Michael E.

Skyer
Mail: Rochester Institute of Technology, 52 Lomb Memorial Dr. Lyndon Baines Johnson (Building 60)
Office: 2752, Rochester, NY 14623

Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]

Web: rit.academia.edu/MichaelSkyer ; researchgate.net/Michael_Skyer

EDUCATION

 Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Teaching, Curriculum, and Change

September 2012 – Present (Expected Date of Completion: May, 2020).
Margaret Warner School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester.
Rochester NY.
Dissertation Working Title: The Pupil and the Pedagogue: Theorizing Deaf Visual Pedagogy in
the Biosocial Paradigm

 Master of Science: Secondary Education for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
September 2007 – May 2009
National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Rochester, NY.
Thesis: Triad—Toward a Trimodal-Bilingual Educational Philosophy: Implications, Current
Research, and Continuing Questions

 Bachelor of Fine Arts: Fine Art, Literature, and Cultural Studies.

September 2003 – May 2007
Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY.

UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 Senior Lecturer. Master of Science in Secondary Education for Students who are Deaf or
Hard of Hearing.
May 2017 – Present.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Master of Science in Secondary Education (MSSE)
Department. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

o Courses Taught & Curriculum Developed:

 Educational and Cultural Diversity
 Special Education in the Social Context
 Foundations of Educational Research
 Curriculum Content and Methods of Instruction (English)
 Language Acquisition and Learning

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 Lecturer. Master of Science in Secondary Education for Students who are Deaf or Hard of
Hearing. August 2015 – May 2017
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Master of Science in Secondary Education (MSSE)
Department. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

o Courses Taught & Curriculum Developed:

 Psychology and Human Development
 Curriculum Content and Methods of Instruction (English)
 Language Acquisition and Learning

 Lecturer of Developmental Writing.

September 2012 – May 2015
NTID Department of Liberal Studies and RIT College of Liberal Arts. Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, NY.

o Courses Taught & Curriculum Developed:

 Critical Reading and Writing
 Bridge to College English II
 Written Communication I
 Academic Writing IV
 Career English I
 Independent Study – Writing Skills Development
 Intensive English I, II, V

 Adjunct Lecturer.
September 2011 – June 2012
NTID Department of Liberal Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

o Courses Taught & Curriculum Developed:

 Intensive English I, II, and IV

 Department of Liberal Studies Tutor.

September 2011 – June 2013
NTID Department of Liberal Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY.

ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 Instructor of American Sign Language.

September 2011 – June 2012
Rochester School for the Deaf. Rochester, NY.

o Courses Taught & Curriculum Developed:

 Intermediate ASL
 Deaf Culture Night, Organizer and Presenter

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 High School English Teacher.
September 2010 – June 2011
St. Mary’s School for the Deaf. Buffalo, NY.

o Courses Taught & Curriculum Developed:

 English 9th Grade
 English 10th Grade Alternative
 English 10th Grade
 English 11th Grade
 Academic Intervention Service (AIS) English Coursework

 Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (K-12).

January 2010 – June 2010
Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES 1). Fairport, NY.

o Curriculum Developed:
 Adapted Course Materials: Kindergarten; 2nd Grade Alternative, 2nd Grade,
5th Grade, and 12th Grade Coursework
 Developed Curriculum: Language Acquisition, Self-Advocacy, Deaf
Community mentoring

 Deaf Education Art Instructor (Student Teacher).

February 2009 – April 2009
Michigan School for the Deaf. Flint, MI

o Curriculum Developed:
 Pre-K through 12th Grade Art Curriculum

 Pre-School Special Education Instructor (Student Teacher).

September 2008 – November 2008
Stepping Stones Learning Center. Rochester, NY.

o Curriculum Developed:
 Pre-K Special Education Curriculum

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

 Professional Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Granted 2017. Valid until 2022.
Council on Education of the Deaf.

 Ethical Principles in Research Program. Granted 2012, Renewed 2015, 2018. Valid until June
2021.
Human Subjects Protection Program Completion University of Rochester. Rochester, NY. EPRP
#16341217E, #5216874

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 “Superior Plus” Rating on Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI). Evaluated 2011.
St. Mary’s School for the Deaf. Buffalo, NY.

 Provisional Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Granted 2009.

Elementary and Secondary Certifications
Council on Education of the Deaf.

 Initial Public-School Teacher. Granted 2009.

English Language Arts Certification Grades 7-12
University of the State of New York.

 Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE). Granted 2007.

Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Course and Certification.
New York State Department of Education.

 Qualified Mental Retardation Support Professional (Q-MRP). Granted 2008

Heritage Christian Services
East Rochester, NY.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Book Review Editor. September 2018 – Present

American Annals of the Deaf

 Doctoral Research Assistant. May 2016 – August 2016

Warner School of Education and Human Development, Department of Educational Leadership,
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
Collaborators: Dr. Eric Fredericksen and Clinical Professor Dr. David Miller.

 Research Assistant. June 2012 – September 2012

Department of Research and Teacher Education. National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
Rochester, NY.
Primary Investigator: Dr. Vince Samar

 Direct Support Professional & Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP). January
2008 – January 2009
Heritage Christian Services. Rochester, NY.

 Graduate Teaching Assistantship. September 2009 – January 2010

National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Rochester, NY.

 Resident Advisor. December 2004 – June 2006

National Technical Institute for the Deaf & Rochester Institute of Technology. Rochester, NY.

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PUBLICATIONS

 Skyer, M.E. (2019, in press). “Bodies in Dependence: A Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans
with Disabilities Acts.” Disability Studies Quarterly.
 Skyer, M.E. & Blair, L. (2019, in press). “Aesthetics, Culture, Power: Critical Deaf Pedagogy and
the Use of ASL Vlogs as Resistance to Audism” Critical Education, special issue series: Ableism in
the Academy: A Series about Disability Oppression and Resistance in Higher Education.
 Skyer, M.E. (2011). God is deaf. Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA) Reader. ALDA
Conference, October 26th-30, 2011. pp. 48-52.

BOOK REVIEWS

 Skyer, M.E. (2019). “Injustice in the Absence of Language—A review of N.S. Glickman and W.C.
Hall’s (Eds) ‘Language Deprivation and Deaf Mental Health.’.” Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf
Education. DOI: 10.1093/deaf-ed/enz022
 Skyer, M.E. (2019). “Critical Cartography: Mapping deaf research—A review of A. Young and B.
Temple’s ‘Approaches to Social Research: The Case of Deaf Studies’.” American Annals of the
Deaf, 164(1), 158-161. DOI: 10.1353/aad.2019.0013
 Skyer, M.E. (2016). “Deaf Ecologies—A Review of H-D. L. Bauman & J. J. Murray’s (Eds): ‘Deaf
Gain: Raising the Stakes for Human Diversity’.” Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, DOI:
10.1093/deafed/env036

INSTITUTIONAL & DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH

 Skyer, M.E. (2019, June forthcoming). “Promise and Problems in MSSE, NTID’s Deaf Education
Teacher-Preparation Program: Findings from a Survey on Graduate Students’ Perceptions and
Experiences, 2009-2019.” Research report prepared for the Administrations of MSSE and NTID.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, December). “Preliminary Findings from Survey on MSSE Student and Alumni
Perceptions and Experiences.” Report prepared for the MSSE Chair and MSSE Faculty.
 Skyer, M.E., C. Zuromskis, J. Oliphant, & J. Herzon. (2018, May). “Final Report on Gender
Inclusivity at the Rochester Institute of Technology.” Report for the Academic Senate by the Long-
Range Planning and Environment Committee (Chair: d.t. Ogilvie), Subcommittee LRPEC5 (Chair:
Michael Skyer).
 Skyer, M.E. (2017 - Present, Ongoing study). “Survey of MSSE Student and Alumni Perceptions
and Experiences.” Survey instrument development, refinement, pilot-testing. Internal research study
for Department of Master of Science in Secondary Education for Students who are Deaf or Hard of
Hearing (Chair: Gerald Bateman).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & INVITED ADDRESSES

 Skyer, M.E. (2019, August). “Confronting Dissensus in Deaf Education Research: Conflicts in
Theory and Practice.” Second Biennial Deaf-Engaged Academic Forum (DEAF-ROC), August 8-
9th, 2019. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.

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 Skyer, M.E. (2019, July). “Multimodality in the Digital Environments of Deaf Education (DE2).”
The International Committee for the History of Technology’s (ICOHTEC) 46th Symposium. July
22-27th, Katowice, Poland.
 Skyer, M.E. (2019, February). “Dissensus in Deaf Research: Scaffolding the Conflicts of Theory
and Practice.” Association of College Educators—Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 2019 Annual
Conference, February 6-9, 2019. Chicago, IL.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, November). “Deaf Gains in Education.” 32nd Annual ESSP Conference: The
Rising of Partners in Deaf Education. Lecture and Workshop. November 2nd and 3rd, 2018. Griffiss
Institute, Rome, NY. (Forthcoming)
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, July). “Deaf Visual Pedagogy: Novel Concepts for Theory, Practice, and
Research.” Poster presentation at the Second Biennial Best Practice in Mainstream Education for
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Conference. July 226th-28th. Rochester Institute of Technology:
Rochester, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, April). “Deaf Gain and Deaf Education: In Theory, In Practice, and
Implications for Research.” Power Workshop. April 18, 2018. National Technical Institute for the
Deaf, Rochester, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2017, June). “Visual Pedagogy and Ocularcentric Deaf Education: Confluences and
conflicts in research on deaf pedagogy.” Poster. June 11-13, 2017. Rochester Summer Research
Training Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), Rochester, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2017, March). “Multimodal Deaf Digital Learning Platforms in Higher Education.”
Poster. March 31st, 2017. 8th Annual Diversity Conference: “It’s Our Time: Creating a World for
All,” University of Rochester, Rochester NY.
 Skyer, M.E. & Cochell, L. (2016, January). “Biocultural Deaf Aesthetics: A Critique for a New
21st-Century Deaf Education Model.” Lecture. January 21st, 2016. NTID Scholarship Symposium
II. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2016, October). “Introductory Remarks and Preface for: ‘Fighting in the Shadows:
The Untold Stories of Deaf People in the Civil War.’” Prefacing remarks for a lecture by NTID
Professor Emeritus, Dr. Harry Lang. October 26th, 2016. National Technical Institute for the Deaf,
Rochester, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2015, November). “Eradicating the ‘Thought-Ceiling’ of Academic Rhetoric:
Encounters with Multimodality, Deafness, and Disability in the Writing Classroom.” Lecture.
November 13-15, 2015. 29th Annual ESSP Conference: “Through the Looking Glass.” Corning,
NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2015, June). “Educational Implications of Deaf Gain.” Invited Address, Course:
“Disability and Schools.” University of Rochester, Warner School, Rochester, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2014, March). “Bodies in Dependence: A Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans
with Disabilities Acts of 1990 and 2008.” Poster. March 18, 2014. 5th Annual Diversity Conference:
“Crossroads: An Opportunity for Progress,” University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2013, June). “Embracing the visual nature of deaf literacy education: Best practices.”
Conference presentation. Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID). June 24-28,
2013. Rochester, NY. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY.
 Samar, V. J., Segalowitz, S. J., Desjardins, J., & Skyer, M.E. (2013, May). “Adverse childhood
conditions may impair deaf adults’ cortical attention mechanisms: ERP evidence.” Poster. May 23-
26, 2013. 25th Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention, Washington, D.C.
 Skyer, M.E. (2013, June). “Embracing the Visual Nature of Deaf Education.” 2013 NTID Liberal
Arts Research Symposium. June 27th, 2013. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester,
NY.

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 Skyer, M.E. (2011, November). “What is Deaf culture? Who are Deaf visual artists?” Invited
address. Rochester School for the Deaf, Rochester, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. (2010, April). “Deaf culture and the arts”. Invited address, Genesee Community
College, Batavia, NY.
 Skyer, M.E. & Skyer, S. (2010, June). “Deaf vision and the arts.” Invited address, St. Mary’s
School for the Deaf, Buffalo NY.

MENTORING

National Technical Institute for the Deaf - Rochester, NY. 2012 – Present
 Mentorship with Dr. Todd Pagano, for Deaf Research and Higher Education pedagogy. Spring 2017
– Present
 Mentor for MSSE Student and Fulbright Scholar, Zahra Ketoun. Spring-Fall, 2019.
 Mentor for MSSE Alumni, Sheila Puzio, Current English Teacher at the Rochester School for the
Deaf, Rochester, NY. Fall 2014 – Present
 MSSE Faculty Mentor for Prospective PhD students. 2015 – Present.
 Mentor for School of Individualized Studies Graduate Student, Mistie Munton. Partial requirement
for completion of Master of Science in Professional Studies. Capstone Research Project: “Deaf
Women and Substance Abuse in Society and Schools.” Fall, 2017 – Present
 Faculty Mentor for Carolyn Davis, BS in Biomedical Sciences, as part of the 2017 Faculty Learning
Community (FLC) Research Protocol on “Access, Engagement, and Academic Success for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Students.” PI: Dr. Sara Schley. Fall 2017.
 Mentor for MSSE Graduate Student, Valerie Narr. Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant. Fall
2017.
 Mentor for MSSE Graduate Student, Megan Albertz. Graduate teaching assistant for “Psychology
and Human Development.” Fall 2016.
 Mentorship with Dr. Ila Parsanis for development of new curriculum for “Psychology and Human
Development.” Fall 2015.
 Host for MSSE Graduate Student Teacher, Sheila Puzio. Graduate teaching assistant for “Critical
Reading and Writing.” Fall 2014.
 Host for Scouten Intern, Jennifer Herges. Academic Reading and Writing, 2013.
 Host for MSSE Graduate Student Teacher, Mark Holcomb. Graduate assistant for “Critical Reading
and Writing.” Fall 2013.
 Mentorship with Dr. Pamela Kincheloe and Dr. Linda Rubel for “Writing Seminar.” Spring 2013.
 Host for MSSE Graduate Student Teacher, Kathleen Davis. Graduate Assistant for “Critical Reading
and Writing.” Fall 2012, Spring 2013.
 Mentorship with Dr. Peter Haggerty for Intensive English, Writing IV. Fall 2012, Spring 2013.

St. Mary’s School for the Deaf - Buffalo, NY. 2010–11.

 New York State Teacher Mentorship Program with Dianne Gonzales, MS.

Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES 1) - Fairport, NY. 2010

 New York State Teacher Mentorship Program with Kathleen Reichs, MS.

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COMMITTEES & SERVICE

 Book Review Editor. American Annals of the Deaf. (September 2018 – Present)
 NTID Transdisciplinary Reading Group Committee, Founding Member (2018-Present)
 Deaf Education Research and International Deaf Education Program/Certificate Proposal Public
Forum. (2018)
 MSSE Department Survey Research Project: Survey of MSSE Student and Alumni Perceptions and
Experiences. Departmental Special Project. Coordinator, developer, pilot-testing, and researcher.
(2017- Present)
 Long Range Planning and Environment Committee (LRPEC), Elected NTID Representative, 2-year
term (2017-18)
 Chair of LRPEC Sub-Committee on Gender Inclusivity (2017-18)
 Hiring Committees: NTID Student Life Team, MSSE Administrative Assistant (2017)
 Substitute for Graduate Council Committee (2016-present)
 Master of Science in Special Secondary Education for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
(MSSE) Department (2015-present)
 Liberal Arts Working Group (LAWG) for First Year Writing and Critical Reading and Writing
(2015)
 College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee (2015)
 NTID Faculty Congress Substitute Representative (2014-15)
 English Resolution Committee (2014-15)
 University Writing Program Committee (2013-14)
 Critical Literacy at NTID Sub-Committee (2013)
 RIT First Year Writing Committee
 NTID Semester Conversion Curriculum Committee (2012-13)
 Department of Liberal Studies Committee (2011-2015)
 Intensive English Committee (2011-2)
 Master of Special Secondary Education Advisory Committee (2009)

St. Mary’s School for the Deaf. 2010-2011

Buffalo, NY.
 Council on Education of the Deaf Accreditation Meetings
 Committee on Literacy Development for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and English Speakers
 Reading Counts Committee
 What’s on Your Bookshelf? & Author’s Corner: Literacy in Practice, Secondary School

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND SCHOLARLY RECOGNITIONS

 Winner of the 2018 Irving K. Zola Award for Emerging Scholars in Disability Studies for “Bodies in
Dependence: A Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans with Disabilities Acts.” Award
announcement: March 5th, 2019.
 Most-Read Research Award by College/Department on ResearchGate.net, June 10th, 2019
 Top 1% of Page-views by Researchers on Academia.edu, February 12, 2019.

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 Exempt Research Determination for The Pupil and the Pedagogue: Theorizing Deaf Visual
Pedagogy in the Biosocial Paradigm. Rochester Institute of Technology, Research Subjects Review
Board. Accepted February 21st, 2019.
 Most-Read Research Award by College/Department on ResearchGate.net, January 6th, 2019
 Exempt Research Determination for The Pupil and the Pedagogue: Theorizing Deaf Visual
Pedagogy in the Biosocial Paradigm. University of Rochester, Research Subjects Review Board,
December 20th, 2018.
 Top 3% of Page-views by Researchers on Academia.edu, December 13, 2018.
 2018 Nominee for Provosts’ Award for Innovative Teaching with Technology, Nominated Nov 30,
2018.
 Granted position of “Book Review Editor” from Dr. Peter V. Paul and Dr. Stephanie L. Cawthon at
the American Annals of the Deaf. September 18th, 2018.
 University of Rochester: PhD “Oral” Proposal Defense: Passed. (Upon first submission, one memo
to the committee required), June 18th, 2018.
 Recognition of Service for Power Workshop: Deaf Gains in Education. Granted by Stacey M. Davis
(Professional Development Coordinator of Excellence in Teaching) and Hope Williams (NTID
Professional Development Program Manager). April 18, 2018.
 2017 Nominee for Provosts’ Award for Innovative Teaching with Technology, Nominated Nov 21,
2017
 Council on Education for the Deaf, Professional Certificate Granted, July 30, 2017.
 Top 2% of Page-views by Researchers on Academia.edu, May 19, 2017
 Top 3% of Page-views by Researchers on Academia.edu, May 14, 2017
 University of Rochester: Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations 2: Passed (upon first submission,
no revisions, no resubmissions required)
 University of Rochester: Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations 1: Passed (upon first submission,
no revisions, no resubmissions required)
 Top 4% of Page-views by Researchers on Academia.edu, May 5, 2017
 5 Year “Length of Service” Award from NTID
 Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure Track Faculty, Nominee. 2013.
 NTID Deans’ List. 2007, 2008, 2009.
 Golden Key National Honor Society. 2005-present.
 Bachelor of Arts Degree with Highest Honors (summa cum laude), 2007
 RIT Presidential Scholarship. 2003-2009.
 RIT Deans’ List. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
 Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award. 2006.
 Mowris-Mulligan Scholarship. 2003, 2004.
 Silver Key in Sculpture, National Scholastic Art and Writing Award. 2003.
 Gold Key in Sculpture, Regional Scholastic Art Award. 2003.
 Silver Key in Sculpture, Regional Scholastic Art Award. 2003.
 Juror’s Choice Award, Juried Competition at Rochester Institute of Technology, Sculpture. 2003.
 Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction. 2003.

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GRANTS

 National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. International Conference Travel Grant.
2019. Grant total: $1,000.
 National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. Faculty Education and Development
(FEAD) Grant for Lecturer Terminal Degree Support, $5,000 Grant. Application accepted 2014.
Renewed in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Grant total: $20,000
 University of Rochester, Warner School of Education and Human Development. Graduate Research
Assistantship, 2016. Grant total: $4,000.
 St. Mary’s School for the Deaf, Buffalo NY. Air and Waste Management Association, Niagara
Frontier Section, Project Green Dream: Science-Literacy and Environmental Awareness Curriculum
Kindergarten and 10th Grade Alternative, 2011. Grant total: $500.

MANUSCRIPTS & PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

2019
 Skyer, M.E. (2019, in review). Book Chapter: “Being and Deafness: The Ontology of
Disablement and the Dialectics of Hearing Loss and Deaf Gain.” Proposal submitted for
Defining the Boundaries of Disability: Critical Perspectives, Drs. Licia Carlson and Matthew
Murray (Eds). Proposal submitted, accepted.
 Skyer, M.E. (2019, in review). Poster Proposal: “Confronting Dissensus in Deaf Education
Research: Conflicts in Theory and Practice.” Poster submission for DEAF ROC 2019: A
Partnership at the University of Rochester and National Technical Institute for the Deaf, between
the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UR’s CTSI) and Rochester Postdoc Partnership
(NTID and UR). Proposal submitted, accepted.
 Skyer, M.E. (2019). Session Proposal: “Deaf Prosthesiology: Analyzing Function and Form.” A
proposal within the Prosthetic Design Between Aesthetics and Functionality session (Organizer:
Dr. Magdalena Zdrodowska). Society for the History of Technology (SHOT). Milan, IT.
Proposal submitted, declined.
 Skyer, M.E. (2019, in press). Original Empirical Manuscript: “Bodies in Dependence:
Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans with Disabilities Acts.” Proposal submitted to
Disability Studies Quarterly. Manuscript in copy-editing.
 Skyer, M.E. (2019). Book Review: “Injustice in the Absence of Language—A review of N.S.
Glickman and W.C. Hall’s (Eds) ‘Language Deprivation and Deaf Mental Health.’ Journal of
Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. Proposal accepted, manuscript submitted, published.
 Skyer, M.E. & Blair, L. (2019, in press). Original Empirical Manuscript: “Deaf Aesthetics as
Medium of Power: Examining ASL Video-Texts as Resistance to Audism in Deaf Education.”
Critical Education, special issue series: Ableism in the Academy: A Series about Disability
Oppression and Resistance in Higher Education. Manuscript prepared, proposal submitted,
accepted, publication forthcoming, 2019.
 Skyer, M.E. (2019). Exempt Research Request Protocol: “The Pupil and the Pedagogue:
Theorizing Deaf Visual Pedagogy in the Biosocial Paradigm.” Submitted to the Rochester
Institute of Technology, HSRO. January 22nd, 2019. Accepted February 21st, 2019.

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2018
 Skyer, M.E. (2018). Exempt Research Request Protocol: “The Pupil and the Pedagogue: Theorizing
Deaf Visual Pedagogy in the Biosocial Paradigm.” Submitted to the University of Rochester RSRB,
December 18th, 2018. Accepted December 20th, 2018.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, December). Book Review: “Critical cartography: Mapping deaf research—A
review of Young and Temple’s Approaches to social research: The case of deaf studies.”
American Annals of the Deaf, 164(1). Manuscript prepared, submitted, accepted, published.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, October). Session Proposal: “Multimodality in the Digital Environments of
Deaf Education (DE2)” Submitted as part of a panel on the “History of Relations Between
Technology and Disability” for the International Committee for the History of Technology
(ICOHTEC). 22-27th July, 2019. Katowice, Poland. Symposium panelist, accepted, lecture
forthcoming.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, November). Original Empirical Manuscript: “Bodies in Dependence:
Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans with Disabilities Acts.” Proposal submitted in
consideration of the Irving Zola Award for Emerging Scholars in Disabilities Studies, Eureka, CA.
Manuscript prepared, submitted, award won.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, October). Session Proposal: “Power, Human Geographies, and Deaf Visual
Pedagogy.” Manuscript submitted to the American Association of Geographers. Proposal
submitted, declined.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, September). Conference Proposal: “Deaf Gains in Education.” 32nd Annual
ESSP Conference: The Rising of Partners in Deaf Education. Lecture and Workshop. November 2nd
and 3rd, 2018. Griffiss Institute, Rome, NY. Proposal submitted, accepted, lecture presented.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, November). Poster Proposal: “Dissensus in Deaf Research: Scaffolding the
Conflicts of Theory and Practice.” 45th Annual Association of College Educators—Deaf and Hard
of Hearing International Conference. Chicago, IL. Conference: February 7-9th, 2019. Proposal
submitted, accepted, poster presented.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, July). Poster Proposal: “Deaf Visual Pedagogy: Novel Concepts for Theory,
Practice, and Research.” Poster presentation at the Second Biennial Best Practice in Mainstream
Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Conference. Rochester Institute of Technology:
Rochester, NY. July 26th-28th, 2018. Proposal submitted, accepted, and poster presented.
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, April). Workshop Proposal: “Deaf Gain and Deaf Education: In Theory, In
Practice, and Implications for Research.” April 18, 2018. Power Workshop presented at the
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. Proposal submitted, accepted, lecture
presented.

2017
 Skyer, M.E. (2018, January). Original Empirical Manuscript: “Bodies in Dependence: A
Foucauldian Genealogy of the Americans with Disabilities Acts of 1990 and 2009.” For the Journal
of Rhetoric of Health and Medicine. December 10th, 2017. (Manuscript prepared, proposal
submitted, declined).
 Skyer, M.E. (2017, May). Poster Proposal: “Visual Pedagogy and Ocularcentric Deaf Education:
Confluences and Conflicts in Research on Deaf Pedagogy.” Abstract prepared, submitted, and
presented at Rochester Summer Research Training Institute at the University of Rochester Medical
Center (URMC). University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Rochester NY. June 11-13, 2017.
(Poster submission prepared, accepted, presented).

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 Skyer, M.E. (2017). Poster Proposal: “Multimodal Deaf Digital Learning Platforms in Higher
Education.” Manuscript prepared and submitted to University of Rochester, 8th Annual Diversity
Conference: “It’s Our Time: Creating a World for All.” University of Rochester, School of Nursing,
Rochester NY. March 31st, 2017. Proposal submitted, accepted, and poster presented.
 Skyer, M.E. (2017). Original Empirical Manuscript: “Biocontrol of Disability and Capital: A
Critique of ADA 1990/2008.” Submitted in consideration for the 15th Annual Foucault Circle
Conference, University of Richmond, VA. December 7, 2017. Manuscript prepared, proposal
submitted, declined.

2016-2014
 Skyer, M.E. & Blair, L. (2016). Session Proposal: “Biocultural Deaf Aesthetics: A Critique for a
new 21st Century Deaf Education Model” For the NTID Research Colloquium II. January 21, 2016.
Proposal submitted and paper presented.
 Skyer, M.E. (2016). Original Empirical Manuscript: “Deaf Digital Learning Platforms (DDLPs)
and Online Teaching and Learning: Multimodality as a Lens for Understanding Deaf Student
Communication Practices in Higher Education.” Manuscript prepared for The Journal of
Multimodal Rhetorics. December, 2016. Manuscript prepared, proposal submitted, declined.
 Skyer, M.E. (2016). Original Empirical Manuscript: “Multimodal Deaf Digital Learning
Platforms.” Manuscript prepared for The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. September,
2016. Manuscript prepared, proposal submitted, declined.
 Skyer, M.E. (2014). Session Proposal: “Eradicating the ‘Thought Ceiling’ of Academic Rhetoric:
Multimodality and Disability.” 16th Annual ASSETS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
at Rochester Institute of Technology. October 20th, 2014. Manuscript prepared, proposal submitted,
declined.
 Skyer, M.E. (2013). Session Proposal: “Embracing the Visual Nature of Deaf Education.” 2013
NTID Liberal Arts Research Symposium. Proposal submitted, accepted, presented.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2019
 Fingler, S. (2019, August). “Second Biennial Deaf-Engaged Academic Forum (DEAF-ROC).”
August 8-9th, 2019. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Multiple Sessions. (Attendee).
 Van Lente, D. (2019). “Technology and Power.” ICOHTEC (International Committee for the
History of Technology) 46th Symposium. July 22nd 27th, 2019. Katowice, Poland. Multiple Sessions.
(Attendee).
 Samar, V. (2019). “RISE (Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement) RCR (Responsible
Conduct of Research). Two-day workshop. July 9-10, 2019. Presented at Rochester Institute of
Technology. (Attendee).
 Nae, H-J. (2019). “Visual Design Principles that Impact Learning.” Teaching and Learning
Services: Teachers on Teaching Series. April 23, 2019. Presented at Rochester Institute of
Technology. (Attendee).
 Canale, A.M. (2019). “Pitching and Publishing Your Next (or First) Book.” Presented at Rochester
Institute of Technology. (Attendee).

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 West, C. & George, R., (2019). “How to Agree to Disagree.” Center for Statesmanship, Law, and
Liberty. 6th Annual Symposium. April 5th, 2019. Presented at Rochester Institute of Technology.
(Attendee).
 Meuwissen, K., McCarthy, M., & Rosen, B. (2019). “Studying Teenagers’ Political Thinking: What
we’re Learning from a Design-Based Intervention Study.” Wednesday Lunch Hour Series. April
3rd, 2019. Presented at University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 O’Dell, N. (2019). “Self-Representation and Social Identity in Discussion Threads: The
Experiences of Deaf College Students in an Online Learning Community.” Public Dissertation
Defense by Nicole O’Dell. April 1st, 2019. Presented at University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
(Attendee).
 Gray, T. (2019). “Publish and Flourish: Revising Scholarly Manuscripts.” Office of Faculty Career
Development Services. March 27th, 2019. Presented at Rochester Institute of Technology.
(Participant).
 Hill, C. (2019). “Faculty Talk.” March 25th, 2019. Presented at the National Technical Institute for
the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Schmitz, K. (2019). “Promotion of Senior and Principal Lecturers.” March 20th, 2019. Presented at
the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 Levick, A. (2019). “How to Find an Agent.” March 2nd, 2019. Workshop at Writers and Books,
Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Marchetti, C. (2019). “On Effective Student Teamwork.” Teaching and Learning Services:
Teachers on Teaching Series. February 26th, 2019. Presented at Rochester Institute of Technology.
(Attendee).
 Christie, K. & Naturale, J. (2019). “ASL Literature at RIT/NTID.” Lecture in the 2-5-8 Series.
Collaboration between the RADSCC at Wallace Library and the NTID Department of Creative and
Cultural Studies. February 15th, 2019. Presented at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf,
Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 Dreon, O. (2019). “How Can I Build Engagement in my Online Classes Through Student-created
Video?” 20-Minute Mentors Series on MagnaPubs.com. February 2nd, 2019. (Viewer).
 Pollard, B. (2019). PI Prime Time, 2019. Multiple Workshops: 1) Grant Rejection Strategies for
PIs, 2), 3) PI Responsibilities, 4) Budget Management, 5) Communication Strategies for Mixed
Teams of Deaf and Hearing Investigators. Workshops. January-April, 2019. Presented at the
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Participant).

2018
 Bosworth, R. (2018). “The Impact of Sensory and Language Experience on Perception.” Lecture,
December 11th, 2018. Presented by the University of Rochester’s Medical Center and The Clinical
and Translational Science Institute. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 NTID (2018). 4th Annual NTID Scholarship Symposium. Sponsored by NTID Academic Affairs.
Multiple Lecture Sessions. December 11, 2018. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
(Attendee).
 Kitzel, M.E. (2018). “NTID’s Spaces: Physical Expressions of Deaf Education, 1968-Present.”
Lecture, December, 7, 2018). Sponsored by RADSCC and 2-5-8 Series. Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Flahive, C., (2018).“RSRB Training & the CLICK System: Warner School Doctoral Students”
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Trainee, November 30th, 2018). (Trainee).

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 Online, RIT (2018). “Discrimination and Harassment (Including Title IX).” Training module.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. (Trainee, module completed November 26th,
2018). (Trainee).
 Online, RIT (2018). “Cybersecurity Fundamentals.” Training module. Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, NY. (Trainee, module completed November 26th, 2018). (Trainee).
 Coleman, R. (2018). “An Introduction to the American Society for Deaf Children.” Lecture,
November 9th, 2018. Sponsored by NTID Office of the President. the National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Whitney, K.S. (2018). “Teachers on Teaching: Using and Creating Case Studies for Active
Learning.” Lecture, October 23rd, 2018. Sponsored by the Wallace Center, Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Gannon, K. (2018). “Inclusive Pedagogy: Interactive Workshop,” Lecture. October 19, 2018.
Sponsored by the NTID office of Diversity and Inclusion, National Technical Institute for the Deaf,
Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 Rodriguez, M. (2018). “Deaf Identity, Self, and Personhood in Guatemala: An Exploration of
Communities of Practice in the Liminal Spaces of Everyday Rituals of Deaf Children in
Guatemala.” Lecture, September 28th, 2018. Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester
Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Bosworth, R. (2018). “How the Eyes ‘Read’ American Sign Language: An Eye Tracking
Intervention of Children and Adults During Sign Language Processing.” Lecture presented by The
Department of Liberal Studies and RADSCC, Jeanne Behm (Chair), at the National Technical
Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Pollard, B. (2018, Fall). PI Prime Time, 2018. Multiple Workshops: 1) Challenges for PIs, 2)
Communication Strategies for Mixed Teams of Deaf and Hearing Investigators, 3) RIT
Procurement Policies, 4) Networking for Success, 5) Navigating Student Employment, 6) Managing
Student Employees, 6) Biosketch Workshop. October-December, 2018. Presented at the National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Davis, S. (2018). “Teaching Tips: Seven Concepts for Effective Teaching as Outlined by A.
Franknoi’s Astronomy Education Review Article.” September 26th, 2018. Power Workshop
presented at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Decker, G. (2018, September). “21st Century Scholarship: Selecting and Assessing Publishers.”
Panel discussion, September 21st, 2018. Speakers: Amanda Page, Ilka Datig, Jim DelRosso, and
Margert Kearney. Sponsored by the Wallace Center, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester,
NY. (Attendee).
 Osborn, J. (2018, August). “Deepening the Teacher-Scholar Culture: A Comprehensive
College/School-based Approach to Support Grant Writing.” August 8th, 2018. Workshop presented
at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Trussell, J. (2018, July). Best Practice in Mainstreaming Education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing
Students. Conference. July, 26-28th, 2018. Multiple Workshops: 1) Sign Language in the
Classroom, Chris Kurz, 2) Evidence Based Practice in Deaf Education, Marc Marshark, 3) Action
Research for Teachers of the Deaf Across Instructional Settings, Jennifer Beal 4) Implementing
Strategic Interactive Writing, Joan Weir & Rachel Saulberry, 5) Model of Professional Learning
that Supports Evidence Based, Collaborative Services, Dan Salvucci, 6) Vocabulary Instruction in
the Content Areas, Jessica Trussell, 7) Educational Interpreting, Kim Kurz. Presented at the
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee, participant).
 Bateman, G. (2018, April). “Learning Styles.” April 17, 2018. Power Workshop presented at the
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).

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 2018 NTID Student Research Fair. April 13th, 2018. Sponsored by: NTID Office of the President,
Associate Dean for Teaching Scholarship Excellence, and Associate Dean of Research. Rosica Hall,
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Weiner, D. (2018). “Exploring (Dis)abilities and Academia.” Future Faculty Workshops at the
University of Rochester. Workshop presented by Dr. Diane Wiener, Director of Syracuse
University Disability Cultural Center. March, 26th, 2018. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
(Participant).
 Mathers, C. (2018). “Using Imagery to Help Stimulate Critical Thinking: Exploring Visual
Approaches to Critical Thinking at RIT.” Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) Teaching Circle
with Colin Mathers, College of Liberal Studies, Professor of Philosophy. Multiple sessions.
February-March, 2018. Workshop presented at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf,
Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 UR School of Nursing (2018). “When Students are Struggling, Troubled, or Troubling: Sources of
Insight and Assistance.” Workshop, multiple sessions. February 15th, 2018. University of
Rochester, School of Nursing. Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 Metzger, L. (2018). “The Experiences of Deaf Students Using English in College: Implications for
Literate Citizenship.” Public Dissertation Defense by Lisa Metzger. February 12th, 2018. University
of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Christie, K., & Rourke, N. (2018). De’VIA Challenge with Nancy Rourke, Deaf Artist in
Residence: #De’VIA Challenge, Presentation on the De’VIA Facebook Challenge and the Dyer
Exhibit. January, 26th, 2018. Dyer Arts Center. Workshop presented at the National Technical
Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).

2017
 RIT (2017). “Mentoring Graduate Students: An Exchange of Best Practices.” Panel Discussion.
November 14th, 2017. Workshop presented at Campus Center, Rochester Institute of Technology,
Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Voight-Campbell, R. (2017). “Deafblind Education and Pro-Tactile ASL in Learning
Communications,” Special Guest Speaker Rhonda Voight Campbell for MSSE 703, Special
Education in the Social Context. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Host,
discussion facilitator).
 Schley, S. (2017). NTID Faculty Learning Community (FLC): Access and Inclusion. Meetings
ongoing, NTID/Rosica Hall, LBJ Building. Fall Semester, 2017. National Technical Institute for the
Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 Remmington, R. (2017). “Evaluating Visual Communication”: Kern Conference on Visual
Communication. October 17, 2017. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Kane, M. (2017). Student-Generated Flipped Classrooms. Workshop presented by Mike Kane.
NTID Power Workshop. October 16, 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBH
Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Simkins, D. & Marchetti, C. (2017). “Out of this World Learning: Building Learning Games to
Engage Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students.” Research Lecture, Dr. David Simkins and Dr. Carol
Marchetti. October 11th, 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development
Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Edwards, L. (2017). “Psychosocial and Socioemotional Assessment of Students who are Deaf or
Hard or Hearing.” Research Lecture, Dr. Lindsey Edwards. October 11, 2017. National Technical
Institute for the Deaf, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).

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 Trussell, J. (2017). “Differentiated Instruction.” Workshop presented by Dr. Jessica Trussell. NTID
Power Workshop. October 5, 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development
Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Rosica, M. (2017). “Student Rights and Responsibilities.” Workshop presented by Dr. Mark Rosica.
NTID Power Workshop. September, 12, 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student
Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 3rd Annual Teaching and Learning Symposium: “Reflective Teaching and Learning.” RIT/Gosnell.
August, 18th, 2017. Rochester Institute of Technology, Gosnell Hall, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 RIT TLS (2017). “Instructional Design Consultation, Camtasia Training, MyCourses Training,
Flipped Classroom Training.” 1:1 Meetings and team-sessions with Michael Starenko, Linda
Bryant, Wes Blue, Ken Kindler, and David Ziebarth. Meetings ongoing April-August, 2017.
(Participant).
 UR (2017). Rochester Summer Research Training Institute at the University of Rochester Medical
Center (URMC). June 11-13, 2017. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Poster presented,
attendee).
 Berger, M. (2017). “‘There’s A Little Accountability There:’ Case Study of One School’s Local
Creation and Implementation of a Teacher Development and Accountability Protocol.” Public
Dissertation Defense by Marcy Berger. July 2017. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
(Attendee).
 Newman, D. (2017). “Work Harder and Smarter.” Innovative Learning Institute and Fram Chair in
Applied Critical Thinking. Rochester Institute of Technology and NTID Learning Consortium.
Seminar by Dina Newman, from the Course Redesign Institute on Building Student Critical
Thinking. June, 2017. (Attendee).
 Sarenko, M. & Lenhard, J. (2017). “Effective and Efficient: Online Teaching Techniques to
Maximize your Time.” Seminar. Led by Michael Starenko and Dr. Jenna Lenhardt. June, 2017.
Teaching and Learning Services @Wally, Rochester Institute of Technology. (Attendee).
 UR RSRTI (2019). Rochester Summer Research Training Institute (RSRTI) with Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Scientists and their Mentors. Hosted by University of Rochester Medical Center and
Rochester Institute of Technology. Keynote speakers: Dr. Carol Padden, Dr. Charlene Le Fauve.
Seminars, June, 2017. University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Rochester NY. (Participant).
 Parkin, I. (2017). Deaf Education in South Africa. Special presentation by Ms. Ingrid Parkin,
Principal of St. Vincent School for the Deaf, South Africa. June, 2017. National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, LBJ Hall. Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Johnson, R. (2017). “Guided Online Learning Development (GOLD): Innovate Learning Institute,
Teaching and Learning Services.” Wallace Library, Rochester Institute of Technology. 5-Session
Seminar, led by Reb Johnson. May through July, 2017. Teaching and Learning Services @Wally,
Rochester Institute of Technology. (Applicant, Participant).
 Myer, L. (2017). “Academic Achievement Award.” Ceremony for MSSE Student, Lisa Myer, the
NTID Graduate Commencement Delegate. May 18, 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf,
Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Furibondo, L. (2017). “Sponsored Research Services: Laurie Furibondo.” RIT/NTID Research
Liaison. May 18, 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rosica Imaginarium. (Attendee).
 Davis, S. (2017). “The Syllabus.” NTID Power Workshop led by Stacy Davis, PD Coordinator for
Teaching Excellence. May, 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development
Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).

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 Zemel, R. (2017). “Learning to Understand Images and Text.” Research dissemination lecture by
Dr. Richard Zemel. May, 2017. College of Imaging Sciences, Carlson Hall, Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester NY. (Attendee).
 NTID Advisory Group (NAG), 2017. Corporate meeting. April, 2017. National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Davis, S. (2017). “Informal Teaching Discussions, Workshops.” Multiple sessions. February –
May, 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY.
(Participant).
 Seeber, B. & Berg, M. (2017). “The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the
Academy.” Author visit and discussion: Dr. Barbara Seeber and Dr. Maggie Berg. April, 2017.
Teaching and Learning Services @Wally, Innovation hall, Rochester Institute of Technology.
(Participant).
 NTID Power Workshop: MyCourses Discussion Boards. Workshop. April, 2017. National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 Monroe, J. (2017). “Graduate Students Admission Tool.” Training with James Monroe, April,
2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Trainee).
 Minsky, R. (2017). “Richard Minsky: Material Meets Metaphor.” Methodological retrospective
with the artist. April, 2017. Wallace Library, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY.
(Attendee).
 HDDC: Hearing/Deaf Digital Communication Using Microsoft Translate. NTID Center for
Employment Workshop. April 2017. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student
Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Bell, R. (2017). “Asking Questions, Here and Elsewhere.” Lecture by Robertly Bell. April, 2017.
Teaching and Learning Services, Teachers on Teaching Series. Rochester Institute of Technology.
(Participant).
 Schmitz, K. (2017). “Promotion from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer.” Workshop with Dr. Katie
Schmitz. March, 2017 (Participant).
 “Online Teaching and Learning.” Power Workshops, multiple sessions: Panel/Forum, Results
workshops. March – April, 2017. (Attendee).
 Andrews, A. (2017). “Writing Literature Reviews.” Workshop led by Dr. Amy Andrews, March,
2017. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 8th Annual Diversity Conference: “It’s Our Time: Creating a World for All.” March 31st, 2017.
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Research Subjects Review Board (RSRB, CITI) Seminar. (2017, March). University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY. (Trainee).
 Whitman, G. (2017). “Science in Silence: How educators teach science to the deaf.” Research
dissemination lecture by Dr. Sara Raven and Dr. Gretchen Whitman. February, 2017. National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 McDermid, C. (2017). “Visual and Sequential, Implied and Explicit: How Meaning is Conveyed in
ASL.” Lecture by Dr. Campbell McDermid. January, 2017. National Technical Institute for the
Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Stornello, A. (2017). “NTID Student Gender-Based and Sexual Misconduct Title IX Training.”
Refresher, January 17, 2017. Training led by Amy Stornello. National Technical Institute for the
Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Trainee).

2016

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 Lang, H. (2016). “Fighting in the Shadows: The Untold Stories of Deaf People in the Civil War.”
Lecture by NTID Professor Emeritus, Dr. Harry Lang. October, 2016. National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 French, M.M. (2016). “A Show of Hands: The Local Meanings and Multimodal Resources of Hip-
Hop Designed, Performed, and Posted to YouTube by Deaf Rappers.” Public Dissertation Defense
by Martha M. French. May, 2016. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Kelly, R. & Schmitz, K. (2016). “Writing an Abstract.” NTID Power Workshop with R. Kelly & K.
Schmitz. LBJ, March 2016. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center,
Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Pagano, T., Schoppehoffer, D., & Kushlalnagar, P. (2016). “Making a Research Poster.” Power
Workshop with Drs. Todd Pagano, Deirdre Schoppehoffer and Porna Kushalnagar, March, 2016.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Harris, R. (2016). “The Importance of Academic ASL Discourse.” Presented by Dr. Raychelle
Harris. NTID Research Lecture. April, 2016. (Attendee).
 Simms, L. (2016). “Language Development in Deaf Students.” April, 2016. National Technical
Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Skyer, M.E. (2016). “Observation and Evaluation for NTID Business Department Faculty, Michael
Kane.” February 2016. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center,
Rochester, NY. (Observer, Evaluator).

2015
 Skyer, M.E. (2015). “Deaf Digital Communications Discussion and Policy Recommendation work
with the Democratic National Committee representatives regarding disability, deafness, and
educational policy.” November – December, 2015. (Interviewee).
 UR (2015). Complicating Normalcy: Disability, Technology, and Society in the Twenty-First
Century. Conference, multiple sessions. November 2015. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.
(Attendee).
 Skyer, M.E. (2015). Interview for Huffington Post article regarding deaf musicians. November,
2015. (Interviewee).
 Hursh, D. (2015). “The End of Public Schools.” Book reading by Dr. David Hursh. December 10,
2015. Gates Public Library, Gates, NY. (Attendee).
 NTID (2015). “Dialogue on Hearing Privilege.” Panel Discussion. November 18, 2015. National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 NTID (2015). “Student Gender-Based and Sexual Misconduct Title IX Training.” May 26, 2015.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Student Development Center, Rochester, NY. (Trainee).
 Sounis, N. (2015). “Unflattening: Reimagining Interdisciplinary Scholarship Through Comics,” An
element of the Collaboration, Disciplinarity, and the Rhetoric of Inquiry Workshop Lecture
presented by Dr. Nick Sounis, April 29, 2015. Rochester Institute of Technology, College of
Imaging Arts and Sciences, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 UR (2015). Quantitative Methods Consulting Workshop, April 9, 2015. University of Rochester,
Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 RIT (2015). “Publishing without Perishing: Symposium for Scholars on Academic Book
Publishing.” Workshop series. Sponsored by the Wallace Center, Rochester Institute of
Technology, Rochester, NY. January 15, 2015. (Attendee).
 NTID (2015). “Liberal Arts Placement Test (LAPT) and Writing Placement Exam (WPE):
Assessments, Rubrics, and Norming.” NTID DLS Working Group. Ongoing Meetings, 2015.
(Evaluator and participant in norming).

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 Skyer, M.E. (2015). LAPT Administrative Assistant. August, 2015. (Exam administer).

2014
 NTID (2014). “Viva De’VIA: Celebrating 25 years of Art about the Deaf Experience.” Conference.
Lecture presented by Dr. Paddy Ladd, Deafhood Pedagogies, November 9, 2014. National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, Dyer Gallery, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 RIT (2014). “Access to Openness: National and Global Futures and the Translingual Approach.”
Innovative UWP/NTID First Year Writing Collaboration. Symposium. November 4th, 2014.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 Hursh, D. (2014). “PISA Testing and OECD: How do US Schools and Students Stack up Against
Nations Around the World?” Town Hall Meeting at Gates Public Library with Dr. David Hursh.
October 22, 2014. (Attendee).
 Skyer, M.E. (2014). LAPT Administrative Assistant. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBJ
Hall, Rochester, NY. August, 2014. (Exam administer).
 RIT (2014). Kern Conference on Visual Communication. Conference, multiple sessions. April 22-
26, 2014, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Khalsa, B.K. (2014). NTID Classroom Communication Committee: Observation and Assessment,
Observer: Dr. Baldev Kaur Khalsa. April, 2014. (Observed and evaluated).
 RIT (2014). “Multimodality across the Disciplines.” University Writing Program Brown Bag
Lunch. April, 2014. (Attendee).
 UR (2014). “Crossroads: An Opportunity for Progress.” 5th Annual Diversity Conference.
Rochester, NY, March 18, 2014. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Poster presented,
attendee).
 NTID (2014). Liberal Arts Placement Test (LAPT) and Writing Placement Exam (WPE):
Assessments, Rubrics and Norming. NTID DLS Working Group. Ongoing Meetings, 2014.
(Evaluator and participant in norming).

2013
 Martins, D. (2013). “Translingual English Pedagogies.” Brown Bag Lunch with the University
Writing Program Chair, Dr. Martins. February, 2013 (Attendee).
 Matsuda, P. (2013). “This is Not a Writing Course: Language Issues in University Courses.” Part of
the Translingual Writing Approaches and World Englishes Series. Reading Discussion and
Seminar, with Dr. Paul Matsuda. January, 2013. Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts,
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Skyer, M.E. (2014). “NTID Department of Liberal Studies Communication Policy, AY 2013.” (Co-
author, editor, coordinator).
 Scheffield, C. (2013). “Applied Critical Thinking.” Workshop with Eugene H. Fram Chair, Clifford
Sheffield. September, 2013. (Attendee).
 CAID (2013). Council of American Instructors of the Deaf. Conference. June 24-8, 2013.
(Attendee).
 NTID (2013). Writing in the Disciplines at NTID. Innovation Seminars. (Attendee).
 NTID (2013). “NTID Liberal Arts Research Symposium 1.” (Presenter, attendee).
 Toscano, R.M., Rubel, L. & Winslow, D. (2013). Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Hearing
Multimodal Writing Collaboration, hosted by Rose Marie Toscano and Drs. Linda Rubel and
Dianne Winslow. November 2013. Rochester Institute of Technology, Bamboo Room, Rochester,
NY. (Attendee).

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 NTID (2013). Liberal Arts Placement Test (LAPT) and Writing Placement Exam (WPE):
Assessments, Rubrics and Norming. NTID DLS Working Group. Multiple Meetings, 2013.
(Evaluator and participant in norming).
 NTID (2013). LAPT Administrative Assistant. August, 2013. National Technical Institute for the
Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Exam administer).

2012
 Odum, K. (2012). “Classroom Observation by Mr. Kofi Odum of Ghana, Founder and Executive
President of Friends of the Handicapped International.” October, 2012. National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Observed).
 NTID (2012). Working with Multilingual Writers. Workshop, 2012 National Technical Institute for
the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 NTID (2012). MyCourses – Idea-Tools Migration. Workshop, 2012-13. National Technical
Institute for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Participant).
 NTID (2012). Course (re)design On-Site Support. Seminar. 2012. National Technical Institute for
the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 NTID (2012). “Deaf and Hearing Value Systems.” Seminar. 2012. Rochester Institute of
Technology, Bamboo Room, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 Aldersley, S. (2012). Hosted the Lawlor Group for a discussion on NTID Branding, with Dr.
Stephen Aldersley. September, 2011. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBJ Hall,
Rochester, NY. (Host).
 NTID (2012). “Writing in the Disciplines at NTID.” Innovation Seminars. AY 2012. National
Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 NTID (2012). “Liberal Arts Placement Test (LAPT) and Writing Placement Exam (WPE):
Assessments, Rubrics and Norming.” NTID DLS Working Group. Ongoing Meetings, 2012.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Evaluator and participant in
norming).
 NTID (2012). LAPT Administrative Assistant. August, 2012. National Technical Institute for the
Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Exam administer).
 Skyer, M.E. (2012). “What is Deaf culture? Who are Deaf visual artists?” Presentation at Deaf
Culture Night at Rochester School for the Deaf, March, 2012. Rochester School for the Deaf,
Rochester NY. (Presenter).
 RIT (2012). “Student Information System (SIS) Training.” April 9th. Rochester Institute of
Technology, Bamboo Room, Rochester, NY. (Trainee).
 RIT (2012). “Language Use in Research and Academic Settings.” Seminar, 2012. Rochester
Institute of Technology, Bamboo Room, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 ALDA (2012). “Association for Late Deafened Adults (ALDA)” Convention. February 25, 2012.
National Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 UR (2012). Application Materials and Interviews at University of Rochester, Warner School for
PhD Application, January-March, 2012. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. (Applicant).

2010-11
 RIT (2011). “Teaching and Learning Services @ Wally.” Seminar, 2011. Rochester Institute of
Technology, Wallace Center, Rochester, NY. (Attendee).
 NTID (2011). “Liberal Arts Placement Test (LAPT) and Writing Placement Exam (WPE):
Assessments, Rubrics and Norming.” NTID DLS Working Group. Ongoing Meetings, 2011.

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 National Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Evaluator and participant in
norming).
 NTID (2011). LAPT Administrative Assistant. August, 2011. National Technical Institute for the
Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester, NY. (Exam administer).
 New York State (2011). “New York State Board of Regents Examination, Administration and
Scoring. NYS Offsite Training Facility for St. Mary’s School for the Deaf, Buffalo, NY. (Trainee).
 New York State (2011). “Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI).” Intervention Modules. NYS
Offsite Training Facility for St. Mary’s School for the Deaf, Buffalo, NY. (Trainee).
 St. Mary’s School for the Deaf (2010). Fairview Sign Language System. Ongoing intervention
research study. St. Mary’s School for the Deaf, Buffalo, NY. (Teacher-Researcher).
 St. Mary’s School for the Deaf (2010). Visual Phonics Sign Language System. Seminar. St. Mary’s
School for the Deaf, Buffalo, NY. (Trainee).
 New York State (2011). “New York State Alternative Assessment.” Workshop series. St. Mary’s
School for the Deaf, Buffalo, NY. (Participant).
 St. Mary’s School for the Deaf (2011). “IEP Direct.” Multiple Seminars. NYS Offsite Training
Facility for St. Mary’s School for the Deaf, Buffalo, NY. (Trainee).
 New York State (2010). “Evidence Based Practice.” Seminar. NYS Offsite Training Facility for
Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) I, Fairport NY. (Trainee).
 BOCES (2010). “Visual Phonics Sign Language System.” Course. NYS Offsite Training Facility
for Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) I, Fairport NY. (Trainee).
 BOCES (2010). IEP Direct. Multiple Seminars. NYS Offsite Training Facility for Board of
Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) I, Fairport NY. (Trainee).

2008 – 2009.
 Heritage (2010). “Certified Direct Support Professional.” Certification Training Course. Heritage
Christian Services, East Rochester, NY. (Trainee).
 Heritage (2010). “Qualified Mental Retardation Professional (QMRP).” Certification Training
Course. Heritage Christian Services, East Rochester, NY. (Trainee).
 Heritage (2010). SCIP-R Intervention Method: Intervention Modules. Heritage Christian Services,
East Rochester, NY. (Trainee).
 Heritage (2010). Medical Administration, CPR, First Aid: Course and Certification. Heritage
Christian Services, East Rochester, NY. (Trainee).
 New York State (2008). “Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE).” Workshop and
Certification: Course. May, 2008. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, LBJ Hall, Rochester,
NY. (Attendee, coursework completed).
 NTID (2009). “MSSE Observation practicum. Fall quarter, 2009. (Observer, 100 hours).

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Dr. Scary and Mr. Gory. 2018 – present.
 Children’s literature, poetry, and illustrations.

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Hard Time Everywhere. 2005 – present.
 Screen-printing services, typographic designs, ink drawings, watercolor amalgamations, &
graphic design commissions.

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APPENDIX: SCHOLARSHIP & COURSEWORK
Legend: Paper Title / Research Methods / Format — Course.
Description.

Doctoral:

 The Pupil and the Pedagogue: Dissensus in Theorizing Deaf Visual Pedagogy Axiology in
the Biosocial Paradigm.
Proposal for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Written proposal accepted, May 23, 2018.
Oral defense accepted, June 18, 2018.
University of Rochester RSRB exempt request approved, December 20th, 2018.
Rochester Institute of Technology exempt request approved, February 21st, 2019

 Biocultural Deaf Education and Deaf Visual Pedagogy

Theoretical/Methodological/Conceptual Framework (no revisions, no resubmission necessary).
Comprehensive Exam 2 – Successful completion, April 25, 2017

 Confluence of Research on Pedagogy for Deaf Educators

Educational Problem (no revisions, no resubmission necessary). Comprehensive Exam 1 –
Successful completion, September 30, 2016.

 The Pupil and the Pedagogue

Dissertation Methodology Chapter – (Advanced Qualitative Research Methods, EDU-527)

 Deaf Digital Learning Platforms (DDLPs) and Online Teaching and Learning:
Multimodality as Lens for Understanding Deaf Student Communication Practices in
Higher Education
Literature Review – (Academic Writing for Educators, ED-513)

 Gunther Kress: Multimodality, Communication, and Education

Scholar-Author Study – (Academic Writing for Educators, ED-513)

 Sovereign Deaf Tribes: Conjuring the Images of Biocultural Ecologies—An Exercise in

“Deep Sovereignty”
Discourse Analysis – (Theory of Teaching, EDU 523)

 Biocultural Deaf Aesthetics: A Critique for a new 21st Century Deaf Education Model
Film Discourse Analysis – Co-Authored Paper with L. Blair – (Theory of Teaching, EDU 523)

 Nested Environments and Goodness of “Fit:” Determining the Quantitative Relationships

Between Salary and Satisfaction for Research Faculty
ANOVA and Multiple Linear Regressions – Co-Authored Paper with J. McIntyre – (Quantitative
Methods, ED 504)

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  Sutures to Wounds: Postmodern Deaf Education, the Processes of Globalization, and
Hegemonic Neoliberal Discourse
Educational Policy Analysis and Ethnographic Survey – (Doctoral Seminar on Globalization,
ED 588 and Disability Studies Independent Study: Rhetoric and Aesthetics, ED 591)

 Disability and Metaphors Within a Critical Pedagogy Framework for Deaf or Hard of
Hearing Students
Digital Video and Discourse Analysis Paper – (Text and Medium: The Digital Page, ENG-585)

 Metaphors within Bilingualism: Masks, Chameleons, Amphibians and other Enacted

Identities
Ethnographic Interviews — (Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism, ED 480).

 Dynamic Ecologies: Bi/Multilingualism in the Postmodern Ethos

Literature Review — (Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism, ED 480)

 Beyond Engagement: Transformative Learning in collaboration with the Rochester City

School District at Lyncx Academy
Critical Ethnography – (Literacy as Social Practice EDU 498)

 Humanizing the Machines: Counterculture Art and Ambivalence toward Technology

Critical Ethnography — (Qualitative Research Methods, ED 507)

 Bodies in Dependence: A Foucauldian Genealogy of The Americans With Disabilities Acts

of 1990 and 2008
Foucauldian Genealogy — (Theory of Curriculum and Change, EDU 526)

 Aesthetic Dimensionalities of Deaf Pedagogies in College, Literacy Education as Artistry:

Embracing the Visual Nature of Deaf Education in College Literacy Classrooms
Research Proposal — (Concepts and Issues in Social Science Research, ED 506)

 Agency-as-Catalyst
Synthesis Paper — (Theory and Research on Teaching and Learning, EDU 525)

 Deaf Critical Pedagogies: Rethinking “DIS-ability”

Film Analysis — (Theory and Research on Teaching and Learning, EDU 525)

 The Fracturing of Critical Feminist Pedagogies

Annotated Bibliography — (Theory and Research on Teaching and Learning, EDU 525)

Graduate:

 Triad: Toward a Tri-modal – Bilingual Education Philosophy; Implications, Current

Research and Continuing Questions for the Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Students
Master Thesis – (MSSE 999)

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  Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome in the Deaf Population
Research Paper— (Teaching Deaf Students with Secondary Disabilities, MSSE 704)

 The Perceived Effects of Learned Helplessness and the Deaf

Research Paper — with J. Listman & J. Taylor — (Psychology and Sociology of Deaf Students,
MSSE 701)

 This is Your Brain on Language: Language Activated Neural Patterns in the Deaf and
Hearing Populations
Research Paper and Presentation — (Current Instructional Methods for English, MSSE 712)

 Modern Perceptions on Learning Disabilities

Research Paper — (Deaf Students: Educational and Cultural Diversity, MSSE 702)

 Children of Deaf Adults

Literature Review — (Foundations of Educational Research, MSSE 790)

 Cultural and Intelligence Diversity in the Fine Arts Classroom and Studio
Research Portfolio — (Cultural Perspectives, MSSE 703)

 Assessment Tools for Abstract Expressionism Fine Arts Studio

Research Portfolio — (Assessment Practices, MSSE 713)

 Current Impact of International Schools for the Deaf on American Educational Practice
and Policy
Research Paper — (Political and Legal Environment, MSSE 705)

Undergraduate:

 Language as Viral Organism: The Fiction of William S. Burroughs 1914-1997

Research Paper — (The Novel, ENG 443)

 An Active Crisis: A Report in Images and Questions

Multimodal Research Presentation — (What is Postmodernism? AHIST, 433)

 Beyond the Blackland

Sculpture Series and Creative Non-Fiction text— (The Novel, ENG 443)

 The Last Cowboy, Crashing: Jack Kerouac as American Linguist

Research Paper — (New American Literature, ENG 469)

 The Culmination of Nationalism in Finlandia: 1908 Paris World Exposition

Research Paper — (Scandinavian Modernism, AHIS 368)

 Fall of the Beast: Bruegel’s Rebel Angels

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 Research Paper — (Renaissance Painting: Flanders in the 14th Century, AHIS 378)

 Francis Bacon’s 1945 Painting and Silence of the Lambs

Multimodal Comparative Analysis — (Film as Literature, ENG 444)

 Hazardous Enemies, Donald Rumsfeld and Nietzsche in the New Century

Research Paper — (The European Union and the United States of America in the 21st Century,
HIS 470)

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