Danielle I. J. Hunt is Assistant Professor and PhD Coordinator in the Department of Interpretation and Translation as well as Chair of the Council of Graduate Education at Gallaudet University. She also maintains a private practice as a nationally certified ASL-English interpreter. Her research interests include professional identity development, signed language interpreting pedagogy and curriculum, gatekeeping, and ethics in a practice profession.Emily Shaw is Associate Professor in the Department of Interpretation and Translation at Gallaudet University. She is also a nationally certified ASL-English interpreter in private practice. Her research interests are rooted in interactional sociolinguistics and include the historical connection between ASL and French Sign Language, regional variation and language documentation, and the use of gesture in multiparty interactions in both spoken and signed languages. Her previous works include Gesture in Multiparty Interaction and A Historical and Etymological Dictionary of American Sign Language.

Danielle I. J. Hunt is Assistant Professor and PhD Coordinator in the Department of Interpretation and Translation as well as Chair of the Council of Graduate Education at Gallaudet University. She also maintains a private practice as a nationally certified ASL-English interpreter. Her research interests include professional identity development, signed language interpreting pedagogy and curriculum, gatekeeping, and ethics in a practice profession.Emily Shaw is Associate Professor in the Department of Interpretation and Translation at Gallaudet University. She is also a nationally certified ASL-English interpreter in private practice. Her research interests are rooted in interactional sociolinguistics and include the historical connection between ASL and French Sign Language, regional variation and language documentation, and the use of gesture in multiparty interactions in both spoken and signed languages. Her previous works include Gesture in Multiparty Interaction and A Historical and Etymological Dictionary of American Sign Language.

Danielle I. J. Hunt is Assistant Professor and PhD Coordinator in the Department of Interpretation and Translation as well as Chair of the Council of Graduate Education at Gallaudet University. She also maintains a private practice as a nationally certified ASL-English interpreter. Her research interests include professional identity development, signed language interpreting pedagogy and curriculum, gatekeeping, and ethics in a practice profession.Emily Shaw is Associate Professor in the Department of Interpretation and Translation at Gallaudet University. She is also a nationally certified ASL-English interpreter in private practice. Her research interests are rooted in interactional sociolinguistics and include the historical connection between ASL and French Sign Language, regional variation and language documentation, and the use of gesture in multiparty interactions in both spoken and signed languages. Her previous works include Gesture in Multiparty Interaction and A Historical and Etymological Dictionary of American Sign Language.