Full-Time Faculty

Diane Ferrero-Paluzzi, PhD
Department Chair
Associate Professor (Speech Communication Studies)
PhD, Southern Illinois University, 2001
MA, University of Maine
BA, Hofstra University
Research Interests: Physician/Patient Communication, Nonverbal Communication and Health Communication, Storytelling, Ethics, Pet Therapy, Narrative Medicine, Cancer of the Head and Neck and the effects on speech
Office Hours: Tuesday 9:00-9:52, Thursday 9:00-9:52 & 1:00-1:45, and Friday 9:00-9:52
Phone: (914) 633-2053
Email: dferrero-paluzzi@iona.edu

Maria Armiento-DeMaria, MA, CCC-SLP
Clinic Director (Speech Communication Studies)
MA, New York University
BA, Iona College
Research Interests: Include Dysphagia in children and adults, oral motor skills, language development, articulation and phonology
Phone: (914) 633-2149
Email: Marmientodemaria@iona.edu

Alison Behrman, PhD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor (Speech Communication Studies)
PhD, Columbia University
MA, New York University
BA, University of Michigan
Research Interests: Production and Perception of Second Language Accents, Patient Adherence in Therapy, Treatment of Voice and Stuttering Disorders
Office Hours: Monday 12:30-2:30 Wednesday 12:30-1:30
Phone:(914) 633-2606
Email: abehrman@iona.edu

Jennifer Gerometta, MS, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor (Speech Communication Studies)
PhD Candidate, Graduate Center, City University of New York
MS, Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University
BSW, James Madison University
Research Interests: Infant Speech Perception, Role of Infant-Directed Speech in Language Development, Role of Executive Function in Language Development
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday 10:00-12:00
Phone: (914) 633-2606
Email: jgerometta@iona.edu

Dorothy Leone, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor (Speech Communication Studies)
PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University
MS, Teachers College, Columbia University
BS, Iona College
Research Interests: child speech perception, vowel perception in noise, communication disorders of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and accented speech.
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday 10:00-11:00
Phone:(914) 633-2051
Email: dleone@iona.edu

Deb Volberg Pagnotta, JD
Visiting Instructor (Speech Communication Studies)
JD, University of California, Hastings College of the Law
AB, Anthropology, Brandeis University
Research interests: cultural diversity, conflict and communication, and emerging communication technologies
Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 2:30-5:00
Phone: (914) 633-2051
Email: dpagnotta@iona.edu

Suzanne Thompson, PhD, MA, CCC-A
Assistant Professor (Audiology)
PhD, CUNY Graduate Center
MA, St. John's University
BA, Boston College
Research Interests: Audiology and Hearing Science
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00-1:00 & Thursday 11:00-12:00
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

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

Michele Sampson, MS
Classes Taught: SCS 101
Phone: (914) 633-2243
Email: msampson@iona.edu

Department Address:
Iona College
Department of Speech-Communication Studies
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801