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Congratulations, Dr. Castillo!<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">Introducing our newest faculty member: Associate Professor of Speech Language Pathology and Communication Sciences and Disorders, Avinash Mishra (Ph.D. CCC).<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10206 aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/prod5\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/356\/2025\/03\/th-1731052242.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/lcd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/356\/2025\/03\/th-1731052242.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/lcd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/356\/2025\/03\/th-1731052242-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px\">Assistant Professor\u00a0<strong>Mara Steinberg Lowe<\/strong>\u00a0has been appointed to Doctoral Faculty in the <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gc.cuny.edu\/speech-language-hearing-sciences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Speech Language Hearing Sciences Program at the CUNY Graduate Center<\/a>. 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