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Interim Chair:Dr. Paul DudisHall Memorial Building, Room 1401D
Contact:Stephanie Roche'
Hall Memorial Building (HMB) 1401C
(202) 651-5149 (voice)(202) 559-5628 (videophone)(202) 651-5172 (fax)
Education/DegreesPh.D., Interpretation, Gallaudet University M.S., Education of Deaf Children, Syracuse UniversityB.A., Liberal Arts - Major: Fine Arts, Hamilton College Research InterestsInterpreting in the healthcare system, mentoring, the role of creativity in interpreting Selected Publications and PresentationsShaffer, L. (2014). Knowledge brokering: An emerging art for sign language interpreters? Street Leverage. Available at: http://www.streetleverage.com/tag/laurie-shaffer/ Shaffer, L. (2013). From a distance...Mentoring in educational (K12) settings. In Elizabeth Winston and Robert Lee (Eds.), Mentorship in sign language interpreting (pp. 139-161). Alexandria, VA: RID Press. Shaffer L., & Watson, W. (2004). Peer mentoring: What's THAT? In Elisa Maroney (Ed.), CIT: Still shining after 25 years conference proceedings (pp. 77-93). Conference of Interpreter Trainers.
Contact Informationlaurie.shaffer@gallaudet.edu
Admissions Requirements
Spring 2021 – Dec 12Fall 2021 – May 15