Fulbright Faculty Scholars

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Ceil Lucas

Department of Linguistics

Year: 2009

Place: Italy

Fulbright Project:Dr. Lucas was based at the Siena School for Liberal Arts, teaching aspects of sociolinguistics to American students studying there for their junior year. Dr. Lucas will also be working with members of the Italian Deaf community and LIS (Italian Sign Language) interpreters, developing and presenting workshops on topics of interest to them and consulting on research projects.

Deb Chen Pichler

Department of Linguistics

Year: 2008

Place:Croatia

Fulbright Project:Dr. Chen Pichler carried out a short term Fulbright Senior Specialist grant in Zagreb, Croatia in the summer of 2008. She taught courses on sign language acquisition and bilingual education for Deaf children at the University of Zagreb and collaborated with Croatian colleagues on sign linguistics projects.

Steven Collins

Department of Interpretation

Year: 2000-01

Place: Italy

Fulbright Project:Dr. Collins worked with the families of deaf-blind children and conducted numerous workshops on deaf-blind issues.

Barbara Gerner De Garcia

Department of Educational Foundations and Research

Year: 1999

Place: Brazil

Fulbright Project:Dr. Gerner De Garcia was a Scholar/Researcher and taught a graduate course at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, and did research on a literacy program for deaf adults with limited or no literacy in Portuguese.

Raychelle L. Harris

Department of Interpretation

Year: 1998-99

Place: Italy

Fulbright Project: Ms. Harris worked with Italian sign language teachers and school teachers on various teaching techniques, such as assessment, grading, teaching approaches, curricula and activity development. (Student Fulbright.)

Year: 1998-99

Place: Italy

Fulbright Project:Dr. Dudis conducted research in Italy on the structure of LIS (Italian Sign Language. (Student Fulbright.)

Year: 1989-90

Place:Zimbabwe

Fulbright Project:Dr. Barnartt served as the liaison between the University of Zimbabwe and the Teachers’ College in Masvingo. Dr. Barnartt also taught university courses and conducted research in the special education teacher training program located in Bulawayo.

Year: 1989

Place:Argentina

Fulbright Project:Dr. Johnson worked with a linguist on the description of LSA, the sign language of Argentina.

Year: 1985-87

Place:Nigeria

Fulbright Project:Dr. Kinner’s program was to interview the pioneers of Nigerian Broadcasting, those who were trained by the British and who broadcast the country’s independence in 1960. Dr. Kinner published an article based on this research.