Biography

Dr. Seth E. Tichenor, PhD., CCC-SLP is an assistant professor at Duquesne University. His research interests include better understanding and predicting individual differences in the experience of stuttering (stammering), understanding how adverse impact related to the condition develops, and determining how moments of stuttering occur in speech. He investigates the role cognitive-affective processes have on speech production and language formulation processes in stuttering and non-clinical populations. He also practices clinically and is actively involved in clinical education regarding stuttering assessment and treatment.

Education

  • Ph.D., in Communication Science and Disorders, Michigan State University
  • M.S., Speech-Language Pathology, The University of Pittsburgh
  • A.B., Classical Civilization, Wabash College

Research Interests or Expertise

  • Stuttering (Stammering)
  • Neurophysiology of Speech & Language
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Functional Neuroimaging
  • Statistical Analysis

 

About

Specifying neurophysiology and predicting real-world impact in stuttering

R15 DC021264, NIH NIDCD - $390,959.00
Role: Principal-Investigator (Funded)
Project Period: 3/24-2/27

Tracking the development of adverse impact related to stuttering in children and quantifying its influence on speech neurophysiology.

R01 Diversity Supplement - $117,020.00
(Parent Grant R01 DC013402, NIH NIDCD, PI: Bridget Walsh).
Role: Principle-Investigator (Funded)

Dissertation Completion Scholarship

Michigan State University. Awarded winter 2019/2020 - $7,000.00
Role: Principle-Investigator (Funded)

ABD Graduate School Funding Award

Michigan State University. Awarded in Fall 2019 - $5,500.00
Role: Principle-Investigator (Funded)

PhD Student Scholarship

Council of Academic Programs in CSD. Applied in 2018 - $20,000.00
Role: Principle-Investigator (Unfunded)

National Stuttering Association Research Award

National Stuttering Association. Applied in 2018 - $2,500.00
Role: Principle-Investigator (Unfunded)

Tichenor, S.E.; Walsh, B.; Gerwin, K.L. (2023). Repetitive Negative Thinking in Adolescents who Stutter. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 66(9), 3290-306. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00147
 

Tichenor, S.E.; Palasik, S.; Yaruss, J.S. (2023). Understanding the Broader Impact of Stuttering: Suicidal Ideation. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 32(5), 2087-110. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00007
 

Walsh, B.; Grobbel, H., Christ, S.; Tichenor, S.E.; Gerwin, K.L. (2023). Exploring the Relationship Between Resilience and the Adverse Impact of Stuttering in Children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 66(7), 2278-295. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00012

Tichenor, S.E; Hampton Wray, A.; Ravizza, S.; Yaruss, J.S. (2022). Individual Differences in Attentional Control Predict Working Memory Capacity in Adults who Stutter. Journal of Communication Disorders. 100 (2022), 106273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106273

Tichenor, S.E
.; Walsh, B.; Gerwin, K.L.; Yaruss, J.S. (2022). Emotional Regulation and its Influence on the Experience of Stuttering across the Lifespan. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 65(7), 2412-2430. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00467

Assaneo, M.F.; Ripolles, P.; Tichenor, S.E.; Yaruss, J.S.; Jackson, E.S. (2022). The relationship between auditory-motor integration, interoceptive awareness, and stuttering severity. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. 12, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2022.869571

Tichenor, S.E.; Walsh, B.; Gerwin, K.L.; Tian, F. (2022). Consistency of Children’s Hemodynamic Responses during Spontaneous Speech. Neurophotonics. 9(1), 015003. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.9.1.015003

Tichenor, S.E.; Herring, C.; Yaruss, J.S. (2022). Understanding the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering Can Improve Stuttering Therapy. Topics in Language Disorders. 42(1), 57-75. https://doi.org/10.1097/TLD.0000000000000272

Tichenor, S.E.; Constantino, C.; Yaruss, J.S. (2022). A Point of View about Fluency. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing, and Research. 65(2), 645-652. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00342

Gerwin, K.L.; Walsh, B.; Tichenor, S.E. (2022). Nonword Repetition Performance Differentiates Children Who Stutter with Concomitant Speech Sound and Developmental Language Disorders. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing, and Research. 65(1), 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00334

Tichenor, S.E.; Johnson, C. A.; Yaruss, J.S. (2021). A Preliminary Investigation of ADHD Characteristics in Adults Who Stutter. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing, and Research. 64(3), 839-853. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00237

Tichenor, S.E. & Yaruss, J.S. (2020). Variability of Stuttering: Behavior and Impact. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 30(1), 75-88. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00112

Walsh, B.; Bostian, A; Tichenor, S.E.; Brown, B; Weber, C (2020) Disfluency Characteristics of 4 and 5-Year Old Children Who Stutter and Their Relationship to Stuttering Persistence and Recovery. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing, and Research. 63(8), 255-2566. doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00395

Tichenor, S.E. & Yaruss, J.S. (2020). Recovery and Relapse: Perspectives from Adults Who Stutter. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing, and Research. 63(7), 2162-2176. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00010

Tichenor, S.E. & Yaruss, J.S. (2020). Repetitive Negative Thinking, Temperament, and Adverse Impact in Adults Who Stutter. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 29(1), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_AJSLP-19-00077

Tichenor, S.E. & Yaruss, J.S. (2019). Stuttering Defined by People Who Stutter. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing, and Research. 66(12), 4356-4369. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00137

Tichenor, S.E. & Yaruss, J.S. (2019). Group Experiences and Individual Differences in Stuttering. Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing, and Research. 62(12), 4335-4350. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00138

Tichenor, S.E. & Yaruss, J. S. (2018). A Phenomenological Analysis of the Experience of Stuttering. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27(3S), 1180-1194. https://doi.org/10.1044/2018_AJSLP-ODC11-17-0192

Tichenor, S.E.; Leslie, P.; Shaiman, S.; & Yaruss, J.S. (2017). Speaker and Observer Perceptions of Physical Tension During Stuttering. Folia Phonatricia et Logopaedia, 69(4), 180-189. https://doi.org/10.1159/000486032

Lee, J.; Kikani, K.B.; Leslie, P.; Quesal, R.W.; Tichenor, S.E.; Herring, C; Rachamjinder, S; McNeil, M.R.; & Yaruss, J.S. (2017). Update on didactic and clinical education in fluency disorders: 2013-2014. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 26 (1), 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1044/2016_AJSLP-15-0154