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VITARobert J. Hoffmeister, Ph.D.Boston University School of Education605 Commonwealth AvenueBoston, MA 02215 (617) 353-3205/5191 (V/TTY)FAX: (617) 353 3292Present Position(s):Associate Professor, Department of Literacy, Language, Counseling and DevelopmentDirector, Center for the Study of Communication and the Deaf1979-2008 Director, Programs in Deaf Studies1979-2008 Director, Graduate Program in Education of the Deaf1979-2008 Director, Graduate Program in ASL/Deaf Studies1979-2008 Director, Undergraduate Program in Deaf Studies2000Consult/Director, Center for Research and Training,The Learning Center for Deaf Children, Framingham, MAProfessional Preparation:1978 Ph.D., University of Minnesota (Research Development and Demonstration Center in Education ofHandicapped Children) Emphasis on Psychology, Language and the Deaf1971 M.Ed., University of Arizona Emphasis on Education of the Deaf1970 B. S., University of Connecticut (Magna Cum Laude), Emphasis on Mental Retardation,Psychology and LanguageProfessional Experience:1976-1979 Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA1976-1979 Director, Graduate Program in Education of the Deaf, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA1977-1979 Project Director, Family Sign Language Training Program and Staff Development Program, St.Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA1971-1976 Project Investigator, Research, Development and Demonstration Center in Education ofHandicapped Children, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN1975-1976 Instructor, Childhood Language Development, Department of Psychoeducational Studies,(Special Education), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MNProfessional Roles:1982-Present Reviewer, National Science FoundationDivision of Linguistics2010Reviewer, Spencer Foundation2007Reviewer, Boston University Conference on Language Development2007Reviewer, International Association for the Study of Child Language2007Reviewer, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Health & BehaviorStudies2005-present Guest reviewer: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD)2000-2008Wellcome Trust, London, England, Division of Cognitive Studies1979-Present Reviewer, Sign Language Studies1983-Present National Institute of Health, Special Reviewer, Study Section:Communicative DisordersInstitute on Deafness and Other Communicative DisordersSBIR Subsection1989-Present Reviewer, American Annals of the Deaf1999Site reviewer, Innovations in American Government, JFK School of Government, HarvardUniversity
R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum 19841976-Presentpage 2Reviewer, Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and HumanitiesChair, Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) Scholarship CommitteeReviewer, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation ResearchTreasurer, Children of Deaf Adults (CODA)Board of Directors, Children of Deaf Adults (CODA)Reviewer, Computers in Education of the HandicappedReviewer, Journal of Exceptional ChildrenReviewer, Houghton-MifflinReviewer, Springer-VerlagReviewer, Volta ReviewReviewer, Community PsychologyReviewer, Exceptional ChildrenReviewer, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative ServicesProfessional Membership:National Association of the DeafChildren of Deaf Adults (CODA), Chair, Scholarship CommitteeAmerican College Educators of the Deaf (ACEDHH)American Educational Research Association (AERA)Council on Education of the Deaf (CED)Association of College Educators of the Deaf(ACED)New England Child Language AssociationNew England Sign Language Research GroupInternational Reading Association, Special Interest Group for the DeafConvention of American Instructors of the Deaf (CAID)CAID, SIG membershipsTreasurer, Minority Group ConcernsTreasurer, Deaf StudiesMember, Parent ConcernsTeachers of English to the DeafMassachusetts State Association of the DeafCurrent Research:Reading and Deaf Children: The role of ASL in learning English through print: with Harris, C. (Dept ofPsych, BU), Dalton, B., Proctor, P., (CAST), Mitchell, T. (UMass Med). (in revision NIH, NIDCDThe Development of an American Sign Langugage Assessment Instrument (Submitted to IES, USDOE)Theory of Mind: The role of ASL in the thinking of Deaf children, with J. deVilliers and P.deVilliers,Smith College, & B. Schick, U. of Colorado (NIH, NIDCD)Acquistion of Signed Language in Deaf Children, ongoing projectThe Relationship of ASL in the Reading of Deaf Children, ongoing projectDual Language Programming for Deaf Children: Affects on Literacy. (SSSD, State of PA).English Acquisition in the Deaf, with P. deVilliers, and P. Blackwell, The Corliss Institute, BostonUniversity, and Smith College (NIDRR)American Sign LanguageAssessment Instrument, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services(OSERS)American Sign Language/English Curriculum Development for Deaf Children, Preschool to 3rd gradeFunded Research:The development of an American Sign Language Instrument. Institute for Educational Sciences (IES), USDepartment of Education, 2010-2014 (approx. 1,500,000/4 years)Personnel Preparation: Educators of the Deaf (OSERS), 2007-2011 (approx 800,000.00/4 yrs)Establish Deaf Education Program off Campus, Massachusetts Department of Education, ( 160,000) 2004200912/8/10
R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vitapage 3Institute on Math Science Signs for Interpreters of ASL, Massachusetts Department of Education( 190,000) 2004-2010Theory of Mind, with J. deVilliers and P. deVilliers, Smith College, Brenda Schick, U. of Colorado,(NIH 1,200.000/4 yrs)1996-2000Telecommunications for the Deaf, Duffy Engineering (NIH-SBIR, 800,000.00)1987-1991English Acquisition in the Deaf, with P. DeVilliers, and P. Blackwell, The Corliss Institute, BostonUniversity, and Smith College (NIDRR) ( 600,000.00/3 yrs), 1988-1991Personnel Preparation: Educators of the Deaf (OSERS), 1989-1996 (approx 540,000.00/5 yrs)Personnel Preparation: Educators of the Deaf (OSERS), 1983-1988 (approx 540,000.00/5 yrs)Publications1. Books and MonographsLane, H., Hoffmeister, R. & Bahan, B. A Journey into the Deaf World. Dawn Sign Press, SanDiego,CA. (1996)Hoffmeister, R., Ewolt, C., Israelite, N., and Greenwald, J. A Review of the Literature on the Effective Useof Native Sign Language on the Acquisition of a Majority Language by Hearing Impaired Students.A Final Report to Minister of Education, Ontario. (October, 1989). (monograph, 1992)Hoffmeister, R. and Gee, J. (Eds.) Special Edition on American Sign Language Discourse. InDiscourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal 6: 3 (1983).2. ChaptersHoffmeister, R. (2009) Deaf Schools. In Hunt, T., Carper, J., Lasley, T., & Raisch, C., (eds.).Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent, San Diego, CA: Sage Publications.Hoffmeister, R. (2008). Border Crossings by Hearing Children of Deaf Parents. In Bauman, D., (ed.)Open Your Eyes, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.Hoffmeister, R. (2007) Language and the Deaf World: Difference not Disability. In (ed) Brisk, M. &Mattai, P. Culturally Responsive Teacher Education: Language, Curriculum & Community,Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum AssociatesHoffmeister, R. (2004) Including Deaf People as Part of the Learning Process in Families with DeafChildren. In Clara, L. (ed.) Educating Deaf Children in Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal: EducationalPressHoffmeister, R. (2004). Forward to Miller, R. Deaf Hearing Boy, Washington, DC: Gallaudet UniversityPress.Kourbetis, V., and Hoffmeister, R. (2004). Residential Schools for the Deaf in Greece: A Sign of Diversitya Promise of Unity, in Harvey Goodstein, Brown, L. (ed.) The Deaf Way II Reader, Washington,DC: Gallaudet University Press.Kourbetis, V., Hoffmeister R., Simpsa, T., (2004) Curriculum of Greek Sign Language as a first languageof deaf students. In Proceedings of the 4th Pan-Hellenic Congress "Greek Pedagogic andEducational Research", Hatzidimou D., Taratori E., Kougjourouki M., and Stravakou P., (Eds.),Thessalonica: KyrjakidiKourbetis, V., Hoffmeister R., Simpsa, Th., Greek Sign Language Curriculum as a first language for Deafstudents, Proceedings of the 4th National Conference of the Greek Educational Society " GreekPedagogy and Educational Research" Alexandroupoli, May 28-30th, 2004, (2004)Kourbetis, V., Hoffmeister R., Simpsa, Th., Greek Sign Language Curriculum (K-12) for Deaf students,Hellenic Pedagogical Institute, Athens Greece, (2004)Hoffmeister, Robert J., A piece of the puzzle: ASL and reading comprehension in Deaf Children. InChamberlain, C., Morford, J., & Mayberry, R., (eds.) Language Acquisition by Eye. Mahwah, NJ:Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2000)Hoffmeister, R. Famílias, crianças surdas, o mundo surdo e os profissionais ouvintes. In C. Skliar (Org).Atualidade da Educação Bilingüe para Surdos, vol. II, pp. 113-130. Porto Alegre: EditoraMediação. (1999).12/8/10
R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vitapage 4Hoffmeister, R, Philip, M., Costello, P., & Grass, W. Evaluating American Sign Language in DeafChildren: ASL influences on Reading. Procedings of Deaf Studies V. Washington, DC: GallaudetUniversity Press (1998)Hoffmeister, R., deVilliers, P., Engen, E., & Topol, D. English reading achievement in ASL skills in Deafstudents. In Hughes, E., Hughes, M., & Greenhill, A., (eds.) Proceedings of the 21st AnnualBoston University Conference on Language Development, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA,1997Hoffmeister, R. & Harvey, M. Is There a Psychology of the Hearing." In Glickman, K. and Harvey, M.(Eds.), Culturally Affirmative Psycotherapy with Deaf Persons. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,Hillsdale, NJ. 1996. pp. 73-98Hoffmeister, R. "What do Deaf kids know about ASL even though they see MCE! In Proceedings of DeafStudies IV, Gallaudet University Press, Washington, DC (1996), pp. 273 -308Hoffmeister, R. Metalinguistic skills in Deaf Children: Knowledge of Synonyms and Antonyms in ASL.In Snider, B. (ed.), Proceedings of the Post Milan: ASL and English Literacy Conference,Gallaudet University Press, Washington, D.C. (1994)Hoffmeister, R. "Education of the Deaf: A view from the inside." In Schuchman, S. (Ed.), Children ofDeaf Adults, Gallaudet University Press, Washington, D.C. (1990).Hoffmeister, R. "American Sign Language and Education of the Deaf." In Bornstein, H. (Ed.), ManualCommunication in America. Gallaudet University Press, Washington, D.C. (1990).Hoffmeister, R. "Cognitive Assessment of Deaf Preschoolers." In Wachs, T. and Sheehan, R. (Eds.),Assessment of Developmentally Disabled Children. Plenum Publishing Corporation. (1988).Hoffmeister, R. "Acquisition of Pronominal Anaphora in Deaf Children." In Lust, B. (Ed.), Studies in theAcquisition of Anaphora: Defining the Constraints. Reidel Publishing Co., Dordrecht, Holland.(1987).Hoffmeister, R. "Families with Deaf Parents: A Functional Perspective." In Thurman, K. (Ed.), ChildrenWith Handicapped Parents: Research and Perspectives. Academic Press, New York. (1985).Hoffmeister, R. "Problems in Education of the Deaf." Chapter in Encyclopedia of Deafness, McGraw Hill,New York, NY. (1986).Hoffmeister, R. and Drury, A. "English Training for the Primary and Secondary Level Deaf Student." InSims, D., Walters, G. and Whitehead, R. (Eds.), Deafness and Communication: Assessment andTraining. Stein and Day, Briarcliff Manor, NY. (1982).Hoffmeister, R. and Wilbur, R. "The Acquisition of American Sign Language: A Review." In Lane, H.and Grosjean, F. (Eds.), Current Perspectives on Sign Language. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates,NJ. (1980).Hoffmeister, R. "The Acquisition of Sign Languages by Deaf Children," In Hoeman, H. and Wilbur, R.(Eds.), Communication in Two Societies. Monographs in Social Aspects of Deafness, GallaudetUniversity, (1982).3. Articles in JournalsHoffmeister, R., Mcvey, R., Caldwell-Harris, C., & Biachi, N. Error Patterns In Vocabulary Choices InDeaf Students: A Response Analysis Of Synonyms And Antonyms In American Sign Language.Submitted to Journal of Applied Psycholinguistics, January, 2010.Hoffmeister, R., Caldwell-Harris, C., and Kuntze, M. Acquiring English as a second language via print:The task for deaf children. Submitted to Journal of Cognition, December, 2009Schick, B., deVilliers, P., deVilliers, J. & Hoffmeister, R. (2007) Language and Theory of Mind: A Studyof Deaf Children, Child Development, 78, 2, Pages 376 – 396Fish, S., Moren, B., Hoffmeister, R., Allen, S., & Schick, B. The Acquisition of Classifier Phonology inASL by Deaf Children: Evidence from Descriptions of Objects in Specific Spatial Arrangements.Proceedings of the Boston University Conference on Language Development, Cambridge, MA;Cascadilla Press, 2003.Schick, B., de Villiers, P., de Villiers, J. & Hoffmeister, R. (2003). Theory of Mind: Language andCognition in Deaf Children. The ASHA Leader, 7, 6-1412/8/10
R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vitapage 5Schick, B. & Hoffmeister, R. Assessing ASL Skills in Deaf Children: Formal Tests for Elementary AgedChildren, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Submitted for publicationSchick, B., & Hoffmeister, R. (in review). ASL skills in deaf students with deaf and hearing parents.Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education.Kourbetis, V. & Hoffmeister, R. Name Signs in Greek Sign Language. American Annals of the Deaf, July2002Shantie, C. & Hoffmeister, R. Why Schools for Deaf Children Should Hire Deaf teachers: A PreschoolIssue. Journal of Education, 182, 3, 2001. P. 37-48.Hoffmeister, R. Signs for Skills in English, American Language Review, July/August, (2000), p. 20-24.deVilliers, P., Church, J., Giordano,R., Whalen, M., & Hoffmeister, R. Reference to protagonists’ mentalstates in the written narratives of Deaf children. In Proceedings of the 22nd Annual BostonUniversity Conference on Language Development, Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Press. (2000)Hoffmeister, R., deVilliers, P., Engen, E., & Topol, D. English reading achievement and ASL skills in Deafstudents. In Hughes, E., Hughes, M., & Greenhill, A., (eds.) Proceedings of the 21st AnnualBoston University Conference on Language Development, Cascadilla Press, Somerville, MA,(1997)Hoffmeister, R. Cross Cultural Misinformation: What Does Special Education Say about the Deaf?Journal of Disability & Society,11,2, (1996) pp. 171-189Hoffmeister, R. and Moores, D. Code switching in Deaf Adults: The influence of audience characteristicson rated sign behavior. American Annals of the Deaf, (March, 1987).Hoffmeister, R. and Shettle, C. Adaptations in Communication Made by Deaf Signers to DifferentAudiences. Kegl, J. and Gee, J. (Eds.), Special Edition on ASL in Discourse Processes: AMultidisciplinary Journal (1984) pp. 259-274.Hoffmeister, R. and Shettle, C. Results of a Family Sign Language Intervention Program. In Solano, F.,Egleston-Dodd, J. and Costello, E. (Eds.), Selected Papers: Convention of American Instructors ofthe Deaf (C.A.I.D.) (1983).Kantor, R. and Hoffmeister, R. The Development of Classifiers in Deaf Children and Its Implications forthe Classroom. In Solano, F., Egleston-Dodd, J. and Costello, E. (Eds.), Selected Papers:Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf (C.A.I.D.) (1983).Hoffmeister, R. and Moores, D. Expression of Abstract Concepts by Deaf Children. In Propp, G. Ed.),Proceedings of the 49th Biennial Convention of the American Instructors of the Deaf. SilverSprings, MD, 1980.Pizzuto, E., Sprini, G. Hoffmeister, R. and Wilbur, R. Psicologia ricera psicolinguistica e Modelli diintervento psico-pedagogico con bambini sordi (Psychology, Pyscholinguisitic research andintervention models with Deaf Children), in Atti del XXII mo Congresso delgi Psicologi Italiani,Catania, Italy, 1979.Hoffmeister, R. The Influential POINT. Proceedings of the National Symposium on Sign Language andSign Language Teaching. National Association of the Deaf, (1980).Hoffmeister, R. The Development of Possessive Pronouns by Deaf Children of Deaf Parents. Journal ofCommunication and Cognition, (1979).Articles in National Newsletters:Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Coda, Son, Brother, Friend, & Soldier, Winter, 2009Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Medical Ethics, The CODA Connection, 21, 1, Winter. 2004Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Parents, 20, 3, Spring, 2003Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Anger Management, 20, 2, Winter, 2003Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Current Generations, 19, 3, Spring, 2002Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: How are Deaf people portrayed in the media. 18,2, 2001Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Parental Rights, 1, Spring, 2001Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Boiling Over: 9/11 three months later, 18, 4, Winter, 2001Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: The Future of Deaf People, 17,3 September, 2000Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Ignorance, Forgiveness, and Change, 16, 3, August, 1999Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: The Family Business, 16,1, February, 199912/8/10
R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vitapage 6Hoffmeister, R. Deaf be Thicker Than Blood, The CODA Connection, 15,1, October, 1998Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick, The past the present, and the future: The marginalization of Deafpeople by the medical profession, The CODA Connection, 15, 2, February, 1998Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Coda Heritage, The CODA Connection, 14, 1, February, 1997Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: Common Ground, The CODA Connection, 14, 2, February, 1997Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: We are Coda’s forever, The CODA Connection, 14, 3, February,19973. Working Papers: Center for the Study of Communication and the DeafHoffmeister, R., Czubek, T., & Greenwald, J, Dual language programming: The ASL Models Component,American Annals of the Deaf, Summer, 2002, Working Paper, 76.Cole, J. and Hoffmeister, R. Learning ASL as a 2nd Language. Final Report to OSERS, Fall, 2000Allen, S. Greenwald, J., Hoffmeister, R.Temporal Simultaneity in ASL: Deaf Children’s Use of ComplexSentences. Spr. 2000, Working Paper #35Vincent, N., Hoffmeister, R., & Bello, M. A Deaf Cultural Alternative to Traditional Early InterventionProgramming. Spr. 2000 Working Paper #34Hoffmeister, R. Assessment of ASL in Deaf Children: Part 1, A Summary of Tests in Progress, WorkingPaper #31Hoffmeister, R. The Evil within Us: internalized views of Deaf people as disabled, 1994. Working Paper#30Burnes, S. and Hoffmeister,R. Survey of Clarke School Graduates and their Attitudes Toward ASL. 1988.Working Paper #13Greenwald, J. and Hoffmeister, R. A Model for Assessing Communicative Competence: A TeamApproach. 1985. Working Paper #2Hoffmeister,R. The Relationship Between American Sign Language, Signed English and Sim-Com in thelanguage development of Deaf Children or Why MCE wont' Work. Working Paper #25.Hoffmeister, R. Special Education's View of the Deaf: Pride or Prejudice? Working Paper #27.Hoffmeister, R. ASL Knowledge in Deaf Children: Body Part Classifiers and their Use. Working Paper#28.Hoffmeister, R. Mapping Number and Arrangement in the Language of Deaf Children: Plurals and ManyThings. 1992 Working Paper #15.Hoffmeister, R. The Acquisition of Discrete Elements in the Signed Language of Deaf Children. 1987.Working Paper #11.Hoffmeister, R. Communication and Families with Deaf Children. 1987. Working Paper #12.Hoffmeister, R. Education as Therapy for Deaf Children. 1987. Working Paper #10.Hoffmeister, R. The Acquisition of Sign Language in Deaf Children: Theory and Practice. 1986.Working Paper #7.Hoffmeister, R. Historical Perspectives in the Education of the Deaf. 1986. Working Paper #6.Hoffmeister, R. and Greenwald, J. Project FAMILE: A Model for Families and Young Deaf Children.1986. Working Paper #5.Hoffmeister, R. The Development of Plurals in Deaf Children of Deaf Parents. 1985. Working Paper#18.Hoffmeister, R. Mapping number and arrangement in the language of Deaf Children: Plurals and manythings, 1994. Working paper #15Kourbetis, V. and Hoffmeister, R. The Deaf Community in Greece. 1986. Working Paper #4.Kourbetis, V. and Hoffmeister, R. Education of the Deaf in Greece. 1986. Working Paper #8.Wilber-Leach, A. and Hoffmeister, R. Attitudes of Teachers Toward the Deaf. In Progress. WorkingPaper #14.5. Technical ReportsHoffmeister, R. Year 2 Preliminary Report on Success of Scranton School for the Deaf’s Title 1 Project.Center for Research and Training, The Learning Center for Deaf Children, Framingham, MA, June9, 200212/8/10
R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vitapage 7Hoffmeister, R. Analysis of Possession in Deaf Children of Deaf Parents. Research Report #108,Research, Development, and Demonstration Center in Education of Handicapped Children.University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. March, 1977.Hoffmeister, R., Moores, D. and Ellenberger, R. The Parameters of Sign Language Defined: Translationand Definition Rules. Research Report #83, Research, Development, and Demonstration Center inEducation of Handicapped Children. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. January, 1975.Hoffmeister, R., Best, B. and Moores, D. The Acquisition of Sign Language in Deaf Children of DeafParents. Research Report #65, Research, Development and Demonstration Center in Education ofHandicapped Children. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. June, 1974.Hoffmeister, R. and Moores, D. The Acquisition of Specific Reference in the Sign Language of a DeafChild of Deaf Parents. Research Report #53, Research, Development and Demonstration Center inEducation of Handicapped Children. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. August, 1973.Hoffmeister, R. and Moores, D. The Development of the Demonstrative Pronoun and the Decrease ofOstension in a Deaf Child of Deaf Parents. Research Report #94, Research, Development andDemonstration Center in Education of Handicapped Children. University of Minnesota,Minneapolis, MN. September, 1975.Ellenberger, R., Moores, D. and Hoffmeister, R. Early Stages in the Acquisition of Negation by a DeafChild of Deaf Parents. Research Report #95, Research, Development and Demonstration Centerin Education of Handicapped Children. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. September,1975.4. Major Presentations;Hoffmeister, R. & McVey Williams, R. Metalinguistic skills and vocabulary knowledge in ASL synonymsand antonyms in Deaf children. Poster presented at the Conference on Theoretical Issues in SignLanguage Research, W. Lafayette, IN: Purdue University. October 1, 2010Hoffmeister, R., Fish, S., Kuntze, M., & Caldwell-Harris, C. Cognitive and linguistic control in verbs ofmotion and location: Acquiring Plurals and Arrangement in ASL. Poster presented at Conferenceon Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research, W. Lafayette, IN: Purdue University. October 2,2010Hoffmeister, R. & Kuntze, M. Paradigms and models in literacy for Deaf children. Paper presented as partof Hoffmeister, R., Kuntze, M. , Czubek, T., Fish, S., & Caldwell Harris, C., Symposium on ASL,English and Bilingual Literacy: Learning & Instruction, ACEDHH Annual Conference, Monterrey,CA, February 20, 2008.Hoffmeister, R. ASLAI: Development of an ASL Measure. Paper presented at Two Visual Languages(VL2), Washington, DC., Gallaudet University, February 5, 2007Hoffmeister, R. & Kuntze, M. Examining the past and charting the future: Paradigm shifts in education ofthe Deaf: In honor of Marie Jean Philip. Paper presented at ACEDHH Annual Conference,Pittsburgh, PA, February 22, 2007Hoffmeister, R. Issues for the future: Reading, Reading Comprehension & Deaf Children. Paper presentedat Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Preconference, Boston, MA: March 28,2007Hoffmeister, R. Assessment of Signed Language in Deaf Children: Development & Implications forInstruction. Invited workshop: Ontario Schools for the Deaf, Milton, Ontario, Canada, May 4,2007.Hoffmeister, R. Bilingualism and Educating the Deaf Child: The impact of a Visual (Signed) Language.Invited Lecture: Ontario Association of the Deaf, Toronto, Canada, May 5, 2007.Hoffmeister, R. One Generation Thick: A Coda Perspective. Invited Presentation to the 26th Annual CodaInternational Conference, Barcelona, Spain, July, 2007.Fish, S., Hoffmeister, R. & McVey-Williams, R. Bilingualism in two modalities: The relationship betweenL1 vocabulary in ASL and L2 reading abilities in English in Deaf children. Paper presented at the31st Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA, November 4, 2006Hoffmeister, R. Age and Developmental Norms in Deaf Children with different linguistic experiences: Thecase of the American Sign Language Assessment Instrument. Invited presentation: Theoretical12/8/10
R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vitapage 8And Practical Implications For The Understanding Of Sign Language Acquisition And ItsConsequences For Sign Language Assessment. European Science Foundation (ESF) ExploratoryWorkshop, Zurich, Switzerland, 16 September 2006Hoffmeister, R. The education of the Deaf child: The impact of a visual (Signed) language. Invited lecture:University of Applied Special Needs, Zurich, Switzerland, 15 September 2006Fish, S., Hoffmeister, R., McVey, R., & Clinton, L. (2006, Nov.) “Bilingualism in two modalities: Therelationship between L1 vocabulary in ASL and L2 reading abilities in English in Deaf children.”31st Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Boston, MA.Fish, S., Hoffmeister, R., & Williams McVey, R. (2006, June) “The relationship between knowledge ofrare vocabulary in ASL (L1) and reading comprehension in English (L2) in Deaf children.”American Association of Applied Linguistics/Canadian Association of Applied LinguisticsConference, Montreal, Canada.Fish, S., Hoffmeister, R., & Williams McVey, R. (2006, May) “Bilingualism in two modalities: Therelationship between L1 vocabulary in ASL and L2 reading abilities in English in Deaf children.”(poster) Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Conference, Toronto, Canada.Brendel, S., Hoffmeister, R. , and Fish, S., Deaf children acquiring ASL classifiers: Examples of three realobject representations, Paper Presented at the 20th International Conference on the Education of theDeaf, Maastricht, The Netherlands, July 19, 2005Brendel, S., Hoffmeister, R., and Fish, S., Deaf children acquiring ASL classifiers: Errors and Pattern ofDevelopment in a Signed Language. Xth International Congress For the Study of Child Language,Berlin, Germany, July 28, 2005Hoffmeister, R. Sign language in Deaf children: development and education. Keynote Lecture, 20thInternational Conference on the Education of the Deaf, Maastricht, The Netherlands, July 18, 2005Hoffmeister, R The American Sign Language Assessment Instrument (ASLAI). Paper Presented at the 20thInternational Conference on the Education of the Deaf, Maastricht, The Netherlands, July 19, 2005Kourbetis, V., Hoffmeister, R., and Bernardino, E., Assessing Verbs of Location and Verbs of Motion inGreek Sign Language. Paper Presented at the 20th International Conference on the Education of theDeaf, Maastricht, The Netherlands, July 19, 2005Fish, S., Hoffmeister, R. & Thrasher, M. Knowledge of rare vocabulary in ASL (L1) and its relationship tovocabulary knowledge in English (L2) in Deaf children, Paper presented at the Xth InternationalCongress For the Study of Child Language, Berlin, Germany, July 28, 2005Gabrielson, Hoffmeister, & Fish, 2005 Acquisition of Verb Agreement in American Sign Language: Aspecial focus on non-native signing children. Paper presented at the 3rd Annual HawaiiInternational Conference on Arts and Humanities, January 2005Hoffmeister, R, Greenwald, J., Czubek, T., & DiPerri, K. (2003) Establishing a Dual Language Program forDeaf Children: What is needed? Paper presented at the Annual Symposium on Language &Education of the Deaf, , Sioux Falls, SD: Communication Services for the Deaf, October 19Hoffmeister, R, Greenwald, J., Czubek, T., & DiPerri, K. (2003) Dual Language Assessment. Paperpresented at the Annual Symposium on Language & Education of the Deaf, , Sioux Falls, SD:Communication Services for the Deaf, October, 19.DiPerri, K, Hoffmeister, R, Greenwald, J., & Czubek, T., (2003) Literacy Support for Deaf Children:Teaching Deaf Children English Using ASL. Paper presented at the Annual Symposium onLanguage & Education of the Deaf, , Sioux Falls, SD: Communication Services for the Deaf,October 20Hoffmeister, R. & Bernardino, E. A participação do Surdo nas propostas inclusivas. Paper presented atPrimeiro Congresso Nacional de Educacao Especial da ASUL na Area da Surdez: O Surdo e aLinguagem que o Cerca (ASUL's First National Congress of Special Education in the field ofdeafness: The Deaf person and the Language that surrounds him/her) ASUL: Associacao de Surdosde Uberlandia (Deaf Association of Uberlandia/MG), April, 2003Fish, S., Moren, B., Hoffmeister, Robert, Allen, S., and Schick, B.,. (2000). The Acquisition of ClassifierPhonology in ASL by Deaf Children: Evidence from Descriptions of Objects in Specific SpatialArrangements. Presented at the Boston University Conference on Language Development,November 5, 2000. Boston University, Boston, MA.12/8/10
R. Hoffmeister: Curriculum Vitapage 9Fish, S., Hoffmeister, R., Allen, S.E.M., Morén, B., & Schick, B. (2003, March). “The acquisition of ASLclassifier morphology in verbs of location: A closer look.” American Association of AppliedLinguistics 2003 Annual Conference, Arlington, VA.De VilliersP., De Villiers, J., Broderic, k., Eddy, N., Friedman, J., Freedma, S., Pyers, J., Schick, B.,Caldwell, E., Hoffmeister, R. “The Language of Mental State Explanations: Conceptual, Semanticand Syntactic Issues in Normal and Delayed Development”. Symposium presented at theInternational Association of Child Language Disorders, Madison, WI: July 19, 2003.Schick, B., Caldwell, E., & Hoffmeister, R. “Explaining action using mental state language in ASL: deafchildren of deaf parents and deaf children of hearing parents.” Paper presented at the Int
Division of Linguistics 2010 Reviewer, Spencer Foundation 2007 Reviewer, Boston University Conference on Language Development 2007 Reviewer, International Association for the Study of Child Language 2007 Reviewer, Teachers College, Columbia University, Department of Health & Behavior Studies 2005-present Guest reviewer: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD) 2000 .
