布莱恩·埃尔德雷奇(Bryan Eldredge)是语言和文化系主任,也是聋人研究的终身教授。 他在UVU获得了文学学士学位,当时它还叫UVCC。 他在杨百翰大学(Brigham Young University)获得英语学士学位和语言学硕士学位。
布莱恩在爱荷华大学获得语言人类学博士学位。 他的论文涉及到犹他州县聋人社区中聋人世界身份的形成和延续。 它被评为2003-2004学年和2004-2005学年爱荷华州人类学系最佳论文。 他还获得了研究生院院长杰出论文奖。 Bryan transformed the dissertation into a book, 我的母亲使我失聪——聋人社区的话语与身份 (Gallaudet University Press).
Bryan is the architect of the ASL & Deaf Studies Program, having taken over in 1998 when the program consisted of three courses taught to 100 students. 如今,该项目提供三个学士学位和一个辅修学位。 He directed the ASL & Deaf Studies Program for a total of 17 years before he was able to hand it off to a Deaf coordinator.
Bryan made his mark on the field of Deaf Studies in 2004 when he co-founded 今天的聋人研究!, a biennial academic conference along with his colleague Minnie Mae Wilding-Diaz. Deaf Studies 今天! became the largest and most significant conference of its kind in the world. 会议在弗吉尼亚大学举行,吸引了来自世界各地的与会者。 In addition to academic paper presentations and keynote addresses, Deaf Studies 今天! features a concurrent International Deaf Film Festival, a professional art show featuring Deaf View Image Art (De’VIA), programs for local Deaf children and their parents, programs for hearing ASL students from around the state, an exposition, live artistic performances, workshops on a variety of topics and training for interpreters.
来到弗吉尼亚大学之前,布莱恩曾在杨百翰大学和爱荷华大学教授美国手语和聋人研究。 布莱恩的研究兴趣还包括话语在聋人世界的延续中的作用,语言意识形态,皮尔森符号学,语言和性别,语言政治,特别是与聋人教育政策和实践有关。 布莱恩与聋人世界有着强烈的个人联系,因为他的妻子朱莉是聋人。
语言与文化,2025年春季
语言与文化,2025年春季
《聋人研究与理论》,2015年春季
“授予犹他州世界语言教育工作者,他们在职业生涯中对学生,他们的手艺和教学职业表现出奉献精神。” (https://ufla.net/奖/Grants.html)
在我们系的年终颁奖宴会上,我很惊讶地收到了系颁发的年度最佳教师奖。 教职员工和我们的行政人员甚至没有让我知道我被提名了。 他们颁发了两个奖项,所以我没有理由怀疑自己会获奖。 我深感荣幸。
From the CHSS Website (/facsenate/awards.html):
"The purpose of the Faculty Senate Faculty Excellence Award is to recognize full-time and adjunct faculty who have made significant contributions to UVU's mission through demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Through this award, UVU intends_
"1. 公开表彰教职员工在创造弗吉尼亚大学学术氛围方面所取得的成就。
“2。 向社会展示大学教职员工所致力达到的学术专业水准;
“3。 鼓励弗吉尼亚大学的教师在他们工作的各个方面追求最高水平的卓越(符合最好的学术传统)。”