Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

College of Fine Arts and Communication

Arlinda S. Boland

Doctoral Student
Email: aboland1@lamar.edu

Hometown

  • Pasadena, TX 

Current Employment

  • ASL Lecturer, Department of World of Languages and Culture, Sam Houston State University

Education

  • M.A. in International Development, Gallaudet University
  • M.S. in Administration & Supervision, Gallaudet University
  • Postgraduate Diploma, Deaf Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.
  • B.A. in Graphic Design with minor in Art History, Gallaudet University

Research Interests

  • Social Media and Deaf Studies
  • International Development 
  • Deaf epistemologies 

Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • N/A

Recent Non Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Bart, E. H., IV, Boland, A.S., Shelton, S., & Del Rosso, T. (2022). TRUE BIZ DEAF: An exploration on how Deaf creators use TikTok. In J.H. Lipschultz, K. Freberg, & R. Luttrell (Eds.), The Emerald Handbook of Computer-Mediated Communication and Social Media, (pp. 341-357). Emerald Publishing, Ltd.

Recent Presentations

  • Boland, A. (2023, July). Sign Language Linguistics in social media. Presented at the World Federation of the Deaf, Jeju Island, South Korea. 

  • Palmer, J. & Boland, A. (2023, July) Exploring the interpreter shortage in postsecondary settings. Presented at the RID Conference, Balitmore, MD. 

  • Boland, A., Hauschildt, S. & Goyette, D. (2023, March). Historical impact of video technology in ASL Literature. Presented at DSDE Mini Research Conference, Beaumont, TX.  

  • Boland, A., Goodwin, S. & Hauschildt, S. (2022, March). What is DeafBlind Epistemology? Presented at DSDE Research Labs Colloquium, Beaumont, TX.

Dissertation Focus

  • Deaf users and creators in social media 

Arlinda Boland