In addition to this work and her private practice, she is also a researcher at a psycho-neurological clinic dealing with children, adolescents and adults having varied speech defects including stuttering, dysarthria, juvenile aphasia, and defects in reading and writing. After attending last year’s conference, Dr. Dyakova was so impressed with the friendliness and acceptance she experienced, that she has joined OSHA, one of the organization’s very few international members.