Katie Potier

Katie Potier
  • Faculty
  • Instructor

Education

Ph.D. Student in Applied Language and Speech Sciences, In Progress
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Master of Science in Education of the Deaf, 2009
Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas

Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 2006
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Continuing Education, American Sign Language, 2019
Gallaudet University

Student Research/Collaboration

  • Language & Literacy Development in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
  • Language Deprivation Syndrome & Assessment
  • Policy, & Program Development for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Population

Publications

  • Potier, K. R., & Givens, H. (2023). Synthesizing Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and deaf pedagogy framework toward deaf education reform: Perspectives from teachers of the deaf. American Annals of the Deaf, 168(1), 102–127.
  • Potier, K. R., & Givens, H. (2023). Reforming Deaf Education and Literacy Practices Through a Vygotskian Lens. The Endeavor, Fall/Winter 2023, pg. 49. https://issuu.com/asdc/docs/endeavor_2023_2_?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ.

Awards & Recognition

  • TOPS Scholarship recipient 2002 - 2006
  • Project Deed Grant recipient 2006 - 2009
  • Cox Innovation in Education Grant recipient 2019
  • Lafayette Education Foundation Teacher Award Nominee 2019 - 2020