Judith L. Stickles, MA, CCC-SLP

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

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stickles@maine.edu

581-2259

336A Dunn Hall

Judith Stickles is the Clinical Director of the UMaine Communication Sciences and Disorders program and teaches both academic and clinical courses. Additionally she serves as a clinical educator both on campus and off campus and teaches the Diagnostic Clinic. Prior to joining the department, she worked with children and adolescents with communication disorders in public and private schools in Eastern Canada and Maine, and taught at the University of New Brunswick. Special areas of interest include language disorders in adolescents, literacy development and disorders, issues impacting school-based practice and clinical teaching, and language and literacy development in children with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum.

Education

MA (1982) University of Maine
BA (1979) Acadia University
BEd (1979) Acadia University

Courses

CSD 685: Diagnostic Process in Speech Language Pathology
CSD 686: Clinical Practicum: Speech-Language Pathology

Association Memberships

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); Special Interest Divisions 1 (Language Learning and Education) and 11 (Administration and Supervision)
Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Selected Publications and Presentations

Stickles, J., Smith, S. L., Keaton, M., & Nelsen, E. (2004, November). Efficacy of a phonologically-based sound-symbol program: A pilot study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Stickles, J., & Whitmire, K. (2003, October). The changing roles of SLPs in today’s schools. Paper presented at the fall meeting of the Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Portand, ME.
Stickles, J., Schilmoeller, G., & Schilmoeller, K. (2002). A 23-year longitudinal review of communication disorders in an individual with agenesis of the corpus callosum. International Journal of of Disability Development and Education, 41, 365-383.