Stuttering Research Group Ghent

Research at the Stuttering Research Group aims to advance the understanding of factors contributing to childhood stuttering, speech disfluencies, and treatment efficacy, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the lives of people who stutter.
Our work focuses on elucidating cognitive and emotional processes through the application of diverse methodologies, including interviews, questionnaires, behavioral paradigms, and psychophysiological measurements.

1. Speech disfluencies and stuttering in culturally and linguistically diverse populations

2. The role of attention and executive functions in developmental stuttering

3. Examining temperament, emotional reactivity, and regulation in stuttering development and persistence

4. Exploring client, caregiver, and therapist factors in stuttering assessment and treatment

We focus on stuttering, cluttering, and typically developing children, adolescents, and adults, both with a monolingual or multilingual background. 

For more information about ongoing projects, publications, and news updates, see https://srg.ugent.be/

Prof. dr. Kurt Eggers

Drs. Gizem Aslan

Drs. Iris Heselmans

Drs. Delphine Vanden Berghe