Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa in the United States. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a certified specialist of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disordered. Tricia’s current research focuses on the development of stuttering and the cognitive factors underlying susceptibility to change for adolescents who stutter. In addition to teaching and research, he has maintained active clinical practice in the department’s clinic for nearly 30 years. Currently, he directs a therapeutic residential summer program for adolescents who stutter.