Tabitha Venable

Tabitha Venable is an Instructor of American Sign Language (ASL) at the Department of Modern Languages & Classics, University of Alabama. She holds a BA in Deaf Studies, an MA in Sign Language Education, and an EdD in Deaf Studies, reflecting her expertise in ASL pedagogy and Deaf culture.

• Education: EdD in Deaf Studies (Lamar University), MA in Sign Language Education (Gallaudet University), BA in Deaf Studies (Gallaudet University).

Her research focuses on language assessment tools, particularly for ASL and spoken language acquisition. She has published on ASL curriculum evaluation and normed checklists for language development.

Her recent works analyze methodologies for assessing language proficiency in deaf and hearing communities, bridging educational technology and applied linguistics.