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Mission and Goals

 

My mission is to improve the lives of Deaf people through refinement of ASL-English interpreter education. I do this by studying working and learning in baccalaureate granting interpreter education programs in the USA.  

As a tenured, associate professor, I fulfill my mission by working in three primary areas - Teaching, Scholarship, and Service.

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Teaching

My teaching goal is to incorporate innovative teaching designs and approaches.



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Scholarship

My scholarship goal is to have regular scholarly productivity and decimation that supports my mission. 

My research is two pronged, investigating:
(1) Teaching, learning, and educational practices.
(2) Faculty work-life inside academia.

 

 

Service

For service, my goal is to be selective with service.  I aim to align my service activities to my academic mission. 

 


Of course every position has work that falls outside of the primary responsibilities. This is the case for me as well. This blog chronicles my work across the range of activities I complete for my work.



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