I’m proud to be an alumnus of the Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies with an emphasis in Teaching Interpreting, and to announce that several of my cohort now have our theses published online for all to read. All the theses published so far and in the future can be retrieved from http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/theses/. To date, the published theses and professional projects comprise the following:
- Changes in Community Contact Characteristics in Interpreter Education, Vicki Darden
- The Stories Interpreters Tell, Peter Flora
- Keeping it Vague: A Study of Vague Language in an American Sign Language Corpus and Implications for Interpreting between American Sign Language and English, Daniel J. Greene
- Do We Play Well with Others? Personalities and Interpersonal Interactions Among Signed Language Interpreters, Sarah L. Hewlett
- Real-world Shock: Transition Shock and its Effect on New Interpreters of American Sign Language and English, Stephanie A. Meadows
- Current Teaming Practices in Video Relay Service, Stacey L. Rainey
- Professional Project Curriculum Development: Experiential Learning in Interpreter Education Programs, Marisa J. Ruiz
- Self-Care in the Field of Interpreting, Amy Lyn Zenizo
- Do We Eat Our Young and One Another? Horizontal Violence Among Signed Language Interpreters, Emily K. Ott
I’m so proud of us! Here are some photos of us at our hooding and graduation:


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