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Hometown

• Anderson, Indiana

Current Employment

• Assistant Lecturer of American Sign Language at Ball State University, Interim ASL program director 

Education

• M.A. Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, Flagler University St. Augustine FLA, 2023

• B.S. Geology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 2000

Research Interests

• Deaf Education: Recruitment and Retention of Deaf Educators  

• Deaf Education: Teacher Preparation Gaps in Deaf Education 

• Deaf Education: Implementing More Knowledgeable Others in Mainstream Consultations

Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications

• N/A

Recent Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

• N/A

Recent Presentations

• Kennedy, M., & Catalano, J., (2024, January). Bridging the Gap: Supporting the Attitudes, Knowledge and Preparedness of Teachers working with DHH students in the Mainstream Classroom. [Concurrent Speaker]. ACE-DHH conference. Las Vegas, NV. 

Dissertation Focus

• TBD