Education
M.A. in Bilingual Education, University of Colorado Boulder
M.A. in Community Services Administration, with emphasis in non-profit organization, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Professional Experience & Affiliations
- ASL Law Task Force Committee: Colorado Commission of Higher Education, Colorado Department of Education, and Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
- Chancellor’s Committee on Women, University of Colorado Boulder
- Graduate Independent Study Team Committee, Lesley University at Cambridge
- Instructs graduate students on national standards in teaching ASL
- Logistics Officer, USA Deaf Sports Federation
- Mentored intern and legal interpreters
- President, American Sign Language Teachers Association of Colorado
- State Conference Committee, Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
- Taught conversational skills to 9th-10th grade Native Americans, at–risk high school students, and parents of deaf child
- Teaches credit and non-credit courses in ASL and Deaf studies
- Tutored students in all levels of ASL courses
Research Expertise & Interests
- Linguistics
- Teaching ASL