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
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, Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Bilingualism, Language Sciences and Pathologies, Multicultural
Issues in Speech-Language Pathology.
Nancy Colodny, Assistant 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.
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.
John J. Lutolf, Assistant
Professor, Ph.D. Acoustic Immittance and Amplification.
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.
Maureen Pasinkoff, Clinical
Supervisor (Speech-Language Pathology), B.A., M.A. Child
Phonology.
Gloria Seminara, Associate
Professor, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Adult neurogenic disorders,
specifically the semantic impairment in aphasia; stuttering; issues
in higher education.
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.
James J. Hall holds the M.A. from
New York University and has extensive experience in intercollegiate
debate and forensics competition.
Michael J. Hostetler received the
Ph.D. from Northwestern University and specializes in the history
and criticism of American public address and religious
rhetoric.
Kelly Rocca received the Ed.D. from the University of
West Virginia and conducts research in the areas of classroom and
interpersonal communication.
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.
Yvonne Shafer holds a Ph.D. from
the University of Iowa. She specializes in the work of Eugene
O'Neill; her publications include Eugene O'Neill and the Golden
Age of American Theatre, Performing O'Neill: Conversations
with Actors and Directors (2000), and numerous
contributions to the scholarly periodical literature.