Assistant Professor
Department of Human Sevices
swhitney@sfasu.edu
D.D.E. Lamar University, 2002, Deaf Education/Deaf Studies
M. A. Illinois State University, 1994, Specialized Educational Development
B.A.North Park College, 1989, Biology
Whitney, S. (2006). Adventure games as teaching tools in deaf education. Journal of Border Education Research, 5(1). Accepted for publication.
Whitney, S. (2003). Retrieved Mar. 06, 2006, from DEAFinitive Movement Web site: http://www.faculty.sfasu.edu/swhitney/.
Presentations
Pending: Statewide Conference for the Deaf, Presentation on teaching science to Deaf children.
Search Committee: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Professor, 2002.
Search Committee: Department Chair for Human Services, 2003-2004.
Search Committee: Certification Offiocer, 2005-2006.
Recruitment Committee 2004 - Present
Advising - 2002 through Present, Advised the majority of the programs 40 to 80 students (depending on the year).
Teacher Excellence Committee 2004-2006
NCATE SPA report writer 2004 - Present
D.E.T.A.D - Vice President 2005-2006.
Organized Deaf Meetup for Nacogdoches 2005 - Present.
Organized Signing Choire at Fredonia Hill Baptist Church 2002 - Present.
Visited a Deaf client at a Nacogdoches nursing home 2003-2005.
Volunteer at Lufkin ISD Deaf Education program 2002.
Mission trip Nicaragua Operation GO 2005.
Mentoring Deaf and Hard of Hearing Major to improve American Sign Language skills 2006.