Overview
The School of Language, Education, and Culture is committed to providing education and professional preparation in an interdisciplinary learning environment. We ensure curricular excellence and research leadership, so graduates of our programs impact the communities they will serve throughout their careers.
- Students in our programs train to be leaders in their fields and increase the global number of deaf and hard of hearing professionals solving global challenges.
- Become a teacher of English, American Sign Language, Spanish, with an emphasis on bilingual education.
- Degrees available in international development, teaching, writing, interpreting, linguistics, and more.
- Technologically rich environment so you are fully prepared to interact in advanced professional settings.
- Collaborative learning, research, internships, and studying abroad opportunities.
The English Language Institute offers the only officially credited English as a Second Language program for deaf students in the United States.
Areas of Study
Undergraduate
Graduate
Online Degree and Certification
Education
Ed.D. in Transformational Leadership and Administration in Deaf Education M.A. in Deaf Education M.A. in Early Childhood Education and Deaf Education M.A. in Elementary Education and Deaf Education M.A. in Secondary Education and Deaf Education Post-Graduate Certificate in Transformational Leadership and Administration in Deaf EducationNews
Departments
English Language Institute
Faculty and Staff
Helen Thumann
School Director
Abbas Behmanesh
Extended Temporary Faculty
Tami Kinsler
Program Support Specialist
Stephanie Roche
Program Support Specialist
Amy Lindley
TLADE Support & Consultant
Austen Ercolino
Adjunct Faculty I (ASL)
Raschelle Neild
Accreditation Coordinator
David Davenport
Senior Adjunct - ASL
Liza Offreda
Adjunct Faculty I
Curtis Radford
Senior Adjunct - ASL
Aimee Sever-Hall
Senior Adjunct - ASL
Rezenet Moges-Riedel
Senior Adjunct - IDP
Katie Davis
Senior Adjunct - EDU
Ashley Greene
Assistant Professor
Hiroshi Nakama
Adjunct Faculty I - ELI
Guthrie Nutter
Senior Adjunct - ASL
Julie Tibbitt
Adjunct Faculty II
Information
Publications
Disaster Relief and Crisis Intervention with Deaf Communities: Japanese Deaf Community
- Author(s): Takayama, K.
- Published: 2017
- Journal: Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 3-4: 247-260
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1536710X.2017.1372241
Deaf-Led Organizations and Disaster Communication in Vietnam
- Author(s): Cooper, A., Hương Thanh Thị Bùi, Linh Tuần Nguyễn, Phục Khắc Nguyễn, Thanh Hà Thị Nguyễn, and Diễm Phương Nữ Phan
- Published: 2021
- Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 65
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102559
Exploring Deaf Students’ Disaster Awareness and Preparedness in U.S. Higher Education
- Author(s): Takayama, K., Craig, L., Cooper, A., & Stokar, H.
- Published: 2022
- Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103409
Deaf Community and DiDRR Network in Vietnam Call for Action
- Author(s): Nguyễn Trần Thủy Tiên, Cooper, A. & Craig, L.
- Published: 2022
- Journal: London School of Economics/Southeast Asia Centre [University of Sydney, Australia]
Deaf Community and DiDRR: Supporting a Twin-Track Approach
- Author(s): Craig, L., Cooper, A., Takayama, K, & Klein, H.
- Published: 2023
- Journal: Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, 18(3): 1-24
