Naomi Caselli
Five BU Wheelock Faculty Promoted
Five faculty members were recently promoted for their significant contributions to BU Wheelock and Boston University. Naomi Caselli and Christina Dobbs received the rank of associate professor with tenure. Pipier Smith-Mumford was promoted to master lecturer, and Lindsey Chapman and William Rodriguez to senior lecturer. Together, these five faculty members represent BU Wheelock’s Deaf Studies, […]
Challenging the Anti-ASL Actions of the ACLU of Delaware
The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware (ACLU-DE) filed a complaint arguing that too many Deaf children have the opportunity to attend a bilingual school where they can learn both ASL and English. Yes, reread that sentence. We were as surprised as you are. This complaint, if successful, has the potential to cause significant harm […]
The Complex Relationship between AI and Education
Alongside her colleagues across Boston University, Naomi Caselli is tackling some of the thorniest questions about the relationship between artificial intelligence and education. Caselli, an assistant professor of Deaf education at BU Wheelock, is co-director of the AI & Education Initiative, a research initiative led by a coalition of faculty from across the University, including BU Wheelock, the […]
Global Conference on Sign Language Explores Acquisition and Accessibility
Researchers and practitioners—including teachers of the deaf, sign language specialists, and early intervention providers—will come together for the 4th International Conference on Sign Language Acquisition. Hosted this year by BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, the conference will be held remotely from June 23-25, 2022, with access in American Sign Language (ASL), International […]
How Do Deaf Children Learn Sign Language at Home?
Naomi Caselli is an assistant professor in Deaf studies at BU Wheelock. Her research focuses on how early language experience affects vocabulary acquisition and processing in American Sign Language. She and her team are preparing to release an online ASL vocabulary test for children younger than five and have received a new grant from the […]
Research Update: Dr. Naomi Caselli & Collaborators from SDSU, Tufts, and BU’s Hariri Institute to Launch ASL-LEX 2.0
Dr. Naomi Caselli, along with researchers at San Diego State University and Tufts University, and a team of software engineers at Boston University’s Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering are preparing to launch ASL-LEX 2.0, the second-generation interactive visualization of the lexical and phonological properties of signs in American Sign […]