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Faculty

The Department has 13 full-time faculty, and additional clinical and instructional staff who teach graduate and undergraduate courses and supervise graduate student clinicians in the Speech and Hearing Center and at clinical facilities throughout the New York metropolitan area. Faculty members publish in peer-reviewed journals and are engaged in ongoing research programs in their respective areas of specialization. All students receive academic advisement from a member of the full-time faculty.

Full-time Faculty

Diana Almodovar, Ph.D.

Diana Almodovar, Ph.D.E-mail Address: diana.almodovar@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-6772
Office: Speech Building, Room 215A
Rank: Assistant Professor
Degrees: M.A., Queens College, M.Phil. in Speech and Hearing Sciences, Graduate Center, CUNY, Ph.D. Graduate Center, CUNY
Office Hours:  Wednesdays 1pm-3pm
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Alison Behrman, Ph.D.

Alison Behrman, Ph.D. E-mail Address: alison.behrman@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-7308
Office: Speech Building, Room 229A
Rank: Assistant Professor
Degrees: B.A., University of Michigan, M.A., New York University, Ph.D., Columbia University

Office Hours:  Mondays 4pm-6pm
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Mary Boylan, M.A.

Mary Boylan, M.A.E-mail Address: mary.boylan@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8020
Office: Speech Building, Room SP221
Rank: Lecturer/ Undergraduate Program Director
Degrees: B.A., M.A., Lehman College, CUNY
Office Hours:  Mondays and Tuesdays 1pm-3pm
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Stephen Cavallo, Ph.D.

Stephen Cavallo, Ph.D. E-mail Address: stephen.cavallo@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8003
Office: Speech Building, Room 220
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees: Ph.D., Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Columbia Univ.
Office Hours:  Tuesdays 1pm-2pm and Thursdays 11am-12pm
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Peggy Conner, Ph.D.

Peggy Conner, Ph.D.E-mail Address: peggy.conner@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8030
Office: Speech Building, Room 134
Rank: Assistant Professor / Graduate Program Director
Degrees: Ph.D., Graduate Center, CUNY
Office Hours:  Tuesdays 4:30-6pm and Thursdays 4:00-5:00pm
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Talita Fortunato, Ph.D. 

Talita Fortunato, Ph.D.E-mail Address: talita.fortunatotavares@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-7160
Office: Speech Building, Room 133
Rank: Assistant Professor/Bilingual Extension Director
Degrees: Ph.D., Graduate Center, CUNY<
Office Hours:  Wednesdays 10:30am-12pm
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Nadia Freitas, M.A.

Photo of Nadia FreitasE-mail Address: nadia.freitas@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-7815
Office: Speech Building, Room B53C
Rank: Lecturer
Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 1pm-2:15pm and Fridays 1:00pm-1:30pm


Cheryl Smith Gabig, Ph.D.

Cheryl Smith Gabig, Ph.D.E-mail Address: cheryl.gabig@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8031
Office: Speech Building, Room 226
Rank: Associate Professor / Department Chair
Degrees: Ph.D., Univ. of Connecticut
Office Hours:  Tuesdays 11am-12pm
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Mira Goral, Ph.D

Mira Goral, Ph.DEmail Address: mira.goral@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718 960-8460
Office: Speech Building, Room 219
Rank: Professor
Degrees: Ph.D., Graduate Center, CUNY
Office Hours:  by appointment
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John Locke, Ph.D.

John Locke, Ph.D. E-mail Address: john.locke@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8033
Office: Speech Building, Room 217
Rank: Professor
Degrees: B.A. Ripon College; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio Univ.; CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30pm, Wednesdays 2:40-3:40pm, and Thursdays 11:30am-12:30 pm  
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Christine Neumayer, M.A.

Photo of Christine Neumayer, Lecturer, Department Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences E-mail Address: christine.neumayer@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-6773
Office: Speech Building, Room 131
Rank: Lecturer/Externship Coordinator
Degrees: B.A. Lehman College, CUNY; M.A., Lehman College, CUNY
Office Hours:  Tuesdays 12pm-1pm and Thursdays 9am-10am
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Lynn Rosenberg, M.S.

Lynn Rosenberg, M.S.E-mail Address: lynn.rosenberg@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8116
Office: Speech Building, Room 222
Rank: Lecturer/Deputy Chair
Degrees: M.S., Buffalo State College
Office Hours:  Wednesdays 5-6pm and Thursdays 2-3pm
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Christine Rota-Donahue, Ph.D.

Christine Rota-Donahue, Ph.D.E-mail Address: christine.rota-donahue@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8017
Office: Speech Building, Room 229B
Rank: Assistant Professor
Degree: B.A., Paris VI, M.S., Hunter College, Ph.D., Graduate Center, CUNY
Office Hours:  Mondays 12:15-1:15pm, Wednesdays 10-11am, Fridays 11:45am-12:45pm
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Liat Seiger-Gardiner, Ph.D.

Liat Seiger-Gardiner, Ph.D.E-mail Address: liat.seiger@lehman.cuny.edu
Phone Number: 718-960-8028
Office: Speech Building, Room 216
Rank: Associate Professor
Degrees: Ph.D., Graduate Center, CUNY
Office Hours:  Mondays & Wednesdays 1pm-2pm, and Thursdays 11am-12pm
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