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Rachel Benedict Rmb625@Bu.Edu Rachel Benedict [email protected] Education January 2013 – present M. Ed. Candidate, Education of the Deaf Boston University 2011 – 2013 M.A., Applied Linguistics Boston University 2007 – 2011 B.A. in Biology, Magna Cum Laude Minor: Linguistics University General Studies Honors Gallaudet University Research Experience 2011 – present Graduate Research Assistant American Sign Language Assessment Instrument Supervisor: Dr. Robert Hoffmeister Center for the Study of Communication and the Deaf Boston University Fall 2012 – present Team Member Theory of Mind Development in Deaf Children Supervisor, Jorie Koster-Hale Social Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory Massachusetts Institute of Technology Spring 2011 Undergraduate Linguistics Research Experience Supervisor: Dr. Kristin Mulrooney Department of Linguistics Gallaudet University Professional Development 2011 – present ASL Interpreter Liaison Boston University Conference on Language Development Boston University 2011 – present Assistant to Team Director 2011 Winter & 2013 Summer Deaflympics United States of America Deaf Sports Federation 2012 – 2013 ASL Tutor Family Sign Language Program Gallaudet University Northeast Regional Center at Northern EsseX Community College 2010 – 2011 Managing Editor Buff and Blue Student Newspaper Gallaudet University 2008 - 2011 Special Assistant to Academic Bowl Coordinator Academic Bowl, College of Professional Studies & Outreach Gallaudet University Spring 2010 Student Assistant President’s Office Gallaudet University 2009 – 2010 Green Gallaudet Director of Sustainability Student Body Government Gallaudet University 2008-2009, 2010-2011 Sports Information Assistant Athletics Department Gallaudet University Fall 2009 Environmental Intern Facilities Department Gallaudet University Summer 2009 Media Team Writer 2009 Summer Deaflympics United States of America Deaf Sports Federation Publications and Presentations Benedict, R., Nayak, S. & Caldwell-Harris, C. (2013, Jul 10-13). Group differences in the Acquisition of Bodypart Classifiers in Deaf children: Deaf Parents versus Hearing Parents. Poster will be presented at the Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research Annual Conference. London, UK. Hoffmeister, R., Benedict, R., Henner, J., Fish, S. & Rosenburg, P. (2013, Jun 28). American Sign Language Assessment Instrument: Measuring Success. Will be presented at the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf. Rochester, NY. Benedict, R. (2013, Apr 30). An Overview of the American Sign Language Assessment Instrument: A Normed Language Assessment Tool for Deaf Students. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. Novogrodsky, R. & Benedict, R. (2013, Apr 18). The Relationship Between Reading and the Development of Antonyms in ASL and Evidence of Early Phonological Awareness of the Language. Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Seattle, WA. Hoffmeister, Novogodsky, Fish, Benedict, Henner & Rosenberg. (2013, Mar 21-23). Identifying Profiles of Deaf Language Learners using the ASLAI. Presnted at the first Symposium on Sign Language Acquisition. Lisbon, Portugal. Kim, K., Benedict, R., Hoffmeister, R., Fish, S., Henner, J., & Czubek, T. (2012, Nov 10). American Sign Language Assessment Instrument: Its Ripple Effects. Presented at the Maryland American Sign Language Teachers Association Biannual Conference. Baltimore, MD. Benedict, R., Hoffmeister, R., Fish, S., Henner, J. & Kim, K. (2012, July 4). American Sign Language Assessment Instrument. Presented at National Association of the Deaf Conference. Louisville, KY. Benedict, R. (2012, June 30) Early Intervention: what can YOU do? Presented at Deaf Youth USA Camp. Danville, KY. Hoffmeister, R., Benedict, R., Kim, K., Henner, J. (2012) American Sign Language Assessment Instrument. Presented at Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference. Jacksonville, FL. Benedict, R. (2011, Dec 1). Early Intervention: the Missing Link [video file]. Retrieved from: http://aslized.org/ei/ or www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ZqKMgXciU NOTE: has generated over 50,000 hits and has been translated into 7 languages [with audio] (2011, Dec 8): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYWWXy0wy2w Certification NIH Office of EXtramural Research: Protecting Human Research Participants Praxis I Pre-Professional Skills Tests passed Memberships National Association of the Deaf American Educational Research Association Society for Research in Child Development Sign Language Linguistics Society .
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