PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Junior Adjunct Lecturer in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies, dedicated to fostering inclusive, student-centered learning. Experienced in facilitating dynamic discussions on Black Deaf experiences and educational equity.

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AWARDS

(2025) PARC Outstanding Wisdom and Leadership (OWL) award. California State University, Sacramento.

PUBLICATIONS

Player, D. & Snoddon, K. (accepted, in press). Using Black Deaf Gain to reframe Black Deaf Education during the Jim Crow era and its aftermath. In Hill, J. C., Bayley, R., & Shaw, E. (Eds.). (2026). Sociolinguistic Pathways in Sign Language: Studies in Honor of Ceil Lucas (Vol. 26). Gallaudet University Press.

EXPERIENCE

ASL & interpreting Program, World Language Dept.
Solano Community College
Courses Taught:

• ASL 001: ASL 1

• ASL 006: Linguistics of ASL

ASL & Deaf Studies Program, College of Education
California State University Sacramento
Courses Taught:

• DEAF 51: ASL 1

• DEAF 52: ASL 2 (Spring 2026)

• DEAF 155: ASL 5

• DEAF 56: Fingerspelling and Numbers

• DEAF 57: ASL Classifiers

• DEAF 166: Experience in Deaf Communities