Jeni Rodrigues
Assistant Professor
Department of ASL and Interpreting Education
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
585-975-9353
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Jeni Rodrigues
Assistant Professor
Department of ASL and Interpreting Education
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
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Uninvited Presentations
Rodrigues, Jeni. "Unpacking “Effective” Communication in Healthcare: When Compliance Isn’t Enough." RID National Conference. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Baltimore, MD. 26 Jul. 2023. Conference Presentation.
Rodrigues, Jeni. "Deaf patient access to “effective” communication in Healthcare: Is compliance enough?" North Carolina RID Conference. North Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Charlotte, North Carolina. 16 Jun. 2023. Conference Presentation.
Rodrigues, Jeni. "Understanding Effective Communication in Healthcare: Institutional vs. Interpreter Responsibilities for Providing Access." Conference of Interpreter Trainers. CIT. Philadelphia, PA. 20 Sep. 2022. Conference Presentation.
Rodrigues, Jeni. "The Letter or the Spirit of the Law? Barriers to Effective Communication Access in U.S. Hospitals." AMPHL 2022 Conference. Association of Medical Professionals with Hearing Loss. Las Vegas, Nevada. 19 Aug. 2022. Conference Presentation.
Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper
Rodrigues, Jeni. "The Letter or the Spirit of the Law: An Institutional Ethnography of Deaf Patient Access in US Hospitals." Proceedings of the RID National Conference. Ed. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Baltimore, Maryland: n.p..
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Rodrigues, Jeni, Keven Poore, and Corina Gutiérrez. "Relay interpreting: Incorporating the certified Deaf interpreter dimension." Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters Community Conversations Series. Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters. Rochester, New York. 15 Nov. 2022. Guest Lecture.
Dissertation/Thesis
Rodrigues, Jeni. The Letter or the Spirit of the Law? An Institutional Ethnography of Effective Communication Access in U.S. Hospitals. Diss. Gallaudet University, 2022. : ProQuest, 2022. Print.
Book Chapter
Bonni, Betti and Rachel E. Herring, Jeni Rodrigues, Laurie Swabey. "A Place at the Table? Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of Signed Language Interpreter Education in the United States." Signed Language Interpreting Pedagogy: Insights and Innovations from the Conference of Interpreter Trainers. Ed. Laurie Swabey and Rachel E. Herring. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, 2022. 439-451. Print.
Currently Teaching
INTP-441
Healthcare Interpreting
3 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to sign language interpreting in healthcare settings through the analytical construct of Demand-Control Schema for interpreting work. The course content includes medical terminology in English and ASL. Students will learn tools and techniques to utilize while interpreting in healthcare environments with an emphasis on interactive learning including direct exposure to healthcare settings, deaf and hard-of-hearing healthcare professionals and professional healthcare interpreters.
INTP-451
Mental Health Interpreting
3 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of mental health interpreting. Students will become familiar with the DSM-IV and common types of mental illness as well as psychiatric terminology in both English and ASL. Students will examine the role, function, ethics, and challenges of interpreting in mental health settings through the analytical construct of Demand-Control Schema for interpreting work. Students will also learn tools and techniques to utilize while interpreting in psychiatric environments and will have opportunities to interact with mental health professionals.
INTP-460
Issues in Interpreting
3 Credits
This capstone course offers students an opportunity to integrate content areas in the program curriculum and investigate current issues and controversies in the field of interpreting. The course content and activities will vary depending on current issues, literature developments, and students’ interests, but students will be given guiding research tools through research development with a critical approach to interpreting-related issues.