College of Health Sciences and Professions
Faculty
Cheryl Prusinski
Associate Professor of Instruction and Coordinator for the Professional Deaf Resources Liaison Certificate
Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences
Education
- Master of Arts, Teaching American Sign Language, University of Northern Colorado, 2017
- Master of Science, Educational Leadership, University of Dayton, 2012
- Bachelor of Science, Social Work, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1986
Research Interests
- Access to healthcare in the Appalachian area for Deaf Individuals
- Sign language education
- Deaf children’s right to access language
Biography
Teaching Experience
- Ohio University
- Indiana University
- Ohio State University
- Capital University
- Columbus State Community College
Publications
- Books: Prusinski, Cheryl, Caccamise, Frank, Oglia, Dolores, and Reeves, Julia Barrett. Technical Signs, Manual 9: Social Work. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, 1988.
- Videos: Caccamise, Frank, Prusinski, Cheryl, and Oglia, Dolores. Technical signs. Fine and Applied Arts. National.Technical Institute for the Deaf, 2004.
Grants
- Ohio State Drug-Free Schools
- U.S. Department of Justice Violence Against Women
Awards and Honors
- 2006 YWCA Women of Achievement
University/Professional Service
- The Athens City Commission on Disabilities
- Ohio’s American Sign Language Teachers Association
- Ohio’s Language and Equality in Accessing Language for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K)