Julie Melton, Clinical Instructor
(Full Vita)
Education:
A.S. Sign Language Interpreting
B.S. Educational Interpreting
M.S. Deaf Education
Certifications:
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf;
Sign Language Proficiency Interview: Advanced Plus;
Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment: 4.1
Clinical Experience
Public Schools, preschool and school age language and articulation delays, Autism
Teaching Responsibilities:
Primarily in the Educational Interpreting Program; Sign Language Studies Classes When Needed; Classes taught or currently teaching:
CSED 352/352L ASL VI
CSED 354 Interpreting
CSED 449 Fingerspelling and Numbers
CSED 451 Conceptually Accurate Signed English
CSED 452 Manually Coded English
CSED 453/453L Transliterating
CSED 454/454L Sign-to-Voice
CSED 461 The Professional Interpreter
CSED 470 Field Observation
CSED 473 Collaboration for Educational Interpreters
Professional Activities:
Active certified member of The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (National) and the Idaho Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (Past President; Chair of Scholarship Committee); Organizational member of the Conference of Interpreter Trainers.
Research Interests:
Personality traits of successful interpreters
Recent Publications / Presentations (last 3 years):
“Does Male Speak vs. Female Speak = Apples to Oranges?”; RID Views, Vol. 24, Issue 3, March 2007