Research, Funding, and Awards

  • Seeking Participants Who Stutter

    A study is being completed in order to investigate the usefulness of a virtual reality intervention on chronic stuttering. We are seeking 3-5 individuals who are 8 years of age or older, stutter, and also experience anxiety related to their stuttering. Study data collection meetings will take approximately 20 minutes daily for up to 5 weeks. An intake meeting will take approximately one hour. There will be no compensation for this study. To learn more about this research please contact Johanna deLeyer-Tiarks at johanna.tiarks@uconn.edu. This research is being conducted under the advisement of Dr. Melissa Bray, Educational Psychology Department. University of Connecticut Institutional Review Board Protocol Number H19-063.

    For more information, contact: Johanna M deLeyer-Tiarks at johanna.tiarks@uconn.edu