Communication and the ways that technologies can enhance communication are my central research interests. Currently I am a research scientist at Gallaudet University and an engineer in Gallaudet's Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning. Throughout my career, I have been involved in both teaching and research; with a focus on communication and technologies. In Gallaudet's Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, my graduate students and I are investigating computer-generated materials for possible use in communication training. Another recent project, Composition Corrector, examines the unique patterns in syntax and discourse exhibited by deaf writers of English. Prior to joining the Gallaudet faculty, I was a member of the faculty at the Institute of Health Professions at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and was associated with the Research Laboratory of Electronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Between 1997 and 2000, I was Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator of the ENABL project, funded by the European Community. This project was a collaborative effort among the KTH University of Sweden, Sheffield University of Great Britain, and the Swedish agency Enter. The team developed an innovative user interface for engineering design software. Throughout my research career, I have been interested in not only applications of technologies but also measurements of usability and user acceptance of new technologies.
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Communication and the ways that technologies can enhance communication are my central research interests. Currently I am a research scientist at Gallaudet University and an engineer in Gallaudet's Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning. Throughout my career, I have been involved in both teaching and research; with a focus on communication and technologies. In Gallaudet's Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, my graduate students and I are investigating computer-generated materials for possible use in communication training. Another recent project, Composition Corrector, examines the unique patterns in syntax and discourse exhibited by deaf writers of English. Prior to joining the Gallaudet faculty, I was a member of the faculty at the Institute of Health Professions at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and was associated with the Research Laboratory of Electronics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Between 1997 and 2000, I was Principal Investigator and Project Coordinator of the ENABL project, funded by the European Community. This project was a collaborative effort among the KTH University of Sweden, Sheffield University of Great Britain, and the Swedish agency Enter. The team developed an innovative user interface for engineering design software. Throughout my research career, I have been interested in not only applications of technologies but also measurements of usability and user acceptance of new technologies. 