Publications
Our lab’s publications are organized below in chronological order within the two branches of our research:
Cognitive, emotional, and social factors of stuttering
Ableism-informed assessment and intervention for stuttering
Other papers outside these two topics are provided at the bottom.
Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Factors of Stuttering
Yoon, S. O., Schuchard, M., & Subramanian, A. Rodgers, N. H. (2026). Effects of stuttering and sound avoidance on reference production and memory. Applied Psycholinguistics, 47, e3, 1-21. [PDF]
Anderson, C., Goldstein-Schuff, C., & Rodgers, N. H. (2026). Organizing life around stuttering: A qualitative examination of stuttering through the lens of complex trauma. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 35(2), 600-620. [PDF]
Rodgers, N. H., Lau, J. Y. F., & Zebrowski, P. M. (2022). Examining the effects of stuttering and social anxiety on interpretations of ambiguous social scenarios among adolescents. Journal of Communication Disorders, 95, 106179. [PDF]
Rodgers, N. H., & Jackson, E. S. (2021). Temperament is linked to avoidant responses to stuttering anticipation. Journal of Communication Disorders, 93, 106139. [PDF]
Rodgers, N. H., Lau, J. F. Y., & Zebrowski, P. M. (2020). Attentional bias among adolescents who stutter: Evidence for a vigilance-avoidance effect. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63(10), 3349-3363. [PDF]
Jackson, E. S., Rodgers, N. H., & Rodgers, D. B. (2019). An exploratory factor analysis of action responses to stuttering anticipation. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 60, 1-10. [PDF]
Hertsberg, N., & Zebrowski, P. M. (2016). Self-perceived competence and social acceptance of young children who stutter: Initial findings. Journal of Communication Disorders, 64, 18-31. [PDF]
Ableism-Informed Assessment and Intervention for Stuttering
Rodgers, N. H., Gerlach-Houck, H., Paiva, A., & Robbins, M. (2025). Measuring adults’ readiness to make a positive change to stuttering, and the cognitive processes that predict it. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 68(8), 3703-3719. [PDF]
Rodgers, N. H., Marsh, D., Jacobs, K., & Collins, G. (2025). Preparing adolescents who stutter for life after high school. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 56(3), 666-681. [PDF]
Shenker, R., Rodgers, N. H.,Guitar, G., & Onslow, M. (2023). Contemporary clinical conversations about stuttering: Neurodiversity and ableism. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 78, 106014. [PDF]
Rodgers, N. H.(2022). Meet them where they’re at: Maximizing adolescents’ engagement in stuttering therapy. Seminars in Speech and Language, 43(2), 161-171. [PDF]
Gerlach-Houck, H., & Rodgers, N. H. (2022). The good, the bad, and the ugly: Unpacking the pros and cons associated with change for adults who stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 73, 105924. [PDF]
Rodgers, N. H., & Gerlach-Houck, H. (2022). “Knowledge without action means nothing:” Stakeholder insights on the behaviors that constitute positive change for adults who stutter. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31, 1637-1652. [PDF]
Zebrowski, P. M., Rodgers, N. H., Gerlach, H., Paiva, A. L., & Robbins, M. L. (2021). Applying the transtheoretical model to stuttering management among adolescents: Part I. Scale development. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(6), 2492-2509. [PDF]
Rodgers, N. H., Gerlach, H., Paiva, A. L., Robbins, M. L., & Zebrowski, P. M. (2021). Applying the transtheoretical model to stuttering management among adolescents: Part II. Exploratory scale validation. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(6), 2510-2527. [PDF]
Rodgers, N. H., Berquez, A., Hollister, J., & Zebrowski, P. M. (2020). Using solution-focused principles with older children who stutter and their parents to elicit perspectives of therapeutic change. Perspectives of ASHA Interest Groups: SIG 4 - Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 5, 1427-1440. [PDF]
Jackson, E. S., Gerlach, H., Rodgers, N. H., & Zebrowski, P. M. (2018). My client knows that he’s about to stutter: How can we address stuttering anticipation during therapy with young people who stutter? Seminars in Speech and Language, 39(4), 356-370. [PDF]
Other Papers
Rodgers, N. H., Greene, H., Combiths, P., Walker, E., & Zhang, Y. (Accepted). “It’s my way of being a person:” A preliminary inter-professional inquiry into the social-emotional needs of elementary students with communication disorders. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
Zhang, Y., Combiths, P., & Walker, E. (2025). Embedding social-emotional learning in elementary school-based speech-language therapy: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 56(4), 1141-1159. [PDF]
Kerrigan, J. S., Brundage, S., Constantino, C., Daniels, D., & Rodgers, N. H. (2025). A discussion of topics related to teaching a graduate stuttering course. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 83, 106103. [PDF]
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