Sandra Wood, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Linguistics
Education
- PhD, Linguistics, University of Connecticut, 2013
- MA, Linguistics, University of Connecticut, 2009
- MA, Linguistics, Purdue University, 2000
Research Interests
Syntactic structure of American Sign Language; Comparative syntax- spoken and signed languages. Acquisition of signed languages as first and/or second language and homesigned systems.
Previous Experience:
Taught at McDaniel College in Dept. of ASL and Deaf Education
Taught at University of Virginia in Dept. of Psychology and ASL Program
Professional Experience:
Editorial board member- Formal and Experimental Advances in Sign Language Theory journal
Editorial board member- Sign Languages and Deaf Communities (SLDC)
Reviewer for Lingua
Reviewer for various signed languages conferences
Committee member of Education that is Multicultural, Carroll County Public Schools (2015-2017)
Selected Publications
Lillo-Martin, D., Wood, S., and Hill, J., (to appear) Sign Languages: Structure and Contexts. Linguistic Society of America Publications.
Wood, S. and Morford, J. 2016. Psycholinguistics: Gestures & Home Signs. In G. Gertz and P. Bouldreault (eds.), The Deaf Studies Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications: California.
Education
- PhD, Linguistics, University of Connecticut, 2013
- MA, Linguistics, University of Connecticut, 2009
- MA, Linguistics, Purdue University, 2000
Research Interests
Syntactic structure of American Sign Language; Comparative syntax- spoken and signed languages. Acquisition of signed languages as first and/or second language and homesigned systems.