Our research advances understanding and influences policies that impact the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Our unique mission encourages, promotes, and facilitates scholarly research to enhance the intellectual climate on-campus while making a difference in our local and global communities.
The number of principal investigators has doubled over the last 10 years and are more diverse than ever.
What Are Our Research Priorities?
Our priorities guide our projects and motivate our researchers to make a difference.
What Are Our Priorities?
Our priorities are the foundation of our research. They’re what guide our projects and motivate our researchers to make a difference.
Gallaudet ranks among the top doctoral universities
We believe that gaining the insight of younger generations is essential to supporting Gallaudet’s ongoing mission.
Become a student assistant for faculty researchers carrying out their own studies.
Collaborate with seasoned faculty researchers on your projects through research study mentorships.
Contribute to the vitality of on-campus research
Brain and Language Laboratory for Neuroimaging (BL2)
Center for Deaf Health Equity
Center for Science, Technology, and Research
Motion Light Lab (ML2)
Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center
National Science Foundation Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2)
Technology Access Program (TAP)
Contribute to the vitality of on-campus research
Center for Deaf Health Equity (CDHE)
CDHE conducts population health, patient-reported outcomes, and clinical trial studies with individuals who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing.
Center for Science and Technology Research (CSTR)
Home to multimillion-dollar labs designed for deaf scientists, CSTR is a beacon on the Gallaudet campus. Deaf and hard of hearing students work side-by-side with Gallaudet faculty across disciplines, including Molecular Genetics, Ecology, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational Chemistry, Information Technology, and Mathematics.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child Resilience Center
Research at DHHCRC addresses gaps in the delivery of mental health services to deaf and hard of hearing children by creating and adapting accessible tools to assess trauma symptoms and behavior, adapting evidence-based trauma treatments, and providing training and ongoing consultation for mental health professionals.
Motion Light Lab (ML2)
Drs. John S. & Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center
The Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center educates students in the documentary arts and explores the lives of deaf people through research, documentation and dissemination. Special focus is given to significant historical issues and endangered cultural knowledge specific to deaf peoples.
Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2)
VL2 utilizes neuroimaging techniques to advance knowledge on how human higher cognition is realized through vision. VL2 studies the effects of visual processes, visual language, and social experience on the development of cognition, language, reading and literacy.
Technology Access Program (TAP)
TAP conducts research and development related to communication technologies and services. It works closely with deaf and hard of hearing consumers, policymakers and industry to inform its work and to accelerate the transition from research to practice.
Faculty Research Labs and Projects
Selected Core Research Areas
Faculty Research Labs and Projects
Selected Core Research Areas
Support
Our research can only be good as the support it receives. We provide support to our faculty, staff, and student researchers to ensure they experience the highest standard of academic integrity and excellence.
Help us, help you.
Applying for and properly using outside funding can be a complicated and stressful process. The Office of Research and Innovation supports Gallaudet faculty, staff seeking funding for research projects.
We can help you identify funding sources, assist you in the proposal process, and guide you through regulatory requirements.
Gallaudet leads global advances in research and education
Learn more about how Gallaudet expands the frontiers of deaf scholarship and deepens knowledge through its Office of International Affairs, creates opportunities through Study Abroad programs such as Fulbright fellowships, welcomes international scholars, and provides students with unparalleled opportunities to collaborate on research that changes lives throughout the world.
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