Biography and expertise
I earned my Bachelor's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences in Mumbai, India. I earned my MS and PhD in Communication Sciences and disorders at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, OH.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Communication Disorders
Bowling Green State University, 2010
Master's Degree
MS in Communication Disorders
Bowling Green State University, 2008
Bachelor's Degree
BS in Hearing, Language and Speech
Maharashtra Univ of Health Scienc, 2005
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Fleming, Valarie B (Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Domsch, Celeste A (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Wendel, Renee M (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %25, Irani, Farzan (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %15. Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students in Communication Disorders, Health Resources and Services Administration, Federal, $1576750. (Submitted: March 3, 2020, Funded: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025). Grant.
- Irani, Farzan (Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Schwarz, Amy Louise (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Wendel, Renee M (Supporting), Percent Contribution: %25, Stiritz, Lori L (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %15, Fleming, Valarie B (Other), Percent Contribution: %0, Domsch, Celeste A (Other), Percent Contribution: %0. Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students in Communication Disorders, Health Resources and Services Administration, Federal, $1576750. (Submitted: March 3, 2020, Funded: July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025). Grant.
- Rojas, Raul (Co-Principal), Irani, Farzan (Co-Principal). Characterizing Speech Disfluencies in Bilingual (Spanish-English) Children, American Speech Language Hearing Association Multicultural Activities Grant, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $15000. (Funded: August 2019 - November 2020). Grant.
- Golob, Edward (Principal), Mock, Jeffery (Co-Principal), Robbins, Kay (Co-Principal), Irani, Farzan (Co-Principal), Jones, Mark (Other). Development of brain-computer interface methods to influence brain dynamics in stuttering, NIH/NIDCD, Federal, $387172. (Submitted: July 17, 2017, Funded: March 2, 2018 - March 2, 2020). Grant.
- Johnson, Jennifer L (Principal), Percent Contribution: %60, Irani, Farzan (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %40. APTitude: Auditory Perceptual Trainer, Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program (FIAP), Texas State University, $1000. (Submitted: August 24, 2023, Funded: October 9, 2023 - Present). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Azios, M., Irani, F., Watson-Love, T., & Williams, A. (2025). Let’s read: Building allies through a bibliotherapy stuttering intervention. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 85, 106143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2025.106143
- Irani, F., Azios, M., Boyle, M., Coalson, G. A., Palasik, S., Rodriguez, J., & Swartz, E. (2025). Reimagining stuttering therapy and outcomes through an acceptance and collaborative lens. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 83, 106105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2025.106105
- Irani, F., & Rojas, R. (2021). Treatment Outcomes of a Behavioral Stuttering Therapy Program. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. https://doi.org/10.1159/000519866
- Rojas, R., & Irani, F. (2020). Classifying Disfluencies in Preschool and School Age Spanish-English Bilinguals Who Do Not Stutter: An Exploratory Study. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_PERSP-19-00164
- Tichenor, S. E., Yaruss, J. S., Constantino, C., Gerlach-Houck, H., Gore, K., Irani, F., … Wray, A. H. (2024). Pseudostuttering Assignments Support Clinical Training and Develop Strong Stuttering Therapists: A Letter to the Editor Regarding Bortz (2024). Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_persp-24-00237
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: ASHA ACE Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. December 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction for Excellence in Teaching. August 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. November 15, 2023 - February 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: College of Health Professions Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching at the Professor level, College of Health Professions. January 1, 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: ASHA ACE Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2022

Featured service activities
- Editor
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Other
Journal of Communication Disorders
- Organizer
Comprehensive Stuttering Therapy Program (CSTP)
- Other
Fluency Concentration
- Member
Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
- Member
American Speech Language Hearing Association Special Interest Group 4 Professional Development Committee
