P A U L M Q UINN ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE LECTURER 975 S. M Y R T L E A VE.| T EMPE , AZ 85287 COLLEGE OF HEALTH SOLUTIONS (480) 965-9356 | [email protected] EDUCATION Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) ..................................................................... 2018 - Present Educational Technology (M.Ed. program) Projected graduation: December 2019 The focus of the EDT program is on design, development, and evaluation of instructional systems and on educational technology applications to support learning. California State University Northridge (Northridge, CA) .................................................. 1991 - 1994 Bachelor of Arts: Deaf Studies Degree awarded with honors: May 1994 Degree requirements are comprised of courses in sign language, linguistics, and a variety of other disciplines designed to convey knowledge and understanding of the language and culture of Deaf people, including their history and social experiences. Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) ......................................................... 2002 - 2003, 2009 - 2010 Courses completed: Educational Technology (M.Ed. program) Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) ................................................................................... 1995 - 1999 Courses completed: Communicative Disorders (MS program) University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) ......................................................................................... 1994 - 1995 Courses completed: Rehabilitation Counseling: Deafness / Audiology (MA program) El Camino Community College (Torrance, CA) ................................................................................. 1993 Sign Language Interpreter Training Program Achieved Certification: Arizona Interpreter Quality Assurance System (IQAS) Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA)..................................................................... 1988 - 1990 Courses completed in Psychology and Economics P A U L M Q UINN P A G E 2 EXPERIENCE Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) ................................................................................ 1995 - Present Lecturer (1995 - Present) Honors Faculty Primary responsibilities ▪ Teach American Sign Language courses from beginning to advanced ▪ Create, edit, and maintain original instructional materials ▪ Participate in the promotion and advancement of the program at the university ▪ Effectively educate and manage approximately 90 - 120 students per semester within a community of approximately 800 students taking ASL annually Program Director (2002 – 2018) Primary responsibilities ▪ Oversee and respond to student issues (800+ students annually) ▪ Manage program administrative, human resources, and budgetary matters ▪ Schedule, coordinate, and staff courses on Tempe and Downtown campuses ▪ Provide leadership to ASL faculty including supervision of long-term projects ▪ Act as interface between department, college, and ASL program Courses Developed • American Sign Language I Hybrid Courses Oversee and design the university’s first hybrid online ASL courses by developing new online coursework delivered via streaming video. Work with designated faculty, interface with relevant university resources, and prepare coursework for approximately175 students per semester. Initial deployment Spring 2016. • “Survival Sign For AuD” (SHS-505) Graduate level sign language course for students enrolled in the AuD program (audiology). This course covers general receptive/expressive sign language skills, Deaf culture and community attitudes toward audiology, and specialized vocabulary for use in a clinical setting. • “Sign Language for Speech Language Pathologists” (SHS-598) Graduate level sign language course for students enrolled in the Speech Language Pathology Program. This course is an introduction to American Sign Language covering basic receptive/expressive conversational skills with an emphasis on signs used in a clinical setting. P A U L M Q UINN P A G E 3 External Research Grant Proposals ▪ National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Proposal: CHS: Medium: Towards a companion robotic platform for the hearing and speech impaired. Principal Investigator: Chitta Baral. Co-I: P. Quinn. Total Proposed budget: $1,199,956. Submitted September 2017. ▪ National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Proposal: Brain-signal Leveraged Affective Sign-language Translation into Text. Principal Investigator: S. Gupta. Co- PI: T. Azuma. Co-I: P. Quinn. Submitted, unfunded. ▪ HHS: National Institutes of Health (NIH) R21 Grant: Real Time and Extendable Sign Language Translation for the Deaf in Emergency Care. Total requested Budget: $337,665. Submitted, unfunded. Principal Investigator: S. Gupta. Co-PI: T. Azuma. Co-I: P. Quinn ▪ National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Proposal: Understanding and encoding context driven changes in human brain activity. Investigator: S. Gupta. Co-PI: T. Azuma. CO-I: P. Quinn. Submitted, unfunded. Cross-Disciplinary and Community Collaborations • Arizona State University and Kenyatta University (2018) In partnership with faculty members from the School of International Letters and Cultures and the School of Social Transformation, explored potential collaboration agreements with Kenyan universities. Visited Nairobi in May 2018 to meet with officials from multiple institutions ultimately establishing a successful collaboration agreement between Arizona State University and Kenyatta University that was approved by ASU Provost Mark Searle in July 2018. • Refugee Services, Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (2017 - 2018) Collaborate with English instructor at LSS and speech-language pathology clinical faculty at ASU to provide language instruction and communication strategies training to a deaf refugee and his family. Work with collaborators to develop culturally and linguistically relevant family-friendly materials, provide individualized language intervention, and facilitate the client's access to community services. Conferences • Disability and Social Justice in Kenya (Nairobi, Kenya / June 2017) “Impact of Technology on the Future of Language and Communication Needs of Deaf People” ▪ Conference of disability experts from Central Africa and the United States ▪ Challenges and Solutions: Improve the lives of Kenyans with disabilities ▪ Develop an international relationship between Kenya and ASU P A U L M Q UINN P A G E 4 • Languages @ASU Symposium (November 2016) ▪ Showcasing of Programs: Discussion of Programs and Innovative Ideas ▪ Challenges and Solutions: Recruiting Students and Online Classes ▪ Increasing the Visibility of Languages Taught Across ASU Professional Development • ASU Committee for Campus Inclusion: Service and Emotional Support Animals on Campus (April 2018) ▪ Definitions and use of support animals ▪ Legal issues surrounding support animals on campus • ASU Development U: Leadership and Workforce 2017 (October 2017) ▪ Listening to Understand • ASU CSW/SC Professional Development Conference 2017 (October 2017) ▪ Leadership Development: Liker'ship vs. Leadership: Why Professional Boundaries Matter ▪ Dealing with Difficult People • ASU Committee for Campus Inclusion: CCI Diversity and Inclusion Education Conference 2016 (November 2016) ▪ Mental Health in College: Understanding the Needs of Students ▪ Technology to Promote Inclusion in the Classroom ▪ Microagressions in Higher Education • ASU CSW/SC Professional Development Conference 2016 (October 2016) ▪ Supporting Student Success: Having Meaningful Conversations with Students ▪ Intentional Supervision ▪ Making the Invisible Visible: The Experiences of Transgender Students on Campus and How to Create an Affirming Climate at ASU ▪ Emergency Preparedness: Be Prepared: What to do When Faced with Acts of Violence • Signing Naturally Training Workshop: Unit 7-12 New Curriculum (March 2015) (fully immersed, sign-only environment) ▪ Curriculum authors provided three days of intensive training on the use of the latest ASL curriculum. ▪ Workshop material was design to meet the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Five C’s of Foreign Language Instruction: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities. P A U L M Q UINN P A G E 5 • ASL Immersion Weekend at Western Oregon University (July 2013) (fully immersed, sign only environment) ▪ Workshops included: Read My Face: ASL Facial Grammar, British Sign Language: Posh or Rubbish, ASL Colloquialisms, Sign Mime, Tactile World: International Landscapes of the Deaf Blind Committees Served ▪ ASL Lecturer Search Committee, Chair (2005, 2007, 2013, 2018) ▪ ASL Lecturer Promotion Committee (2016) ▪ Honors Thesis (Medical services in the Deaf community), Director (2014) ▪ Arizona Council for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing: Licensure (2007 - 2008) ▪ Emergency Procedures, Evacuation, and Safety (2005 - 2006) ▪ Honors Thesis (Cochlear implants), Director (2005 - 2006) ▪ ASL Lecturer Search Committee, Member (2006) ▪ Honors Thesis (Children’s stories), Member (2005) Additional Departmental Work American Sign Language Teaching Assistant Program Administrator (2018 - present) ▪ Implement and manage the ASL Teaching Assistant Program ▪ Author and maintain program documentation Classroom Tutoring Assistant Coordinator (CTA) (2002 - 2018) ▪ Designed and successfully introduced new credit-based CTA program ▪ Coordinated all major CTA program details and managed participants each semester Conversational ASL (2005 - 2009) ▪ Designed, staffed, and executed new course for advanced ASL students PACE