Curriculum Vitae2015

Scott Whitney, Ed.D.
Curriculum Vitae
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: Human Services Telecommunications Building Suite (HSTC) 315
936-468-2906 (to leave a message by voice)
Sorenson Videophone 936-205-1035
Text messaging: 936-615-3285
e-mail: p-whitney@att.net
EDUCATION
UNDERGRADUATE:
North Park College B.A. in Biology 1989
GRADUATE:
Illinois State University M.A. Special Education 1994
Lamar University Ed.D. in Deaf Education/Deaf Studies 2002
POSTDOCTORAL:
Texas A&M University Information Technology in Science (ITS) Center for
Teaching and Learning
2001
Appointments
Teacher, Deaf Education: Cy-Fair ISD, Houston (1994-1997)
ASL Instructor: Lamar State College,
Orange, Texas
(1997-2001)
Assistant Professor: Stephen F. Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, Texas
(2002-2007)
Associate Professor Stephen F. Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, Texas
(2008-present)
PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed
Whitney, S. (2015). Intel App Challenge: Snapshot ASL Recorder and Handshape Recognizer.
Competition results announced mid-April 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015 from:
http://faculty.sfasu.edu/whitneyscott/RealSenseAppChallenge/Submission/SnapShotASLDemo
.mp4
Whitney, S. (2007). Adventure Games as Deaf Education Tools: Action Research Results. Journal of
Border Educational Research, 6(1), 123-130.
https://journals.tdl.org/jber/index.php/jber/article/view/7142/6398
Whitney, S. (2007). ASL for the Sciences: Needs, Resources, and Research. Retrieved October 19,
2007, from DeafEd.net Web site. Site has been revised. Original file:
http://faculty.sfasu.edu/whitneyscott/StateWide/statewide06.ppt
Whitney, S. (2004). Mocap ASL for the Sciences. National Science Foundation RDE-DEI: award
#HRD-0435679.
Requested for Student Thesis
Whitney, S. (2007). Animal Signs 3D. Retrieved October 19, 2007, from Faculty Page - Scott Whitney
Web site: http://www.faculty.sfasu.edu/whitneyscott/AnimalSigns/animalsigns3d.zip
Requested by Local Teachers
Whitney, S. (2007). TAKS Signs. Retrieved November 2, 2007, Faculty Page - Scott Whitney Web
site: http://faculty.sfasu.edu/whitneyscott/TAKSSigns/TAKSSigns.htm
Self-Published
Whitney, S. (2015). Searchable online Bi-Bi ASL/English resources. Retrieved November 2, 2007,
from DynamicSigns Web site: http://aslxpress.net/PHP/LevelledBooksDatabase6.php
Whitney, S. (2012). Online Study tool. Retrieved October 10, 2013, from Faculty Page - Scott
Whitney Web site: Migrating to new server

Whitney, S. (2007). Science Signs Quiz – 3D and QuickTime.
Whitney, S. (2005). Survey of Deaf Education Teacher Attrition in Texas. Retrieved November 2,
2007, from Faculty Page - Scott Whitney Web site:
http://www.faculty.sfasu.edu/whitneyscott/DHHTeacherAttritionTX.htm
SERVICE
• Assessment Oversight Committee (2014-2015)
• TEA TASC development (2013)
• National Science Foundation Grant Evaluator (2013, 2014)
• Lufkin Women’s Shelter Assistive Technology Training (2013)
• Judo Club Faculty Sponsor (2013-2015)
• SACS report writer (2002-2015)
• SPA report writer (2005 – 2014)
• Core Curriculum Representative – DHH courses (2007-2015)
• NCATE Standard III Committee (2011-2012)
• Recruitment and Retention Committee (2005)
• Human Services Campaign (fundraiser for the new building) (2003—2004)
• Dean’s Search Committee
• Chair Search Committee (DHH Faculty position) – first search
• Chair Search Committee (DHH Faculty position) – second search (2007/2008)
• Chair search Committee (DHH Faculty position) – third search (2008/2009)
• Chair’s Advisory Committee (2004 – 2014)
• Teacher’s excellence council (2006 – 2007)
• Vice President – Deep East Texas Association of the Deaf (2003)
• Showcase Saturday (2002-2011)
• Sponsoring new Wrestling Club student organization (2007)
• Coach – Wrestling Club (Fall 2008)
• Development of the Advising Tool (2004 – 2015)
• Collaboration with TJC to increase ease for students to transfer in to the DHH program
(2004 – 2007)
• Founder – Nacogdoches Deaf Chat Coffee
• Deaf Bible Study (2007-2011)
• Enrollment increased from approximately 40 to a high of approximately 100 students
• Participant: Committee for establishing a deaf education presence at SIGCSE (The
primary conference for Computer Science Education
PRESENTATIONS
Whitney (2014). Mocap For Educators. Signing Creatures Workshop. Gallaudet University.
Washington, D.C.
Whitney (2014). Video-based Learning Tools. NETnet conference. Stephen F. Austin State University
Whitney (2013). Psychology and Deaf. SFA Psychology Student Organization Guest Speaker.
Whitney (2009). Science Education for Deaf Students: A Framework for Needs, Resources, and
Research. ACEDHH
Whitney (2008). Mocap ASL in the Sciences: Results and Future. Instructional Technology and
Education of the Deaf Symposium.
Whitney (2007). Euphoria and Insanity: The two faces of technology. 2007 Summer Academy for
Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing.

Whitney (2006). Mocap ASL: A brief overview of the Mocap ASL for the Sciences project. Requested
during the Camille Lorello workshop. Talking Hands Student Organization at Stephen F. Austin
State University.
Whitney (2005). ASL For the Sciences: Tools, Research, and Resources. Statewide Conference on
Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. TAPED.
CERTIFICATION
Texas Education Agency
• EC-12 DHH teaching certificate
• American Sign Language Teaching Certificate
Stephen F. Austin State University
• Certified Online Instructor
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A DHH FACULTY MEMBER
• Developed ARD case studies
• Searchable Bi-Bi database
• Prescriptive practice tests for TExES 181 – diagnoses competencies and suggests study
materials
• Remedial spreadsheet to analyze competencies of students who do not pass TExES 181 and
prescribe study materials
• Mock trial (ASL vs. Oralism)
• Signed Video Lectures (Full semester for Language in Deaf Education)
• Developed self-paced study tool software for ASL I and II which rapidly narrows down
vocabulary study focus in order to maximize efficiency
• Expanded the Study Tool to cover ASL I-IV and additional DHH courses
• Overhauled Study Tool to correspond with the new Signing Naturally Curriculum (2010-2011)
• Developed and implemented exit exams in order to ensure preparedness for two levels of ASL
– exams include both receptive and expressive skills
• Completed SACS accreditation reports
• Sole author of 2 reports resulting in NCATE Recognized Status
• Completed NSF grant researching the usefulness of Motion capture in science education for
deaf students
• Competed in the Intel RealSense App Development Challenge
• Developed semi-automated advising tools which detect course sequencing errors
COLLABORATORS
Dr. Harry Lang, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute of the Deaf.
Collaboration on the Mocap ASL for the Sciences project.
Shodor Foundation – Collaboration on the Mocap ASL for the Sciences project.
Dora Trekell – Supervisor, Lufkin ISD. Collaboration on ARD simulation for the capstone course
(SPH 442).
Dr. Nicoletta Adamo-Villani – Co-authored grant RDE-FRI: Life-like ASL animation for Math and
Science Education. Grant was not approved.
REFERENCES
Janet Kamps – Distance Education Coordinator
kampsjl@sfasu.edu
Margaret Hilton - Coord D/HH Services/ Interpreter, Adjunct Faculty member (DHH program)
hiltonml@sfasu.edu

Paige – Assistant Professor (Special Education)
maskp@sfasu.edu
Neill Armstrong – Associate Professor (Secondary Education)
armstronn@sfasu.edu
Lisa Mize – Associate Dean (Perkins College of Education) – for most of my career at SFASU
lmize@sfasu.edu

ASSIGNMENT HISTORY
Associated
Term
CRN Course Course Title Credits Level
Spring 2015 21064 SPH 272 Intermediate Amer Sign Lang 3 Undergraduate
Spring 2015 22762
DHH
442
Capstone Course 3 Undergraduate
Fall 2014 10301 SPH 272 Intermediate Amer Sign Lang 3 Undergraduate
Fall 2014 10308 SPH 470 Language for the Deaf 3 Undergraduate
Summer II
2014
40223 SPH 172 Beginning Am Sign Language 3 Undergraduate
Summer II
2014
40393 SPH 272 Intermediate Amer Sign Lang 3 Undergraduate
Summer I 2014 30702 SPH 272 Intermediate Amer Sign Lang 3 Undergraduate
Spring 2014 22094 SPH 274
Manual Communication
Intermed
3 Undergraduate
Fall 2013 10350 SPH 172 Beginning Am Sign Language 3 Undergraduate
Fall 2013 12641 SPH 172 Beginning Am Sign Language 3 Undergraduate
Fall 2013 14659 EPS 475 Special Problems 3 Undergraduate
Summer II
2013
40289 SPH 172 Beginning Am Sign Language 3 Undergraduate
Summer II
2013
40530 SPH 272 Intermediate Amer Sign Lang 3 Undergraduate
Spring 2013 21923 SPH 442
Seminar in Sph & Lang
Methodse
3 Undergraduate
Spring 2013 22933 SPH 274
Intermed
3 Undergraduate
Fall 2012 10478 SPH 471
Advanced Language for the
Deaf
3 Undergraduate
Summer 2012 30679 SPH 172 Beginning Am Sign Language 3 Undergraduate
Summer 2012 30681 SPH 272 Intermediate Amer Sign Lang 3 Undergraduate

Spring 2012 23062 SPH 274
Intermed
3 Undergraduate
Spring 2012 23731 SPH 442
Methods
3 Undergraduate
Fall 2011 10886 SPH 414 Deaf Culture 3 Undergraduate
Fall 2011 10890 SPH 471
Deaf
3 Undergraduate
Fall 2011 10915 EPS 475 Special Problems 3 Undergraduate
Summer 2011 30768 SPH 172 Beginning Am Sign Language 3 Undergraduate
Summer 2011 30770 SPH 272 Intermediate Amer Sign Lang 3 Undergraduate
Spring 2011 22587 SPH 442
Methods
3 Undergraduate
Spring 2011 23063 SPH 471
Deaf
3 Undergraduate
Spring 2011 23371 SPH 172 Beginning Am Sign Language 3 Undergraduate

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