CREST Network

06/20/2023

Are you Deaf/HOH? Based in the U.S.? Want to contribute to ASL research AND get a $15 gift card?

Felicia Bisnath, a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is conducting a survey that aims to capture some of the heterogeneity in language experience and opinions about mouthing in ASL.

The survey is in ASL and written English and will be open until July 5th 2023.

Access the survey here: https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7VylQnwiRHuiovA

08/30/2022

https://youtu.be/qFnMebhIT-w

Hey you! Yes, you! What are you doing on September 6th 10-11am EST? Come watch the Pounds + Robotka webinar Jennica Pounds is a Deaf software engineer at Snap Inc and Zsolt is the SignAll CEO! Together they collaborated on the ASL Alphabet Lens.

SIGN UP HERE: https://tinyurl.com/CRESTpoundsrobotka

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08/23/2022

🔥Announcing our penultimate CREST Talk of 2022! Join us to learn from
Snap's Jennica Pounds, who is a deaf software engineer, and Zsolt Robotka, CEO of SignAll !

🙌🏼Toward End-to-End Sign Language Recognition. ASL/English/captioning will be provided. Come one, come all!

📅Sept 6th, 10-11am EST

💻register here: https://tinyurl.com/CRESTpoundsrobotka

08/01/2022

📅SAVE THE DATE! We have a new upcoming CREST Talk featuring Dr. Sevgi Gurbuz slated for August 19th, 12-1:15pm EST! ASL/English interpretation will be provided. Click to see this message in ASL. Video description and transcript in comments section.

ASL version of CREST Talks featuring Dr. Sevgi Gurbuz. Video description: a bespactacled white woman with long dark brown hair tied up in a low ponytail wear...

05/09/2022

Athena Willis, a fourth year PhD student with the Action Brain Lab, is seeking VL2 Science of Learning Center participants in her EEG pilot!

We are looking for deaf signers in VL2 to take part in the EEG study. More info can be found on the flyer below. Please share this flyer with people you think might be interested!

The Action & Brain Lab at Gallaudet University (Dr. Lorna Quandt, director) is currently seeking participants for a cognitive neuroscience study on language processing. Our study will collect your brainwave activity (EEG) while you watch videos of different kinds of ASL signs on a computer screen.

Participation takes about an hour and a half, and you will be paid $20/hour for your time.

You may be eligible to participate if you:
-self identify as deaf and fluent in ASL
-Are right-handed and have normal or corrected-to-normal vision

If you are interested in participating or would like to find out more, please email us at [email protected]. You can find out more by visiting our webpage www.tinyurl.com/actionbrainlab

(Flyer/image description in comments section)

Welcome At the Action & Brain Lab, we use neural and behavioral science to study the embodied aspects of sign language. Through EEG and other methods, we examine the function of sensorimotor, language, and attentional networks of the brain in relation to sign language. Research areas include the

04/14/2022

Are you over 18? Know English? Deaf? You can participate in a paid online research study run by the Action & Brain Lab! More details in the vlog: https://youtu.be/BDE7UlX2_VE

Video Description/Research Study Link in comments section

Video Description: A white bespectacled woman is seated in a black computer chair in front of a brick background. Her black hair is in a high bun, and she is...