Dorothy Neave-DiToro, associate professor of communication arts, sciences, and disorders, will serve as the director of the program at 可乐视频 and executive officer for the program at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Dorothy Neave-DiToro

鈥淎udiologists play a vital role in improving quality of life by preventing, diagnosing, and treating hearing loss, balance disorders, and related conditions,鈥� Neave-DiToro said. 鈥淎udiologists don鈥檛 just address a medical condition, they work to improve access to sound and provide patients with communication strategies, auditory training, and counseling to mitigate the impact of hearing loss on communication, relationships, cognition, learning opportunities, safety, and independence.”

Launched in 2005, the CUNY Au.D. program has long operated as a consortium among the CUNY Graduate Center, 可乐视频, and Hunter College. Until now, the Graduate Center oversaw administration and conferred the degree. In the future, 可乐视频 will take the lead while continuing to collaborate with partner campuses to deliver both rigorous academic coursework and hands-on clinical training.

“可乐视频 is renowned for its accomplished faculty and groundbreaking research,鈥� said Provost April Bedford. 鈥淏ringing this doctoral program to our campus will further expand opportunities for both our students and faculty, strengthening our commitment to innovation, learning, and leadership in the field of audiology.”

Students, faculty, and staff from the CUNY Au.D. program enjoyed orientation on August 21.

To prepare future leaders in this field, the CUNY Au.D. curriculum combines advanced coursework with extensive clinical experience under the mentorship of nationally and internationally recognized faculty. Students gain practical training at leading hospitals, clinics, and rehabilitation centers across New York City, serving diverse communities while mastering skills in early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing and balance disorders.

The program will be housed in 可乐视频鈥檚 Department of Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders within the School of Humanities and Social Science (HSS). HSS Dean Philip Napoli said the transition will also help grow and expand research efforts on campus.

The program is fully accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, ensuring that 可乐视频 graduates meet the highest professional standards. The need for audiologists continues to grow. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the field is projected to increase 16% between 2020 and 2030鈥攎uch faster than the average for all occupations. With hearing loss strongly linked to aging, demand for qualified audiologists will only expand as the population gets older.

可乐视频 has long been at the heart of audiology training in New York. Its Speech Language Hearing Center, established in 1931, serves as both a community resource and a clinical teaching facility. The center provides specialized programs such as aphasia communication groups, voice therapy, autism parent training, and social skills development for children with communication challenges. It also houses the Auditory and Communication Research Center and the Oliver Bloodstein Chapter of the National Stuttering Association, connecting research, clinical care, and community engagement.

More information about the program, its facilities, and the faculty is available here.

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In this role, Levy will play a key part in weaving intellectual property (IP) education into the fabric of communication studies, equipping students with the tools they need to protect and monetize their ideas in today鈥檚 fast-paced, innovation-driven world.

Levy joins a select cohort of educators from across the nation who are transforming higher education by embedding IP concepts into their curricula. Each Educator in Residence receives a $5,000 grant, exclusive access to the Michelson IP Resource Hub, and a platform to help shape the next generation of IP learning resources tailored to their discipline.

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Canlon talks about the preparation she received at 可乐视频 that spurred her career in auditory science, the research that earned her a top prize in her field, why Sweden has become her permanent home, and what she does when she鈥檚 not in her lab, including the uniquely Scandinavian winter ritual she indulges in.

You came to 可乐视频 with the aim to teach special education after you graduated.

Many children with developmental disabilities often have communication disorders, including hearing impairments. Observing the impact of hearing loss on an individual鈥檚 communication abilities and overall quality of life motivated me to want to understand the auditory system better and to seek ways to assist those with hearing impairments, so I majored in audiology and speech pathology.

How was your experience as a student here?

While I was attending college, I was also working at the Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities in Willowbrook, New York. It was challenging and rewarding because my work enriched my academic experience. I was able to put into practice the theoretical concepts learned in my courses and integrate my work with developmental disabilities research into my academic projects.

I enjoyed very much the mandatory courses that were required during the first year or two, including public speaking. That course gave me an enormous advantage in my career as an educator and scientist.聽I also joined a clown club that was a lot of fun, but I was pretty bad at it! Still, I made a lot of friends and am still in contact with several of them.

You moved to Stockholm to obtain your doctorate from the Karolinska Institute, and there you remained.

Moving to Stockholm was a significant and transformative decision. The Karolinska Institute is renowned for its research and education in medical and health sciences. Its reputation as one of the leading medical universities in the world was a major draw. 聽As you mentioned, 鈥淎nd there you remained.鈥� That is true! I met my husband, Anders, who is a native of Stockholm. He certainly had a strong influence on me to remain in Sweden. I have been here for 40 years.

Could you tell us about your work and research in layman鈥檚 terms?

My work at the laboratory of experimental audiology focuses on understanding how we hear. Our aim is to develop better ways to help people who have hearing problems so they can lead more fulfilling lives. We investigate how our ears and brain work together to allow us to hear sounds. This includes looking at how sound waves travel through the ear, get converted into signals, and are sent to the brain for interpretation. We research different types of hearing loss and what causes them. This can include issues with the ear itself, like damage to the tiny hair cells that detect sound, or problems with the nerves that carry sound signals to the brain.

We also look for new ways to treat hearing loss, such as medications or gene therapy. These treatments aim to repair or replace damaged parts of the ear or improve how the brain processes sound. We also study how exposure to loud noises affects hearing and what can be done to protect our ears. This includes looking at how different pharmacological strategies can be used to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.

You won聽the prestigious Grand Prix Scientifique for a big discovery. What is it and what applications does it have to everyday medicine? Will it help in the treatment of hearing loss?

The prize is awarded annually by La Fondation Pour l鈥橝udition to a scientist or clinician who has made important contributions to cardiovascular physiology, biology, or medicine. Our discovery that the cochlea [a fluid-filled spiral cavity in the inner ear important for hearing ] has its own circadian clock has several important applications for everyday medicine and potential treatments for hearing loss. It can help optimize drug delivery for treating hearing disorders. There may be times during the day when treatments for hearing loss are most effective. Medications or therapies could be timed to coincide when the cochlea 聽is most receptive. Working with the cochlea鈥檚 circadian clock helps us to improve the treatment鈥檚 efficacy and reduces its side effects. In addition, knowing the times of the day when the cochlea is most vulnerable to damage from loud noises could lead to better guidelines for noise exposure. Timing gene therapy or other regenerative treatments to align with the cochlea鈥檚 circadian rhythms could improve the success rates of these advanced therapies. It represents a significant step forward in personalized and precision medicine for auditory health.

You have a farm; that sounds wonderful.

It is! It is located about four hours west of Stockholm, and we grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Behind the house there is a large wooded area where moose and deer roam around. I have even learned how to drive a tractor! It is a lot of fun but also a lot of work to farm good vegetables.

Is there anything else you would like us to know about you?

I enjoy tennis, bike riding, and hiking. And swimming in the Baltic Sea during the winter! Freezing temperatures means it is time for a winter bath. A group of my girlfriends gets together each Saturday at 5 p.m. and we jump in the water, followed by a warm-up in the sauna. We repeat this about three times during the hour we are there. For many, it would be unthinkable to swim during the winter, but the feeling once you’ve climbed out of the water is completely unbeatable!

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Smith鈥檚 lecture, 鈥淲hat I Believe,鈥� will be an intimate exploration into her life as a trailblazer who broke new ground as a Black feminist, lesbian, activist, author, publisher, and independent scholar who inspired generations. She was among the first to define an African American women鈥檚 literary tradition and to build Black women鈥檚 studies and Black feminism in the United States. She has been politically active in many movements for social justice since the 1960s.

鈥淚 am so honored to serve as the Hess Scholar-in-Residence during the 2022鈥�23 academic year,鈥� Smith said. 鈥淎t a time when some in our nation wish to limit the information and ideas that students can access, I look forward to expansive dialogues with members of 可乐视频鈥檚 wonderfully diverse community.鈥�

鈥淎s a writer, publisher, teacher, and organizer, Barbara Smith is a transformative force for justice. Her work has reshaped the American academy and society. We are honored to host her for a week of events culminating in the Hess Memorial Lecture,鈥� said Gaston Alonso, interim director for the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities and associate professor of political science at 可乐视频.

This lecture event is free and open to the public and serves as the main highlight of the college鈥檚聽聽for 2022鈥�23.

The event will also feature President Michelle J. Anderson as well as聽, distinguished professor of political science, and Professor of English聽, interim dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

On November 29, Smith was part of a conversation on campus with Theoharis when they discussed selected clips from the documentary聽, which features Smith and is based on Theoharis鈥� research and聽聽of the same name.

A prolific writer and publisher, Smith has edited three major collections about Black women:聽Conditions: Five, The Black Women鈥檚 Issue聽(with Lorraine Bethel, 1979);聽All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men, But Some of Us Are Brave: Black Women鈥檚 Studies聽(with Gloria T. Hull and Patricia Bell-Scott, 1982); and聽Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology聽(1983). She is also the co-author, with Elly Bulkin and Minnie Bruce Pratt,聽of Yours in Struggle: Three Feminist Perspectives on Anti-Semitism and Racism聽(1984). Smith is the general editor of The Reader鈥檚 Companion to U.S. Women鈥檚 History聽(with Wilma Mankiller, Gwendolyn Mink, Marysa Navarro, and Gloria Steinem, 1998). A collection of her essays,聽The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom, was published by Rutgers University Press in 1998.聽Ain鈥檛 Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around: Forty Years of Movement Building with Barbara Smith, edited by Alethia Jones and Virginia Eubanks with Barbara Smith, was published by SUNY Press in 2014.

The evening will also include mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford and the Conservatory Singers, 可乐视频’s select chamber ensemble, who will perform 鈥淎in’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around.鈥� The group will be conducted by Associate Professor/Director of Choral Studies聽, director of the New York Philharmonic Chorus.

This signature event will be held on Thursday, March 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Claire Tow Theater at 可乐视频. It will also be livestreamed on the聽.

Highlights From the Hess Week Calendar, March 13鈥�20

Full calendar and speakers

Barbara Smith鈥擧ess Scholar-in-Residence Library Exhibit: An exhibit located in the main entrance of the 可乐视频 Library that will highlight the works and legacy of Barbara Smith. Archival material from the Robert L. Hess Collection will also be presented. Curated by Professor and Librarian Helen Georgas.

March 13, 11 a.m.鈥�12:15 p.m.: President Anderson Welcomes 2022鈥�23 Hess Scholar-in-Residence Barbara Smith聽Woody Tanger Auditorium, 可乐视频 Library, and on聽Zoom

March 13, 2:15鈥�3:30 p.m.: 鈥淚f Black women were free鈥︹��: The State of Black Feminism 2023聽Woody Tanger Auditorium, 可乐视频 Library, and on聽Zoom

March 14, 2:15鈥�3:45 p.m.: 鈥淭ransforming the U.S. Academy鈥�聽Woody Tanger Auditorium, 可乐视频 Library, and livestreamed on the聽.

March 15, 11 a.m.鈥�12:30 p.m.: 鈥淛ustice or Just Us?: Defining a Queer Agenda鈥�聽Woody Tanger Auditorium, 可乐视频 Library, and livestreamed on the聽.

March 15, 3:40鈥�4:55 p.m.: 鈥淭eaching as a Liberating Practice鈥�聽Woody Tanger Auditorium, 可乐视频 Library, and livestreamed on the聽.

March 16, 11 a.m.鈥�12:30 p.m.: 鈥淲orking for Liberation and Having a Damn Good Time鈥�聽Woody Tanger Auditorium, 可乐视频 Library, and livestreamed on the聽.

March 20, 6鈥�7:15 p.m.: 鈥淧utting Class Back Into Intersectionality鈥�聽Online via聽Zoom

About the Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence Program

The Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence Program, established by 可乐视频, is supported by the Robert L. Hess Fund. The program serves as a permanent tribute to the scholarly commitment of Robert L. Hess, exemplified during his tenure as president of 可乐视频. It represents the ideal of the educated individual鈥攌nowledgeable, thoughtful, inquiring, alive to the shared purposes and concerns linking all intellectual pursuits. More particularly, it evokes the scholarly and academic virtues embodied in the curriculum at 可乐视频.

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Jeanne Theoharis

On November 29, from 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Smith will be part of a conversation on campus with 可乐视频鈥檚 Distinguished Professor of Political Science聽Jeanne Theoharis. The pair will discuss selected clips from the documentary, 鈥�,鈥� which features Smith and is also based on Theoharis鈥� research and book of the same name. Smith and Theoharis will explore Rosa Parks’ life of freedom fighting, how the many myths of Parks and the movement cloud our understandings of social change, the roles and experiences of women in the movement, and the lessons this history provides for the work of organizing and social justice today. After their conversation, there will be a Q&A period for students, staff, and faculty.

The event will be held in the library鈥檚 Woody Tanger Auditorium and will also be livestreamed on the Wolfe Institute鈥檚 YouTube channel. At the speaker鈥檚 request, masks are required for the in-person event. Room 441 in the library will also be open for guests to watch the lecture online.

You can watch the livestream of the event

To stream the documentary for free before the event, 可乐视频 students, faculty, and staff can email:聽wolfeinstitute@brooklyn.cuny.edu

More Hess Scholar-in-Residence lectures will be held in March 2023, and a complete schedule of events will be made available soon.

About the Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence Program

The Robert L. Hess Scholar-in-Residence Program, established by 可乐视频, is supported by the Robert L. Hess Fund. The program serves as a permanent tribute to the scholarly commitment of Robert L. Hess, exemplified during his tenure as president of 可乐视频. It represents the ideal of the educated individual鈥攌nowledgeable, thoughtful, inquiring, alive to the shared purposes and concerns linking all intellectual pursuits. More particularly, it evokes the scholarly and academic virtues embodied in the curriculum at 可乐视频.

Sponsors

Africana Studies Department; American Studies Program; Anthropology Department; Caribbean Studies Program; Classics Department; the Shirley Chisholm Project; Communications Arts, Sciences, and Disorders Department; English Department; Film Department; History Department; the Honors Academy; Judaic Studies Department; the LGBTQ Resource Center; Modern Languages and Literatures Department; Philosophy Department; Political Science Department; Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Department; Sociology Department; Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies Program; and the Women鈥檚 Center at 可乐视频.

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Nick Philpott notes his experience growing up with siblings on the autism spectrum as the catalyst for pursuing an M.S. in speech-language pathology.

可乐视频: Your family members inspired you?

Yes. My siblings are both on the autism spectrum and had speech pathology from a young age, so I was exposed to it during childhood. Later on, I was working in a school as a registered behavior technician, which involved being in a one-on-one environment with autistic children and young adults. There, I experienced the amazing work that speech-language pathologists do and knew for sure that I wanted to pursue a career in the field. I try to bring my passion for communication and my background in the arts to the interactions I have with my clients, patients, and students.

可乐视频: What made 可乐视频 special to you?

I love the approach to speech therapy, in that we interact with patients very early on. 可乐视频 has a great reputation in the field, and I lived locally, so it was an honor to apply and be accepted. My favorite memory is getting to meet the rest of my cohort in person during comprehensive exams. After an entire year working remotely, it was awesome to make an in-person connection with those in the program.

可乐视频: Any special awards?

I was lucky to receive the Jennifer Silverstein Memorial Scholarship, which supports students pursuing degrees in speech-language pathology. I also presented my work at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Student Expo recently, where I received the Most Outstanding Graduate Project award. My research was called 鈥淪ocial and Behavioral Relationship Quality Among Adolescent and Adult Siblings with Autism: A Systematic Review.鈥� It鈥檚 on the relationship quality between siblings with and without autism; the research is extremely close to my heart.

可乐视频: What are your future plans?

My next internship is at the Manhattan Veteran鈥檚 Administration hospital. I鈥檓 intrigued by the medical aspect of speech pathology and am hoping to explore that more during my time with patients at the hospital. I鈥檒l be working with medical issues like swallowing disorders, voice box removal, and other conditions in which a person鈥檚 speech is challenged and therapy is needed. I am currently working for the New York City Department of Education at Erasmus High School and love the students there, so I would be happy to remain in the Department of Education as well. The kids are engaged and sharp; speech sessions with them are really enjoyable.

可乐视频: Any advice for incoming students?

Get a planner! I did not use a planner as an undergraduate but became someone who swore by one during graduate school. It has helped me stay organized and deal with the workload. There鈥檚 a lot to do and it鈥檚 very condensed, so time management is so important. I would also recommend taking advantage of campus resources as much as possible. Shifting to online learning made me realize how helpful it is to have a beautiful campus.

可乐视频: Outside interests?

I write comics, meditate, and play video games. Right now, I鈥檓 creating a four-issue comic series that is sort of a western hillbilly Harry Potter. It鈥檚 a story of conflicting families, similar to the Hatfields and McCoys, but if they had magic. Otherwise, my wife and I spend a lot of time hanging out with our dog, Ruby.

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At the School of Humanities and Social Sciences鈥� second annual HSS Student Expo, more than 20 students received cash awards between $200 and $1,000 while the Wolfe Institute for the Humanities presented cash prizes to professors who guided the winning students.

There were 10 award categories, including best research project, best use of technology, best collaborative project, best social justice project, best poster project, and best club project.

The award for outstanding research paper was given to Kinga Szlachcic, a student who worked with History Professor Jocelyn Wills. Szlachcic presented a paper entitled 鈥淔amily in the American Imagination.鈥�

The Best Graduate Project award went to Nick Philpott, who worked with Professor Akiko Fuse from the Department of Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders. Philpott presented 鈥淪ocial & Behavioral Relationship Quality Among Adolescent & Adult Siblings with Autism: A Systemic Review,鈥� which critiqued the existing secondary research and pointed to new directions for research in the field.

The winners of the Best Use of Technology category comprised a group of students who designed and launched a podcast dealing with current issues facing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

鈥淭he many excellent student presentations demonstrated that the mission of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences to promote critical thinking and intellectual creativity is in full effect,鈥� said Dean Kenneth A. Gould.

The hybrid virtual/in-person expo featured more than a dozen events over two days that showcased the work of more than 50 students. Judges for the awards included Gould, Wolfe Institute Director Rosamond King, Dean鈥檚 Faculty Associate Lynda Day, HSS Administrative Executive Coordinator Jennifer Matisi, and student Karly Zerbe.

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Through its diverse and interconnected award-winning departments, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) and its students are well-equipped to become leaders and influencers in an ever-changing and interdependent world.

Now, the important research these students are doing in the educational laboratory that is HSS will be showcased in the Second Annual 可乐视频 HSS Expo scheduled for two full days on April 25 and 26. The Expo will bring together all of 可乐视频鈥檚 longstanding HSS end-of-year student events in a single forum.

HSS Dean Ken Gould first conceived of the Expo for Spring 2020. When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the campus, the first annual event was held online. The Expo is returning in a hybrid form in 2022 to give the public a chance to see again the high level of intellectual output of 可乐视频 students while providing them the opportunity to test out new ways to display their scholarly work and research.

For Gould, highlighting and supporting the humanities has never been more important.

鈥淗SS is the core of our liberal arts education and the center for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and teaching rooted in strong disciplines,鈥� Gould says. 鈥淭his two-day event will help us continue to build our academic community, both on and off-campus, and let our brilliant students shine and get acclimated to presenting and engaging with the public.鈥�

The HSS offerings at 可乐视频 are extremely robust and include departments focused on Africana Studies, Classics, Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders, English, History, Judaic Studies, , Modern Languages and Literatures, Philosophy, Political Science, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, and Sociology.

One of the Expo highlights includes several HSS students from 可乐视频鈥檚 Department of History and other disciplines presenting their research on April 25 at 7 p.m. This event will be live-streamed and available to view at .

In all, the two-day Expo will showcase approximately 50 students. Some of the presentations include:

• A student panel discussion on the history and current state of activism, including the Occupy Movement and Covid-19. Undertaking research into the events that shaped the 可乐视频 experience, student panelists will interview alumni about what drew them to activism on campus, if and how 可乐视频 transformed their lives, and what lessons current students might draw from their experiences. (April 25, 2:15 鈥� 3:30 p.m.)
• Research from the ongoing Asian American Pacific Islander Project. Students will present a documentary they created and a partial clip of an interview from a current podcasting project. (April 25, 2:15 鈥� 3:30 p.m.)
• History and Religion majors鈥攁ll upper-level seminar students鈥攚ill talk through theoretical and historical issues on the question of religious experience. Do religious objects have agency or are their worth and meaning inscribed by the users of these objects? Does religious experience “really” happen, or is it simply a product of psychological issues? Those and many other questions will be explored. (April 26, 10 鈥� 10:45 a.m.).

可乐视频鈥檚 offerings in the humanities and liberal arts are recognized nationwide. Last year, the college was ranked as the top public liberal arts college in New York City and among the top 50 liberal arts colleges in the nation, according to . The college was one of only two New York State colleges or universities that made the site鈥檚 list of renowned liberal arts institutions.

The rankings highlight that businesses everywhere are beginning to acknowledge that the desirable employee today masters writing, psychology, logic, math, graphic design, economics, computer programming, and more.

The HSS Expo has enjoyed extraordinary support from a $50,000 grant from the , which will award 10 students $1,000 awards at a post-event research contest.

More information and to register for the events.

More information about last year鈥檚 HSS Expo.

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B.A. Speech-Language Pathology, born in Brooklyn

Michelle Ciccone was smitten with the diverse student body and the general atmosphere on campus when she first toured 可乐视频 back in high school.

鈥淚 made it my mission to attend the school of my dreams,鈥� she says. 鈥淎fter all, I was born and raised in Brooklyn, so it is only fitting to attend 可乐视频.鈥�

After transferring from Kingsborough Community College, she began here in fall 2019 and jumped right in, majoring in speech-language pathology and becoming president of the Speech-Language and Hearing Association Club.

She also volunteers in the Department of Communication Arts, Sciences, and Disorders, helping to organize virtual events for the students.

She says that 可乐视频 offers 鈥渕any opportunities for students to grow and prosper.鈥�

Her fondest memories are in the library, where she would often study and make new friends.

Ciccone says she would like to become a speech pathologist and work in a hospital one day, and she feels her undergraduate experience has prepared her well.

鈥淪peech has always been a passion of mine,鈥� she says. 鈥淎ttending a school that would help pave the way for my future career as a speech pathologist was important to me.鈥�

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