Susan Brown

Education

• M.A. in Adult Learning and Education, Regis University, Denver, CO
• B.A. in Theatre Design, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
• Certificate in Educational Interpreting, Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO

Professional/Academic Experience

• Teaches Educational Interpreting emphasis courses in the ASL-English Interpretation program (online)
• Nationally certified Ed:K12 interpreter through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
• President of the National Association of Interpreters in Education (http://naiedu.org)

Research/Areas of Interest

• Interpreting in educational settings
• Interpreting for children with cochlear implants
• Curriculum development and design

Publications/Creative Works

Publications

• Brown , S.E., Guynes, K., Tuttle, J. (2019)  Professional Guidelines for Interpreting in Educational Settings, National Association of Interpreters in Education
• Johnson, L., Brown, S., Taylor M., & Austin, N. (2014). Patterns of practice: Current investigations in educational interpreting. Conference of Interpreter Trainers Proceedings, 63-72
• Schick, B. & Brown, S. (2011) Interpreting for children: Some important differences. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, VIEWS, 28 (4), 22.

Presentations

• Brown, S., 'National Guidelines for Educational Interpreters' (presentation, National Conference Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Providence, Rhode Island, July 2019). 
• Johnson, L., Bolster, L., Taylor, M., Brown, S., 'Complexities in Educational Interpreting: An Investigation into Patterns of Practice'(presentation, National Association of Interpreters in Education conference, Greeley, Colorado, June 2019). 
• Johnson, L., Brown, S., “Interpreters in Education as Related Service Personnel: Demands for a Paradigm Change” (presentation, National Association of the Deaf Education conference, Phoenix, Arizona, August 2016).
• Johnson, L., Brown, S., Taylor, M., Schick, B., “Educational Interpreting: Current Practices” (plenary presentation, Registry of Interpreters National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 2015).
• Johnson, L., Brown, S., Schick, B., “Patterns of Practice: Current Research on K-12 Sign Language Interpreting” (presentation, Council for Exceptional Children annual conference, San Diego, California, April 2015).
• Johnson, L., Brown, S., Taylor M., & Austin, N., “Patterns of Practice: Current Investigations in Educational Interpreting” (presentation, Conference of Interpreter Trainers Conference, Portland, Oregon, October 2014).
• Brown, S., “Interpreting for Children with Cochlear Implants”, (poster session, Educational Audiologist Association annual conference, Phoenix, Arizona, June 2012).