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Stef Gardiner-Walsh

Assistant Professor
Special Education
Office
Degarmo Hall - DEG 542
Office Hours
Fall 2022: Tuesday 11am-12 (DeG 542); Tuesdays 3:30-4pm (FH 324); Online by appointment Wednesdays 8-8:30pm 966 8450 8651 (password: DeafEd)
Office Phone
(309) 438-8980office
phone
Email
sjgardi@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
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Biography

Stef (Gdubs) is an Associate professor in deaf education. Her areas of interest include the under-served and underrepresented populations of Deaf people in academic settings.

Current Courses

454.001Consultation & Collaboration In Special & General Education

287.001Independent Study

202.001Advanced Honors Seminar: Culture, Context, and Identity

202.002Advanced Honors Seminar: Culture, Context, and Identity

388.006Classwide And Individualized Behavior Supports

340.001Development Of Language Students Who Are Deaf & Hard Of Hear

299.002Honors Independent Study

359.001Teaching Of Reading & School Subjects-Deaf & Hard Hearing

Teaching Interests & Areas

Language and Literacy development through content learning, STEM, Communication Approaches

Research Interests & Areas

Cued Speech, Signed Languages and Systems, Hard of Hearing Students, Impact of Mild and Unilateral Hearing Status

PhD Specializaed Education Services

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

MMEd Curriculum and Instruction

Grand Canyon University
Pheonix, AZ

Bachelor of Arts Deaf Education (B-12)

Lenoir-Rhyne College
Hickory, NC

Bachelor of Arts Middle Grades Education (6-9)

Lenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory,NC

Impact Award

University College
2022

RISE Award

2021

College of Education Service Award

College of Education, ISU
2020

Impact Award

Illinois State University
2019

Teaching Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2019

Impact Award

Illinois State University
2016

Doctoral Seminars in Special Education

Council of Exceptional Children Division of Research
2015

Graduate Research Excellence Award

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2015

3 Minute Thesis (3MT)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Graduate School
2013

Graduate Research and Creativity Expo

University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Graduate School
2012

Book Review

Gardiner-Walsh, S. Paris in America: A Deaf Nanticoke Shoemaker and His Daughter.. JOURNAL OF DEAF STUDIES AND DEAF EDUCATION. OXFORD UNIV PRESS 24.4 (2019): 459-459.
Gardiner-Walsh, S., & Dobbins, N. Effective instructional strategies: from theory to practice. Research Teaching in Development Education 16.1 (2012): 143-14.
Gardiner-Walsh, S. Literacy and advocacy: Book review of The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy. American Annals of the Deaf

Book, Authored

Gardiner-Walsh, S. Factors characterizing the academic experiences of children with mild bilateral or unilateral hearing loss. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2015)

Book, Chapter

Kilpatrick, Jennifer Ren\'ee, Gardiner-Walsh, S., & Scott, J. EmBRACE the Transition: Reflections From Three Deaf Education Faculty. Teacher Reflections on Transitioning From K-12 to Higher Education Classrooms. IGI Global (2022): 86--102.
Turner, M., & Gardiner-Walsh, S. Literacy Strategies for the d/DHH/EL Population. Deaf Education and Challenges for Bilingual/Multilingual Students. IGI Global (2022): 146--183.
Borders, C., Jones-Bock, S., Giese, K., Gardiner-Walsh, S., & Probst, K. Interventions for Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. Advances in Special Education. Emerald Group 33 (2018): 75-105.
Borders, C., Bock, S., Giese, K., Gardiner-Walsh, S., & Probst, K. Interventions for students who are deaf/hard of hearing. Viewpoints on interventions for learners with disabilities 33 (2018): 75--105.
Lenihan, S., & Gardiner-Walsh, S. Communication options. Preparing to Teach, Committing to Learn: An Introduction to Educating Children Who Are Deaf/Hard-of-hearing 2018 (2017)

Conference Proceeding

Giese, K., & Gardiner-Walsh, S. Using Cued Speech to Support Literacy. Best Practices in Mainstream Deaf Education (2018)

Journal Article

Gardiner-Walsh, S. Literacy and Advocacy. American Annals of the Deaf 166.5 (2022): 698--705.
Kaczorowski, T., McMahon, D., Gardiner-Walsh, S., & Hollingshead, A. Designing an Inclusive Future: Including Diversity and Equity With Innovations in Special Education Technology. TEACHING Exceptional Children (2022): 00400599221090506.
Kang, J., & Gardiner-Walsh, S. Early Career Special Education Teachers’ Views on Preclinical Field Experience in Rural Areas. Theory \& Practice in Rural Education 12.1 (2022): 41--63.
Gardiner-Walsh, S., Hartle, L., Peeples, K., & Bowman-Zatzkin, S. PHinisheD! Now what??: Early career experiences in sensory disability fields. SN Social Sciences 1.5 (2021): 1--28.
Gardiner-Walsh, S., & Giese, K. Cued Speech and Bilingual Education. Raising Deaf Children (2020)

Newsletter

Kang, J. & Gardiner-Walsh, S. (2020). Integrating Dis/ability to Combat Ableism: Activities paired to Teaching Tolerance Social Justice Standards. Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment (T-CARE), X, 10. Retrieved from https://www.csun.edu/center-teaching-learning/publications

Other

Gardiner-Walsh, S. The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Literacy. GALLAUDET UNIV PRESS 800 FLORIDA AVE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002 USA (2022)
Soman, U., & Gardiner-Walsh, S. Auditory-Verbal Therapy: Science, Research, and Practice. Oxford University Press (2021)
Gardiner-Walsh, S. Coming of Age: A CODA, Her Father, and Their Story of Identity. Oxford University Press (2019)
Gardiner-Walsh, S., & Dobbins, N. Coaching emotional intelligence in the classroom: a practical guide for 7--14. Teacher development 16.3 (2012): 422-423.
Gardiner-Walsh, S., & Dobbins, N. Effective instructional strategies: from theory to practice, by KD Moore, Los Angeles, Sage, 2008, 464 pp.,\pounds 57.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-41-295644-4. Taylor \& Francis (2012)

Presentations

Can you hear me now? Demystifying technology for d/hh students in the college classroom. Center for Teaching and Learning Annual Symposium. ILSTU CTLT. (2020)
Successful living with hearing Loss. Utah Division of Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Utah Division of Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (2020)
TBD: Using the Expanded Common Core in IL. Illinois Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. ITDHH. (2020)
The positive outcomes of coaching young children on early literacy skills.. World Literacy Summit.. Oxford University. (2020)
Cued Speech, Intermediate Level.. Camp Cue-Chi-Go. (2019)
Cued Speech: 52 years later--it hasn’t gone away. Now what?. The Association of College Educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference. College Educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (2019)
Impact of “not so deaf” hearing loss. Say What Club Conference. Say What Club. (2019)
Virtual Nest: Helping our Young Birds soar by integrating video-supported reflective practice. Association of College Educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference. College Educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (2019)
Cuenca-Carlino, Y., Jones-Bock, S., Kaczorowski, T., Gardiner-Walsh, S., Kroesch, A. M.; Lewis-Pratl, K., Norton, A., & Hartle, L. (2019, June). GROWTH: Initiating a Formalized Faculty Mentoring Program. Presentation at the Teaching Professor Conference, New Orleans, LA.
. Reaching Back to Support New Teachers of the Deaf. e 54th Annual Conference of the Illinois Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ITDHH). Illinois Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ITDHH). (2018)
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