Sign language researchers
A list of people who conduct research on sign languages and signing communities
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@adamcschembri.bsky.social
@sgabarro-lopez.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher @UNamur interested in sign language linguistics, translation and interpreting, and multimodality.
@dclm.bsky.social
Linguist - sign languages; language acquisition; bilingualism. Expressing personal opinions. she/her/hers Black Lives Matter! Love is love
@louisawilloughby.bsky.social
Applied/ sociolinguist at MonashUni Language and migration/ inclusion. Sign language linguistics. Heritage languages. she/her
@lmeurant.bsky.social
Linguist for F.R.S-FNRS at UNamur, interested in sign languages and multimodality in language. Head of LSFB-Lab
@bevjbuchanan.bsky.social
A proud Nova Scotian and avid world traveler, passionate about exploring new insights in sign language education.
@kayoyin.bsky.social
PhD student at UC Berkeley. NLP for signed languages and LLM interpretability. kayoyin.github.io 🏂🎹🚵♀️🥋
@marahjaraisy.bsky.social
M4C-AHRC PhD student at the University of Birmingham. Sign language sociolinguistics is my passion, working hard to make it a full-time job! Palestinian from Nazareth living in the UK
@drhilltx.bsky.social
My focus for 2025 is to highlight when and where sociolinguistics needs to be infused into ASL/English interpreting. Ph.D completed, I'm now in my "watch me roar" phase.
@metyrone3.bsky.social
Associate Professor at Gallaudet University, interested in the phonetics of speech and sign language. Politics nerd, choral singer, and cat lover.
@tyronwoolfe.bsky.social
www.tyronwoolfe.co.uk for more info. Skills in Research. Fundraising. Deaf People. Sign Language users. LGBTQ+. Lived Experiences. Charities. Love authentic experiences of global travels. Forever intrigued … views my own
@kanugur.bsky.social
Content Creator | https://www.youtube.com/@ugurkkan Cognitive Science MA | @mpi-nl.bsky.social & Boğaziçi Psychology BSc | METU 🟥 #Language #Evolution
@meschjoo.bsky.social
Professor of Sign language at Stockholm University; sign language, tactile sign language, corpus, poetry... Intrigued by signs, metaphors and photos.
@gvmathur.bsky.social
Linguist at heart, with keen interests in sign languages, language development and processing, and gesture studies.
@peterz-romanek.bsky.social
Coordinator of Estonian Sign Language Research Lab @TallinnaÜlikool. PhD project on SL grammar description. SL linguistics and interpreting. Language documentation. Sign multilingualism. Interaction and role management. Research methods.
@benbraithwaite.bsky.social
Linguist, dartist, attention-deficient, Caribbeanist, in Trinidad and Tobago
@sebastienvdn.bsky.social
Linguist at the University of Jyväskylä - curious about depiction and multimodality - hearing - he/him https://sebastienvandenitte.github.io/
@peregrine17.bsky.social
@skarabuklu.bsky.social
Postdoc at @TTIC_Connect, working on sign languages, nonmanuals, multimodality. #FirstGen formerly PhD at @LifeAtPurdue, MA at @unibogazici | she/hers
@shailynneguist.bsky.social
Ling/CogSci PhD Candidate @ UCSD Sign language phonologist 👐🏻 (hearing) Anti-racist, inclusive, equity-based, student-centered educator 👩🏼🏫 shailynne.com
@adreanaline.bsky.social
Deaf Cartoonist, Author, and Artist | Research-Creation PhD student | Tiohtià:ke / Mooniyaang / Montréal | adreanclark.com ~ adreanaline.com ~ ASLwrite.com
@joepalagano.bsky.social
Ph.D. candidate in Ed Neuroscience: Deafness, Language, Learning, HCI | Hearie, Gallaudet: ABL | 🏳️🌈☕️🧠🤟🏽🦬
@drjosephmurray.bsky.social
@sheilaxu.bsky.social
🌍 Deaf Pilot | Aspiring Astronaut | Explorer 👩🏻🎓 MIT B.S. '14 | Harvard MPP '24 | Wharton MBA '24 ✈️ @missionastroaccess Flight 2 Ambassador & Deputy Director of Development | Multimodal Communication & Sign Language in Human Exploration Missions
@drlcg.bsky.social
New Mexican 🌶️ in CA, linguist, deaf Assoc. Professor Sac State, co-author ASL at Home, early interventionist, queer 🌈 , enduring chronic pain, she/her
@veliacardin.bsky.social
Neuroscientist. Associate Professor at UCL's Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre Deafness, neural plasticity & cognition. deafbrainplasticity.com Latinoamericana en Londres.
@leesonl.bsky.social
Linguist, interpreter, swimmer, lover of the sea & stained glass windows. First gen university student/academic. Associate Vice Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Trinity College Dublin.
@thegryphon.bsky.social
Barb. Professor, multigenerational New Mexican, old school feminist, wife, first generation college graduate, ASL/English interpreter. Absolutely terrified American. Opinions are my own. DM for other SM accounts.
@brittanyarnold.bsky.social
Lecturer at OsloMet | PhD from NTNU | Social interaction x linguistics x signed languages | Hearing signer | (she/her)
@naomicaselli.bsky.social
#signlanguage #asl #deafed #AI #education language acquisition, #cogsci
@smith-r.bsky.social
Computational Linguist, PhD, Lecturer at TU Dublin, Researcher, robertsmithresearch.wordpress.com
@robertglee.bsky.social
American Sign Language/English interpreter/researcher/teacher in multiple contexts. Co-creator of #rolespace (tinyurl.com/role-space-video) in many ways. Views my own; repost ≠ endorsement.
@jeminanapier.bsky.social
Jemina Napier, PhD, FaCSS, FAHA, FASLI Associate Principal Research Culture & People @HeriotWattUni feminist, EDI, sign languages, mediated communication, research methods. Views my own
@hildehaualand.bsky.social
Professor in sign language and Interpreting @OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University | Social anthropologist 🌆 Deaf🧏 knitter 🧶 e-biker 🚴🏻Searching for balance, and beg to disagree with myself
@deafkilljoy.bsky.social
deafdisabled queer nerd. Stuff I do: history crip linguistics disability studies sign language deaf studies
@wyattehall.bsky.social
Language deprivation scientist. Deaf advocate. Co-editor of “language deprivation and deaf mental health”. Beer geek & homebrewer. <O/
@lealaholcomb.bsky.social
Multigenerational deaf. Research assistant professor. Deaf education. Translanguaging and multimodal multilingual literacies. Teacher trainer.
@noraduggan.bsky.social
Deaf geographer. Irish migrant living in Sweden. Assistant professor in Linguistics at Stockholm University. Research interests: deaf studies, migrant studies, multilingualism, sociolinguistics.
@annalim.bsky.social
Filipino-Chinese deaf-of-deaf immigrant linguist. Proponent of #deafliminality. Studies multilingualism of deaf immigrants of color & cognitive linguistics in heritage Tagalog learning. Likes books, vlogs, oracle cards, animism, & music.
@rachelmiles.bsky.social
Hearing PhD candidate at UCSD. Interested in sign language acquisition in deaf communities and linguistic agency for deaf people
@dmckeenz.bsky.social
@kemmorey.bsky.social
Professor at San Diego State University; sign languages, neuroscience, reading, gesture, all things linguistic
@jahochcam.bsky.social
I like clouds, Lego, bridges, walks, cicadas, origami cranes and stuff like that. I also do linguistics #DeafLinguist #Glossgesang #ASLSignbank Digital organization and photography = my happy places www.juliehochgesang.com
@crathmann.bsky.social
Professor with focus on Sign Language Linguistics, Acquisition & Learning, Interpreting Studies, Deaf Studies and Cognitive Sciences
@fbisnath.bsky.social
Postdoc at Høgskulen på Vestlandet 🇳🇴. Hearing. Linguistics PhD from University of Michigan. Thinking about attitudes, multimodal language contact, iconicity, typology, Creoles, and how to do good linguistics (!)
@cborstell.bsky.social
Linguist at the University of Bergen 🇳🇴 #SignLanguages, #linguistics, #RStats & #dataviz
@ryanlepic.bsky.social
phd. linguist. last name rhymes with “epic”. www: sites.google.com/view/ryanlepic
@rejadam.bsky.social
Deaf 🏳️🌈 born in Naarm, live in Scotland, Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Chair of the British Deaf Assocation. Views my own.
@cocchino.bsky.social
Linguist working on sign languages Posts about languages 🙌 science🪐 doggos 🐕 plants 🌱 music 🎶 disability justice ♿️ and politics
@mdemeulder.bsky.social
phenomenal woman 🦹🏻♀️| deaf 🤟🏼| cyborg 🤖| friendly troublemaker 😈| <Dr/ 👩🏻💻| she/her 👩🏻🌾| | language, disability, and tech | views my own
@linasigns.bsky.social
Associating with professors over linguistics and mommying a geriatric cat. Pushing back boba liberalism. Pronouns: she/they. 💜🤍🖤 Perpetually burnt out from academia.
@annelieskusters.bsky.social
Professor of Sociolinguistics at Heriot-Watt University. Deaf. She/her. Ethnographic filmmaker. Mother of two. Plant aficionado. Loves books and board games. Drinks lots and lots of tea! Currently writing book "The Paradox of International Sign”.
@adamcschembri.bsky.social
https://sites.google.com/view/adamcschembri/home Australian professor of linguistics at the University of Birmingham, UK Born/raised on Dharug land 🏳️🌈🇦🇺🇲🇹🇪🇺 Hearing person interested in sign languages & signing communities