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Meet Our Scientific Advisory Board

The Selective Mutism Association’s Scientific Advisory Board is dedicated to providing our community with vetted information regarding the research, treatment, diagnosis of selective mutism.

Steven Kurtz, Ph.D., ABPP

Selective Mutism Association

Steven Kurtz, PhD, ABPP is a Board Certified clinical child psychologist specializing in treating children with selective mutism, other anxiety disorders, and behavioral disorders. Dr. Kurtz is active as a clinician treating families, a researcher, and as a trainer of other professionals. He is also one of only 21Certified Master …

Evelyn R. Klein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-CL

La Salle University | Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Dr. Evelyn R. Klein is Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at La Salle University and a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist and licensed psychologist with post-doctoral training in neuropsychology from Drexel University. She holds Board Specialty Recognition in Child Language from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and became an …