Research on Deafness

Doctoral Dissertations

A case study on reading processes of signing deaf children. Cripps, Jody Herbert, (Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 2008). 402 pages. AAT 3291237

Acculturation and acceptance of deafness among Asian and Asian American deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States. Arboleda, Roch Jand I., (Ph.D., The George Washington University, 2007). 212 pages. AAT 3275129

A protocol for sound localization testing with young and aging normal hearing subjects. Huff, Alison V., (Au.D., Louisiana Tech University, 2007). 117 pages. AAT 3268118

ASL assessment for second language learners: An exploration of alternatives for deaf test-takers. Rust, Mark M., (Ph.D., Capella University, 2007). 117 pages. AAT 3288790

Children of Deaf adults (CODAs): An exploration into the origins of self-directed learning behaviors. Blatt, Stuart David, (Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2007). 159 pages. AAT 3264141

Classroom discourse and interpreted education: What is conveyed to deaf elementary school students. Langer, Elizabeth Caldwell, (Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2007). 313 pages. AAT 3256442

Deaf bilingual education: A comparison of the academic performance of deaf children of deaf parents and deaf children of hearing parents. Geeslin, Joseph David, III, (Ed.D., Indiana University, 2007). 176 pages. AAT 3287372

Development and validation of the Deaf Athletic Coping Skills Inventory. Grindstaff, Jason S., (Ph.D., The University of Tennessee, 2007). 120 pages. AAT 3286926

Early literacy learning of young children with hearing loss: Written narrative development. Kim, MinJeong, (Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2008). 271 pages. AAT 3292756

Early speech and language development in deaf children with a cochlear implant: A longitudinal investigation. Schauwers, Karen, (Ph.D., Universiteit Antwerpen [Belgium], 2007). 421 pages. AAT 3263732

Emergence of an indigenous sign language and a speech/sign community in Ban Khor, Thailand. Nonaka, Angela M., (Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2007). 209 pages. AAT 3257223

Factors associated with mathematical ability in young deaf children: Building foundations, from networks to numbers. Kritzer, Karen L., (Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2007). 293 pages. AAT 3270082

Family-centeredness in early education programs for children with hearing loss. Ragin, Rachael E., (Ed.D., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007). 100 pages. AAT 3283494

Fear in the tellin’: The silence, suffering, and survival of deaf professional women. Grant, Kathleen J., (Ph.D., The American University, 2007). 340 pages. AAT 3273594

fMRI studies of effects of hearing status on audio-visual speech perception. Yoo, Julie J., (Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007). AAT 0818302

Initiating and Engaging Partnerships: Using the individualized education program (IEP) process. Ritchey, Kristina Failing, (Ed.D., Wilmington College (Delaware), 2007). 117 pages. AAT 3246682

“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin:” The transnational lives of deaf Americans, 1870—1924. Murray, Joseph John, (Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 2007). 287 pages. AAT 3290674

Parenting children with cochlear implants: Challenges, stress, coping, and processes. Zaidman-Zait, Anat, (Ph.D., The University of British Columbia [Canada], 2007). 240 pages. AAT NR31970

Predicting successful rehabilitation outcomes for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing: An application of Chi-Squared Automatic Interaction Detector and logistic regression analyses. Dalton, Jacquelyn A., (Ph.D., The University of Wisconsin—Madison, 2007). 141 pages. AAT 3283304

Predictors of satisfied users of assistive technology. Warren, Joan E., (Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado, 2007). 110 pages. AAT 3280281

Psychoeducational dissemination across distance: The viability of telehealth with the deaf population. Wilson, Jaime A. B., (Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 2007). 188 pages. AAT 3269339

Recognition, use, and comprehension of vocabulary by students who are deaf/hard of hearing: A strategic approach to vocabulary instruction. Dimling, Lisa Marie, (Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2007). 173 pages. AAT 3282086

Seeing in order to listen, listening in order to see: Narratives of Deaf/Hearing couples. Phillips, Barbara A., (Ph.D., Smith College School for Social Work, 2007). 446 pages. AAT 3271232

Silent victims: An examination into criminal victimization of the Deaf. Barrow, Lauren M., (Ph.D., City University of New York, 2007). 273 pages. AAT 3249915

Speech recognition in noise. Vermiglio, Andrew James, (Au.D., Central Michigan University, 2007). 102 pages. AAT 3292170

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