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This image shows a split-screen presentation featuring a signing Barbara Spiecker, Ph.D. while a slide is visible on the left. The slide poses the question, "Is This Sign Informative or Non-Informative?" and lists characteristics of a "Non-Informative Sign," including Connotation, Morpheme, Association, Register, Grammatical Form, and Context.

Beyond the Words: Advanced Conceptualizing STEM for Healthcare

Presented By: Barbara Spiecker, Ph.D.

Course Duration: 2 hours


Subscription: 6 Months


CEU Credits: 0.2 PS

Beyond the Words: Advanced Conceptualizing STEM for Healthcare

Price range: $37.49 through $49.99

Course Description & Objectives

This session builds on sessions provided during the pre-conference of the 2024 Deaf in Healthcare Summit for Interpreters and is designed to deepen ASL-STEM interpretation by exploring spatial and kinesthetic strategies for conveying complex concepts. Participants will refine grammar structures (OSV vs. SVO), address linguistic bias, and engage in hands-on exercises to enhance STEM communication, building a foundation for the next two medical-focused sessions. After attending this session, participants will:

  • Apply OSV and SVO structures appropriately in STEM interpretations to improve clarity and accuracy.
  • Demonstrate effective use of spatial mapping and classifiers to convey abstract scientific concepts.
  • Identify and reduce linguistic bias by critically evaluating the use of fingerspelling versus new STEM signs.

Meet Your Instructor

Barbara Spiecker, Ph.D. headshot.
Barbara Spiecker, Ph.D.

Dr. Barbara Spiecker is a deaf marine ecologist at University of New Hampshire who uses mathematical and statistical tools, coupled with experiments and field observations, to answer questions related to responses of marine communities to climate change and monitoring and management of marine habitats. She is a co-founder of a non-profit, Atomic Hands that focuses on making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) engaging through American Sign Language (ASL). We create videos covering varying STEM topics, give presentations and training nationally and internationally on how to deliver STEM topics in ASL, and offer ASL-English translation services for anything STEM related. Barbara has also worked with state- and nationally-funded projects on developing STEM signs in ASL and state education departments to translate English-based standardized tests in ASL. She has a Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from Oregon State University, M.S. in Marine Biology from Northeastern University, and a B.S. in Biology from Rochester Institute of Technology.

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