Faculty and Staff

Linda Sickman , Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor

Education and Certification

• Ph.D. Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati
• M.A. Speech-Language Pathology, Ball State University
• B.A. Speech-Language Pathology, Butler University
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology
• Licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners

Courses Taught

• Research and Clinical Writing in Communication Disorders
• Phonology and Articulation
• Intro to Human Communication Disorders
• Advanced Clinical Practicum

Professional Interests and Research

• Child Literacy
• Early Language Learning
• Collaboration with Teachers

Recent Publications

• Sickman, L.S. and Smith, A.B. (2006). Building a book reading program in an urban Head Start. Hearsay, Journal of the Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 18, 38-42 .

Invited Publications

• Sickman, L. (2006, August 14). Speech-language pathologists and the National Reading Panel report: The top three things you should know. SpeechPathology.com on -line newsletter.

Selected Presentations

• Sickman, L.S. and Raisor, L.J. Bridging the gap: SLPs as consultants in the preschool classroom. Seminar, Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Lexington, KY, March 2007.

Invited Presentations

• Creaghead, N., Combs, S., Sickman, L. and Yeager, C. Building instructional leadership skills: Lessons learned from collaborating with preschool teachers. Seminar session. Leading Best Practices in Language and Literacy Conference, Monterey, CA, August 2007
• Creaghead, N., Combs, S., Raisor, L. and Sickman, L. Creating language- and literacy-rich classrooms: Empowering Head Start teachers. Seminar session. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Annual Conference for Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools, Pittsburgh, PA, July 2007.