Full Time Faculty
Karen Ball
Lecturer, Undergraduate CSD & 2nd BA Admissions Coordinator
Dysphagia, neurogenic communication disorders, voice disorders, MPA, ASHA CCC-SLP BCS-S, MS, 1982, Boston University
718-997-2953
karen.ball@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 301C
Lecturer, SLP Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Childhood apraxia of speech, fluency, child language, ASHA CCC-SLP
MA, 2002, Queens College
718-997-2946
salvatore.brienza@qc.cuny.edu
Gertz 113
Dana Calvet
Lecturer
TESOL, Applied Linguistics
MA, MFA, Queens College
Doctoral Candidate, Hunter College
718-997-2963
dana.calvet@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 315D
Michelle Cassano-Repole
Lecturer, Advisor for MS in Ed in TESOL, Post-Master’s Advanced Certificate in TESOL, MA in Applied Linguistics
Second Language Acquisition and testing and assessment
MS, 2011, Queens College
718-570-0772
michelle.cassanorepole@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 315E
Kathleen Downing
Lecturer
Child speech-language disorders, ASHA CCC-SLP
MA, 1991, Queens College
718-997-2946
kathleen.downing@qc.cuny.edu
Gertz 105
Professor, Associate Chair for Speech-Language Pathology and Communication Sciences and Disorders
Pragmatics and child language, ASHA CCC-SLP
PhD, 1987, City University of New York
718-997-2934
sima.gerber@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall
Bill Haddican
Professor, Chair
Language change, syntax
PhD, 2005, New York University
william.haddican@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 315G
Website
Lauren Heffernan
Doctoral Lecturer, Director of undergraduate and graduate TESOL programs
TESOL, curriculum development, testing and assessment, literacy
PhD, 2019, St. John’s University
718-997-2918
lauren.heffernan@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 305B
Elizabeth Ijalba
Associate Professor, Director of the Bilingual Literacy Research Lab
Communication disorders, impact of bilingualism on disorders of communication and literacy, ASHA CCC-SLP
PhD, 2007, CUNY Graduate Center
718-997-2872
elizabeth.ijalba@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 338
Daniel Kaufman
Associate Professor, Director of General Linguistics program
Morphology, syntax, phonology
PhD, 2010, Cornell University
718-997-0776
daniel.kaufman@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 335C
Khanh Le
Assistant Professor of Multilingualism and English Education
Multilingual literacies
PhD, 2022, CUNY Graduate Center
khanh.le@qc.cuny.edu
Office Queens Hall 300B
Patricia McCaul
Lecturer, Director of graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology
Childhood speech, language and neuromotor disorders, ASHA CCC-SLP
MA, 1988, Hunter College
718-997-2936
patricia.mccaul@qc.cuny.edu
Gertz 118
Kate Menken
Distinguished Professor, Advisor for undergraduate TESOL program
TESOL, bilingual education, language policy, and applied linguistics
EdD, 2005, Teachers College, Columbia University
718-997-2878
kate.menken@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 305D
Office Hours: Mondays 12-1 and by appointment
Website
Avinash Mishra
Associate Professor
Augmentative and alternative communication, ASHA CCC-SLP
PhD, 2017, Columbia University
718-997-2964
avinash.mishra@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 305C2
Lecturer
Language and literacy disorders, ASHA CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
MA, 2004, Queens College
718-997-2946
cecilia.navarra@qc.cuny.edu
Gertz 114
Yael Neumann
Associate Professor, Director of undergraduate program in Communication Sciences and Disorders
PhD, 2007, CUNY Graduate Center
718-997-5061
yael.neumann@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 315F2
Michael Newman
Professor
Applied linguistics and sociolinguistics
Ed.D, 1993, Teachers College, Columbia University
718-997-2871
michael.newman@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 300D
Web Page
Assistant ProfessorNeurogenic communication disorders; Neurorehabilitation; Language perception/production, ASHA CCC-SLP
PhD, 2020, New York University
718-997-2967
mara.lowe@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 350B
Jennifer Stengel-Mohr
Lecturer, Advisor for ASL minor
TESOL, Applied linguistics
MS, 2001, Queens College
718-997-2877
jennifer.stengelmohr@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 305A
Office Hours:
Wednesdays 5:30-6:30
Thursdays 12:00-2:00
And by appointment
Elizabeth Viccaro
Doctoral Lecturer
Adult speech and language disorders, dementia and dysphagia, ASHA CCC-SLP
PhD, 2017, Adelphi University
718-997-2981
elizabeth.viccaro@qc.cuny.edu
Queens Hall 350E
Malcah Yaeger-Dror
Senior Researcher
Sociolinguistics
PhD, 1979, University of Pennsylvania
718-997-2981
malcah@gmail.com
Adjunct Faculty
Administrative Staff
Mitchell Proux
Senior Program Officer
Queens Hall, Room 305
Email: mitchell.proux@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-5347
Gail Oswald
College Assistant
Queens Hall, Room 300A
Email: gail.oswald@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-2898
Fax: 718-997-2935
Eileen Sprague
Administrative Assistant
Office: Gertz 103
Email: eileen.sprague@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-2930 or 718-997-2946
Fax: 718-997-2935
Faculty Emeriti
Phonology, psycholinguistics, adult literacy
PhD, 1968, Columbia University
Helen S. Cairns, Professor Emerita
Adult psycholinguistics and language development in the child
PhD, 1970, University of Texas
Robert W. Fiengo, Professor Emeritus
Syntax and the acquisition of syntax
PhD, 1974, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvey Halpern, Professor Emeritus
Speech and language problems of brain-injured adults, Fellow, ASHA
PhD, 1962, New York University
Elaine Klein, Associate Professor Emerita
TESOL and Applied Linguistics
PhD, 1990, CUNY Graduate Center
Arlene Kraat, Associate Professor Emerita
Augmentative communication, adult acquired language and speech disorders, Fellow, ASHA
Indiana University
ofessor EmeritusSpeech perception, acoustic immittance, aural rehabilitation, Fellow, ASHA, CCC-A/SLP
PhD, 1973, City University of New York
Gita Martohardjono, Associate Professor Emerita
L2 acquisition, bilingualism, syntax, L1 acquisition, learnability, sociolinguistics
PhD, 1993, Cornell University
(Current Director of the Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society)
Phillip Schneider, Associate Professor Emeritus
Stuttering and vocal articulation
ASHA CCC-SLP
Alan Stevens, Professor Emeritus
Phonology and Indonesian languages
PhD, 1964, Yale University
Robert Vago, Professor Emeritus
Phonology and First Language Attrition
Ph.D. 1974 Harvard University