Fall 2009

The Speech Department welcomes Jennifer Gerometta as an Assistant Professor of Speech-Language Pathology and Maria Armiento-DeMaria as the clinic supervisor.

Iona College's Chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Fall Events:

Long Island Autism Speaks' Walk for Autism Research, Jones Beach:  October 4, 2009
Autism Speaks is the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. We are walking as a club to raise money for this worthy cause.
 
 
Walk 4 Hearing, Riverside Park, NYC October 18, 2009

The Walk4Hearing™ , produced by The Hearing Loss Association of America  (HLAA), is a nationwide cause dedicated to ending the stigma associated with hearing loss and providing support and resources for hearing loss prevention and education programs.  Walk4Hearing™ is the largest series of walks of its kind, held in the spring and fall in major cities throughout the U.S.
 
Iona's chapter of NSSLHA will also be walking to raise money for those affected by hearing loss. To donate please follow this link.
 
 
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. November 19-21.

Tom Bisogno, an adjunct in the department, was selected by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in NYC to present his family action/comedy script Sleuthhound at this season's opening of the NATAS Play Reading Series hosted by Arlene Dahl. The event (held at HBO on September 21st) proved successful in attracting borh audience and interest.

Spring 2009

Dr. Ferrari-Bridgers presented a paper at the 3rd International Conference in African Linguistics.

Professor Thompson presented her research at the 32nd Mid-Winter Meeting of the Association of Research in Otolaryngology