Work
- Nationally & State Certified Interpreter (American Sign Language and English)2011 to presentWashington, District of ColumbiaI go to a variety of educational, medical, and community settings in the metro area to interpret between Deaf and hearing people. In order to focus on my doctoral studies, I have elected to work minimally. I also worked full time as an interpreter in the Detroit metro area from 2011 - 2013.
Education
- PhD in Interpretation: Research and PedagogyWashington, District of Columbia
- Guided Research ProjectINT845 with Dr. Emily Shaw
- Teaching Internship IIN841 with Dr. Keith Cagle
- Research Internship IVINT833 with Dr. Valerie Dively
- Iconicity and DepictionLIN537 with Dr. Paul Dudis
- Research Internship IIIINT832 with Dr. Valerie Dively
- Interpreting Pedagogy IIINT831 with Dr. Keith Cagle
- Interpreting Studies: Cognitive & Psychological DimensionsINT830 with Dr. Brenda Nicodemus
- Interpreting Pedagogy IINT821 with Dr. Cynthia Roy
- Interpreting Studies: Socio-Cultural DimensionsINT820 with Drs. Jeremy Brunson and Christopher Stone
- Research Internship IIINT813 with Dr. Cynthia Roy
- Research Methods in InterpretationINT750 with Drs. Jeremy Brunson and Cynthia Roy
- Curriculum Design and AssessmentINT895 with Dr. Betsy Winston
- Research Internship IINT812 with Dr. Jeremy Brunson
- Interpreting Studies: Linguistic and Translation DimensionsINT810 with Dr. Cynthia Roy
- First and Second Language AcquisitionLIN510 with Dr. Deborah Chen Pichler
- Educational Neuroscience ProseminarPEN701 with Dr. Melissa Hurzig
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- Class of 2014MA in Interpretation: Interpreting ResearchWashington, District of Columbia
- Discourse Analysis for InterpretersINT720 with Dr. Cynthia Roy
- Understanding Interpretation Through SociolinguisticsINT895 with Dr. Ceil Lucas
- Guided Research Project IIINT778 with Drs. Jeremy Brunson and Cynthia Roy
- Interpreting Medical DiscourseINT754 with Dr. Brenda Nicodemus and Janis Cole
- Interpreting Mental Health DiscourseINT735 with Dr. Christopher Stone
- Interpreting Legal DiscourseINT734 with Drs. Jeremy Brunson and Steven Collins
- History of interpretingINT701 with Drs. Steven Collins and Christopher Stone
- Structure of Language for InterpretersINT707 with Dr. Keith Cagle
- Guided Research Project IINT777 with Dr. Jeremy Brunson and Paul Harrelson
- Fundamentals of InterpretingINT726 with Dr. Christopher Stone and LeWana Clark
- Introduction to ResearchEDU720 with Dr. Amy Wilson
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- Class of 2013BAS in Sign Language InterpretingAdrian, Michigan
- Class of 2012AAS in Sign Language InterpretingBloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Class of 2011Clarkston, Michigan
- CSM techClarkston's Science, Math, and Technology Academy. This academy provided rigrorous courses during my high school career. I dropped it in my senior year to focus on my interpreting studies.
- Dual EnrollmentAttended high school full-time while taking classes in the Sign Language Interpreting program at Oakland Community College.
- AP Art HistoryGot a lil' more cultural.
(4 on the AP Exam.) - AP English Language and CompositionEnglish is my forte.
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Current City and Hometown
Punta Gorda, FloridaCurrent city
Clarkston, MichiganHometown
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About Mark
- As much as I enjoy academic writing, condensing my life to a short tidbit has proved challenging. Here's my go at it:
My three great loves in life are politics, food, and studying. In that order.
I completed my first college degree in Sign Language Interpreting at Oakland Community College shortly after graduating high school. I then transferred to Siena Heights University, where I graduated with my bachelor's degree in Sign Language Interpreting in May 2013. I began graduate studies in Fall 2013 at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, where I completed a Master of Arts in Interpretation with a concentration in Interpreting Research. I am currently a doctoral student at Gallaudet, studying Interpretation, with concentrations in Research and Pedagogy. My research interests currently center around both the linguistic and social aspects of interpreting.
I have worked as a state and nationally certified American Sign Language/English interpreter since 2011. I am self-employed, and I do freelance work in a variety of community settings (postsecondary, healthcare, business/government, etc.). My field is probably the coolest one in the world. Unfortunately, I am currently unable to work as much as I'd like due to my demanding school workload, though I still work as my schedule allows.
On a lighter note, I am a huge fan of both Doctor Who and Harry Potter, and I've been a vegetarian since November 2013. Also, one of my goals in life is to learn ten languages. I've got two down (American English and American Sign Language), and I'm currently working on Brazilian Portuguese.
In any event, feel free to message me, and I'll get back with you as soon as I can.
-Mark-
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