About Dr. Yaruss

J. Scott Yaruss is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Co-Director of the Stuttering Center of Western Pennsylvania. He received his MS and PhD degrees in Speech-Language Pathology at Syracuse University, where he focused on the evaluation and treatment of stuttering in children and adults.

During his 20-year career, Dr. Yaruss has published more than 125 research papers, chapters, booklets, or articles
and given nearly 115 scientific presentations at local, national, and international conferences. He is co-author
of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES), published by Pearson Assessments.

In addition to teaching and conducting research, Dr. Yaruss provides practical, real-world continuing education seminars about stuttering and other key topics in the field of speech-language pathologists. Dr. Yaruss has presented more than 300 invited workshops and continuing education seminars for clinicians throughout the United States, as well as at several international locations.

A board-recognized specialist and mentor in fluency disorders (BRS-FD), Dr. Yaruss holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. He is licensed to practice speech-language pathology in both Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

His personal mission is to help speech-language pathologists improve their confidence and competence when working with people who stutter. He has spent his career focusing on the needs of people who stutter and their families--and the clinicians who serve them.

Dr. Yaruss has been honored with the Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. In 2006, he was named a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. He was recently named Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year by the National Stuttering Association.