VITA Zanthia Y. Smith

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1 Telephone Work: (409) FORMAL EDUCATION: VITA Zanthia Y. Smith Ed.D Lamar University 1999 Deaf Studies/Deaf Education M.S. Lamar University 1985 Deaf Education/Habilitation B.S. Lamar University 1983 Speech EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 2005 Present Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Associate Professor Faculty in the Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. Duties include: Director of the BA-ASL program, Student Counselor -advising undergraduate students, developing degree plans, revising degree audits, and tracking retention toward graduation for BA-ASL students; teaching undergraduate and masters level coursework; conducting research and directing doctoral dissertations; actively participating in college-level and university-level committees; monitoring the ASL Lab; mentoring junior faculty and adjunct ASL instructors; consulting with state agency regarding certification tests; mentoring new teachers; Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Assistant Professor Instructor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education. Duties included: advising undergraduate students and graduate students; teaching undergraduate, masters and doctoral level coursework; conducting research and directing doctoral dissertations; actively participating in collegelevel and university-level committees; consulting with state agency regarding certification tests; mentoring new teachers; providing sign language interpretation for students and faculty in classes and at university functions; and, observing and evaluating student practicum at off-campus locations (mainstream and residential school settings) Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Full-time Instructor (Deaf Education) Instructor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education. Duties included: teaching basic level sign language courses; advising students; and, observing and evaluating student practicum at off-campus locations (mainstream and residential school settings) (Jan.-May) Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Mentor First Year Teachers/Instructor Instructor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education. Duties included: teaching basic level sign language classes, as well as providing mentorship support to first year teachers in Deaf Education Doctoral Student / Instructor Instructor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education. Duties included: teaching

2 undergraduate and graduate level coursework Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Counselor/Tutor/Interpreter Coordinator/Instructor Instructor in the Department of Communication Disorders and Deaf Education. Duties included: scheduling campus-wide interpreter services, as well as teaching undergraduate courses and Interpreter training coursework Beaumont ISD, Beaumont, Texas, Classroom Instructor, Deaf Education Pietzsch Elementary School, Beaumont, Texas Classroom educator. Duties included: teaching elementary grade-level deaf and hard of hearing students (Grades 2-4). Responsible for academic and cognitive development, Individual Education Plans, lesson planning, and behavior management in addition to providing effective academic instruction Liberty ISD, Liberty, Texas, Classroom Instructor, Deaf Education Northside Intermediate School, Cleveland, Texas Classroom educator. Duties included: teaching deaf and hard of hearing students (Grades PK - 12). Responsible for academic and cognitive development, Individual Education Plans, lesson planning, and behavior management in addition to providing effective academic instruction. CREDENTIALS/CERTIFICATES: Texas: Texas: National: Teaching Certification Hearing Impaired (K-12) BEI Interpreter Certification - Level III Council on Education for the Deaf (CED) Certification PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/ACTIVITIES: National/International International Literacy Association (2010 present); Social Justice Committee Council on Education of the Deaf, Program Reviewer/Panel Member/Site Visitor ( ) U.S. DOE Grant Reviewer , 2005, , 2014-present) Association of College Educators Deaf and Hard of Hearing, member Delta Kappa Gamma Society, International, member State Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf (TSID), (2010- present) Texas Education Agency (TEA), State Assessment Reviewer (2008-present) Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education, member ( ) National Evaluation Systems, State Assessment Interviewer, ( ) Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Texas Constitution and By-laws Committee ( ) Texas State Deaf Education Core Curriculum Committee ( ) Texas Deaf Education Literacy Committee ( ) Local Organizations Leadership Expreience Golden Triangle Interpreters for the Deaf (GTID), Secretary ( ) Lamar University Signing Cardinals, Faculty Sponsor (2008-present) Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, (Eta Nu Chapter) - Professional Affairs Chairman ( ) Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Beaumont Coordinating Council Chairman ( ) Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (Eta Nu Chapter), President ( ) Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (Eta Nu Chapter), member,

3 Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (Iota Psi Chapter), member, National Assn. of Business and Professional Women- W. L. DeWalt Chapter, Recording Secretary ( ) National Assn. of Business and Professional Women- W. L. DeWalt Chapter, Associate Secretary ( ) UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT: Core Curriculum Governance Committee, DSDE Representative (2010-present) College of Fine Arts & Communication (FAC), Diversity Committee, Chair (2009-present) University Faculty Diversity Committee, member (2002-present) Project TRAIN Grant Coordinator, Committee Chair (2009) University Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2003 present) Faculty Senator, Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education ( ; 2006 present) Faculty Issues Committee ( , 2009-present) Budget and Compensation Committee ( ) PROFESSIONAL GROWTH/COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: Office of Special Education Projects (OSEP) Conference for Teacher Preparation Grants ( ) Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education Conference, member ( ) Community Sign Language Interpreter, 2005-present Association of College Educators Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, present Center for ASL/English Bilingual Educational Research (CAEBER), NMSD, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Summer Institute, 2006 SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS Delta Kappa Gamma Society, International, Eta Nu Chapter Achievement Award (2002) National Association of Business and Professional Women, Woman on the Move Award (2000) Texas Board of Higher Education Coordinating Board s Minority Doctoral Incentive Program, Grant Recipient ( ) GRANTS Andrei, S. & Smith, Z. (September 2012). Interdepartmental Research: Building an Online Computer Science Course with Embedded Singing Avatars for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, Academic Partnerships Research Grant. Funded. Andrei, S. & Smith, Z. (2011). Collaborative Research: Implementation of an American Sign Language Avatar for Enhancing Learning of Computer Science and Mathematics Concepts for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Students and Interpreters for the Deaf. Proposal submitted 2011 to the National Science Foundation (NSF). Not funded. Andrei, S. & Smith, Z. ( ). Collaborative Research: Building a Computer Science repository of American Sign Language signs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students Proposal submitted in January Lamar University Research Enhancement Grant. Funded. Smith, Z (with Weast, T., Rusher, M., & Martin, T). ( ). Project TRAIN: Training for the Retention of Academic Interpreters Now. U.S. Department of Education, Low Incidence Disability Preparation Competition. Submitted October, Funded. Delana. M., Martin, G., Gentry, M. & Smith, Z. (Submitted October, 2006) Z. Raising Standards in Deaf Education: Improving Inservice Teacher Quality in Texas and Louisiana. U.S. Department of Education, Low Incidence Disability Preparation Competition. Accepted, but not funded. Smith, Z. ( ). The Affect of Learning Style and Demographic Variables on Student Achievement in

4 American Sign Language. Beaumont, TX: Lamar University Graduate Research Council, Research Enhancement Grant. Funded Smith, Z. (with Andrews, J., & Martin, G.) ( ). Training Teachers of the Deaf for Texas and Louisiana. U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs Personnel Preparation Grant (H325A000088). Funded. Smith, Z. & Andrews, J. (1996). A Study of Four African-American Families Reading to Their Young Deaf Children. U. S. Department of Education Student-Initiated Research Project (84.023B). Funded. Andrews, J. & Smith, Z (1995). Increasing Signing and Literacy Skills of African-Americans Relating to Their Young Deaf Children. Beaumont, TX: Lamar University Faculty Research Enhancement Grant. Funded. PUBLICATIONS *Andrews, J. F., Liu, H. T., Liu, C. J., Gentry, M. A., & Smith, Z. (2017). Increasing early reading skills in young signing deaf children using shared book reading: a feasibility study. Early Child Development and Care, *Andrei, S., Osborne, L. & Smith, Z. (2013). Designing an American Sign Language Avatar for Learning Computer Science Concepts for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Students and Deaf Interpreters. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 22(3), Chesapeake, VA: AACE. *Karlin, A., Andrews, J., Smith, Z., Bumstead, S. & Meidl. (2013) Picture books with deaf characters: A comparison of Reader s responses with resource for teachers and students.vol.6. Smith, Z. (2000). A Study of Four African-American Families Reading to their Young Deaf Children ( ). Educational Resource Information Center. Smith, Z. (1999). A study of four African-American families reading to their young deaf children. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. Smith, Z. (1996). Treemonisha [Review of the book Treemonisha ]. Texas Bluebonnet Review. Fall Smith, Z. & Carey, C. (1994). Deaf Culture - Texas Style, Deaf American Monograph, Fall FACULTY/STUDENT RESEARCH DOCUMENTS 2017 Chiasson, C, Smith, Z. & Wolsey, J. Ciphering the Code: Utilization of QR Codes for Assessment in a Post-Secondary Setting. Submitted to American Annals of the Deaf Chiasson, C. Perception of ASL Students: Online ASL Labs. Lamar University. REG Grant Proposal not funded Beall, B. Pre-service Teacher s Attitudes, Knowledge, and Preparation Regarding The Inclusion of Diverse Learners in General Classrooms. Lamar University. McNair Scholar Research Massingill, L & Byrne, J. The use of Qualified Interpreters in the Classroom: A Survey of Educational Interpreters in Southeast Texas. Lamar University. DSDE Research in Interpreting Sohns, C., Gunby, K. & Shroyer, M. Certified Deaf Interpreters. Lamar University. DSDE Research in Interpreting Scroggs,K., Coleman, N., Doskocil, M. & Fernandez, S. Variations in American Sign Language and English Signing Systems: Code-Switching among Educational Interpreters. Lamar University. DSDE

5 4315- Research in Interpreting Avila, S. Different, D., Soileau, L. & Wright, O. Common Personality Traits in Relation to Interpreters. Lamar University. DSDE Research in Interpreting Freeman, L., Mathews, R., Richard, K. & Moore, H. Interpreting Ergonomics, Lamar University. DSDE Research in Interpreting Beall, B. Pre-service Teacher s Attitudes, Knowledge, and Preparation of Inclusion on Diverse Learners in Regular Classrooms. McNair Scholars Research Symposium, Lamar University Document Beaman, C., Kennedy, D., Stoddard, D. & Smith, Z.. Parental Perception of the Speech Skills of Deaf Children. Student Research Journal., Lamar University Document Jones, C. & Smith, Z. Linguistic and cultural competence in foreign languages. McNair Scholars Research Symposium, Lamar University Document Racz, C & Smith, Z. Case Studies: The effect of guided reading on reading comprehension. McNair Scholars Research Symposium, Lamar University Document. PRESENTATIONS National/International 2017 Smith, Z. & Weldon, K. Role Model Tend Yours? Presented at the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Presentation February 2017, San Antonio, TX Wolsey, J., Knight, T., Lee, C., Gentry, M., Smith, Z., Musyoka, M., Clark, D., & Andrews, J. A Mixed Method Picture of Early Reading in Singing Deaf Children: Book Reading, Book Retelling, and Drawings. Presented at the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Smith, Z. Pre-service Teacher Utilization of Foreign Language Teaching Strategies. St. Louis, MO. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Presentation February 2015, St. Louis, MO, ACEDHH) Smith, Z. Project TRAIN One Year Later. St. Louis, MO. Presentation at the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH). February 2015, St. Louis, MO, 2014 Smith, Z. Teaching ASL as a Second Language: Learning Experiences of Undergraduate ASL Majors. Washington, DC. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH) Andrews, J., Gentry, M. Dacres, K. Smith, Z, & Byrne, A. (2013). Adapted Little Books for Signing Deaf Children. International Reading Association. San Antonio, Texas. April 21, Paper presented at the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH) Smith, Z. Early Literacy Intervention for Signing Deaf Children. (May 2013). Paper presented at the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH); San Antonio, Texas. April 21, Karlin, A, Smith, Z., Bumstead, S. & Nelson, C. Cinderella s Prince Who? Looking at Resourceful Females in Multicultural Folk Literature. Accepted at the National Conference for Teachers of English.

6 Las Vegas, NV. November Andrei, S., Osborne, L., Smith, Z., Gietz, M. & Urbina, O. Building a Computer Science Repository of American Sign Language Signs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, The 46th Annual Conference of Association for Computer Educators in Texas (ACET 2011). October 7-9, League City, Texas 2012 Karlin, A, Andrews, J., Smith, Z., Bumstead, S. & Nelson, C. Cinderella s Prince Who? Looking at Resourceful Females in Multicultural Folk Literature. International Reading Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April Andrei, S., Smith, Z. & Osborne, L. Implementing an American Sign Language Avatar for Enhancing Learning of Computer Science Concepts for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Students and Deaf Interpreters, Proceedings of the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE 2012), Austin, Texas, USA, March 5-9, Smith, Z. (February 2012). A Comparison of Free Writing of Deaf and Hearing Children. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH), Jacksonville, FL Smith, Z. & Bumstead, S.. Start the Conversation: Deaf Diversity in Literature. Texas Association for the Instruction of Reading. Lamar University. October Portrait of an ASL Student: The Relationship between Learning Style and Student Achievement. Office of Special Education projects (OSEP) Conference, Washington, DC. July Interpreter Preparation: Learning style vs. Achievement.. Association of College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH). Fort Worth, TX, February Karlin, A., Andrews, J., Smith, Z., & Bumstead, S. Picture Books with Deaf Characters: A Resource to Teach College Students About Deaf Culture. International Reading Association, Jacksonville, FL May Smith, Z. & Martin, G. Components of a successful sign language program. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH) Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, February Technology and instruction. Paper presented at the National Association of Black Interpreters (NAOBI), Philadelphia, PA African American deaf students: Recruitment and retention in four-year colleges. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH) Conference, St. Augustine, FL., February Signing mentors assisting reading to (SMART) children. Paper accepted at the National Symposium on Childhood Deafness, Sioux Falls, SD African American deaf educators and their views on multicultural issues in deaf education. Paper presented at the National Symposium on Childhood Deafness, Sioux Falls, SD Meet the math wiz. Paper presented at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Conference, Washington, DC Texas teacher certification ExCET requirements. Paper presented at the Association of College Educators Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACEDHH) Conference, February 2000.

7 1997 A study of four African-American parents reading to their young deaf children. Paper presented at the National Multicultural Deaf Conference, Beaumont, TX 1995 Using multicultural literature w/ deaf children: Some good choices. Paper presented at the International Reading Association (IRA) Conference. Regional 2003 Smith, Z. & Gentry, M. Expectations of speech language pathologists and audiologists working with students with cochlear implants. Paper presented at the Speech Pathologists and Language Specialists (SPALS) Convention, Baton Rouge, LA Smith, Z. & Gentry, M. Cochlear implants and sign language. Paper presented at the Speech Pathologists and Language Specialists (SPALS) Convention, Baton Rouge, LA Using multicultural literature to improve self-esteem. Paper presented at the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading, Beaumont, TX Utilizing multicultural literature across the curriculum. Paper presented at the Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading, Beaumont, TX, October An Update of A study of four African-American parents reading to their young deaf children. Paper presented at the Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf, July Multicultural materials for the deaf education classroom. Paper presented at the Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf, July Reading with your deaf child. Paper presented at the Louisiana Parents Conference State 2014 Smith, Z. & Hebert, A. What s in a Name: C a BullyFfree World. Texas Association for the improvement of Reading (TAIR). Lamar University, Beaumont, TX. October Smith, Z. & Bumstead, S. Differences in Perception: Deaf Characters in Picture Books. Texas Association for the improvement of Reading. Lamar University, Beaumont, TX. October Cammack, N., DeLana, M., Gober, D., Lambert, J., Latimer, R., Smith, Z. & Wallace, M. Public perceptions of higher education. Paper presented at the Southeast Education Research Association (SERA), Austin, TX, February Cammack, N., DeLana, M., Gober, D., Lambert, J., Latimer, R., Smith, Z. & Wallace, M. Public perceptions of higher education. Paper presented at the Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administrators (TCPEA) Graduate Research Exchange Conference, Hilton Hotel of Americas, October 6, State educational legislation. Paper presented at the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, International, Area II Workshop, Nederland, TX State professional affairs. Paper presented at the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, International, Area II Workshop, Nederland, TX Educational legislation & state professional affairs. Paper presented at the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, International, Area II Workshop, Beaumont, TX.

8 1998 Improving the reading and writing skills of deaf children. Paper presented at the Bryan Independent School District, Bryan, TX.