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Ph.D. Student in Applied Language and Speech Sciences, In Progress
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Master of Science in Education of the Deaf, 2009
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 2006
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Continuing Education, American Sign Language, 2019
Gallaudet University

• Language & Literacy Development in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
• Language Deprivation Syndrome & Assessment
• Policy, & Program Development for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population

• Potier, K. R., & Givens, H. (2023). Synthesizing Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and deaf pedagogy framework toward deaf education reform: Perspectives from teachers of the deaf. American Annals of the Deaf, 168(1), 102–127.
• Potier, K. R., & Givens, H. (2023). Reforming Deaf Education and Literacy Practices Through a Vygotskian Lens. The Endeavor, Fall/Winter 2023, pg. 49. https://issuu.com/asdc/docs/endeavor_2023_2_?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ.

• TOPS Scholarship recipient, 2002 - 2006
• Project Deed Grant recipient, 2006 - 2009
• Cox Innovation in Education Grant recipient, 2019
• Lafayette Education Foundation Teacher Award Nominee, 2019 - 2020