2007 - Present | Professor, American Sign Language and Interpreting, St. Catherine University ‐ ASL and Interpreting Department | |
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1999 - 2007 | Associate Professor & Chair, ASL and Interpreting Department, St. Catherine University | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2017 - Present | St. Catherine University, CATIE Center: Behavioral Health Interpreting Program |
United States Department of Education, RSA | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$2,000,000 | |
2017 - Present | St. Catherine University, CATIE Center: Experiential Learning Model for Interpreter Education |
United States Department of Education, RSA | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$4,000,000 | |
2010 - 2016 | St. Catherine University, CATIE Center: Advancing the Quality and Quantity of Interpreters through Effective Practices |
Department of Education, RSA | |
Role: Principal investigator | |
$1,800,000 | |
2005 - 2010 | The College of St. Catherine: Collaborative for the Advancement of Teaching Interpreting Excellence. |
United States Department of Education, RSA | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$1,500,000 | |
2005 - 2007 | The College of St. Catherine: Building Interpreter Capacity (Legal and Medical Interpreting). |
Minnesota State Department of Human Services | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$42,000 | |
2004 - 2005 | Improving Access to Health Care in Greater Minnesota for Deaf Patients |
Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Minnesota | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$34,000 | |
2003 - 2005 | The College of St. Catherine: Building Interpreter Capacity (Legal and Medical Interpreting). (Laurie Swabey, PI) |
Minnesota State Department of Human Services | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$42,000 | |
2000 - 2005 | The College of St. Catherine: Upgrading the Quality of Interpreting Services in Region V |
United States Department of Education, RSA | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$768,055 | |
1985 - 1990 | The University of New Hampshire: Interpreter Education in New England. |
United States Department of Education, RSA | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$650,000 | |
1982 - 1985 | The University of New Hampshire: Upgrading Interpreting in Northern New England. |
United States Department of Education, RSA | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$250,000 |
Honors and Awards
- 2014 – CIT and RID Mary Stotler Award – received at the biennial national CIT conference in Portland, Oregon.
- 2011 - St. Catherine University Carol Easley Denny Award (funded research project): As the world watched: A cross-linguistic analysis of interpretations of President Obama’s inauguration speech.
- 2010 - RID Research Award (funded research project): An examination of deaf physician-deaf patient discourse: Implications for interpreting practice.
- 2008 - St. Catherine University Bonnie Jean Kelly and Joan Kelly Faculty Excellence Award
- 2008 - MRID Member of the Year Award
- 2017 - Behavior Heath Award: Department of Education
- 2017 - Experiential Learning Model Demonstration Center Award: Department of Education
2002 | PhD, Linguistics, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | |
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1980 | MA, Education, Lewis and Clark College | |
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1979 | Bachelor's degree, Psychology, California State University, Northridge | |
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Contact Information
St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
Office 651-690-6797
Video Phone 651-212-7408
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