Inspiring chat and yummy food earlier this month with these two lovely humans (Donna Jo Napoli & Barry Furrow).

Month began with OSU peeps & REU students.
Good people, good times.

I did it! Thursday, I defended my dissertation proposal, and now I’m a doctoral candidate!
🥳🎉🥳

May 10th, we celebrated NSF's 75th Language Science Fair with Dr. Deanna Gagne, Lilly Berggoetz, & @bonniebarrett.bsky.social at the @langscistation.bsky.social!

📢 We’re pleased to announce IcoLL2026: Joint conference of IcoSem and ILL (21–23 Feb., Nagoya U., Japan). The conference will feature invited talks by Dr. Mutsumi Imai, Dr. Noburo Saji, Dr. Pamela Perniss, and Dr. Neil Cohn. We look forward to welcoming you to Nagoya!
🌐 ianjoo.github.io/icosem/4

Several weeks ago, four of five STEM programs that make up the NIH-funded Deaf Scientists Pipeline in Rochester, NY were cut (the fifth is expected to be cut too). A PhD student made the below infographic to visualize what these cuts mean as a catastrophic generational loss for #Deaf science

CONGRATS to Dr. Windell (Wink) Smith, Jr. on his phenomenal dissertation defense on Monday!

I submitted my research proposal to my dissertation committee today. Can't believe ABD is ~1mo away 😱🥹

Loving my collaboration with the CAN Lab at @gallaudetu.bsky.social ! An fEMG study on ASL nonmanuals coming Fall 2025!!! 🧏🏾‍♂️🦻🧏🏻‍♀️

Stopped by the basin for a last look at the season’s 🌸 blossoms.

Earlier this week, I saw Philip Bravin present his newly released book, showcasing DPN from a board member's POV.

Hyped for the DPN documentary releasing May 16, 2025!

#deafrights #dpn #deafpresidentnow #deafauthor #deafhistory

PART 1: #BlackHistoryMonth Ida Hampton was the 1st Black and Deaf woman to graduate from Gallaudet University in the 1950s. Deaf schools were racially segregated, and she broke the color barrier. #DeafCulture #BlackDeafCulture #ASL #BASL #BlackHistory #BlackGirlMagic #DEI #Disability #BlackSky #Deaf

If you are working in Deaf Studies and want a fully funded paid year as a researcher at Gallaudet University, this Deaf Studies incubator fellowship is open for applications deafincubator.com/apply/?fbcli...

DCAL Paid Internship Update! Internships can start anytime between June and September 2025, depending on project availability. Successful candidates will be notified the week of 19 May. Apply by 30 April 2025.

Professor Bencie Woll MBE shares her journey from a love of languages to leading BSL research in the UK. Her proudest achievement? Founding DCAL & championing deaf researchers. She remains dedicated to expanding opportunities in academia. 🎥 #AcademicSpotlightSeries youtu.be/S6iLX5n-qeY