Education of the D/HH Faculty and Staff

Deborah S. Stryker, associate professor

Navy Hall 031 | 570-389-4197 | dstryker@bloomu.edu

Education: B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Interests: Best Practices when Teaching Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Promoting Morphemic Awareness When Teaching Deaf/HH, Providing a Complete, Comprehensible and Consistent Language model (ASL or English), Identification and Strategy Instruction for Students who are Deaf/HH with Additional Mild/Moderate Disabilities, and Distance Education in Teacher Preparation.

Currently Teaching

• Introduction to Sign Language
• ASL and English Based Signing in Classrooms
• Curricular Subjects for the Deaf
• Language for the Deaf One and Two
• Counseling Special Needs Populations
• Research in Deaf Education
• Supervising Student Teachers
• Seminar for Student Teachers

Mary Anne Helfrich, adjunct faculty

570-389-4074 | mhelfrich@csiu.org

Areas of Expertise:

• teaching language to deaf and hard of hearing students
• assessment and instruction for deaf and hard of hearing students K-12
• assessment and strategies in early intervention at "at home" services
• itinerant deaf and hard of hearing therapy K-12
• advocacy for the deaf and hard of hearing

David Alianiello, adjunct faculty

Education: B.S., The Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Bloomsburg University

Currently Teaching

• Practicum at Camp HERO