Jessica Riccardi, PhD, CCC-SLP

Jessica.riccardi@maine.edu

343 Dunn Hall

Jessica Salley Riccardi, PhD CCC-SLP, is an Assistant Professor and the director of the Brain injury, Education, and Rehabilitation (BEaR) Lab. Her research interests include long-term outcomes for children with brain injury, particularly in the area of cognitive-communication and for high risk groups. As a speech-language pathologist, her research aims to inform multidisciplinary practices and policies for individuals who experienced a brain injury during childhood. During her doctoral training, Dr. Riccardi was an American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Century Doctoral Scholar. She is passionate about mentoring students to be exceptional clinicians and researchers.

Education

  • PhD (2022) , Communication Sciences, Case Western Reserve University
  • MA (2017) Speech-Language Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • BA (2015) Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of New Hampshire

A Sample of Peer Review Publications

Riccardi, J. S.,Celeste, G., & Dimitropoulos, A. (2021). Recognizing and Responding to Traumatized Youth: Results from and Implications for Police Trainings. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. 

Riccardi, J. S.,Eagan-Johnson, B., Vaccaro, M., & Ciccia, A. H. (2021). Academic & Post Secondary Participation of Students with ABI after BrainSTEPS. Brain Impairment, 1-16. 

Ciccia, A. H, Lundine, J. P., O’Brien, K. H., Salley, J., Krusen, S., Wilson, B., Kunz, J., & Haarbauer-Krupa, J. (2021). Understanding Cognitive Communication Needs in Pediatric TBI: Issues Identified at the 2020 International Cognitive-Communication Disorders Conference. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 30(2S), 853-862. 

Salley, J., Crook, L., Iske, T.^, Ciccia, A. H., & Lundine, L. (2021). Acute & Long-Term Services for Children with Early Childhood Brain Injury. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 30(2S), 908-919. 

Riccardi, J. S. & Ciccia, A. H. (2020). Cognitive Fatigue in Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury: A Meta-Analysis and Scoping Review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 36(4), 226-241. 

Salley, J., Krusen, S., Lockovich, M., & Wilson, B.. (2019). Maximizing Expertise & Collaboration to Support Students with Brain Injury: A Case Study in Speech-Language Pathology. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Group 2, 4(6), 1267-1282.