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Prof Lorraine Leeson MTCD MRISLI

Professor in Deaf Studies, 

, 

Ireland

Citations
1355
PhDs supervised to completion
6
Languages
English, Irish Sign Language, International Sign, American Sign Language, British Sign Language

Research Focus

I centre deaf communities and sign language users at the heart of my work. I am a linguist and an interpreter by training and my work has focused on 3 key areas: 1) linguistics & applied linguistics of sign languages (SLs), (2) interpreting studies (IS), & (3) trans-disciplinary work that impacts on deaf studies topics.

Research Groups

  • Working on the SignOn project as part of the Science Foundation Ireland funded ADAPT Centre. See: https://www.adaptcentre.ie

Projects

  • Justisigns 2 - supporting victims of gender based violence. European Commission funded. See: https://justisigns2.com

Positions

  • Professor in Deaf Studies

Global goals

Target 4.5
Target 5.1
Target 5.2
Target 5.6
Target 10.3
Target 10.4

Professional Organisations

  • Member of the Register of Irish Sign Language Interpreters

Countries

  • Ireland

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