EXPERIENCE
Deaf Studies Intern - Fall 2017
My position during my fall internship was Workshop Coordinator. As such, it was my responsibility to research interpreting and Deaf culture topics that would benefit students of the profession to learn more about. Furthermore, I would recruit qualified candidates to provide weekly workshops on such topics. All workshops were given in American Sign Language. As the hostess of these weekly workshops, I was in charge of all the advertising, refreshments, and the live filming of each workshop for those who could not attend at the given time. Each workshop provided for mingling opportunities during or after the event for students to practice and enhance their signing abilities.
Utah Interpreter Program - Fall 2016
I successfully passed the Utah Interpreter Knowledge Exam. This is the first step in becoming certified as an interpreter inin the state of Utah
Relevant INVOLVEMENT
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Deaf History Night
Interpreter Transparency in VRS
Organized by - Purple Communications
Lecturer - Betsy Bennion
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Discussion amongst students and certified
interpreters about effective interpreting via
video relay services.
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Naomi Sinks
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Viewed documentary concerning Deaf history. Held discussion on what it means to be Deaf and how to overcome audism in our own communities.
LBGTQAI+
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Jamie Hardman
Interactive lecture regarding appropriate jargon when interpreting for and about the LBGTQAI+ community.
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UIP Test Preparation
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Travas Young
Workshop that permitted students to learn various test taking and stress reducing strategies. Students then studied materials together.
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Armor Up: Chainmail
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Derrik Horman
This particular workshop was designed to help students expand their extra linguistic knowledge (ELK) .
Deaf-Blind Interpreting
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Jamie Hardman
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Lecture regarding Deaf-Blind interpreting. Hands-on training and implementation of discussion and lecture.
Classifiers
Religious Jargon
Video Relay Services
Legal Interpreting in Medical Settings
Silent Storytelling Festival
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Judy Saunders
Interactive workshop where a member of the Deaf community discussed the variations in and importance of classifiers in American Sign Language.
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Leslie Johnson
Religious signs are not often discussed in the curriculum due to the separation of church and state. This workshop allowed us to prepare for future jobs where religious jargon is imperative.
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Rebecca Culliford
Informative lecture on the logistics of Video Relay Services. Including frank discussions concerning trauma, teaming, stretching and more.
Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Dale Boam
Workshop that discussed how to handle medical interpreting that turns into a legal situation.
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Organized by - Naomi Sinks
Lecturer - Various
Gathering designed to encourage members of the Deaf community and students to share stories and poems using American Sign Language.