Pauline M. Spatafora has had extensive experience in Corporate Management (Director of Housing for Cornell University Medical College), Public Speaking, Theatre and Education. She has designed and taught specialized programs in Communication Skills, Speech and Accent Correction and other workshops for Hospital Administration, doctors, nurses, related healthcare professionals, etc. Pauline also has a background in theatre, dance and music; Ms. Spatafora was a Founder and Partner of The Adult Learning Center, Inc. in Queens, and President of P.S. Communications. For the past seventeen years, Professor Spatafora has been an Adjunct Lecturer in the English Department where she teaches Basic Writing, Literature, and other related communication courses.
Schools Attended: Queens College and New York University
Area of Specialization: American & English Literature (Women's Studies)
Favorite Quote: "On such a day, lucky to be alive!" (Gordimer, July's People)
- Authors I teach:
- Anne Tyler, Eng. 101 & Nadine Gordimer, Engl. 101
- Flannery O'Connor, Eng. 102 & William Blake, Engl. 102