Dr Winston is an educator and consultant in teaching interpreting,
curriculum development, discourse analysis, interpreting, mentoring, and
distance education. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from Georgetown
University, an M.A. in Linguistics with a focus in American Sign Language
from Gallaudet University, and an M.Ed. in Education from Western Governors
University.
Her special areas of interest include ASL discourse analysis, interpreting
skills development, second language acquisition, educational interpreting,
multimedia applications in ASL research and teaching, and teaching at a
distance. Dr. Winston teaches courses and workshops in faculty development,
linguistics, interpretation, mentoring, and educational interpreting
nationally.
Dr. Winston is currently the director of the National Interpreter Education
Center at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, and coordinates the
activities of the National Consortium of Interpreting Education Centers
(NCIEC) in the US. She was the director of Project TIEM.Online, a distance
education program for educators and mentors of interpreting and ASL. This
program has since been fully integrated into Northeastern University. As
director of Project TIEM.Online, she developed and was the lead teacher of
the Master Mentor Program at Northeastern University. She has extensively
researched and outlined the domains and competencies for teaching
interpreting, and is currently collaborating on the development,
implementation, and teaching of the Master's in Interpreting Pedagogy
program at Northeastern University.
