Levy C. Hiers-Perez
American Sign Language/English Interpreting program coordinator and Lecturer
- M.Ed Deaf Education
University of North Florida (2004) - BSED in Communication Science and Disorders
Valdosta State University (2001) - Education Certificate in Reading Specialist & Parent Liaison
Gallaudet University (2015)
Teaching Fields: American Sign Language, American Deaf Community and History, Linguistics of American Sign Language, American Sign Language/English Interpreting, and Deaf Education.
Levy C. Hiers-Perez is the program coordinator and lecturer in the ASL/English Interpreting program and Deaf Education program. His courses focus on the history of American Sign Language and the American Deaf community and its history, as well as, instruction in American Sign Language and the linguistics of the language. He is also one of the faculty advisors for ASL Club, a co-sponsor of the regional Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consortium, and a co-organizer of VSU’s Deaf Field Day. His research interest is in the efficacy of students in Interpreter Training Programs (ITPs) and interpreting with consumers who are Deaf Multilingual Learners (DMLs).