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Vivian Sisskin
M.S. (Chapman University, Communication Disorders), CCC-SLP
Licensed in Speech Language Pathology in the states of Maryland, Virginia, and California.
Instructor, Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences
Coordinator, Special Interest Division 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Email: vsisskin@hesp.umd.edu
Phone: 301-405-4232
Room: 0141E, LeFrak Hall
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Special Certifications/Honors
Research/Clinical Interests
Stuttering and other fluency disorders
Autism spectrum disorders
School-age language disorders
Courses Taught in the Past Five Years
HESP 404: Speech Pathology II: Voice and Fluency Disorders
HESP 417: Principles and Methods in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (SLP portion)
HESP 418: Clinical Practice in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology (SLP portion)
HESP 612: Fluency Disorders
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Research/Clinical Activities
Current research projects focus on:
- Efficacy of group therapy programs to treat stuttering
- Disfluency in children with autism spectrum disorders
See links below for additional information related to:
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Overview of group therapy for stuttering
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A closer look at individual and group therapy for stuttering
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Perspective on supervision for stuttering treatment
Publications
Sisskin, V. (2006, in press). Disfluency in Asperger Syndrome: Two cases of interest. Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 11(1), 7-11.
Sisskin, V. (2002). Therapy planning for school-age children who stutter. Seminars in Speech and Language, 23(3), 173-179.
Sheehan, V.M., & Sisskin, V. (2001). The creative process in avoidance reduction therapy for stuttering. Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 11(1), 7-11.
Bernstein Ratner, N. & Sisskin, V. D. (2001, April). Intervention strategies for children who stutter: Building bridges between research and clinical practice. Video and print manual. American Speech Language Hearing Association, Rockville, MD. http://www.asha.org/about/continuing-ed/ASHA-courses/SSV/SSV6330.htm
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