Pauline Ballentine, Ed.D.

Contact Information

Education

• Ed.D in Education (in progress) in Deaf Studies & Deaf Education, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX
• M.A. in Organizational Leadership, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
• B.A. in Deaf Culture Pastoral Studies, North Central University, Minneapolis, MN
• Certification in Road to Deaf Interpreting, Worcester, MA

Professional/Academic Experience

• Teaches ASL V-VIII, ASL Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, ASL Self-Directed Lab, and Interpreting Skill courses (on campus & online) at University of Northern Colorado, CO
• Taught ASL I-V, Deaf History, ASL Linguistics, Deaf Education, Genres of Deaf Literatures and Theories of Interpretation at North Central University, MN
• National Certified Deaf Interpreter (CDI) through Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
• Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) Superior-Superior Plus
• Sign Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) for State of Massachusetts and Minnesota
• Minnesota Registry Interpreters of the Deaf, Treasurer
• Heritage signer with deaf parents

Research/Areas of Interest

• Best practices of teaching ASL for interpreting students' language competence
• Heritage language users of sign language

Publications/Creative Works

Publications (by Author)

• Buchanan, B., Pirone, J. S., Pudans-Smith, K. K., Leffler, B., Cohen, B., Simmons, P., Ballentine, P. M., Venable, T., Soza, K. (2023). American Sign Language level 1 assessment: What is out there? Foreign Language Annals. http://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12717
• Cohen, B. S., Ballentine, P. M., Willman, E. C., Leffler, B. W., Metcalf, H. V., & Greene, A. N. (2023). Hands up for ASL literature in k-12 education. Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 23, 34-36, 38-39.
• Leffler, B. W., Willman, E. C., Cohen, B. S., Metcalf, H.V., Ballentine, P. M., & Greene, A. N. (2022). Unfreezing literature: Spinning the lenses. Journal of American Sign Language and Literature. https://journalofasl.com/unfreezing-literature/
• Metcalf, H. V., Willman, E. C., Ballentine, P. M., Cohen, B. S., Greene, A. N., & Leffler, B. W. (2023). How? Where? Why? Introducing the ASL literature wheel. Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 23, 37. 

Presentations (by Date)

• Ballentine, P. M., & Lipsky, J. (2023, November). Introduction to consecutive interpreting. [Workshop] Road to Deaf Interpreting, Worcester, MA.
• Ballentine, P. M. (2023, October). Up and at ‘em: Sharpen those interpreting skills. [Conference Presentation] Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Golden, CO.
• Ballentine, P. M., & Harrer, K. (2023, October). Colorado wants you Deaf Interpreter. Deaf Interpreter Forum. [Conference Presentation] Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Golden, CO.
• Metcalf, H. V., Ballentine, P., Greene, A., & Clark, M. D. (2023, February). Do as we say, not as we do: A language policy analysis in deaf education. Presented at the Association of College Educators - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.
• Ballentine, P. M., & Ballentine, C. (2022, October). Structuring Space and Message Coherence. [Conference Presentation] Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Golden, CO.
• Ballentine, P. M., & Harrer, K. (2022, October). Colorado wants YOU to be a Deaf Interpreter! Deaf Interpreter Forum. [Conference Presentation] Colorado Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Golden, CO.
• Ballentine, P. M., & Garrett, B. D. (2022, September). Pay equity in interpreter and ASL education. [Conference Presentation]. Conference of the Interpreter Trainers, King of Prussia, PA.
• Ballentine, P. M., Garrett, B. D., Faltinson, S, & Stricklen, M. (2022, September). Enhancing language proficiency in today's interpreting student: A model of collaboration between a traditional two-year ITP and a four-year bachelor's degree interpreting program. [Conference Presentation] Conference of the Interpreter Trainers, King of Prussia, PA.
• Colomonos, B., & Ballentine, P. (2021, March & November). Deaf Foundations Training I. [Online Seminar] Bilingual Mediation Center.
• Colomonos, B., & Ballentine, P. (2019, October). Deaf Foundations Training I and II. [Workshop] Bilingual Mediation Center. Windsor, Ontario.
• Ballentine, P., "Enhance Educational Materials in Canvas" (presentation, American Sign Language Teacher Association Convention, San Diego, California, July 2019).
• Ballentine, P., “Interpreting Techniques: Achieving Sematic and Dynamic Equivalence” (co-presentation, National RID conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2017).
• Ballentine, P., “God’s Puzzle” (presentation, 27^th Deaf Women Retreat Weekend, Waupaca, Wisconsin, October 2016). [8 hours]
• Ballentine, P., “How to work with CDI Interpreters” (co-presentation, American Sign Language Interpreting Services, Golden Valley, Minnesota, August 2016).
• Ballentine, P., “Deaf Interpreters in Hearing Churches” (presentation, National Deaf Culture     Convention, Springfield, Missouri, June 2016).
• Ballentine, P., “Deaf Caucus Member Section: An Open Forum with Deaf Caucus” (forum, RID Region III, East Lansing, Michigan, July 2014).
• Ballentine, P., “Reading to Deaf Children: Learning from Deaf Adults” (presentation, Metro Deaf School, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2014).

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