DoIT Doctoral Program Contributing Scholars

The Interpretation doctoral program at Gallaudet University includes four research internship courses. In these courses, students are paired with established research scholars to work collaboratively on specific interpreting and translation studies.

Working alongside scholars, both within the Interpretation Program and at other universities, provides opportunities for students to learn more about research methodology, data collection, analysis, and publication.

The internship courses are intended to guide students in achieving a greater level of understanding that can be applied to their own research projects.

Contributing Scholars

The following scholars have generously contributed to the development of future scholars within the Interpretation Program:

Ryan D. Costanzo, PhD
Associate Professor of Developmental, Liberal Arts, & Disciplinary Studies
Affiliate Faculty, English (Communication, Linguistics, and Rhetoric)
Associate Director, Mount Aloysius Conference on College Teaching
Mount Aloysius College, Cresson, Pennsylvania, USA

Jeffrey Davis, PhD
Professor of Sign Language Linguistics and Interpretation
Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher and Interpreter Education
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

Suzanne Ehrlich, EdD
Assistant Professor, American Sign Language
(ASL)/English Interpreting Program
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Tobias Haug, PhD
Professor, Interpreter Training Program
University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education, Zurich, Switzerland

Jack Hoza, PhD
Professor, Director, Sign Language Interpretation Program
University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Manchester, NH, USA

Kim Kurz, PhD
Chairperson, Department of American Sign Language & Interpreting Education
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Clifton Langdon, PhD
Assistant Professor, PhD in Educational Neuroscience Program
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA

Lorraine Leeson, PhD
Professor, Director of Research and Director of Centre for Deaf Studies
School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Brooke N. Macnamara, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Campbell McDermid, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Exceptional, Deaf and Interpreter Education
University of North Florida, USA

Jemina Napier, PhD
Professor and Chair of Intercultural Communication
Head, Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Carol J. Patrie, PhD
Effective Interpreting, Inc.
Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Giulia Petitta, PhD
Post-Doctoral Researcher, National Research Council – CNR
Rome, Italy

David Quinto-Pozos, PhD
Assistant Professor, Director, ASL Program Department of Linguistics
University of Texas at Austin, USA

Miako Rankin, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA

Debra Russell, PhD
Adjunct Professor
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Risa Shaw, PhD
Professor, Department of Linguistics
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA

Laurie Swabey, PhD
Professor, Interpreting
Director, CATIE Center
St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Marty Taylor, PhD
Independent Academic
Founder and Owner, Interpreting Consolidated
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Elizabeth (Betsy) Winston, PhD
Director, Teaching Interpreting Educators and Mentors (TIEM) Center
Loveland, Colorado, USA