deaf academics
Profile: Dr. Stephanie Kerschbaum
Associate Professor of English, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA Field of expertise: Writing Studies Describe your hearing: I wear two behind-the-ear hearing...
When to tell? Applying for jobs when you are deaf or hard of hearing
-Ana Going on the job market was a fraught decision for me. As a postdoc considering tenure-track faculty positions, I relied on hearing...
The sound we can see: working with hearing loss in the field
When I was 19 I went for a checkup with an audiologist and found out that I was hearing only 90% of what...
Understanding unfamiliar accents
I wrote this post on an airplane coming back from an international conference I attended in Thailand. Because of the distance involved, participation...
How to work with ASL-English interpreters and Deaf academics in academic settings
Just like their non-Deaf colleagues, Deaf academics teach students, discuss and present their research, attend various professional meetings, and give media interviews. Communicating...
Teaching (very) large classes
This semester I am teaching a large lecture course with about 175 students. I have taught this course 6 times before, with enrollment...
What’s In a Name?
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s...
Why the world needs another blog
By sharing various ways that we approach different challenges, we hope to build a community toolbox of solutions.
