Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Education:

M.A. 2001 Deaf Education in Secondary Education, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
B.A. 1997 Government and Secondary Education, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.

Specialties:

American Sign Language pedagogy
Knowledge of Deaf Culture and Literature
Civil rights advocate for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals

 Teaching:

CSD 3368 – American Sign Language I
CSD 3370 - American Sign Language II
CSD 3372 - American Sign Language III
CSD 3374 - American Sign Language IV

Biography:

Ms. Rose joined the department as an American Sign Language (ASL) Lecturer in Fall 2022. After completing her master’s degree, she worked at Gallaudet University as a Coordinator of Residence Education and a First-Year Seminar Teacher for seven years. She then spent five years at Florida School for the Deaf and Blind as a High School Social Studies teacher. After teaching in a variety of educational settings, she began her journey as an ASL Instructor with the University of North Florida in 2013 and then with St. Petersburg College and has over 10 years experience teaching ASL and Deaf Culture.

Ms. Rose has actively served as a board member for the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) since October 2020.