Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc., is a specialty publishing company dedicated to helping speech-language pathologists increase their comfort, confidence, and competence in working with people who stutter. Our resources are filled with real-world, practical ideas that SLPs can use immediately to provide stutter-affirming assessment and therapy practices for people who stutter and their families.
Our co-founders, Nina Reeves and J. Scott Yaruss, combine their decades of knowledge and experience as clinical specialists—bolstered by Nina's expertise as a school-based speech-language pathologist and Scott's research on the life experiences of people who stutter.
Our materials are developed with the needs of people who stutter and SLPs in mind—offering the highest quality at affordable prices, all tailored to the everyday clinical needs of practicing speech-language pathologists.
Why did we start STR?
We heard countless stories of frustration and angst from our SLP colleagues who felt unprepared to work with people who stutter. These bright, creative professionals felt that they did not have the knowledge and experience necessary for supporting people who stutter. They wanted to provide therapy that was effective in the real-life speaking situations where communication was paramount, but they just did not feel confident in their ability to do so. We also realized that there was a lack of evidence-based, affordable, practical materials that SLPs could use to improve their own knowledge about stutter-affirming assessment and intervention for those who stutter. We saw the needs, and we continue to seek to fill the voids.
The STR Partnership
Our STR partnership began as a shared passion for stuttering therapy and advocacy. We met as professional contacts and became dear friends, business partners, and chosen family. Today, we we are pleased to use our varied yet complementary backgrounds to bring you Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc.
J. Scott Yaruss, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF, F-ASHA
President, Co-founder, Author
Scott is a dedicated researcher-clinician and a prolific writer. Scott loves metaphors, analogies, flow charts, and box-and-line diagrams. A Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at Michigan State University, he conducts research on the speaker's experience of stuttering. His research is funded by both the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH/NIDCD) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). He also maintains a private practice and frequently provides workshops on stuttering and counseling strategies for Speech-Language Pathologists around the globe. He is an ASHA Fellow and recipient of the National Stuttering Association's Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year and Hall of Fame awards. In 2024, Scott received the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award from Michigan State University. Info about Scott’s practice and seminars can be found at www.Yaruss.com. When he’s not working, Scott loves traveling with Virginia and the family (often to places where he’s learning and teaching about stuttering), scuba diving (ideally in some remote and exotic location), photography (of said remote location), playing (with) his guitar, and reading.
Nina A. Reeves, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-SCF, F-ASHA
Vice President, Co-founder, Author
Nina is an ASHA Fellow, clinician, author, and the marketing persona of the Stuttering Therapy Resources team. She loves to develop practical, innovative therapy activities that are designed to streamline workload management. Nina also presents professional development seminars regarding all aspects of neurodiversity-affirming stuttering assessment and therapy. Nina has been a career-long school-based SLP, and developed district positions of stuttering specialist and mentor for six school districts in her career. Nina's private practice is dedicated to children and adolescents who stutter. For her volunteerism, Nina received the National Stuttering Association Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year and Hall of Fame awards. Nina's contributions to service delivery in the schools were recognized with the American Speech-Language Hearing Association 2013 Rolland Van Hattum Award for Contributions in the Schools and the ASHA 2019 Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions in Preschool -Grade 12 Education Settings. Information about Nina’s practice and seminars can be found at www.NinaReeves.com. In her spare time (Is this a thing?), Nina enjoys cycling, learning Italian, and color-coding everything possible! She hates being on camera but is working through this fear via a hierarchy of desensitization as she shows up more in our social media content.
Lee Reeves
Treasurer
Lee is a retired veterinarian who owned and operated a successful veterinary practice for over 40 years. As our CFO he brings his business acumen to Stuttering Therapy Resources, keeping us on track! Lee is a person who stutters, and his passionate advocacy has led him to represent those affected by stuttering in various local, state, and national organizations and associations, including leading the National Stuttering Association as Chairman of the Board for 7 years. Most recently he volunteers for To Be Like Me, a disability awareness program in which he teaches school aged children about stuttering. Lee has been the recipient of multiple awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the Distinguished Consumer Award from the International Fluency Association, the Hall of Fame Award from the National Stuttering Association, the Charles Van Riper Award from the National Council on Communicative Disorders, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine. In his spare time, Lee enjoys golf, travel, pickleball, and long walks with his bride (that’s Nina).
Virginia Yaruss
Publications Director
Virginia is the design and production element of our team, as she turns our authors’ terrific ideas into books and other materials. Virginia also manages daily operations in our office, including customer inquiries and sales support. In addition to her background in publishing, Virginia brings her experience as an elementary school teacher to our team discussions. Outside of the office, Virginia is a foodie who loves to knit, travel with Scott, and spend time with their adult daughters.
Eleanor Yaruss
Publications Assistant
Eleanor Yaruss, publication assistance and and roller skater! Eleanor has a degree in English Literature and Religious Studies from Kalamazoo College. She answers emails, enters orders, completes vendor packets, prepares quotes, and formats OASES response forms in languages from around the world. Her true passion, however, is roller skating and sharing the joy of movement with her community at @SelfLoveOnSkates on instagram!
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Additional Authors
Our authors are experts in the evaluation and treatment of people who stutter, with many years of clinical experience in a range of clinical settings. You can count on Stuttering Therapy Resources, Inc., to provide you with authoritative, evidence-based guidance that leads to effective treatment. We are currently developing new partnerships with additional authors so we can bring you even more materials to support your therapy with people who stutter.
Craig Coleman, MA, BCS-SCF, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA
Craig is Assistant Professor and Chair at Edinboro University. Craig currently serves as ASHA's Vice President for Planning. He previously served as Coordinator of ASHA Special Interest Group 4: Fluency and Fluency Disorders, and he served for two terms as President of the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Craig is a co-author for the School-Age and Teen Response Forms of the OASES. In addition to his work with STR, Craig has co-authored three children's books on stuttering and given over 150 presentations on stuttering to local, state, national, and international audiences.
William P. (Bill) Murphy, MA, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA (ret.)
Bill is a clinical professor emeritus from Purdue University, specializing in the treatment of stuttering in children and adults. Bill developed the concepts and procedures that became the foundation for our Minimizing Bullying program. Bill has presented numerous workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada. His publications address the role of shame and guilt in stuttering. He feels that stuttering therapy should address both speech-motor patterns and the many negative attitudes and feelings that may co-occur with the disorder.
Robert W. (Bob) Quesal, PhD, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA (ret.)
Bob is professor emeritus from Western Illinois University. He has taught courses in fluency disorders, anatomy, speech and hearing science, research methods, and voice disorders. Bob is co-author of the OASES and Minimizing Bullying program. His research focused on the evaluation of treatment outcomes for adolescents and adults who stutter, with a special interest in affective and cognitive changes that occur as a result of treatment.
