Dr. Zed Sehyr
@zedsehyr.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Communication Sciences & Disorders @ChapmanUniversity. Director of of Cognition, Language & Plasticity Lab: http://www.claplab.org/ Co-founder of ASL-LEX database: https://asl-lex.org/ Pronouns: She/her.
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How a Denver school engaged Latino dads to tutor students in the community on reading #NPR www.npr.org/2025/11/...
December 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
How a Denver school engaged Latino dads to tutor students in the community on reading #NPR www.npr.org/2025/11/...
Instead, veterinary medicine, chiropractic and theology are now considered professional degrees.
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Instead, veterinary medicine, chiropractic and theology are now considered professional degrees.
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ICYMI Dept of Education will no longer considers these professional degrees:
Nursing
Public health
Social work
Physician assistant
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Social work
Counseling & therapy
Health Admin
A smaller health workforce makes us all sicker
Nursing
Public health
Social work
Physician assistant
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Social work
Counseling & therapy
Health Admin
A smaller health workforce makes us all sicker
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
ICYMI Dept of Education will no longer considers these professional degrees:
Nursing
Public health
Social work
Physician assistant
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Social work
Counseling & therapy
Health Admin
A smaller health workforce makes us all sicker
Nursing
Public health
Social work
Physician assistant
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Social work
Counseling & therapy
Health Admin
A smaller health workforce makes us all sicker
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This work is possible thanks to funding from #NSF and through collaboration with Amelia Becker @naomicaselli.bsky.social @naomicaselli.bsky.social @zedsehyr.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
This work is possible thanks to funding from #NSF and through collaboration with Amelia Becker @naomicaselli.bsky.social @naomicaselli.bsky.social @zedsehyr.bsky.social
Spoiler: frequent signs shrink too & are produced lower in signing space than infrequent signs. Inclusion of sign languages offers a bigger, BETTER picture of language production. Come to the one and only sign language presentation at #Psychonomics2025 #psynom2025: Sat 9:20am, Governor Square 14.
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Spoiler: frequent signs shrink too & are produced lower in signing space than infrequent signs. Inclusion of sign languages offers a bigger, BETTER picture of language production. Come to the one and only sign language presentation at #Psychonomics2025 #psynom2025: Sat 9:20am, Governor Square 14.
Much of the way we articulate words isn’t random. It reflects how the brain balances effort & clarity. Common words are shorter & more “shrunk”, confusable words are pronounced more clearly. We asked if ASL signs show similar patterns of reduction using pose-tracking on thousands of ASL signs.
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Much of the way we articulate words isn’t random. It reflects how the brain balances effort & clarity. Common words are shorter & more “shrunk”, confusable words are pronounced more clearly. We asked if ASL signs show similar patterns of reduction using pose-tracking on thousands of ASL signs.
In good news today, ASL live interpreting is to be reinstated for White House press briefings!
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US Judge Rules Against White House on ASL; Administration Appeals
A US judge rules against the Trump administration on live ASL at press briefings; The White House appeals.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In good news today, ASL live interpreting is to be reinstated for White House press briefings!
slator.com/us-judge-rul...
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New case study of a Deaf autistic signer finds autism affects both linguistic and affective facial expressions, supporting accounts grounded in motor and maybe prosodic difficulties. Also supports effective languaging strategies beyond the neurotypical norm. www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New case study of a Deaf autistic signer finds autism affects both linguistic and affective facial expressions, supporting accounts grounded in motor and maybe prosodic difficulties. Also supports effective languaging strategies beyond the neurotypical norm. www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
Holy moly. That’s terrifying! the firefighter demonstrated admirable amount of composure given his situation. Wow
September 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Holy moly. That’s terrifying! the firefighter demonstrated admirable amount of composure given his situation. Wow
Oh that’s good to know! I just updated Word and was considering updating EndNote (the latest version has a fancy AI assistant and all that..) but maybe I’ll wait until they figure out support. Endnote has historically had issues keeping up with MS Office upgrades.. sigh! Zotero is ok ish.
September 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Oh that’s good to know! I just updated Word and was considering updating EndNote (the latest version has a fancy AI assistant and all that..) but maybe I’ll wait until they figure out support. Endnote has historically had issues keeping up with MS Office upgrades.. sigh! Zotero is ok ish.
The CLaP Lab had an amazing time connecting with the Deaf community at DeaFestival Riverside! 🧠✨ Thanks to everyone who stopped by to learn about language, the brain, and our research! www.claplab.org #deafawarenessmonth
September 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The CLaP Lab had an amazing time connecting with the Deaf community at DeaFestival Riverside! 🧠✨ Thanks to everyone who stopped by to learn about language, the brain, and our research! www.claplab.org #deafawarenessmonth
Using standardized ERPCore tasks, our new study shows subtle but consistent neural adaptations in visual recognition, attention, motor preparation or memory updating in deaf ASL signers, possibly due to lifelong experience with visual communication. Poster A48 🙂 with @erinecampbell.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Using standardized ERPCore tasks, our new study shows subtle but consistent neural adaptations in visual recognition, attention, motor preparation or memory updating in deaf ASL signers, possibly due to lifelong experience with visual communication. Poster A48 🙂 with @erinecampbell.bsky.social
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Coming at you from Gallaudet University to share that on-the-ground prep for the Society for Neurobiology of Language #SNL2025 is well underway! We cannot wait to welcome more than 500 of you, neuroscientists and linguists, to our campus tomorrow! Say hi if you see me running around!
September 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Coming at you from Gallaudet University to share that on-the-ground prep for the Society for Neurobiology of Language #SNL2025 is well underway! We cannot wait to welcome more than 500 of you, neuroscientists and linguists, to our campus tomorrow! Say hi if you see me running around!
I hope to see you!
September 5, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I hope to see you!
Confs: 3rd Workshop on Cognitive and Functional Explorations in Sign Language Linguistics
Confs: 3rd Workshop on Cognitive and Functional Explorations in Sign Language Linguistics
The Section for Sign Linguistics at the Faculty of Polish Studies of the University of Warsaw is proud to be holding the third edition of the Workshop on Cognitive and Functional Explorations in Sign Language Linguistics. You can register to participate in the conference at https://forms.gle/PcFvfZqEGiXXgowT9.
Sign CAFÉ 3 will take place on September 18–19, 2025, at the University of Warsaw, Poland, in the Old University Library building, where our series of local conferences titled “Researc
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August 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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The ManyTones project is looking for several lead positions. See poster for details. 📢📣✨ Get involved! 🎉🤝🌟
August 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The ManyTones project is looking for several lead positions. See poster for details. 📢📣✨ Get involved! 🎉🤝🌟
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Want to know more about the Family ASL project? Check out our new paper “Language and Cognitive Development in Bimodal Bilingual Deaf Children in Hearing Families: Three Case Studies.” It’s part of a special issue on Lang & Cog Dev in Deaf Children www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
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August 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Want to know more about the Family ASL project? Check out our new paper “Language and Cognitive Development in Bimodal Bilingual Deaf Children in Hearing Families: Three Case Studies.” It’s part of a special issue on Lang & Cog Dev in Deaf Children www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15...
Wow what a fantastic new opportunity for students in #CSD to learn #ASL and #deaf culture at Penn State! great news!! 🙌🏻@pennstateuniv.bsky.social
hhd.psu.edu/csd/minor/asl
hhd.psu.edu/csd/minor/asl
Minor in American Sign Language | Penn State College of Health and Human Development
The American Sign Language (ASL) minor is for students who want to acquire proficiency in ASL and gain a deeper understanding of Deaf culture, communication, and history. This program provides both li...
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August 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Wow what a fantastic new opportunity for students in #CSD to learn #ASL and #deaf culture at Penn State! great news!! 🙌🏻@pennstateuniv.bsky.social
hhd.psu.edu/csd/minor/asl
hhd.psu.edu/csd/minor/asl
Congratulations to Dr. Brennan @neurivulets.bsky.social for successfully delivering a PhD baby yesterday! What a delightful presentation and impactful research on neural networks for ASL. In words of @kemmorey.bsky.social “Brennan sets the bar for quality of research high!”
August 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Brennan @neurivulets.bsky.social for successfully delivering a PhD baby yesterday! What a delightful presentation and impactful research on neural networks for ASL. In words of @kemmorey.bsky.social “Brennan sets the bar for quality of research high!”