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Debra Russell, Adult Educator, Certified Interpreter Ph.D.Project Management and Consultation

Our experience is solid when it comes to helping organizations articulate the project vision and then successfully manage the project to its implementation and evaluation phases. Our work employs a community consultation approach, so that there is support for the important projects you want to create.

Over the year, Dr. Russell was invited to deliver several presentations, including:

  • Vancouver, BC: Discourse Analysis in Settings, co-presenter Greg Evans
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Professionalism of Sign Language Interpreting
  • Halifax NS: Unity Within – Conflict Resolution, co presenter, Anita Harding
  • Denver, CO: Consecutive Interpreting in Legal Settings
  • Banff, AB: Access to the Language of Instruction for Deaf Students
  • San Diego, CA: Discourse Analysis, co-presenter, Nigel Howard
  • Portland, OR: Teaching Consecutive Interpreting: Pulling it all Together

Previous Consultations:

  • Group in MalaysiaASL-English Demographic Survey: Co-researcher Dr Terry Janzen, U of Manitoba; presented results at a national conference, AVLIC, in Vancouver in July 2004. Article in progress.
  • Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada: Awarded the national contract to produce the certification exam materials of the Test of Interpretation. Work completed from August 2004-March 2005. Total award: $55,000.00
  • Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada: Awarded the national contract to produce curriculum for a series of three workshops for potential test takers of the Test of Interpretation. Work was completed from March 2005-June 2005. Total Award: $5000.00
  • Examination of Access to the Language of Instruction for Deaf Children: This is an on-going study that is in the data collection stage; it is a study of classroom interpretation provided to deaf students to determine impact and quality of inclusive learning environment on deaf students.
  • Balanced Literacy: This is study conducted with Dr. MaryAnn Bibby examining the implementation of the Balanced Literacy Project at the Alberta School for the Deaf. Data collection has been concluded and the final report is being assembled.
  • Guidelines for Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Post-Secondary Settings: This was a joint research initiative by the U of A Specialized Supports and Disability Services and WCCSD. Project was completed from July 2004-April 2005. Final report was submitted in June 2005.
  • Examination of Supports Provided to Post-Secondary Students with Disabilities: An Alberta-wide study, contracted by Dr. Pat Pardo through the University of Calgary, Office of Disability Supports. Data collection and analysis occurred from Sept. 2004 to April 2005. Final report and presentation was completed by June 2005.
  • Ukrainian Signed Language Research Project: Assisting the Institute of Special Pedagogy (Ukraine) in shaping their initial descriptive analysis of Ukrainian Sign Language and subsequent teacher training materials for using USL in the classroom
  • Malaysia YMCA Majudiri Deafness Project: Consulted on the development of an interpreter training program to be held between the YMCA and the University of Malaysia; assisted in the development of a proposal for training teachers to teach BIM (Malaysian Sign Language); In August 2004 I provided a three day workshop for interpreters from Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia.

Debra Russell, Adult Educator, Certified Interpreter Ph.D.