About the Authors

Chad E. Smith, PhD

Director of Deaf Education, Texas Woman's University

Dr. Chad E. Smith spent a decade teaching deaf students at the middle school, high school, and elementary school levels. He has a BA in Spanish, an MS in Deaf Education from Lamar University - Beaumont, Texas. He earned a doctorate in Computing Technology in Education from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. He currently serves as Director of Deaf Education at Texas Woman's University.

Jen Johnson, PhD

Teacher of the Deaf, Sherman RDSPD

Dr. Jen Johnson is a graduate student in Deaf Education at Texas Woman's University. She created this Web site as a Capstone Project through the TWU Honors Scholar Program. She currently teaches K-4 for the Sherman Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.