Research on Deafness

Doctoral Dissertations

A phenomenological case study on Super’s theory and the negative impacts of the Americans with Disabilities Act on the employability of the deaf. Langston, Stephen W. 157 pages (Ph.D., Capella University, 2012). AAT 3498737.

Social silence: A phenomenological study of the social experience of deaf students from hearing families in a mainstream educational setting. Sisia, Nicolle. 129 pages (Ed.D., Northeastern University, 2012). AAT 3495810.

Anchored by hope: Voices of Hispanic parents of Deaf and hard of hearing children. Wesley, Tymika NiQuel. 149 pages (Ed.D., California Lutheran University, 2011). AAT 3474338.

An examination of literacy experiences in first-generation deaf Latino college students. Torres, Franklin Cristian. 191 pages (Ph.D., Capella University, 2011). AAT 3439535.

A phenomenological analysis of the perception of employability of deaf-and hard-of-hearing individuals following high school graduation. Johnson, Viola E. 221 pages (Ed.D., Union Institute and University, 2011). AAT 3467200.

A study of the relationship between the interagency collaboration of-school counselors in transition planning and the transition outcomes of hard-of-hearing adolescents. Wright, Marisha P. 169 pages (Ph.D., Capella University, 2011). AAT 3473350.

Conceputal blending in American Sign Language interpretations. White Armstrong, Julie Ann. 166 pages (Ph.D., Ball State University, 2011). AAT 3454296.

Contextual issues of deaf Hispanic immigrant adults learning American Sign Language as a new language. Lummer, Lewis S. 196 pages (Ed.D., Northern Illinois University, 2011). AAT 3457795.

Curriculum-based measurement as a form of progress monitoring in correlation with teacher expectations in mathematics for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Emerson, Judith Mary. 166 pages (Ph.D., The University of Southern Mississippi, 2011). AAT 3455437.

Deaf interpreters: Exploring their processes of interpreting. Forestal, Eileen M. 147 pages (Ph.D., Capella University, 2011). AAT 3487205.

Emerging adults with cochlear implants: Their experiences and life-worlds. Neria, Christy Mae. 201 pages (Ph.D., Chapman University, 2011). AAT 3454874.

Emotional availability and touch among deaf and hearing mother-infant dyads. Silvia, Grace. 114 pages (Ph.D., University of Montana, 2011). AAT 3495271.

Essential aspects of language development: Suprasegmental abilities of children with cochlear implants. Bobsin, Lorin Leigh. 148 pages (Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2011). AAT 3485329.

Examining the influence of the residential school for the deaf experience on deaf identity. Staten, Frederick Douglass. 142 pages (Ph.D., The University of Iowa, 2011). AAT 3494213.

Experiences and training needs of deaf and hearing interpreter teams. Bentley-Sassaman, Jessica. 146 pages (Ed.D., Walden University, 2011). AAT 3434053.

Exploring alternate routes to literacy in profoundly deaf individuals. Hirshorn, Elizabeth A.. 146 pages (Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2011). AAT 3498246.

“Future life how?”: The making of Deaf sociality and aspiration in urban India. Friedner, Michele Ilana. 208 pages (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2011). AAT 3469266.

Influences of personal culture on the writing of a deaf refugee high school student from Somalia. Reimers, Rebecca Renee. 197 pages (Ed.D., Walden University, 2011). AAT 3456598.

It is still a hearing world: A phenomenological case study of deafcollege students’ experiences of academia. Brooks, Becky A. 262 pages (Ph.D., Ohio University, 2011). AAT 3466154.

Los padres: Spoken English for their deaf children. Freutel, Jane. 216 pages (Ed.D.,University of Phoenix, 2011). AAT 3480393.

Making sadza with Deaf Zimbabwean women: A missiological reorientation of practical theological method toward self-theologizing agency among subaltern communities. VanGilder, Kirk Alan. 268 pages (Ph.D., Boston University School of Theology, 2011). AAT 3479513.

Overcoming the “backward” body: How state institutions, language, and embodiment shape deaf education in contemporary southern Viet Nam. Cooper, Audrey C.. 451 pages (Ph.D., The American University, 2011). AAT 3452637.

Politeness in Japanese Sign Language (JSL): Polite JSL expression as evidence for intermodal language contact influence. George, Johnny Earl. 212 pages (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2011). AAT 3498966.

Positioned as bystanders: Deaf students’ experiences and perceptions of informal learning phenomena. Hopper, Mindy J. 280 pages (Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2011). AAT 3458642.

Quest for a deaf child: Ethics and genetics. Burke, Teresa Blankmeyer. 191 pages (Ph.D., The University of New Mexico, 2011). AAT 3460974.

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