Full-Time Faculty

Diane Ferrero-Paluzzi, PhD
Department Chair
Associate Professor (Speech Communication)
BA, Hofstra University
MA, University of Maine
PhD, Southern Illinois University, 2001
Research Interests: Physician/Patient Communiction, Nonverbal Communication and Health Communication
Phone: (914) 633-2053
Email: dferrero-paluzzi@iona.edu

Maria Armiento DeMaria, MA CCC-SLP
Clinic Supervisor
BA, Iona College
MA, New York University
Research Interests: Dysphagia in children and adults, oral motor skills, language development, articulation and phonology
Classes Taught: Clinical Practicum, Observations, Speech Pathology 2
Phone: (914) 633-2149
Email: marmiento-demaria@iona.edu

Jennifer Gerometta, MS, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor
BSW, James Madison University
MS, Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University
PhD Candidate, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Research Interests: Infant Speech Perception, Role of Infant-Directed Speech in Language Development, Role of Executive Function in Language Development
Phone: (914) 633-2606
Email: jgerometta@iona.edu

Suzanne Thompson, MA, CCC-A
Assistant Professor (Audiology and Speech Language Pathology)
BA, Boston College
MA, St. John's University
PhD Candidate, Cuny Graduate Center
Research Interests: Audiology and Hearing Science
Phone:(914) 633-2051
Email: sthompson@iona.edu

Professor Emeriti

Brad Gromelski, MA
Associate Professor Emeritus
BA, Clark University
MA, University of Washington, 1966
Research Interests: Playwriting, Novel Writing
Phone: (914) 637-2740
Email: bgromelski@iona.edu

Judythe Isserlis, EdD
Associate Professor Emeritus
BS, MS, Emerson College
EdM, EdD, Teacher's College, Columbia University, 1978
Email: jisserlis@iona.edu

Roderick Nash, MA
Associate Professor Emeritus
BA, Erskine College
MA, Northwestern University, 1959
(914) 633-2168
Email: rnash@iona.edu

Part-Time Faculty

Mary Aiello-Gray, MA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, Iona College
MA, New York University
Research Interests: Nonverbal Learning Disorder, Teacher Misconduct, Interpersonal
and Small Group Communication
Classes Taught: Oral Communication, Argumentation and Debate, Voice and Diction,
Communication Problems in Aging
Phone: (914) 633-2168
Email: mgray@iona.edu

Traci Alexander, MA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, St. John's University
MA, College of New Rochelle
Classes Taught: Oral Communication
Phone: (914) 633-2168
E-mail: talexander@iona.edu

Thomas Bisogno, MA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, St. John's University
MBA, Pace Graduate School Of Business
Phone:(914) 633-2168
Email: tbisogno@iona.edu

Thomas DelVecchio, MA, MS
Adjunct Associate Professor
BS, MA, MS, CUNY City College, 1973
Phone: (914) 633-2473
Email: tdelvecchio@iona.edu

Martha M. Majsak, MA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, SUNY Oswego
MA, Manhattanville
Research Interests: Novelist and playwright
Classes Taught: Freshman Composition, Oral Communication
Phone: (914) 633-2168
Email: mmajsak@iona.edu

Daneshea Palmer, MA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
Phone:(914) 633-2168
Email: dpalmer@iona.edu