Joseph M. Ferri is Associate Professor of Speech Communication in the Department of English. He received his Master of Science degree from Emerson College, Boston and his Ph.D.in Rhetoric and Communication from Temple University, Philadelphia. His dissertation topic was Pedro Albizu Campos, "El Maestro": Translation and Rhetorical Analysis of Selected Speeches. Ferri has been co-editor of Puerto Rican Voices: Oral History in Print and has published and presented studies in rhetoric and public address, nonverbal communication, intercultural communication and mass media.
