University of Northern Colorado Project CLIMB c/o Department of ASL & Interpreting Studies Campus Box 106 Greeley, CO 80639
Education
M.A. in Interpreting Studies, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
B.A. in Deaf Studies/American Sign Language, California State University, Sacramento,
Sacramento, CA
A.A. in Sign Language Interpreting, American River College, Sacramento, CA
Professional/Academic Experience
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the ASL-English Interpreter Preparation
Program at American River College
Teaches ASL Discourse (INTRP 301), Communication in a Practice Profession (INT 630),
Leadership Roles in Interpreting (INT 670), Mock Interpreting (INTRP 354), and Multicultural
Communication (INTRP 314)
Nationally certified ASL-English Interpreter through the Registry of Interpreters
for the Deaf (NIC)
Credentialed as an educational interpreter through the Educational Interpreter Performance
Assessment
Research/Areas of Interest
Social JusticeEducation
Power, Privilegeand Oppression in Interpreting
Recruitment and Retention of Signed Language Interpreters of Color
Publications/Creative Works
WestOyedele, E. (forthcoming). Doing leadership: Caring for our communities.Leadership Manuscript.2(1), pp. 31-39. Monmouth, OR: Western Oregon University
WestOyedele, E. (2015). Persistence of African-American/Black Signed Language Interpreters in
the United States: The Importance of Culture and Capital. Retrieved from Masters Theses:http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/theses/19
WestOyedele, E. (2015, January). Hidden leaders...missing voices.RID VIEWS, 31(2), pp. 22-24.
Honors and Awards
2015 Western Oregon University Outstanding Graduate Student Award
