Department of Linguistics, TESOL and Communication Sciences & Disorders
Contact information for inquires regarding major and minor applications and declarations:
- Communication Sciences and Disorders:
Gail A Oswald (Gail.Oswald@qc.cuny.edu) - General Linguistics, Computational Linguistics and TESOL:
Mitchell Proux (Mitchell.Proux@qc.cuny.edu) - MA in Speech Language Pathology:
Eileen Sprague (Eileen.Sprague@qc.cuny.edu)
Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Communication Sciences and Disorders BA
(BA Full Degree Track) - Communication Sciences and Disorders (Prerequisites Track)
- Speech Language Pathology MA
Teaching Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Scholarship Opportunity for CSD Majors
We are pleased to announce the JFEW Scholars Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders for the Fall 2026 semester – thanks to a generous grant from JFEW.
Application information to be provided shortly.
The scholarship award has been increased to $2000 per semester!
Department News
- QC-LTCSD @ ASHA! LTCSD faculty Avinash Mishra, Mara Steinberg Lowe and Elizabeth Viccaro are presenting at this year’s American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) conference. Mara’s presentation is co-authored with MA program alum Corey Hollinger. Avinash also received ASHA’s Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award in his mentorship work with second year SLP student Jasmine Wang.
- Yael Neumann has three (!) new articles out:
Neumann, Y. (2026). Evaluating Language-Specific Attention Treatment and Play Attention in aphasia: Standardized language, attention, functional communication, and P/FROM outcomes. Aphasiology.
Neumann, Y. and Webman Shafran, R. (2026). Structural and functional macrolinguistic analysis of narrative production in bilingual aphasia. Aphasiology.
Neumann, Y., Leaman, M., and Lerman, A. (2026). Preliminary evidence for the effects of bilingual ECoLoGiC-Tx for people with aphasia. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology. (Invited article for special publication.)
- Congratulations to Avinash Mishra, who received a Cycle 57 PSC-CUNY Research Award, for his project, “Utilizing Assistive Technology to Promote Play in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.”
- Well done to Mara Steinberg Lowe for her Cycle 57 PSC-CUNY Research Award. Mara is Co-PI (together with Amy Vogel-Eyny at Hunter) on a the project “Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Lexical Retrieval of Common and Proper Nouns in Healthy Aging.”
- The Department, together with the Department of Computer Science, has launched a new BS program in Computational Linguistics. Check it out!
- Adjunct instructor Reid Vancelette recently defended his PhD thesis, The Representation and Use of Russian Case Across L1, Heritage and L2 Speakers, at the CUNY Graduate Center. Congratulations Dr. Vancelette!
- Adjunct instructor Daniela Castillo successfully defended her thesis, Investigating the Role of Phonology and Morphology in the Processing and Acceptability of Bilingual Code-Switching, at the CUNY Graduate Center. Congratulations, Dr. Castillo!
- Through funding from New York State, the Department has recently opened a new Language Science Lab in Delany Hall. Faculty members Bill Haddican and Mara Steinberg Lowe will be lab PIs.
- Khánh Lê is giving a talk at the CUNY Graduate Center on September 16, on his recently published co-edited book Asian Americans in Bilingualism and Bilingual Education.
- Congratulations to Kate Menken on her new co-authored article in Bilingual Research Journal: Ableism, gentrification, and the exclusion of multilingual learners with disabilities from bilingual education programs. Check it out!
- Mara Steinberg Lowe has two (!) new articles out:
Kinsey, L. E., Vogel-Eyny, A., Botero, V., Kuns, M. C., & Lowe, M. S. (2026). Ethics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Stroke Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.Vogel-Eyny, A., Lowe, M. S., Ashaie, S., Slattery, S., Boxrud, B., & Castro, N. (2026). Personalization of Words in Anomia Treatment for People With Aphasia: A Scoping Review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-16.