Faculty

The faculty are experienced professionals, and those faculty members engaged in clinical supervision are State licensed and hold the appropriate ASHA Certification. In addition, adjunct faculty are brought in to teach selected courses in specialized areas or to supervise at the Speech and Hearing Center.

Speech-Lanuage Pathology and Audiology

Susan Antonellis, B.A., M.A., Au.D., Clinical Supervisor in Audiology, Hearing Aid aural rehabilitation

Fredericka Bell-Berti, Professor, B.S., Ph.D.; Department Chair. Experimental phonetics; speech motor control, cross-language speech issues.

Susan Broderick, Clinical Supervisor (Speech-Language Pathology), B.A., M.A. Child language, multiply handicapped.

Jose G. Centeno, Associate Professor, Ph.D. Bilingualism, Language Sciences and Pathologies, Multicultural Issues in Speech-Language Pathology.

Nancy Colodny, Associate Professor, B.S., M.S., Ed.D. Dysphagia, Adult Neurogenics, Geriatrics.

Nancy Eng, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Aphasia; Bilingualism.

Donna Geffner, Professor, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.; Program Director; ASHA President-1999; former ASHA Vice President for Academic Affairs. Language skills of the deaf and hearing impaired; Attention Deficit Disorders; Central Auditory Processing, Professional Issues.Author of two textbooks and the Listening Inventory.

Peggy Jacobson, Assistant Professor, B.A., M.A. Ph.D. Childhood language disorders, particularly typical and atypical language acquisition in bilingual children.

Tina Jupiter, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Electrophysiological assessment, Pediatric audiologic evaluation.

Mary Rose McInerney, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Hearing Aid Diagnostic Testing, Geriatrics

Nancy McGarr, Associate Professor, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Speech and language skills and assessment of the deaf and hearing impaired; Speech and hearing sciences.

Angela Murphy, B.A., M.A., Clinical Supervisor, Early Intervention

Arlene Wisan, Clinical Coordinator (Speech-Language Pathology), B.A., M.A. Speech-language disorders in children.

Public Address and Speech Communication

John B. Greg received the Ph.D. from Wayne State University and has particular expertise in argumentation theory, critical thinking, and debate.

Michael J. Hostetler received the Ph.D. from Northwestern University and specializes in the history and criticism of American public address and religious rhetoric.

Edward G. Skirde received the Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University and specializes in effective public speaking, semantics, and theories of persuasion. Currently, Dr. Skirde serves as Vice President Emeritus and Executive Director of Development, St. John's University, School of Law.

Theatre

Barbara Horn holds a Ph.D. from CUNY. Horn specializes in theory and criticism of theatre. Her publications include The Age of Hair: Evolution and Impact of Broadway's First Broadway Musical (1991), Joseph Papp: A Bio-Bibliography (1992), David Merrick: A Bio-Bibliography (1992), Colleen Dewhurst: A Bio-Bibliography (1993), and Ellen Stewart and La Mama: A Bio-Bibliography (1993), Maxwell Anderson: A Resarch and Production Sourcebook (1996), Lillian Hellman: A Research and Production Sourcebook (1998), all published by Greenwood Press.

Larry Myers holds a Ph.D. from Kent State University. He specializes in playwriting and his plays have been performed in San Francisco, Louisville, Anchorage, and Edinburgh. His work is frequently produced off Broadway in New York City.