Education:

• Ph.D. University of  Minnesota (Linguistics)

Recent Publications:

Swabey, L. & Faber Craft, Q.  (2012).  Domains and competencies for healthcare interpreters.  In L. Swabey and K. Malcolm (Eds.), In our hands:  Educating Healthcare Interpreters.  Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press. 

Swabey, L. & Malcolm, K. (2012).  Introduction.  In L. Swabey and K. Malcolm (Eds.), In our hands:  Educating Healthcare Interpreters. Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press. 

Swabey, L. & Malcolm, K.  (2012).  In our hands:  Educating Healthcare Interpreters.  (Eds.).  Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press. 

Swabey, L.  (2011).  Referring expressions in ASL discourse.  In C. Roy (Ed.), Discourse in Signed Languages.  Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press. 

 Swabey, L., & Nicodemus, B. (2011). Bimodal bilingual interpreting in the US healthcare system: A critical linguistic activity in need of investigation.  In B. Nicodemus and L. Swabey (Eds.).  Advances in Interpreting Research: Inquiry in Action. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Swabey, L., & Nicodemus, B. (2011). Introduction.  In B. Nicodemus and L. Swabey (Eds.).  Advances in Interpreting Research: Inquiry in Action. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

 Nicodemus, B., & Swabey, L.  (2011). Advances in Interpreting Research: Inquiry in Action. (Eds.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Courses Taught:

• INTP 3050 ASL & English Text Analysis

• INTP 4210 Senior Seminar

Research Interests:

• Discourse strategies in Deaf healthcare provider - Deaf patient interviews

• Relevance theory and interpreting

• Second language acquisition

• Healthcare interpreting

• Source text selection and assessment

Grants

• Director, CATIE Center - National Consortium of Interpreter Education Centers

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