Judy P. Walker

Judy P. Walker is an Associate Professor and coordinator of the Speech Therapy Telepractice Program.  Her academic and research interests include telepractice, neurolinguistics, and cognitive neuroscience. Dr. Walker has extensive clinical training and has worked with a variety of patients in medical centers, rehabilitation hospitals, and long-term health care facilities. In addition to her academic, research, and clinical background, Dr. Walker has attained many years of administrative experience. She was Head of Speech Language-Pathology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH and also served as Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Maine for many years.

Education

  • PhD (1994) University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  • MA (1985) University of Houston
  • BS (1979) Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Courses

  • CSD 682: Current Issues in Aphasia, Right Hemisphere Damage and Dementia
  • CSD 688: Neurocognitive Disorders in Adults

Association Memberships

  • Academy of Aphasia
  • Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Selected Publications and Presentations

  • Walker, J.P., Price, K., & Watson, J. (in press). Promoting social connections in a synchronous telepractice aphasia communication group. Perspectives ASHA Special Interest Group 18: Telepractice.
  • Walker, J.P. (2018). Speech therapy telepractice program for a client with aphasia. In R. Branski (Ed.), Speech-Language Pathology Casebook. New York, NY: Thieme.
  • Walker, J.P., & Albiston, A. (2017, November). Bringing Aphasia to Life: Graduate Students Engage in Experiential Learning at Aphasia Retreat. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Walker, J.P., & Price, K. (2017, November). Improving Community Integration Through Participation in a Telepractice Aphasia Group. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Walker, J.P., & Richards, M. (2017, November). Planning for the Future: Training Graduate Clinicians in Telepractice. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Walker, J.P., & Richards, M. (2016). Speech-language telepractice 101. The ASHA Leader, 21, 36–37.
  • Walker, J.P. (2015). University of Maine Speech Therapy Telepractice and Technology Program Manual. University of Maine Faculty Monographs. Book 220. 
http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/fac_monographs/220/.
  • Walker, J.P., & Kennedy, Z. (2014, November). Telepractice Aphasia Communication Groups: Advantages and Challenges. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
  • Walker, J.P., & Connor, D., (2014, November). Telepractice and Technology: Innovative Aphasia Therapy in Patients’ Homes and Communities. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.
  • Walker, J.P. (2013, November). Building a Graduate Student Telepractice Training Program in Speech-Language Pathology. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.