Courses Taught:

• DEAF 51  ASL 1
• DEAF 52  ASL 2
• DEAF 56  Fingerspelling & Numbers
• DEAF 60  Introduction to Deaf Studies
• DEAF 155  ASL 5
• DEAF 161  Deaf History
• DEAF 162  Deaf Culture & Community
• DEAF 164  Sign Language Structure & Usage
• DEAF 165  Seminar: Current Issues in the Deaf World

Publications

Peer Reviewed:

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2010)  An eye-widening experience: Book review of "Open Your Eyes: Deaf Culture Talking".  Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 15 (3), p. 314. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2007)  Book Review: Hearing Difference: The third ear in experimental, Deaf, and multicultural theater.  Journal of Deaf Studies & Deaf Education  12 (1), p. 122 - 123. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2006)  Book Review: The Linguistics of American Sign Language.  Journal of Deaf Studies & Deaf Education  11 (2)  pp. 269. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2003)  Book Review: The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages.  Language and Society  32 (3), p. 422 - 24. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2002)  The Dilemma of the Hard of Hearing Within the United States Deaf Community.  In L. Mongaghan, K. Nakamura, & G. Turner, Eds.  Many Ways to be Deaf: International Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Variation.  p. 114 - 140. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (1998)  Why Shouldn't Sam Read?  Toward a new paradigm for literacy and the Deaf.  Journal of Deaf Studies & Deaf Education  3 (3), 179 - 204. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (1998)  Linguistic aspects of metaphorical expressions of anger in ASL.  Sign Language & Linguistics 1 (2), 143 - 168

Grushkin, Donald A. (1998) Lexidactylophobia: The (irrational) fear of fingerspelling.  American Annals of the Deaf  143 (5), 404 - 415. 

Other Publications:

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2013)  I was Dylan Quick.  The ASDC Endeavor, Spring/Summer, p. 53 - 56.  

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2012)  Let's Run the Race of Life Together.  The ASDC Endeavor, Fall, p. 7 - 10. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2012)  Run Our Way.  DeafEcho.com, August 22.  http://deafecho.com/2012/run-our-way/

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2012)  The Whiplash of Audism.  In K. Christie & P. Durr, Eds., The HeART of Deaf Culture: Literary and Artistic Expressions of Deafhood.  RIT Press. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2012)  Jewishness and Deaf Culture: A comparison.  DeafEcho.com, September 5.  http://deafecho.com/2012/jewishness-and-deaf-culture-a-comparison/

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2012).  FCC "Lock-In" Plan: Hurting Deaf Consumers.  DeafEcho.com, May 31.  http://deafecho.com/2012/fcc-lock-in-plan-hurting-deaf-consumers. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2011)  Cultural Ecology and Deaf Culture.  The ASDC Endeavor. Fall, p. 20-21.

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2011)  The Whiplash of Audism.  DeafEcho.com, October 16.  http://deafecho.com/2011/the-whiplash-of-audism/

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2009)  Something to ponder: Language versus Communication.  The ASDC Endeavor, Spring, p. 36-37. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2008)  Communication "Options": What "choice" is there? The ASDC Endeavor,  Fall, p. 17 - 18. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2007)  My Take on Educational Degrees: To Publish or not To Publish, that is the question!  The SaVRID Voice, May, p. 9 - 10. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2003).  A dual identity for hard of hearing students: Good for the world, good for the Deaf community, critical for students.  Odyssey 4 (2), p. 48 - 49. 

Grushkin, Donald A.  (2003).  Book Review: Not Deaf Enough: Raising a child who is hard of hearing with hugs, humor and imagination.  Odyssey 4 (2), p. 48 - 49. 

Presentations & Workshops

"Deaf History from the past to the present".  San Leandro, CA: Deafhood Forum, Deaf Community Center.   January 27, 2012. 

"Deaf History and Colonialism".  San Leandro, CA: DCARA Staff Meeting.  October 21, 2011. 

"Introduction to Deafhood".  Big Spring, Texas: Texas Association of the Deaf 46th Biennial Conference.  June 17, 2011. 

"Evolution of Deaf Education" (Moderator).  Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.  September 23, 2010. 

"Elevating v/blog discourse for productive discourse".  San Leandro, CA: DCARA V/Blog Symposium.  June 27, 2009. 

"Deaf History: A grand overview".  Fremont, CA: Advanced Deafhood Class.  October 2, 2008. 

"A World of Thanks" (invited speaker).  Sacramento, CA: International Day of Sign Languages.  September 28, 2008. 

"The One-db Rule: Audism, The Deaf Community, and the Hard of Hearing".  Ogden, Utah: Deaf Studies Today! Conference.  April 10, 2008. 

"Deafhood?  What is it, and what's in it for me and my Deaf/HH child?"  San Ramon, CA: Cal-Ed Convention.  March 8, 2008. 

"Deaf Education through the Deaf community's eyes" (Panelist).  San Ramon, CA: Cal-Ed Convention.  March 7, 2008. 

"Deaf Enclaves: Dream or Nightmare?"  Walnut Creek, CA: California Association of the Deaf Conference.  July 2, 2005. 

"Deaf Humor: Reflection of Deaf culture".  Sacramento, CA: CSUS Dept. of Foreign Languages - World Language Day.  April 30, 2005. 

"SignScript: Implications for ASL Instruction and Deaf Education".  Orlando, FL: Florida ASL Teacher's Association Convention.  February 19, 2005. 

"Reflections of Deaf culture in Deaf humor and stories".  CSUS Dept. of Foreign Languages - World Language Day.  May 8, 2004. 

"ReDEAFinition: Hard of hearing and mixed ethnicity.  Oakland, CA: Deaf Studies VI Conference.  April 10, 1999. 

"Redefining Hard of Hearing within a cultural perspective: Implications for the Deaf community".  Washington, DC: Gallaudet University.  March 26, 1999. 

"Lexidactylophobia: The (irrational) fear of fingerspelling".  San Jose, CA: Cal-Ed/IMPACT Conference.  March 8, 1998. 

Research Projects/Interests