04/13/2023
Meet our first keynote speaker in the upcoming 13th Annual Glendon Graduate Student Conference in Translation Studies.
Dr. Janis Cole is a feminist, ASL/ English translator; educator, researcher, consultant and community forum leader/ facilitator. She holds a Ph.D. in Interpretation from Gallaudet University, an M.Ed., Deaf- ASL Studies/ Deaf Education from Boston University, and a B.S. in Social Work from the Rochester Institute of Technology. As CEO of LesDeux2, she does consultation work on bilingual literacy and translation. Currently, she does interpreting and translation work in private practice and has served in multiple roles at the local, regional, national, and international levels. She has been involved with the Integrated Model of Interpreting (IMI) as a practitioner in the practice of reflective dialogue and has done ground-breaking work regarding perceptions and practices in ASL and English literacy instruction, including participation in The Magical Literacy Camp (1997) which led her focus on translation studies and identity. For over 36 years, Dr. Cole has taught at Boston University, Northeastern University and Gallaudet University, and presented on various topics related to interpreting, translation and Deaf/ Cultural studies courses. She has published, among other chapters and articles, “Deaf Translation: Socio-Cultural Perspective” (with Eileen Forestal) International Journal of Interpreter Education, 2018, and “Deaf translators: what are they thinking?, Journal of Interpretation Vol. 28: 1, 3.
