Carolyn McCaskill

Carolyn McCaskill is a deaf, African American, counselor and professor. She has been teaching at Gallaudet University since 1996, and currently holds the position of associate professor in the ASL and Deaf Studies Department.^{[citation needed]}

Education

PhD, Gallaudet University, Special Education Administration & Supervision (2005) M.A., Counseling of the Deaf (1979) B.A., Psychology-Social Work (1977)

Prior to college, McCaskill attended and graduated of the Alabama School for the Deaf in Talladega, Alabama.^{[citation needed]}

Career

McCaskill served as a counselor at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, at the Houston Community College System, and as a career counselor at the Gallaudet University. She was the Coordinator of Minority Achievement and Multicultural Program for Pre-college Programs at Gallaudet University. ^{[1] [2]}

Seminars, workshops, and publications

• See http://www.nbda.org/spotlight/dr.-carolyn-mccaskill for a list of seminars
• co-author of "The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL" (2011)

Awards

• Deaf Humanitarian Award from the National Action Network (NAN)^[3]
• 2013 Grio Award
• Diversity Fellows in the Provost office in 2006
• Thomas and Julia Mayes Award 2005

References

Further reading

• Kelly, Arlene Blumenthal (2007). Deaf women faculty of Gallaudet University, 1864–2007. Gallaudet University. OCLC 441444964. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
• "Dr. Carolyn McCaskill". National Black Deaf Advocates. Retrieved 22 March 2019.

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