Emily Jo Noschese (hf7809)
University information
Title: Assistant Professor
Unit: Teacher Education
Department: College of Education
Contact information
College of Education
Degrees and Certifications:
P.h.D., Linguistics, University of Hawai'i at Māona
M.A., Linguistics, Gallaudet University
B.A., American Sign Language, Gallaudet University
Responsibilities:
- Develop curriculum and program for American Sign Language
- Deaf Studies Minor
Title:
Assistant Professor of Bilingual and Bicultural Education for American Sign Language
Office Hours:
Office Hours: email to make an appointment
Office Location:
231 Education Bldg.
Area of Expertise:
- American Sign Language
- Sign Language linguistics
Research Interests:
- American Sign Language (ASL) Linguistics
- ASL bilingual curriculum
- Sign Language documentation
- ASL word order
- ASL Literature
- ASL acquisition for L1 and L2
Awards:
- Outstanding Alumni Award, Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf 2022
- Bilinski Dissertation Fellowship, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa 2020-2021
- Bilinski Summer Fellowship, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa 2019
- Graduate Assistantships, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa 2018-2020
- Lecturer of the Year Award, Kapi’olani Community College 2017-2018
Community Engagement Activities:
- Lead-K Hawai’i
Presentations:
- “The Importance of Linguistics in Sign Language: Understanding the Usage and Context” - First National Seminar: Linguistics for all without accessibility; Mexico. April 30, 2022
- “Sign Languages of Laos” - University of Hawai’i at Mānoa September 17, 2019
- “Classifiers: What is it and how to use it”- Hawai’i School for the Deaf and Blind; Honolulu HI June 10, 2017
- “A Bilingual Approach to Teaching Grammar” - Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf; Louisville, KY June 29, 2016 and National Deaf Education Conference; Phoenix, AZ July 6, 2016
Publications:
Noschese, E. (2021). Younger Deaf People’s Attitudes Toward American Sign Language Structure. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
Laszakovits, Sabine, Quadros, Ronice Müller de, Noschese, Emily Jo & Lillo-Martin, Diane (to appear, 2022). Object shift in ASL and Libras. In Sabine Laszakovits & Zheng Shen (Eds.), The Size of Things II: Movement, Features, and Interpretation. Berlin: Language Science Press.
