VITA Robert J. Hoffmeister, Ph.D. Boston University School of Education 605 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-3205/5191 (V/TTY) FAX: (617) 353 3292 Present Position(s): Associate Professor, Department of Literacy, Language, Counseling and Development Director, Center for the Study of Communication and the Deaf 1979-2008 Director, Programs in Deaf Studies 1979-2008 Director, Graduate Program in Education of the Deaf 1979-2008 Director, Graduate Program in ASL/Deaf Studies 1979-2008 Director, Undergraduate Program in Deaf Studies 2000- Consult/Director, Center for Research and Training, The Learning Center for Deaf Children, Framingham, MA Professional Preparation: 1978 Ph.D., University of Minnesota (Research Development and Demonstration Center in Education of Handicapped Children) Emphasis on Psychology, Language and the Deaf 1971 M.Ed., University of Arizona Emphasis on Education of the Deaf 1970 B. S., University of Connecticut (Magna Cum Laude), Emphasis on Mental Retardation, Psychology and Language Professional Experience: 1976-1979 Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 1976-1979 Director, Graduate Program in Education of the Deaf, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 1977-1979 Project Director, Family Sign Language Training Program and Staff Development Program, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA 1971-1976 Project Investigator, Research, Development and Demonstration Center in Education of Handicapped Children, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1975-1976 Instructor, Childhood Language Development, Department of Psychoeducational Studies, (Special Education), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Professional Roles: 1982-Present Reviewer, National Science Foundation Division of Linguistics 2010 Reviewer, Spencer Foundation 2007 Reviewer, Boston University Conference on Language Development 2007 Reviewer, International Association for the Study of Child Language 2007 Reviewer, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Health & Behavior Studies 2005-present Guest reviewer: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD) 2000-2008 Wellcome Trust, London, England, Division of Cognitive Studies 1979-Present Reviewer, Sign Language Studies 1983-Present National Institute of Health, Special Reviewer, Study Section: Communicative Disorders Institute on Deafness and Other Communicative Disorders SBIR Subsection 1989-Present Reviewer, American Annals of the Deaf 1999 Site reviewer, Innovations in American Government, JFK School of Government, Harvard University R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vita page 2 1994-Present Reviewer, Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities 1993-Present Chair, Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) Scholarship Committee 1990-Present Reviewer, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 1990-1992 Treasurer, Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) 1990-1992 Board of Directors, Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) 1989 Reviewer, Computers in Education of the Handicapped 1988-Present Reviewer, Journal of Exceptional Children 1986-1987 Reviewer, Houghton-Mifflin 1986-1987 Reviewer, Springer-Verlag 1985 Reviewer, Volta Review 1984 Reviewer, Community Psychology 1984 Reviewer, Exceptional Children 1976-Present Reviewer, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Professional Membership: National Association of the Deaf Children of Deaf Adults (CODA), Chair, Scholarship Committee American College Educators of the Deaf (ACEDHH) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) Association of College Educators of the Deaf(ACED) New England Child Language Association New England Sign Language Research Group International Reading Association, Special Interest Group for the Deaf Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID) CAID, SIG memberships Treasurer, Minority Group Concerns Treasurer, Deaf Studies Member, Parent Concerns Teachers of English to the Deaf Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf Current Research: Reading and Deaf Children: The role of ASL in learning English through print: with Harris, C. (Dept of Psych, BU), Dalton, B., Proctor, P., (CAST), Mitchell, T. (UMass Med). (in revision NIH, NIDCD The Development of an American Sign Langugage Assessment Instrument (Submitted to IES, USDOE) Theory of Mind: The role of ASL in the thinking of Deaf children, with J. deVilliers and P. deVilliers,Smith College, & B. Schick, U. of Colorado (NIH, NIDCD) Acquistion of Signed Language in Deaf Children, ongoing project The Relationship of ASL in the Reading of Deaf Children, ongoing project Dual Language Programming for Deaf Children: Affects on Literacy. (SSSD, State of PA). English Acquisition in the Deaf, with P. deVilliers, and P. Blackwell, The Corliss Institute, Boston University, and Smith College (NIDRR) American Sign LanguageAssessment Instrument, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) American Sign Language/English Curriculum Development for Deaf Children, Preschool to 3rd grade Funded Research: The development of an American Sign Language Instrument. Institute for Educational Sciences (IES), US Department of Education, 2010-2014 (approx. $1,500,000/4 years) Personnel Preparation: Educators of the Deaf (OSERS), 2007-2011 (approx $800,000.00/4 yrs) Establish Deaf Education Program off Campus, Massachusetts Department of Education, ($160,000) 2004- 2009 12/8/10 R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vita page 3 Institute on Math Science Signs for Interpreters of ASL, Massachusetts Department of Education ($190,000) 2004-2010 Theory of Mind, with J. deVilliers and P. deVilliers, Smith College, Brenda Schick, U. of Colorado,(NIH- $1,200.000/4 yrs)1996-2000 Telecommunications for the Deaf, Duffy Engineering (NIH-SBIR, $800,000.00)1987-1991 English Acquisition in the Deaf, with P. DeVilliers, and P. Blackwell, The Corliss Institute, Boston University, and Smith College (NIDRR) ($600,000.00/3 yrs), 1988-1991 Personnel Preparation: Educators of the Deaf (OSERS), 1989-1996 (approx $540,000.00/5 yrs) Personnel Preparation: Educators of the Deaf (OSERS), 1983-1988 (approx $540,000.00/5 yrs) Publications 1. Books and Monographs Lane, H., Hoffmeister, R. & Bahan, B. A Journey into the Deaf World. Dawn Sign Press, San Diego, CA. (1996) Hoffmeister, R., Ewolt, C., Israelite, N., and Greenwald, J. A Review of the Literature on the Effective Use of Native Sign Language on the Acquisition of a Majority Language by Hearing Impaired Students. A Final Report to Minister of Education, Ontario. (October, 1989). (monograph, 1992) Hoffmeister, R. and Gee, J. (Eds.) Special Edition on American Sign Language Discourse. In Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal 6: 3 (1983). 2. Chapters Hoffmeister, R. (2009) Deaf Schools. In Hunt, T., Carper, J., Lasley, T., & Raisch, C., (eds.). Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent, San Diego, CA: Sage Publications. Hoffmeister, R. (2008). Border Crossings by Hearing Children of Deaf Parents.. In Bauman, D., (ed.) Open Your Eyes, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. Hoffmeister, R. (2007) Language and the Deaf World: Difference not Disability. In (ed) Brisk, M. & Mattai, P. Culturally Responsive Teacher Education: Language, Curriculum & Community, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Hoffmeister, R. (2004) Including Deaf People as Part of the Learning Process in Families with Deaf Children. In Clara, L. (ed.) Educating Deaf Children in Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal: Educational Press Hoffmeister, R. (2004). Forward to Miller, R. Deaf Hearing Boy, Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. Kourbetis, V., and Hoffmeister, R. (2004). Residential Schools for the Deaf in Greece: A Sign of Diversity a Promise of Unity, in Harvey Goodstein, Brown, L. (ed.) The Deaf Way II Reader, Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. Kourbetis, V., Hoffmeister R., Simpsa, T., (2004) Curriculum of Greek Sign Language as a first language of deaf students. In Proceedings of the 4th Pan-Hellenic Congress "Greek Pedagogic and Educational Research", Hatzidimou D., Taratori E., Kougjourouki M., and Stravakou P., (Eds.), Thessalonica: Kyrjakidi Kourbetis, V., Hoffmeister R., Simpsa, Th., Greek Sign Language Curriculum as a first language for Deaf students, Proceedings of the 4th National Conference of the Greek Educational Society " Greek Pedagogy and Educational Research" Alexandroupoli, May 28-30th, 2004, (2004) Kourbetis, V., Hoffmeister R., Simpsa, Th., Greek Sign Language Curriculum (K-12) for Deaf students, Hellenic Pedagogical Institute, Athens Greece, (2004) Hoffmeister, Robert J., A piece of the puzzle: ASL and reading comprehension in Deaf Children. In Chamberlain, C., Morford, J., & Mayberry, R., (eds.) Language Acquisition by Eye. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2000) Hoffmeister, R. Famílias, crianças surdas, o mundo surdo e os profissionais ouvintes. In C. Skliar (Org). Atualidade da Educação Bilingüe para Surdos, vol. II, pp. 113-130. Porto Alegre: Editora Mediação. (1999). 12/8/10 R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vita page 4 Hoffmeister, R, Philip, M., Costello, P., & Grass, W. Evaluating American Sign Language in Deaf Children: ASL influences on Reading. Procedings of Deaf Studies V. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press (1998) Hoffmeister, R., deVilliers, P., Engen, E., & Topol, D. English reading achievement in ASL skills in Deaf students. In Hughes, E., Hughes, M., & Greenhill, A., (eds.) Proceedings of the 21st Annual Boston University Conference on