Emily Anderson

Post-Secondary Education

Austin Community College
Associate of Applied Science
ASL Interpr Preparation Human Servi

Lamar University
Bachelors of General Studies
General Studies

Lamar University
Master of Science
Deaf Studies / Deaf Education

Lamar University
Ph.D. in Education
Deaf Studies / Deaf Education

Teaching Experience

Assistant Department Chair | Austin Community College | August 2019 - Present
American Sign Language & Interpreter Training

Professor | Austin Community College | August 2015 - Present
American Sign Language & Interpreter Training

Department Chair | Austin Community College | August 2010 - 2015
American Sign Language & Interpreter Training

Assistant Department Chair | Austin Community College | January 2009 - 2010
Human Services

Associate Professor | Austin Community College | January 2005 - Present
I have had full responsibility for designing and delivering instruction in the following courses as well as providing advising to interpreting majors

SLNG 1307 Intra-lingual Skills for Interpreters

SLNG 1317 Introduction to the Deaf Community

SLNG 1321 Introduction to the Interpreting Profession

SLNG 1404 American Sign Language I

SLNG 2311 Interpreting in Specialized Settings: Transliterating

SLNG 2315 Interpreting in Educational Settings

SLNG 2401 Interpreting I

SLNG 2402 Interpreting II

SLNG 2431 Interpreting III

SLNG 2488 Internship-Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

Professional Publications

Dissertation | The Discourse Marker 'But' in English to ASL Interpretation
Published May 2017

Presenter| “Breaking Confidentiality”
Lecture presented at the Texas Society of Interpreters of the Deaf Conference 2010

Presenter| “Working With Deaf Clients”
Lecture presented at the Therapeutic Recreation Seminar of the Southwest 2010

Presenter| “Influences on the Interpreter Pursuant”
Lecture presented at the Region IV/Texas Society of Interpreters of the Deaf Conference 2008

Coordinator| “Deaf Blind Interpreting: How can I do a better job?” 2007

Coordinator| “An Introduction to Deaf Blind Interpreting” 2006

Support Staff | Texas Association of the Deaf 2005

Presenter| “Preparing for the BEI: How do you study for a test you can‘t study for?”
Lecture presented at the Texas Society of Interpreters of the Deaf Student Pre-conference 2005

Coordinator| Texas Society of Interpreters of the Deaf Student Pre-conference 2005

Professional experience

Certified | Level III Interpreter | 1998 - Present
     Texas Department of Rehabilitative Services Board of Evaluators of Interpreters

Certified | Texas Assessment of Sign Communication | 2004 - Present
     State Board for Educator Certification / Texas Education Agency

Contract Interpreter| Deaf Interpreter Services | November 2008 - Present
     Interpret for clients of Deaf Interpreter Services

Contract Interpreter| Sign Shares | April 2009 - Present
     Interpret for clients of Sign Share

Video Relay Interpreter | Sorenson Communications | July 2005 - Present
     Interpret national video relay calls made between Deaf and non-deaf clients

Hourly Interpreter| Austin Community College | August 2004 - Present
     Interpret classes for deaf students attending Austin Community College

Hourly Interpreter| Lamar University | January 2000 - August 2004
     Interpreted classes for deaf students attending Lamar University