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My petite Linguistic Anthropology Network—
From my personal experience, I had a difficult time building, learning about, or staying updated with the network of Linguistic Anthropology on the Deaf culture and sign languages.  This webpage is an attempt, just for my own, to maintain a list of Linguistic-Anthropologists, Sociolinguists or Human Developers and to anticipate the network to continue thriving.  This purpose of this list is to stay aware of updates or whereabout (and, maybe, short personal) information.  I added those people's names based on similar interest of mine—in international Deaf issues or specifically same field of study.  There are so few of us!! Updated (annually) November 2011!

LINGUISTIC-ANTHROPOLOGY
Dr. James C. "Woody" Woodward Jr. – Godfather of Sociolinguistics of ASL, currently located in Cambodia.
Dr. Carol Erting, Gallaudet University (GU) Godmother of Deaf Linguistic Anthropology,
Dr. Robert E. Johnson, (GU), studied on Mayan SL
Dr. Barbara LeMaster, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) studies on Irish SL and analyzes their Gendered language. I consider her as my most-important mentor since she was the Chair of my thesis.
Dr. Richard J. Senghas, CSU – Sonoma State, studies on Nicaraguan SL. (His sister, Ann, too is one of main researchers of NSL.)
Dr. Karen Nakamura, Yale University, explores on Disability issues in Japan and their SL.
Dr. Leila Monaghan, currently focuses on AIDS/HIV in some Deaf communities.
Dr. Elizabeth Keating, University of Texas, Austin (UT), published a paper with Gene Mirus on visual technology alternating the spacial communication methods for the Deaf.
Dr. Angela Nonaka, (UT, from UCLA) focuses on the sign language of a village, Ban Khor in Thailand, known for her empirical research on Endangered Languages.
Dr. Erich Fox Tree, Post-Doc at Wellesley College (Mass), studies on Mayan SL.
Dr. Victoria Nyst, Leiden University, completed her dissertation on a village, Adamarobe Sign Language in Ghana.

Hilde Haualand (Norway) published her article in Deaf Studies Now(?). (Needs more updates.)
Dr. Gene Mirus, Graduated from UT;currently works at GU in Deaf Studies Dept and published a research paper on technology and its influence to the Deaf (and ASL).
Dr. Jeffrey E. Davis, University of Tennessee, co-author of "Hands Talk" and language preserver of multiple indian sign languages.
Dr. Brenda Farnell, University of Chicago, her research interests: dancing movements and Native American Sign Language.
Dr. Erika Hoffman-Dilloway, Graduated from University of Michigan; currently works at Oberlion University. Studied on Nepali Sign Language and its standardization
Dr. Bryan K. Eldredge, Graduated from University of Iowa; currently works at Utah Valley University; coordinates the conferences of "Deaf Studies Today!"
Jillian Kowalsky, PhD Candidate, UT—studies in the field of Conversational Analysis(?).  Currently studies at UT.
Annelies Kusters, (Belgium) PhD Candidate, graduated from Bristol University in Anthropology, studied on impacts of train systems from Mumbai to New Delhi(?) to the Deaf community in India.
Maartje De Meulder, (Belgium) PhD Candidate, University of Jyväskylä.
Hope Morgan, UCSD Graduate Student in Linguistics, got her BA in Linguistic Anthropology, currently studies on Kenyan Sign Language (KSL).
Terra Edwards, PhD Candidate, transferred from UT to UCB under Dr. William Hanks, studies on Deaf-Blind issues.
Jessica Lee, PhD Candidate at Colorado University, did a long-term ethnography at Tanzania, studying on Deaf vs. Disability identities.
Sara Goico, UCSD Graduate student, studying under Dr. Haviland in Linguistic Anthropology on Deaf Education(?) of Peru.
Mara Green, PhD Candidate, Cal Berkely studying under Dr. William Hanks, studies on Nepali Sign Language, more on home-signs issues.

DEAF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY--Increased 500% since 2 years ago!
Dr. Simon Carmel, mainly known for his data collection of Deaf Jewish People's Holocaust stories.
Dr. Nora Ellen Groce, Yale Univ.,  did an ethnographic report on Martha's Vineyard SL Dr. Goedele De Clerck, got PhD from Ghent Univ, currently Post-Doc at UCLan and studies about Cameroonian Deaf community.
Dr. Shifra Kisch, University of Amsterdam, coined "shared-signing communities" from the study of Deaf Bedouin communities.
Dr. Elizabeth M. Lockwood, completed PhD at Urbana-Champagne? on ethnography of Deaf comm in Uruguay.
DR! Michele Friedner, PhD at UCB, now Post-Doc at MIT! Focuses on Disability Rights and economic issues (Pyramid schemes) in Deaf comm in India.
Pierre Schmitt, Fulbright Scholar from France (Paris-8?), studying at UCLA about Deaf Arts.
Dr. Audrey Cooper, recently completed her PhD at American University (AU) on political structure(?) of Deaf communities in Vietnam. Worked with Woody before on interp programs(?).
Erin Moriarty-Harrelson, PhD Candidate at AU - studies on globalization issues in Deaf communities of Thailand.
Peter Graif (?) affiliated w/ Anthropology at Univ of Chicago - studies on pidginization of Nepali signs among hearing people!

CROSS-DISCIPLINE OF ANTHRO/SOCIO-LINGUISTIC RESEARCH
Dr. Carol Padden, UCSD, wrote numerous distinguished papers of Linguistics on ASL.
Dr. David McKee and Dr. Rachel Locker McKee, both work at a research institute in University of Wellingston, New Zealand and study on NZSL and the sign languages of the villages.
Dr. Trevor Johnston (Macquarie University) a linguist and the main researcher of Australian SL (Auslan), he wrote a significant paper about developing SL dictionary.
Dr. Ulrike Zeshan (Lancashire University, formerly at Max Planck Institute) leads a large SL linguistic research center strongly orientated to international sign languages.
Dr. Erin Wilkinson, got PhD in Linguistics at Univ. of New Mexico – studies on SL Typology (dissertation on kinship terms from 40 sign languages!) researches mainly on sign languages of, not limited to, America and Italy. Currently (Canada's first Deaf) professor at University of Manitoba
Dr. Nobutaka Kamei, (Toyko Univ), studies on several African SLs (Ghana, Cameroon and Benin.)
Thierry Haesenne (Belgium) PhD Candidate, studies on bilingualism in the Deaf community of Belgium based on two distinct sign languages--UPDATE: "Sign Historical Linguistics!"
Shane Gilchrist O hEorpa, (Belfast, Northern Ireland) MA Candidate at University of Leiden under Dr. Nyst, researches on comparative linguistics between Irish, German and Turkish SLs and aspires to study on Kenyan SL and Morrocan SL!
Julie Hochesgang, PhD Candidate in Linguistics, GU – studied on Kenyan SL.
Sarah Hafer, Psycholinguist and Junior Specialist at UC Davis (for Dr. David Corina)
Connie de Vos, long-term researcher on Bali Sign Language, MPI.
Deniz Ilkbaşaran, UCSD PhD Candidate in Communications Studies, studies under Dr. Padden, focuses on language mobility and technology affecting Deaf communities in 3 major cities of Turkey.
Fanny Limousin-first Deaf Doctorate of France in Linguistics, with Anthropology in her (BA?) background.
Nick Palfreyman, UCLan, studies on Indonesia and "schoolisation".
Anna Safar University of Radbound, Phd student in Linguistics. (More info coming up.)
Joke Schuit University of Amsterdam, Phd student in Linguistics(?). Researches on Inuit Sign Language and language contact between ISL with Canadian-ASL. (More info coming up.)
Joni Oyserman University of Amsterdam, studied in Linguistics. Developed sign language dictionary of The Netherlands. (More info coming up.)

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: People who I met and admire of their integrity
Dr. M. Miles, Guru on Disability studies in 55 African and Arabic countries, and published massive volume in that field.
Dr. Amy Smith (GU) continues on establishing literacy programs in rural areas of Brazil.
Rebecca "Becca" Hamm (Kenya & Jamaica), my former boss in a volunteer program, July Fast-Track, a reading-writing comprehension course for Deaf Jamaican Adults in Kingston, Jamaica.  The program is sponsored by Global Deaf Connection (GDC).
Dan Lundberg – CEO of GDC
Adam Stone (GU) conducted a year of volunteering as Deaf teacher in Sri Lanka and participated in developing their SL dictionary.
Allen Neece (Peace Corp volunteer in Zambia and now in Kenya) working on his 3rd(!) year propelling for better Deaf education!

DEAF AFRICA STUDIES: List of researchers in each African country (Under Construction)

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