Academics

Projects

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Acquisition of Early Number Concepts

Our second major research interest is to understand the developmental trajectory for acquiring early and foundational number concepts in children who are exposed to sign...

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American Girl Consultant for American Girl’s 2020 Girl of the Year

Since 2016, Dr. Pajka has worked with American Girl on a possible book series that included a deaf character. By 2019, the series was determined...

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Analysis of Eye Gazes and Attention Management in a Preschool Class

A new paradigm states that the issue of sustained attention observed among young deaf students is due to limited exposure to language. This study attempts...

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Apophenoesis & the Origins of Creativity: Virtual Pattern Recognition, Error, Paths to Consciousness & Augmenting the Evolution of Self

This research defines apophenoesis as a convergent practical tool that can enhance one's creative process by introducing deviations from the familiar in such a way...

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Arithmetic Processing and Language Modality

The lab has also been the home for an exciting new project investigating the language and social-communicative neural networks in individuals who are DeafBlind and...

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ASL Adaptation of Self-Report Balance Measures

This project is funded by the Candian Hearing Services - Global Partnerships Research grant.  To participate, please visit ASL Adaptation of Balance and Fall Risks Self-Report...

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ASL Music Videos: Audience, Aesthetics, and Culture

Music videos that incorporate American Sign Language (ASL) in the performance reach viral status when uploaded into social media platforms like YouTube and Vimeo. The...

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ASL Translation of the VCI from WISC-V

Psychological testing is often problematic for deaf people. Many psychologists avoid exploring language-based reasoning in this population given numerous validity concerns and a general lack...

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Assessing the Assessment: Reliability and Fairness in the Teacher Work Sample

This study will present the results of a reliability and fairness evaluation of the Teacher Work Sample (TWS), a performance assessment for preservice teachers, used...

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