Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

2024 Graduate Commencement
Students honored with awards at the 2025 CSD Graduation Celebration
Ms. Stickles helping a graduate student prepare for a speech-language therapy session
CSD students screened hearing during the 2025 Special Olympics
Dr. May teaching anatomy and physiology using animal models
Clinical research using virtual reality
Ms. Booth providing audiology services
CSD students completing a team challenge during 2024 new student orientation
Graduate student clinician providing reading intervention
Measuring vocal fold vibration in the Voice Lab

The University of Maine offers the only undergraduate and graduate programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders in the state of Maine. The undergraduate program provides a strong foundation for students to pursue graduate studies in audiology or speech-language pathology, as well as careers or further education in healthcare, education, business, or a variety of other fields. The accredited graduate program provides exceptional clinical training in speech-language pathology.

The department houses the Madelyn E. and Albert D. Conley Speech, Language and Hearing Center (CSLHC). The CSLHC offers audiology and speech-language pathology services to the general public and university community, and plays an essential role in the clinical training of CSD students.

Mission and Vision

Mission

The mission of the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of Maine is to cultivate competent and compassionate professionals, advance knowledge through innovative research, provide evidence-based clinical services that support individuals with communication and swallowing needs across the lifespan, and serve as a vital resource and advocate for the state and beyond. To achieve this, we promote critical thinking and inquiry through exceptional educational and clinical opportunities that integrate experiential learning, investigative scholarship, and collaborative partnerships.

Vision

Integrating discovery with dynamic learning, we will empower exceptional professionals to shape the future of our field.