Faculty
Full Time Faculty
Karen Ball
Undergraduate CSD & 2nd BA Admissions Coordinator | Lecturer
- Dysphagia, neurogenic communication disorders, voice disorders, MPA, ASHA CCC-SLP BCS-S,
- MS, 1982, Boston University
718-997-2953 | Queens Hall 301C
karen.ball@qc.cuny.edu
Salvatore Brienza
SLP Graduate Admissions Coordinator | Lecturer
- Childhood apraxia of speech, fluency, child language, ASHA CCC-SLP
- MA, 2002, Queens College
718-997-2946 | Gertz 113
salvatore.brienza@qc.cuny.edu
Dana Calvet
Advisor for Graduate Program in TESOL | Lecturer
- MA, MFA, Queens College
- Doctoral Candidate, Hunter College
718-997-2963 | Queens Hall 315D
dana.calvet@qc.cuny.edu
Michelle Cassano-Repole
Advisor for MS in Ed in TESOL, Post-Master’s Advanced Certificate in TESOL, MA in Applied Linguistics | Lecturer
- Second Language Acquisition and testing and assessment
- MS, 2011, Queens College
718-570-0772 | Queens Hall 315E
michelle.cassanorepole@qc.cuny.edu
Kathleen Downing
Coordinator – Speech-Language Hearing Clinic | Lecturer
- Child speech-language disorders, ASHA CCC-SLP
- MA, 1991, Queens College
718-997-2946 | Gertz 105
kathleen.downing@qc.cuny.edu
Rosanne Gangi-Gartner
Sima Gerber
Associate Chair for Speech-Language Pathology and Communication Sciences and Disorders | Professor
- Pragmatics and child language, ASHA CCC-SLP
- PhD, 1987, City University of New York
718-997-2934 | Queens Hall 300A
sima.gerber@qc.cuny.edu
Bill Haddican
Chair | Professor
- Language change, syntax
- PhD, 2005, New York University
Queens Hall 315G
william.haddican@qc.cuny.edu | Website
Lauren Heffernan
Director of TESOL / Applied Linguistics Programs | Doctoral Lecturer
- TESOL, curriculum development, testing and assessment, literacy
- PhD, 2019, St. John’s University
718-997-2918 | Queens Hall 305B
lauren.heffernan@qc.cuny.edu
Elizabeth Ijalba
Director, Bilingual Literacy Research Lab | Associate Professor
- Communication disorders, impact of bilingualism on disorders of communication and literacy, ASHA CCC-SLP
- PhD, 2007, CUNY Graduate Center
718-997-2872 | Queens Hall 338
elizabeth.ijalba@qc.cuny.edu
Daniel Kaufman
Program Director for General Linguistics | Associate Professor
- Morphology, syntax, phonology
- PhD, 2010, Cornell University
718-997-0776 | Queens Hall 335C
daniel.kaufman@qc.cuny.edu | website
Khanh Le
Assistant Professor
- Multilingual literacies
- PhD, 2022, CUNY Graduate Center
Office Queens Hall 300B
Patricia McCaul
Director of Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology | Lecturer
- Childhood speech, language and neuromotor disorders, ASHA CCC-SLP
- MA, 1988, Hunter College
718-997-2936 | Gertz 118
patricia.mccaul@qc.cuny.edu
Kate Menken
Advisor for Undergraduate Program in TESOL | Distinguished Professor
- TESOL, bilingual education, language policy, and applied linguistics
- EdD, 2005, Teachers College, Columbia University
Office Hours: Mondays 12-1 and by appointment
718-997-2878 | Queens Hall 305D
kate.menken@qc.cuny.edu | Website
Avinash Mishra
Associate Professor
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication ASHA CCC-SLP
- PhD, 2017, Columbia University
718-997-2964 | Queens Hall 350C2
avinash.mishra@qc.cuny.edu
Cecilia Navarra
Lecturer
- Language and literacy disorders, ASHA CCC-SLP, BCS-CL
- MA, 2004, Queens College
718-997-2946 | Gertz 114
cecilia.navarra@qc.cuny.edu
Yael Neumann
Director of Undergraduate Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders | Associate Professor
- Neurogenic communication disorders, aphasia, and aging, ASHA CCC-SLP
- PhD, 2007, CUNY Graduate Center
718-997-5061 | Queens Hall 315F2
yael.neumann@qc.cuny.edu
Michael Newman
Professor
- Applied linguistics and sociolinguistics
- Ed.D, 1993, Teachers College, Columbia University
718-997-2871 | Queens Hall 300D
michael.newman@qc.cuny.edu | Website
Jennifer Stengel-Mohr
Lecturer
- TESOL, Applied linguistics
- MS, 2001, Queens College
Office Hours: Wednesdays 5:30-6:30, Thursdays 12:00-2:00, And by appointment
718-997-2877 | Queens Hall 305A
Mara Steinberg Lowe
Assistant Professor
- Neurogenic communication disorders; Neurorehabilitation; Language perception/production, ASHA CCC-SLP
- PhD, 2020, New York University
718-997-2967 | Queens Hall 350B
mara.lowe@qc.cuny.edu
Elizabeth Viccaro
Clinical Professor
- Adult speech and language disorders, dementia and dysphagia, ASHA CCC-SLP
- PhD, 2017, Adelphi University
718-997-2981 | Queens Hall 350E
elizabeth.viccaro@qc.cuny.edu
Malcah Yaeger-Dror
Senior Researcher
- Sociolinguistics
- Ph.D, 1979, University of Pennsylvania
Administrative Staff
Mitchell Proux
Senior Program Officer
Office: Queens Hall, Room 305
Email: mitchell.proux@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-5347
Eileen Sprague
Office: Gertz 103
Email: eileen.sprague@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-2930 or 718-997-2946
Fax: 718-997-2935
Gail Oswald
College Assistant
Office: Queens Hall, Room 300A
Email: gail.oswald@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-2898
Fax: 718-997-2935
Faculty Emeriti
Charles C. Cairns
Professor Emeritus
- 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
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
Robert Vago
Professor Emeritus
- Phonology and First Language Attrition
- Ph.D. 1974 Harvard University