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| Carolyn McCaskill | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | ASL & Deaf Studies Professor at Gallaudet University |
Carolyn McCaskill is a deaf, African American, counselor and professor. She has been teaching at Gallaudet University since 1996, and currently holds the position of associate professor in the ASL and Deaf Studies Department.
Education
PhD, Gallaudet University, Special Education Administration & Supervision (2005) M.A., Counseling of the Deaf (1979) B.A., Psychology-Social Work (1977)
Prior to college, McCaskill attended and graduated of the Alabama School for the Deaf in Talladega, Alabama.
Career
McCaskill served as a counselor at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, at the Houston Community College System, and as a career counselor at the Gallaudet University. She was the Coordinator of Minority Achievement and Multicultural Program for Pre-college Programs at Gallaudet University.
Seminars, workshops, and publications
- See http://www.nbda.org/spotlight/dr.-carolyn-mccaskill for a list of seminars
- co-author of "The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL" (2011)
Awards
- Deaf Humanitarian Award from the National Action Network (NAN)
- 2013 Grio Award
- Diversity Fellows in the Provost office in 2006
- Thomas and Julia Mayes Award 2005
References
- "Carolyn McCaskill, Ph.D. - Gallaudet University". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Dr. Carolyn McCaskill | Spotlight". www.nbda.org.
- "Dr. Carolyn McCaskill honored for contributions to the black deaf community - Gallaudet University". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
Further reading
- Kelly, Arlene Blumenthal (2007). Deaf women faculty of Gallaudet University, 1864–2007. Gallaudet University. OCLC 441444964. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "Dr. Carolyn McCaskill". National Black Deaf Advocates. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- Living people
- Gallaudet University alumni
- Educators of the deaf
- American deaf people
- American writers with disabilities
- Gallaudet University faculty
- Educators from Alabama
- 21st-century African-American academics
- 21st-century American academics
- American women academics
- 21st-century African-American women
- Deaf scholars and academics