Larry Forestal Lecturer, Coordinator of ASL-Deaf Studies Phone: (866) 640-0885 (text: 623-337-6994) Office: SLHS 241 Office Hours:   By Appointment Email: lforesta@mail.sdsu.edu

Education: Ph.D. in Deafness Rehabilitation, New York University M.S. in Education of the Deaf, Gallaudet University B.A. in History, Gallaudet University Professional Memberships/Affiliations: Chair, NAD Task Force for Preservation of American Deaf History and American Sign Language Vice-President, American Sign Language Teachers Association Editor, AZ HANDWIND, Arizona Association of the Deaf Past President, National Association of the Deaf Scholarly Areas: Deaf Leaders since the Early 19th Century, American Sign Language and Deaf Culture, Reading and Writing Abilities of Deaf People Biography: Dr. Forestal’s dissertation was related to an attitude study: Attitudes of Deaf Leaders toward Sign Language Interpreters and Interpreting. He was professor of American Sign Language at Suffolk County Community College in New York where he established curriculum in ASL Studies and Interpreter Education for over 15 years. Subsequently, Dr. Forestal developed an ASL-Deaf Studies Certificate program at Frederick Community College in Maryland. He was assistant professor of the Teaching American Sign Language Emphasis at the University of Utah for two years, and then he became senior ASL lecturer at ASU. Briefly, he was assistant professor/coordinator of ASL Teacher Education at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. After two years of teaching ASL courses at Mesa Community College near Phoenix, Dr. Forestal is now ASL-Deaf Studies Lecturer/Coordinator at San Diego State University. Selected Publications: Forestal, L. American Sign Language: A Historical Perspective, ASLTA Newsletter. Rochester, NY: American Sign Language Teachers Association, 2008. Forestal, L. (2005) The Attitudes of Deaf Leaders toward Signed Language Interpreters and Interpreting. In Metzger, M., and Fleetwood, E. (editors), Attitudes, Innuendo, and Regulators: Challenges of Interpretation. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press, -. Forestal, L. Contemporary Trends in American Sign Language, A Deaf American Monograph (46th volume), Deafness: Historical Perspectives. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, 1996. Forestal, L.H. The British Deaf Association and the National Association of the Deaf – Historical Comparisons, The NAD Broadcaster. Silver Spring, MD: National Association of the Deaf, 1984.