Crystal Andrezze, department secretary

Navy Hall 105 | (570) 389-4074 | candrezz@bloomu.edu

Timothy Knoster, department chair, associate professor

Navy Hall 125 | (570) 389-4081 | tknoster@bloomu.edu

Education: B.S., M.S., Bloomsburg University; Ed.S., Ed.D., Lehigh University
Interests: Positive behavior intervention and support for children and adults, interagency collaboration in tandem with inclusive school practices and reforms.

Deborah S. Stryker, associate professor

Navy Hall 031 | (570) 389-4197 | dstryker@bloomu.edu

Education: B.A., University of Nebraska-Omaha, M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Ph.D., University of Kansas
Interests: Best Practices when Teaching Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Promoting Morphemic Awareness When Teaching Deaf/HH, Providing a Complete, Comprehensible and Consistent Language model (ASL or English), Identification and Strategy Instruction for Students who are Deaf/HH with Additional Mild/Moderate Disabilities, and Distance Education in Teacher Preparation.

Currently Teaching

Introduction to Sign Language
ASL and English Based Signing in Classrooms
Curricular Subjects for the Deaf
Language for the Deaf One and Two
Counseling Special Needs Populations
Research in Deaf Education
Supervising Student Teachers
Seminar for Student Teachers

Patricia Stoudt, adjunct faculty

Navy Hall 030 | (570) 389-4074 | pstoudt@bloomu.edu

Areas of Expertise:

• teaching language to deaf and hard of hearing students
• differentiating curricular content to meet the needs of students who are deaf and hard of hearing
• home-schooling and the implementation and utilization of KONOS in a diverse classroom
• itinerant deaf and hard of hearing therapy K-12

Mary Anne Helfrich, adjunct faculty

(570) 389-4074 | mhelfrich@csiu.org

Areas of Expertise:

• teaching language to deaf and hard of hearing students
• assessment and instruction for deaf and hard of hearing students K-12
• assessment and strategies in early intervention at "at home" services
• itinerant deaf and hard of hearing therapy K-12
• advocacy for the deaf and hard of hearing