I am professor of linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico. My primary research interests are in the area of sign language linguistics. My current research involves the cross-linguistic study of signed languages, gesture, and the evolution of language.
My teaching responsibilities are divided between courses in the Signed Language Interpreting Program and in the Department of Linguistics. The interpreting program at UNM is a four-year, bachelor of science degree. I teach a course on American Deaf Culture and a seminar on signed language interpreting models and research. In linguistics, I often teach a graduate course on Functional Syntax, as well as special courses on a variety of topics.
I maintain information devoted to the issue of academic acceptance of American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language in colleges and universities. On this site, you'll find a rationale for why ASL is a foreign language, a list of colleges and universities that accept it in fulfillment of their undergraduate foreign language requirements, and related stories.
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Siena
November 2006
Brazil
February 2005
Rome
October 2004
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