curriculum vitae Miako Rankin PhD, CI/CT Ph.D. in Linguistics 2010 Gallaudet University, Washington, DC

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1 curriculum vitae Miako Rankin PhD, CI/CT Personal information DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS Gallaudet University, Washington, DC Assistant Professor 2010-present EDUCATION Ph.D. in Linguistics 2010 Gallaudet University, Washington, DC M.A. in Linguistics 2004 Gallaudet University, Washington, DC A.A.S. in Interpreting 2001 Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO B.A. in Psychology 1998 Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO LICENCES AND CERTIFICATIONS Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Certificate of Transliteration, May 2008 American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (GU-ASLPI), level 4, February 2007 Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Certificate of Interpretation, April 2003 Sign Communication Proficiency Interview (SCPI), Superior rating, November 1999 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS National Association of the Deaf (NAD) Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD) Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Potomac Chapter Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (PCRID) Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT), member American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL), member Linguistic Society of America (LSA), member May 2005-present November 2006-present April 2001-present June 2006-present May 2008-present April 2004-present 2003-present note: previous name -- Miako Villanueva

2 page 2 of 11 EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND Department of Linguistics, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC Program Coordinator for Minor in Linguistics 2008-present Assistant Professor 2010-present Instructor Adjunct Instructor Department of Interpretation, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC Assistant Professor Instructor Adjunct Instructor English Language Institute, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC Instructor Courses taught: ELI 100 English as a Second Language levels 2 through 4 Developed curriculum and individual class resources for courses at all levels Free-lance interpreter: ASL/English, multiple agencies and independent work Liaison to Maryland Association of the Deaf (volunteer) Potomac Chapter Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (PCRID) 2001-present January 2007-present Interpreting Services Coordinator New Ways of Analyzing Variation (NWAV) Conference, Society for Disability Studies (SDS) Conference, Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Annual Meeting & American Dialect Society (ADS) Conference San Antonio, TX November 2010 Ottawa, Ontario October 2009 Houston, TX November 2008 Philadelphia, PA October 2007 New York, NY October 2005 Philadelphia, PA June 2010 Tucson, AZ June 2009 New York, NY June 2008 Seattle, WA June 2007 Bethesda, MD June 2006 Pittsburgh, PA January 2011 Baltimore, MD January 2010 San Francisco, CA January 2009 White House Fellowships program, Washington, DC May 2010-August 2011 Georgetown University Round Table (GURT) linguistics conference, Washington, DC March 2014 March 2008 American History Association (AHA) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC January 2008 Faculty tutor, History & Government Department, Gallaudet University, Washington DC Coordinator of the Residential Department for the Deaf/Dorm Supervisor August 1998-June 2002 The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind, Colorado Springs, CO

3 page 3 of 11 Research, Scholarly, & Creative Activities PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Gallaudet University Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Initiative (GSTLI) research team member 2011-present Visual Language and Visual Learning, Science of Learning Center, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC Graduate Assistant Strand: Language Structure and the Visual Modality, Strand Co-director: Dr. Paul Dudis Research project: Non-agent focused constructions in ASL PUBLISHED WORK Books Rankin, Miako Form, meaning, and focus in American Sign Language. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. Valli, Clayton, Ceil Lucas, Kristin Mulrooney, and Miako Villanueva Linguistics of American Sign Language-An introduction (Fifth edition). Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press. Chapters in books Villanueva, Miako, Deanna Twain, and Laura Leigh Wood ASL: A Visual Language. In Behrens, Susan J. & Judith Parker (eds.), Language in the Real World: A Resource Book, New York, NY: Routledge. Articles in Refereed Journals Tevenal, Stephanie and Miako Villanueva Are you getting the message?: The effects of SimCom on the message received by deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing students. Sign Language Studies, v.9, issue no. 3, Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. Invited Reviews Rankin, Miako Review of Sign Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys) edited by Diane Brentari. In Sign Language Studies, v.13: issue no. 1, Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press. Presentations, Abstracts, and Other Professional Papers Presented Invited Presentations, workshops, etc. Access Interpreting, Inc., invited workshop, Washington, DC; February 1-2, 2014 How do I SHOW that?: Depicting Abstract Concepts In Government and Educational Settings Voces e Imagenes que Unen conference, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) Quito, Ecuador; in conjunction with Festival Cine Sordo; October 2 & 3, 2012 Hablemos de Sordera Universidad de Gallaudet

4 page 4 of 11 Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Education Center (GURIEC), Washington, DC, March 30, 2012 Depiction, Blending, and Constructed Action.. Oh My! Virginia DoE, Educational Interpretation Training Grant, Virginia Beach, VA, January 14, 2012 Conceptualization & Blending: Interpreting Anatomy & Physiology Virginia DoE, Region 4 Educational Interpretation Training Grant, Alexandria, VA, December 3, 2011 Conceptualization & Blending: Interpreting Anatomy & Physiology Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Education Center (GURIEC), Washington, DC, August 26, 2011 Interpreting meaning 1: Expressing concepts Interpreting meaning 2: Unpacking language for translation Interpreting meaning 3: Passive equivalence Colorado College, Psychology Department, Distinguished Alumni lecture, March 2, 2011 The convergence of science, signed language, people, and passion. Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Washington, DC, June 6, 2010 Blending linguistics into our interpretations: Depiction, Constructed Action, and Constructed Dialogue. Co-presented with Mary Thumann. Troy University ASL/ITP Club with AIDB, Troy, Alabama, April 24, 2010 How do burps happen?: Conceptualization and blending to depict action in ASL. Linguistics Lecture Series, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, November 27, 2007 Are you getting the message?: The effects of SimCom on the message received by Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and Hearing students. Co-presented with Stephanie Tevenal. Northern Virginia Sign Language Club Workshop, June 7, 2008 He said, she said: Interpreting constructed action and dialogue. Silent Weekend 2007, October 6-7, 2007 Variation in ASL: Why signers in the real world don t look like what I learned in class. Visualization and conceptual blending. Silent Weekend 2006, October 21-22, 2006 Constructing dialogue (and action) through blends. Contrastive linguistics: Comparing ASL and English. Variation in ASL: Why signers in the real world don t look like what I learned in class. Communication Service For The Deaf (CSD) Of Maryland, Frederick, MD Back Translating: Guided review of your ASL to English work. January 20, 2007 ASL & English: ASL Linguistics knowledge and its impact on YOUR interpreting work. March 25, 2006 Co-presented with Joseph Hill and Randall Hogue. Eastern Shore Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), Easton, MD, October 8, 2005 ASL & English: ASL Linguistics knowledge and its impact on YOUR interpreting work. Co-presented with Joseph Hill and Randall Hogue.

5 page 5 of 11 Refereed conference presentations Strategies for Teaching Linguistics of ASL ASL Teachers Association (ASLTA) conference, Charlotte, NC; July 6, 2013 Focus Shifting in ASL Discourse ASL Teachers Association (ASLTA) conference, Charlotte, NC; July 4, 2013 Toward a Sensory Commons: Digital Video, Student Engagement, and Bilingual Strategies International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL) conference Conference panel presentation; Raleigh, NC; October 4, 2013 Defocused Agent Expression in American Sign Language High Desert Linguistics Society (HDLS) conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; November 3, 2012 Integrating Visual Learning and Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education: Lessons from Bilingual ASL/English Classrooms International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSoTL) conference Conference panel presentation; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; October 25, 2012 Strategies for Teaching Linguistics of ASL Pre-conference workshop; Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT) conference, Charlotte, NC; October 17, 2012 Linguistic diversity as learning opportunity. International Institute for SoTL Scholars and Mentors (IISSAM) conference, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA; June 1, Connecting theory and pedagogy: Expanding understandings of classifiers. Co-presented with Kim Pudans-Smith. Poster presentation at the Conference of Interpreter Trainers conference. San Antonio, TX; October 29, Refining interpreting skills: Applying linguistics to our work. Co-presented with Mary Thumann. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf national conference. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August 6, 2009 Putting additional pieces in place: Refining our interpretations through linguistic research. Co-presented with Randall Hogue. Conference of Interpreter Trainers conference. San Juan, Puerto Rico. October 22, 2008.

6 page 6 of 11 Are you getting the message?: The effects of SimCom on the message received by Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing students. Co-developed with Stephanie Tevenal. Sign Language Interpreting and Research conference. Gallaudet University. May 2, A cognitive approach to ASL/English pedagogy: Construal and expression of defocused agents. 33rd International LAUD Symposium. Landau, Germany. March 11, A cognitive approach to ASL/English teaching and learning: Construal and expression of defocused agents. Paper and poster at the First Annual Inter-Science of Learning Center Student and Post-Doc Conference. Pittsburgh, PA; February 9, Deaf interpreters: The ethics of expansion. Co-presented with Dr. Steven Collins. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf national conference. San Francisco, California; August 3, Reframing the questions: Scholars, scholarship, and questions of access. Society for Disability Studies annual conference. Seattle, Washington; June 2, Backgrounding through blending in ASL. Poster at the International AFLiCo (Association Française de Linguistique Cognitive) conference. Lille, France; May 10-12, Deaf interpreters: The ethics of expansion. Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf annual conference. Annapolis, Maryland; November 19, Private practice interpreting: Building a direct clientele and peer network. Co-presented with Jennisey Basart, Koli Cutler, Mindy Lanie, and Andrea Smith. Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf annual conference. Annapolis, Maryland; November 19, Constructing dialogue and action through blends. High Desert Linguistics Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico; November 11, Interdisciplinary interactions between Cognitive Grammar and sociolinguistic variation: A preliminary case study on variable subject presence. High Desert Linguistics Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico; November 10, Interdisciplinary Interactions between Cognitive Grammar and Sociolinguistic Variation: A Study of ASL Pro-Drop. Co-developed with Will Garrow. Sociolinguistics Symposium 16. Limerick, Ireland; July 5-8, American Sign Language: Endangered and Endangering? Co-developed with Michele Bishop and K. Nicole Meyer. Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics. Washington, DC; March 4, 2006.

7 Valence of affect verbs in American Sign Language. Poster presentation at the Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research conference. Barcelona, Spain; September 30, Teaching English tense/aspect to deaf learners: A visual method. Co-presented with Randall Hogue, Rachel Rosenstock and Dr. Sarah Taub. American Association of Applied Linguistics national conference. Portland, Oregon; May 4, Word Classes, Syntactic Categories, and Constructions: A case study of predication in Italian Sign Language. Field Methods research presentations. Gallaudet University, Washington, DC; April 28, Fellowships, Prizes, and Awards Outstanding Graduate Student Achievement Award, Gallaudet University 2006 Best Student Paper Submission, 2006 Georgetown University Roundtable on Languages and Linguistics Presidential Scholar, Gallaudet University Fall 2002-Spring 2010 Outstanding Linguistics Student, Gallaudet University 2004 Jennie and Geri Werdig Award, Gallaudet University 2003 Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Pikes Peak Community College President s Honor Roll, Pikes Peak Community College Alpha Lambda Delta, Pikes Peak Community College Psi Chi Psychology Honors, Colorado College 1998 Teaching, Mentoring, and Advising TEACHING page 7 of 11 Fall 2013 LIN Introduction to Phonology and Morphology LIN Cognitive Linguistics III LIN Dissertation Research Spring 2013 PST Brief Introduction to the Structure of ASL LIN Dissertation Proposal Development Fall 2012 LIN Independent Study (research experience) LIN Concept Paper LIN Guided Research Project PST A Brief Introduction to the Structure of ASL Spring 2012 LIN Guided Research Project LIN695/PST Structure of Language: English & ASL 8 students, 3 credits 1 student, 9 credits 17 students, 3 credits 23 students, 1 credit 1 student, 3 credits 11 students, 3 credits 1 student, 3 credits 1 student, 1 credit 1 student, 3 credits 15 students, 3 credits 13 students, 3 credits 3 students, 3 credits 21 students, 3 credits

8 page 8 of 11 Fall 2011 LIN Sign Language & Sign Systems 17 students, 3 credits 9 students, 3 credits LIN263 online -- Introduction to the Structure of ASL 4 students, 3 credits LIN Linguistics Research Experience 4 students, 3 credits LIN Guided Research Project 2 students, 3 credits Spring students, 3 credits INT Field Rotation (seminar) 7 students, 3 credits LIN Linguistics Research Experience 1 student, 3 credits LIN Proseminar II one day of planning/teaching Fall students, 3 credits INT Fundamentals of Interpreting 12 students, 3 credits INT Professional Practice II (Field Studies) PST Conceptualization & Blending: Interpreting Anatomy & Physiology 3 students, 1 credit Summer 2010 PST Conceptualization & Blending: Interpreting Anatomy & Physiology 7 students, 1 credit Spring students, 3 credits LIN Proseminar I one day of planning/teaching Fall Summer 2009 PST Conceptualization & Blending: Interpreting Anatomy & Physiology 8 students, 1 credit Spring INT695/PST Interpreting English Signing 11 students, 1 credits LIN Dissertation Proposal Development 1 student, 3 credits LIN Independent Study: Interpretation as applied linguistics 1 student, 3 credits Fall 2008 LIN Sign Language & Sign Systems 15 students, 3 credits INT695/PST Concept. & Blending: Interpreting Anatomy & Physiology 12 students, 1 credit LIN Proseminar I three days of planning/teaching LIN Special Topics: Concept Paper 1 student, 3 credit Spring 2008 INT Consecutive Interpretation 12 students, 3 credits INT Practicum Seminar: Cultural Mediation Fall 2007 INT Simultaneous Interpretation INT Practicum Seminar: Interpreting Profession Spring 2007 INT Consecutive Interpretation 8 students, 3 credits 5 students, 3 credits 5 students, 3 credits Fall 2006 INT Simultaneous Interpretation 2 students, 3 credits LIN Structure of Language: English & ASL 11 students, 3 credits

9 page 9 of 11 COURSE OR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT curriculum review, revision, and support ongoing 2008-present program curriculum - Minor in Linguistics course curriculum - LIN263: Introduction to the Structure of American Sign Language program course development LIN595: Applied Linguistics As Engaged Research (with Mary Thumann) spring 2014 LIN827: Cognitive Linguistics III - Focus in ASL fall 2013 extension course development PST361: A Brief Introduction to the Structure of ASL fall 2012 PST366: Structure of Language: English & ASL spring 2012 online course development LIN263: Introduction to the Structure of American Sign Language summer 2011 ADVISING AY undergraduate = 12 graduate = 1 AY undergraduate = 11 graduate = 3 AY undergraduate = 13 graduate = 3 AY undergraduate = 18 graduate = 2 AY undergraduate = 20 graduate = 4 AY undergraduate = 9 graduate = 4 AY undergraduate = 4 graduate = 4 ADVISING: RESEARCH DIRECTION dissertation process chair Christina Healy 2012-present dissertation committee Carla Morris 2012-present Roberto Santiago (INT dept) 2012-present Will Garrow Katie Faust Rebecca Minor independent study Molly Sachs fall 2012 Natalie Goldsmith spring 2009 undergraduate research experience Stephen Kimble spring 2011

10 page 10 of 11 Service CAMPUS Department Coordinator of Linguistics Minor Committee chair, new faculty search committee 2008-present 2012-present Graduate student recruitment activities Austin Community College workshop and info session 14 October 2013 Towson University Graduate School Information Day 11 Dec 2012 Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT) conference Oct 2012 University Council on Undergraduate Education (CUE) member 2011-present Support for programs under the auspices of the INT department invited panelist and master-mentor for INT795: performing arts spring semester 2014 invited presentation for INT November 2013 research mentor for INT PhD students in research experience course fall 2012-present mentor for BAI student practicum field experience fall 2012-present mentor for MAI student practicum field experience fall 2011-present invited presentation for INT455 class 27 September 2012 mentor for MAI student internship summer 2012 invited presentation for INT749 class 10 October 2011 mentor for MAI student internship summer 2011 invited presentation for INT MA research class 27 January 2011 invited presentation for INT PhD class 18 Nov 2010 invited presentation for INT707 class 9 Nov 2010 Collaborative discussions with staff in the ASL instruction program consultant for incorporating current linguistic content into the ASL curriculum working with Kim Pudans-Smith and Robin Massey 2008-present Collaborative discussions with staff in the ASL diagnostic center 2008-present consultant for incorporating current linguistic content into the ASL assessment structure working with Jean Gordon and Marti Kellner Classroom Discourse Observation pilot study participant 2011 Committee on Distance Learning (CDL) - CUE representative ; spring 2014 Language and Communication Working Group member directed by Diversity Fellow for Communication & Language, Office of Diversity & Inclusion DST 795: Special Topics: Culture and Language Seminar course re-design and planning spring and summer 2011

11 page 11 of 11 course teaching, make-up session teaching, panelist fall 2011 Smoking Policy committee - faculty representative ASLPI evaluator training volunteer 2009 COMMUNITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL Gallaudet University Regional Interpreter Education Center (GURIEC) interview committee for program director position Sept 2012 Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (PCRID) Liaison to Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD) 2006-present Member 2005-present National Capital Area Women s Paddling Association President January 2011-present Board member 2009-present Member 2006-present SERVICE AWARDS AND HONORS Potomac Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (PCRID) Professional Service Award 2010 Maryland Association of the Deaf (MDAD) In Honor of Her Service Award 2007 Notarization I have read the above following and certify that this curriculum vitae is a current and accurate statement of my professional record. Signature Date 17 February 2014