Katie Moore, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Education

• Ed.D. in Learning Design and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• M.A. in Teaching American Sign Language, University of Northern Colorado 2018
• B.A. in Rhetoric, Minor in English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2010

Professional/Academic Experience

• Doctorate in Education: Learning Design & Leadership - ABD
• American Sign Language Teachers Association Certification - Master level - 2023
• Certificate of Specialization - Diversity & Equity in Education, University of Illinois, 2023
• Sign Language Proficiency Interview - 2022
• MA in Teaching ASL with K-12 License courses - 2018
• American Sign Language Proficiency Interview - 2016

Other Experience

• 2023 – 2025 American Sign Language Teacher’s Association Professional Development Director
• 2022 - Cross Collaboration Storytelling Grant funded 
• 2021 – Present Principal Investigator of the Department of Education Grant
• 2021 – Present Mentored honors thesis students 
• 2021 - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Grant Award Recipient 

Research/Areas of Interest

• ASL
• Deaf Studies
• Supporting new/island ASL teachers
• Language Insecurity
• Project-based learning
• Improving ASL proficiency for L2 language learners

Publications/Creative Works

• The Sprint to ASL Proficiency for Entry-Level Interpreters in Kentucky, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, 2023 
• Kentucky ACE Women's Network Diversity Panel, 2023
• Best Practices of Working With The Deaf, Faculty Center for Teaching & Learning, 2023
• Community Presentation on Interacting with the Deaf, Oakwood, 2022 and 2023 
• The Sprint to ASL Proficiency for Entry-Level Interpreters in Kentucky, USA, 4^th International Conference on Sign Language Acquisition, 2022 
• Connecting Reflective Practice to Future Practice, Conference of Interpreter Trainers, 2022 
• Review Time, Now What? FASLTA 2022 
• Department of Criminal Justice Training on Interacting with the Deaf, EKU, 2022 
• Digital Pen Pals, ACTFL 2019 

Honors and Awards

• 2023 Recipient of the Mary Jane Neer Scholarship
• 2022, 2023 Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee
• 2023 College of Education and Applied Human Sciences Honoree at the designated home football game
• 2023 Thank-A-Professor nominee