Proposals appropriate for submission to this topic area include those that focus on all aspects of stuttering and cluttering. These can include theoretical and experimental research studies focused on the nature, cause, development, cultural or linguistic factors, evaluation, or remediation of stuttering and cluttering. Education, training, counseling, or practice issues in these areas are also invited. Proposals in the area of interprofessional education, practice and/or research that addresses the implementation of interprofessional competencies within curricular or practice models or the evaluation of collaborative care outcomes specific to stuttering and cluttering should be included in this topic area.

Research and Professional Education

• Basic, translational, applied, or implementation research related to the nature and development of stuttering and cluttering
• Outcomes research in stuttering and cluttering
• Cultural and linguistic factors in stuttering and cluttering
• Theoretical models of stuttering and cluttering
• Cognitive, psychological, social, and psycholinguistic factors related to stuttering and cluttering
• Genetic, physiological, neurological, acoustic, motoric, and perceptual issues related to stuttering and cluttering
• Education and training issues specific to stuttering and cluttering
• Assessment and treatment of stuttering and cluttering
• Computer-based and other technological advances for the assessment and treatment of stuttering and cluttering
• Consumer issues related to stuttering and cluttering
• Counseling in stuttering and cluttering
• Stuttering and cluttering across the lifespan
• Co-occuring disorders or conditions with stuttering and cluttering
• Administrative and regulatory issues related to stuttering and cluttering
• Ethics of research and service delivery for stuttering and cluttering
• Telepractice and other innovative service delivery models for stuttering and cluttering

Related Topics

Proposals involving this topic but with a primary focus on:

• Counseling should be submitted to the Counseling, Trauma-Informed, and Contextualized Care topic area.
• Motor speech disorders in adults or children should be submitted to the Motor Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan topic area.
• Cognitive communication disorders should be submitted to the Acquired Cognitive Communication Disorders topic area.
• Use of telepractice in delivery of service that include technology-based approaches and outcomes at the system level should be submitted to the Telepractice topic area.