About the Gallaudet Research Institute
Gallaudet, as an institution, has a mandated obligation to contribute knowledge likely to benefit the nation’s deaf and hard of hearing people, particularly in the areas of education and human services. The University therefore supports the Gallaudet Research Institute (GRI), a staff unit of the Graduate School and Professional Programs within the Division of Academic Affairs.
Essential Functions
- ✔ Leading and supporting a range of studies, based at GRI and in other units on campus.
- ✔ Serving as an information clearinghouse about deaf and hard of hearing children, through longitudinal projects such as the Annual Survey and SAT-10 norming.
- ✔ Advising and teaching research methodology to students and faculty (advising on design, serving on thesis & dissertation committees, mentoring and teaching students.)
- ✔ Monitoring innovations in data management & technology for adapting to campus research.
- ✔ Providing research grants to students & faculty. Showcasing their research in lecture series.
Funding
Since FY05, GRI has attracted more than one million dollars in external monies for a range of deliverables, such as proposed studies, state surveys of school children, sale of SAT materials, and reimbursed contributions to campus centers such as VL2 and RERC-HE.
Currently, GRI staff are preparing grant proposals, revisions or subcontracts for submission to HHS (conditions of American Indian infants w/ disability), NIH–NIDCD (Speech Loudness Perception During Vocalization), AERA (secondary data analyses-disability datasets), and NCDHR (CDC-funded center on deaf health, Deaf Weight Wise project). Also, with VL2 and RERC-HE, we co-write grants (both as P.I. on studies and as technical specialists).
