Shared voices open the door • Speak free, not flawless

28. Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S. (2018) “A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Stuttering.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 27(3S). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_AJSLP-ODC11-17-0192

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Before speech, fear blooms • Control slips; listeners shape • Voices find new paths

29. Tichenor, S.E.; Leslie, P.; Shaiman, S.; Yaruss, J.S. (2017) “Speaker and Observer Perceptions of Physical Tension During Stuttering.” Folia Phonatricia et Logopaedia. 69(4). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000486032

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Hidden tensions speak • Self-reports reveal the strain • Hear what eyes can’t see

30. Yaruss, J.S.; Lee, J.; Kikani, K.B.; Leslie, P.; Herring, C; Rachamjinder, S; Tichenor, S.E.; Quesal, R.W.; McNeil, M.R. (2017) “Update on didactic and clinical education in fluency disorders: 2013-2014.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 26(1). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2016_AJSLP-15-0154

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More lessons bloom • Yet mentors and clinics wane • Train stutters with care