Erica West Oyedele

Contact Information

Education

• M.A. in Interpreting Studies, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
• B.A. in Deaf Studies/American Sign Language, California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
• A.A. in Sign Language Interpreting, American River College, Sacramento, CA

Professional/Academic Experience

• Co-Director of Project CLIMB
• Adjunct Faculty at American River College and University of Northern Colorado
• Mock Interpreting (INTRP 354), Multicultural Communication (INTRP 314), Intercultural Communication (INTR 312)
• NAtionally certified ASL-English Interpreter through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NIC)
• Credentialed as an educational interpreter through the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment

Research/Areas of Interest

• Social Justice Education
• Power, Privilege and Oppression in Interpreting
• Recruitment and Retention of Signed Language Interpreters of Color 

Publications/Creative Works

• West Oyedele, E. (2017). Doing leadership: Caring for our communities. Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies (MAIS) Case Studies 1 (1), 7
• West Oyedele, E. (2015). Missing Narratives in Interpreting and Interpreter Education. StreetLeverage. Retrieved from http://www.streetleverage.com/2015/09/missing-narratives-in-interpreting-and-interpreter-education/
• West Oyedele, E. (2015). Persistence of African-American/Black Signed Language Interpreters in the United States: The Importance of Culture and Capital. Retrieved from Masters Theses: http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/theses/19
• West Oyedele, E. (2015, January). Hidden leaders...missing voices. RID VIEWS, 31(2), pp. 22-24.

Honors and Awards

• 2015 Western Oregon University Outstanding Graduate Student Award