Participants Wanted for Research Study: Stuttering and Word Production


 University of Maryland
Participants Wanted for
Research Study
on
Stuttering and Word Production
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of processing demand on production in adults who stutter (AWS). Evidence for language-related processing differences in AWS is emerging, yet inconclusive about the specific linguistic processes that might relate to fluency breakdown. It is possible that not all tasks are sensitive in reflecting subtle difficulties in online linguistic processing. This study will examine selected processes of word production under varying levels of processing demand. The goal of the study is to determine if there is deficiency at specific levels of linguistic processing during production and how processing demand affect production performances in adults who do and do not stutter.

We welcome individuals who are 1) native English speakers, 2) over 18 years old, 3) diagnosed with developmental stuttering, 4) have normal or corrected vision, and 5) no other communication disorders.

Eligible participants will receive stuttering, language, hearing and cognitive assessments, and complete word production tasks, in a one-and-a-half-hour session. Findings will be shared with participants.

A testing event is being planned in the New York City area, possibly between 8/16-27, 2010. Specific scheduling will be determined among potential participants.

Please feel free to contact Pei-Tzu Tsai (ptsai1@umd.edu) with any questions or concerns.  

Contact person:
Pei-Tzu Tsai, M.A., CCC-SLP
Doctoral Student
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
ptsai1@umd.edu


posted 8/13/2010

Posted by StutterTalk at 10/26/2007 9:10 PM
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Tags: word production stutter language stammering subjects stuttering research
 
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