NSA Research Award Recipients

Since 1999, the National Stuttering Association (NSA) has proudly supported a growing body of research aimed at understanding, treating, and destigmatizing stuttering. This archive honors all past and present researchers, award recipients, and NSA Research Committee-approved projects that have contributed to our collective knowledge of stuttering.

Graduate Student Research Award Recipients

$5,000 grant supporting graduate-level research in stuttering. Previously known as the NSA Research Fund Award.

Year	Recipient(s)	Research Title
2025	Amir Hossein Jokar Rasoli	How Do Teens Who Stutter Define Stuttering?
2024	Haley Warner, M.S., CCC-SLP	How the Perception of the Listener Impacts Stuttering in Early Childhood
2023	Cody Dew, MA, CCC-SLP	How People Who Stutter Experience and Navigate Stigma and Discrimination in the U.S. Labor Force: A Phenomenological Analysis
2022	Ryan Millager, MS, CCC-SLP	Parent-Oriented Features in Early Childhood Stuttering: A Pilot Study
2021	Xiaofan Lei, MA	Stuttering and Emotion in Daily Life
2020	Robyn Croft, MS, CF-SLP; PhD Student & Dr. Courtney Byrd	Improving Quality of Life for Adults Who Stutter Through an Online Self-Compassion Intervention: A Pilot Study
2017	Cara M. Singer, M.A., CCC-SLP	The Contribution of Cognitive-Emotional and Speech-Language Vulnerabilities to Stuttering Chronicity
2016	Kim Bauerly, PhD, CCC-SLP	The Effects of Social Stress on Speech-Motor Control in Adults Who Stutter
2015	Mary Weidner, MS, CCC-SLP	Mitigating Non-Stuttering Children’s Attitudes Toward Their Peers Who Stutter
2014	Sujini Ramachandar, MS, CCC-SLP and J. Scott Yaruss, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, BRS-FD, ASHA Fellow	Identifying Neuroanatomical Differences in People Who Stutter Using High Definition Fiber Tracking

Canadeo Research Award Recipients

Award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of stuttering research.

Year	Recipient(s)	Research Title
2019	Christopher Constantino, Ph.D., CCC-SLP	Stuttering Identity’s Contribution to Well-Being Among Adults Who Stutter
2018	Rodney Gabel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-F & Michael P. Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP	Being Open About Stuttering: What Are the Effects?
2017	Victoria Tumanova, PhD, CCC-SLP	Autonomic Nervous System Response to Speech Production in Stuttering and Normally Fluent Preschool-Age Children
2016	Hatun Zengin-Bolatkale, M.A., CCC-SLP
2015	Michael P. Boyle, Ph.D.	Reducing the Stigma Associated with Stuttering: A Comparison of Three Strategies for Change
2014	Chagit Edery Clark	Linguistic Dissociations, Attention Regulation, and Childhood Stuttering
2013	Emily O’Dell Garnett, M.S., CCC-SLP and Dirk-Bart den Ouden, Ph.D.	Effects of Cortical Stimulation on Self-Monitoring Performance in People Who Stutter
2012	Geoff Coalson, MS, CCC-SLP & Courtney Byrd, PhD, CCC-SLP	Phonological Syllabification in Adults Who Do and Do Not Stutter

CASE Research Grant Recipients

$15,000 grant supporting research in Community, Advocacy, Support, and Education (CASE)

Year	Recipient(s)	Research Title
2024	Dr. David Evans Jenson	The Impact of Self-Disclosure on Autonomic Activity in People Who Stutter and Conversational Partners
2023	Dr. Jeanne Nakamura	Fluency and Flow Experiences in the Daily Lives of People Who Stutter
2022	Dr. John Tetnowski & Dr. J. Cecil	Use of Virtual Reality Simulations to Promote Carry-Over in Older Children and Adolescents Who Stutter
2021	Dr. Nan Ratner	Establishing an Evidence-Base for Recommendations to Parents of Young Children Who Stutter