JENNIFER BERRIGAN

BRIEF OVERVIEW OBJECTIVE

11+ years of teaching ASL
Masters in Sign Language Teaching
ASLPI:ASL Superior Plus
ASL-PI 4+
To receive a rank promotion from
Assistant Professor to Associate
Professor

LANGUAGES
ASL: Native/Primary Language
ENGLISH: Fluent/Primary Language

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Masters | 2017 | Gallaudet University
3.90 GPA Cumulative
Bachelor of Science | 2005 | Gallaudet University
3.16 GPA Cumulative
Raytheon Scholarship Email (810) 407-5513
Presidential Scholarship
Dean’s List

(810) 922-4347 Website

SIGN LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor | Madonna University
08/2018 - Current
• Teach 1st year through 3rd year ASL core students
in wide range of subjects including medical
viewpoint on deafness, audiology, laws PRESENTATIONS
pertaining to deaf people, deaf culture and “Less is More” – 2013
translation techniques from ASL to English and
ASL Silent Weekend
vice versa.
• Work with the department in revising Madonna’s
specialized ASL curriculum “Visual Sensation” -2014
• Currently working on CEP&A approval to split our ASL Silent Weekend
ASL Core’s semester hours and create laboratory
courses “Deaf Perspective” – 2014
• Oversee technical troubleshooting and upkeep Oakland Community College
of SLS sign language laboratory
 Assistant Professor | University of Arizona
08/2017 -08/2018 PRESENTATIONS
Took over tenured professors’ course load; taught CONT.
introductory ASL courses using Signing Naturally
Curriculum
“Deaf Culture Training” – 2019
MSU Extension
Adjunct Instructor | Baker College
09/2015 – 06/2017
• ITP 331 (Language Semantics)
• ITP 332 (ASL Discourse)

Adjunct Instructor | Oakland Community College

01/2013 – 08/2017
• SLS 1000 – SLS 1010 (Signing Naturally Units 1-6)
• SLS 1020 – SLS 1030 (Signing Naturally Units 7-12)
• SLS 1050 (Linguistics Principles of ASL)
RELEVANT COURSES
• SLS 1100 (Fingerspelling and Numbers) • ASL 724 Sign Language
Linguistics for Sign Language
• SLS 1211 (Non-Manual Grammatical Features of
Professionals
ASL)
• ASL 741 Methods of Sign
• SLS 2900 (Sign Internship)
Language Teaching
• Also work in the mentoring program for
• ASL 743 Curriculum
interpreting students; set up mentoring sessions
Development for Sign
for interpreting students and establish mock
Language Education
interpreting situations; provide feedback and
areas of improvements • ASL 745 Sign language
Teaching: Culture and History
• Attended department meetings as an adjunct
faculty • ASL 750 Assessing Sign
Language Skills
• ASL 770 Sign Language
Adjunct Instructor | Mott Community College
Planning and Advocacy
09/2009 – 08/2017
• LIN 510 Introduction to First
• ASL 101 (Signing Naturally Units 1-3 and 6) and Second Language
• ASL 102 (Signing Naturally Units 4-5 and 6) • DST 710 Literary Traditions in
• SLIE 104 (Selected Features of ASL) the Deaf Community
• SLIE 203 (ASL Discourse) • DST 714 Critical Pedagogy
• SLIE 204 (Signing Naturally Level 3)
• Also work in the mentoring program for
interpreting students; set up mentoring sessions
for interpreting students and establish mock
interpreting situations; provide feedback and
areas of improvements

DEAF COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE

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 Multiple Roles | Michigan School for the Deaf
01/2013 – 08/2017
• Family ASL: develop curriculum, course materials PROFESSIONAL
and lesson plan to parents and employees who DEVELOPMENT
have regular interactions with deaf children;
• ASL RoundTable 2012 – Kansas
taught them survival communication skills for
• ASL World Language PAH! –
daily needs
2012 and 2014 – Oakland
• After School Program: Worked with tutoring County School
center in the dorms to assist deaf students with • ASLTA Conference 2013 –
their school work and bridging the North Carolina
communication between the dorm staff and • ASL RoundTable 2013 -
teachers relating to students’ assignments Delaware
• On-Call Substitute Teacher: covered several • DeafBlind Workshop hosted by
subjects; followed teachers’ lesson plans OCC and led by Jill Gaus
• ASLTA Conference 2017 –
SLPI Coordinator | MDE-LIO Utah
• SKI-HI Deaf Mentor Training –
03/2012 – 10/2014
November 18th-20th 2022
• Contractual position under MARESA
• Received SLPI-ASL training from Keith Cagle of
RIT
• Schedule for SLPI (Sign Language Proficiency
Interviews) with various of schools and
departments across Michigan to assess Sign
Language skills in staffs and deaf children in k-12
programs.
• Manage team members and correspond
scheduling assignments due to SLPI
PUBLICATION
requests/volumes for the current month and the
team member's availability. None at the moment
• Schedule and arrange for training such as hiring
outside trainers, booking rooms, setting up
catering, preparing materials needed for the HONORS
training, and more.
Graduated with Salutatorian from
• Research for better ASL evaluations, especially
Michigan School for the Deaf
for young children. Gathered other research and
compiled new ASL evaluations better suited for
our purposes. Dean’s List at Gallaudet University
• Develop and maintain application forms,
information on procedures, and FAQs on their
website.
• Perform SLPI interviews, rating, and report writing
as trained by NTID’s SLPI team.

MISC. COMMUNITY SERVICE

Flint Association of the Deaf

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Volunteered at different special events over the years
by helping in their kitchen or by setting up the event
room
Michigan Coalition of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Served as a Deaf representative from MDE-LIO and
attended their quarterly meetings to identify current
needs of the deaf community in Michigan such as early
hearing screening intervention for deaf infants in rural
areas and approving budget to provide midwives with
hearing test equipment and training.
eHeals
Worked with Dr. Michael McKee of University of
Michigan on a project called “eHeals” to develop an
ASL version of the English eHeals survey; also worked on
ASL translation of English script and to ensure concept
accuracy in the translation process; Flew to Boston to
oversee the production of the video shoot.
D-PAN
Worked with D-PAN on multiple different projects and
music videos; mainly acted as an ASL coach in the
translation process FUN FACTS
Deaf Artist Festival (DAF) In 2013, with several local deaf
community members, we produced a
Volunteered from time to time such as helping with Arts,
play from scratch and provided
Beats and Eats booths and acting as a master
entertainment and created a space
ceremonial for their showcase. Helped with assembly of
for our local deaf community members
art kits to send out to our deaf youth in Michigan
to come together. We hosted the play
schools.
at Baker College and at Madonna
Adrean Mangiardi Video Productions University!
Worked with Adrean on multiple video shoots such as
advertisement for Kentucky’s mental health services for
I competed in the Winter Deaflympics
the deaf. Oversaw ASL translation and ensured ASL
2015 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia with
translation accuracy.
discipline in freestyle snowboarding.
Community Involvement
Showed support for our local Deaf community’s
educational needs by attending multiple events:
• MDE/OSE’s townhall at Michigan School for the
Deaf to express our concerns with qualifications
for their appointed principal
• Michigan Department of Education’s Townhall to
receive input from the deaf community
regarding Michigan’s interpreting standards and
to discuss shortage of qualified interpreters
• Michigan House of Representative meeting to
show support for House Bill 4777 (Lead-K)

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