Full-Time Faculty
Diane Ferrero-Paluzzi, PhD
Department Chair
Assistant Professor (Speech Communication)
BA, Hofstra University
MA, University of Maine
PhD, Southern Illinois University, 2001
Phone: (914) 633-2053
Email: dferrero-paluzzi@iona.edu
Franca Ferrari-Bridgers, PhD
Assistant Professor
BA, Universita Statale DiMilano, 1995
MA, Freie Universitat Berlin, 1998
PhD, New York University, 2005
Research Interests: Linguistics, Languages, Syntax, Semantics and Morphology
Phone: (914) 633-2606
E-mail: fferrari-bridgers@iona.edu
Judith Grunwald, PhD, CCC-SLP
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, CUNY Queens College
MS, Towson State University
PhD, University of Maryland
Research Interests: Nonverbal Communication, Health Communication
Classes Taught: Oral Communication, Clinic
Phone:
(914) 633-2051
Email: jgrunwald@iona.edu
Professor Emeriti
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
Danielle Crane, MA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, Iona College
MBA, Iona College
Classes Taught: Oral Communication
Phone: (914) 633-2168
E-mail:dcrane@iona.edu
Thomas DelVecchio, MA, MS
Associate Professor
BS, MA, MS, CUNY City College, 1973
Phone: (914) 633-2473
Email: tdelvecchio@iona.edu
Maria Armiento DeMaria, MA CCC-SLP
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
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
Phone: (914)633-2168
Email: marmiento-demaria@iona.edu
Catherine Flynn-Vullo, MA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, Mercy College
MA, Hofstra University
ABD, Fordham University
Research Interests: Language learning disabled
Classes Taught: Communication Disorders Program, Business Communication, Oral Communication
Phone: (914)633-2168
Email: cflynnvullo@iona.edu
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
Patricia L. LaPorte, MA, CCC-SLP
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA,MA, University of Florida
Research Interests: Language amd literacy
Classes Taught: Clinical Practicum, Language Development and Disabilities
Phone: (914)633-2168
E-mail: plaporte@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
Joanne Monteleone, MA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, San Francisco State University
MA, Emerson College
Classes Taught: Oral Communication
Phone: (914) 633-2168
E-mail:jmonteleone@iona.edu
Alvin Ponder, M.D
Instructor of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
BA, NorthWestern University
MA, American University
M.D, St. George's University School of Medicine
Classes Taught: Anatomy and Physiology
Phone: (914) 633-2168
E-mail:aponder@iona.edu
Suzanne Thompson, MA
Instructor of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
BA, Boston College
MA, American University
Classes Taught: Hearing Science, Awal Rehabilitation and Audiology
Phone: (914) 633-2168
E-mail:sthompson@iona.edu
Miriam Zucker, MFA
Instructor of Speech Communication Studies
BA, York University (Toronto)
MA, Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts
Research Interest: Acting
Classes Taught: Inroduction to Oral Communication, Acting, Theatre Appreciation
Phone:( 914) 633-2168
Email: mzucker@iona.edu
Faculty