Dr. Emily Girardin

Contact Information

Education

• Ed.D in Education: Mind, Brain, and Teaching, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction: Adult Education, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA
• Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Supervision of Interpreting, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
• B.A. in ASL-English Interpretation, concentration in Educational Interpreting, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Professional/Academic Experience

• Co-Director of the Preparing School Interpreters (PSI) project (OSEP: H325K210024)
• ASLEI Instructor of Research Methods (INTR 230), Discourse Analysis (INTR 113), Theory and Practice of Interpreting (INTR 112), Intercultural Communications (INTR 312), and the Portfolio Assessment series (INTR 115, 215, 315, 415).
• Nationally certified Ed:K-12 interpreting through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
• Professional interpreter with an emphasis in K-12 education, post-secondary, and theatrical settings
• Professional mentor to working school interpreters
• Vice-Chair for Interpreters in Educational and Instructional Settings (IEIS) Member Section of RID (2014-2017)
• RID Certification Committee (2017)

Research/Areas of Interest

• ASL interpreting in educational settings
• Standards of practice in K-12 educational interpreting
• Standards and curriculum in interpreting education
• Curriculum development and distance/online education design
• Cognitive development in interpreting students
• Intercultural communications
• Leadership and supervision

Publications/Creative Works

• Girardin, E. G. (2023). American Sign Language fluency: A foundational competency for future school interpreters. [Doctoral Dissertation, Johns Hopkins University]. JScholarship. http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/68429
• Taylor, M. M., Schick, B., Brown, S., & Girardin, E. G. (2023). School interpreting: The layering complexities. [Conference Presentation]. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Baltimore, MD. https://rid.org/about/events/national-conference/schedule-sessions/
• Johnson, L. J., Taylor, M. M., Schick, B., Brown, S., Bolster, L., Girardin, E. G. (2023). Complexities in educational interpreting: An investigation into patterns of practice (2nd ed.). Interpreting Consolidated.
• Garrett, B. D., Girardin, E. G., Weirick, W. Fisher, C. (2022). The current status of ASL English interpreting programs in the United States. [Conference Presentation]. Conference of Interpreter Trainers, King of Prussia, PA.
  https://cit-asl.org/conference-documents/
• Girardin, E. G., Stein, K., O'Bleness, A. (2022). Preparing School Interpreters (PSI) Project: Redesigning educational interpreting curricula to reflect an interdisciplinary lens. [Conference Presentation]. Conference of Interpreter Trainers, King of Prussia, PA.
  https://cit-asl.org/conference-documents/
• Kroll, A. & Girardin, E. G. (2022). Timeless principles and changing times: An evolving perspective on the Entry-to-Practice Competencies. [Conference Presentation]. Conference of Interpreter Trainers, King of Prussia, PA.
  https://cit-asl.org/conference-documents/
• Garrett, B. D. & Girardin, E. G. (2020). Embracing the next generation of interpreters: A call to action for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Journal of Interpretations, 28(2). https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/joi/ 
• Garrett, B.D., Girardin, E.G., & Weirick, W. (2020). The current state of ASL-English interpreting programs: What do the numbers show? [Conference Presentation]. Conference of the Interpreter Trainers, Minneapolis, MN. https://cit-asl.org/the-current-state-of-asl-english-interpreting-programs-what-do-the-numbers-show/
• Garrett, B. D. & Girardin, E. G. (2019). American Sign Language Competency: Comparing Student Readiness for Entry into a Four-Year Interpreter Degree Program. International Journal of Interpreter Education, 11(1), 20-32. https://www.cit-asl.org/new/american-sign-language-competency/
• Garrett, B. D. & Girardin, E. G. (2018) “Comparing the ASL Competency of Applicants: Readiness for 4-year ASL English Interpretation Program Entry” (Conference of Interpreter Trainers, Conference Proceedings, Salt Lake City, Utah: http://www.cit-asl.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/29-garrettgirardin-2018.pdf
• Girardin, E. G. (2011). I have a student with a cochlear implant in my class… [Brochure]. Chesapeake, VA: Author.