Overview
Work History
Education
Certification
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Lori J. Woods

Lancaster,Ohio

Overview

55
55
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Coordinator

Silent Get
  • Makes the host the camp outing for students to have more Deaf cultural/language immersion experience., - makes the host of camp outing for students to have more Deaf cultural/language immersion experience.

Teaching Assistant, •Lab Coordinator, •Campus advisor

ASL Connection Club

Communication Science Disorder, •ASL Lecturer

Ohio University
Athens, Ohio
01.2018 - Current
  • Teach students American Sign Language

Instructor

Gallaudet University, Immerse Into ASL
Washington D.C
01.2015 - Current
  • Teach Youth students American Sign Language
  • Adjunct Faculty – Summer Program
  • Teach ASL III students in the classroom
  • Adjunct Faculty – Autumn & Spring
  • Teach ASL III students – online courses

Interpreter Education Program, •Instructor

Columbus State Community College
Columbus, Ohio
01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Advising students in Interpreter Education Program
  • ASL Lead for ASL Adjunct Faculty
  • Teach students American Sign Language and interpreting

Deaf Studies & Interpreting Program, •Coordinator/Lecturer (Group II)

Ohio University, Lancaster
Lancaster, Ohio
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Coordinating and advising students in Deaf Studies/Interpreting program
  • Teach students American Sign Language and interpreting
  • Interpreter Coordinator – coordinates all aspects of communication support service provision for deaf and hard of hearing staff and students
  • Silent Get-A-Way Coordinator- makes the host of camp outing for students to have more Deaf cultural/language immersion experience.

Faculty

Columbus School for Girls
Columbus, Ohio
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Teach ASL I, II, III to high school students (10-12) as a foreign language
  • Summer ASL Program, teach ASL to middle school students for 2 weeks

Adjunct Faculty

Capital University
Bexley, Ohio
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Teach ASL I and II to foreign language students

Adjunct Faculty

Ohio University, Lancaster
Lancaster, Chillicothe, Ohio
01.2010 - 01.2014
  • Teach ASL levels 1-6 to students in the Deaf Studies/Interpreting program
  • Teach lecture classes on the History of Deafness, Deaf Culture, Linguistics
  • Practicum Placement Coordinator - organizes the program, secures sites for internships, and provides students, faculty advisers and host interpreting staff with guidelines and evaluation criteria.

Coordinator/Instructor

Ohio University
Chillicothe, Ohio
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Coordinating and advising students in Deaf Studies/Interpreting program
  • Campus advisor for ASL Unity into the Community Club
  • Teach students American Sign Language and interpreting

Lecturer

The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
01.2003 - 01.2009
  • Taught ASL IV
  • Helped develop curriculum for ASL I-IV

Silent Weekend Coordinator

01.2005 - 01.2007

Adjunct Faculty, •Lead teacher

Columbus State Community College
Columbus, Ohio
01.1998 - 01.2007
  • In the ASL program
  • Responsible for mentoring adjunct faculty

Interpreter

Deaf Services Center
Columbus, Ohio
01.2001 - 01.2003
  • Coordinator – coordinates all aspects of communication support service provision for deaf and hard of hearing staff and students.

ASL Coordinator

01.1997 - 01.2000
  • Organized and facilitated classes for businesses and the community
  • Presented workshops on deafness and deaf culture

ASL Instructor

01.1992 - 01.1997
  • Taught ASL in community and business classes
  • Taught Summer Program Kids in College at Ohio Wesylan

Education

Diploma - Applied Accounting

Rochester Institute Technology

M.A - ASL Education/ASL Studies

The Ohio State University
2010

B.S - Organizational Management

Wilberforce University
2002

AA - ASL Teaching / Deaf Studies

Columbus State Community College
1999

Certification

Sign Language Proficiency Interview – Superior Blackboard Certified (2017) Certified Online Instructor (2017)

Affiliations

ASLTA 10th National Professional Development Conference (2019). San Diego, CA Deaf Studies Conference (2018). Gallaudet University, Washington DC Florida ASLTA Conference (2018). Tampa, FL ASLTA 9th National Professional Development Conference (2017). Salt Lake City, UT Deaf Studies Today! Conference (2016). Utah Valley University, UT Conference of Interpreter Trainers Convention (2014). Portland, OR Deaf Studies Today! Conference (2014). Utah Valley State College, UT ASLTA 7th National Professional Development Conference (2013), Charlotte, NC ASLTA 5th National Professional Development Conference (2009), Phoenix, AZ Deaf Studies Today! Conference (2008). Utah Valley State College, UT ASLTA 4th National Professional Development Conference (2007), Tampa Bay, FL Use of Space in ASL (2006), Columbus, OH ASLTA 3rd National Professional Development Conference (2005), Las Vegas, NV Deaf Studies Today! Conference (2004). Utah Valley State College, UT ASLTA 2nd National Professional Development Conference (2003), Indianapolis, IN ASLTA/National Association of the Deaf Conference (2002), Washington D.C. ASLTA 1st National Professional Development Conference (1999), Rochester, NY Curriculums Developed: Advanced ASL II (ASL 6), Fall 2019 – Spring 2020 Introduction to Deaf Community, Fall 2019 Online CSD 2110 (ASL 3), Summer, Fall 2019 Visual Gestural Communication Conversational ASL History of the Deaf Community Role Shift in ASL Voicing Role Shifting in English American Sign Language Literature Voicing Classifiers Minimal Pairs Advanced Conversational ASL Introduction to the Deaf Community Finger-Spelling ASL III and V Prosody in ASL and Interpreting OU-Chillicothe Deaf Studies/ Interpreting: Sign I-VI Study of Deaf Culture and History Orientation to Deafness ASL Linguistics Developed curriculum for Kids in College and Middle School’s Summer Program Professional Presentations: (2019). Role Shifting & Classifiers Merging into Depiction: Good Enuff Conference, Columbus State Community College, Delaware, OH (2019). Being Deaf: People with Disability, Ohio University, Athens, OH (2018). Prosody in ASL: Good Enuff Conference, Columbus State Community College, Delaware, OH (2017). Re-conceptualizing the Professional Identity of ASL Teacher: Sharing Experience, co-speaker: Arlon Nash, Wright State University, Dayton, OH (2016). Educational Interpreting: Model of Trust, co-speaker: Dr. Becky Brooks, Dublin, Ireland (2011). Access to Education and Employment for Persons with Disabilities, Ohio University. Public Speaker, Athens, OH (2011). Classifiers & Mouth Morphemes, Westerville High School’s professional day workshop. Presented a workshop to ASL instructors, Westerville, OH (2011). Deaf Music Presenter, Ohio University, Presented to the music students in the classroom, Athens, OH (2009). Technical & Country Signs, Akron Public School’s professional day workshop. Presented a workshop to the educational interpreters, Akron, OH, Distinguished Teacher Award (2006) Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH Community Service: National American Sign Language Teacher Association Member since 1997 Ohio American Sign Language Teachers Association President - 2001-2005 and 2008-2010 Vice President – 2017 – present Co-Chairperson – 2021 ASLTA 11th National Professional Development Conference will be held in Columbus, OH Member since 1997 Deaf Services Center Summer camp counselor for the deaf / hard of hearing campers Currently develop ASL level one curriculum for the community class Buckeye Club of the Deaf Member, treasurer, athletic director and participated in sports Board Advisor Department of Interpreting / ASL Education at Columbus State Community College – 2003-2006 Board Advisor Deaf Service Center, Worthington, OH – 2017 - present Americans with Disabilities Act Served on the committee for interpreters at Nationwide Insurance Company, American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA) Ohio American Sign Language Teacher’s Association (OASLTA) National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Ohio Chapter Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (OCRID) Certification: American Sign Language Teacher’s Association - Master, Master’s Thesis on “Prosody in ASL” – Summer 2010 Comparative Linguistic Study of ASL and Czech Sign Language in conjunction with Chris Chirico, Charles University, Prague Czech Republic– Spring 2012

Timeline

Communication Science Disorder, •ASL Lecturer

Ohio University
01.2018 - Current

Instructor

Gallaudet University, Immerse Into ASL
01.2015 - Current

Interpreter Education Program, •Instructor

Columbus State Community College
01.2015 - 01.2018

Deaf Studies & Interpreting Program, •Coordinator/Lecturer (Group II)

Ohio University, Lancaster
01.2014 - 01.2015

Faculty

Columbus School for Girls
01.2012 - 01.2015

Adjunct Faculty

Capital University
01.2012 - 01.2014

Adjunct Faculty

Ohio University, Lancaster
01.2010 - 01.2014

Coordinator/Instructor

Ohio University
01.2007 - 01.2010

Silent Weekend Coordinator

01.2005 - 01.2007

Lecturer

The Ohio State University
01.2003 - 01.2009

Interpreter

Deaf Services Center
01.2001 - 01.2003

Adjunct Faculty, •Lead teacher

Columbus State Community College
01.1998 - 01.2007

ASL Coordinator

01.1997 - 01.2000

ASL Instructor

01.1992 - 01.1997

Coordinator

Silent Get

Teaching Assistant, •Lab Coordinator, •Campus advisor

ASL Connection Club

Diploma - Applied Accounting

Rochester Institute Technology

M.A - ASL Education/ASL Studies

The Ohio State University

B.S - Organizational Management

Wilberforce University

AA - ASL Teaching / Deaf Studies

Columbus State Community College

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