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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Finished my first week of ‘Ōlelo Hawai’i and already know 50 vocab words! Mahalo, Kaua’i CC 🌺

Vocabulary flash cards lie in a woven basket and 5 Hawaiian books lay below them on a floral print rug.
1. Hawaiian Word Book
2. Pidgin To Da Max
3. Let’s Learn Hawaiian
4. Iki, The Littlest ‘Opihi
5. Momi, A Hawaiian Mermaid

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Maartje De Meulder @mdemeulder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#DrDeaf Winter 2026 workshops are now open for registration! This year we have three workshops: PhDeaf foundations, PhDeaf advanced and the Writing Retreat. drdeaf.org/workshops-ev...

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Workshops & events

Upcoming: PhDeaf Workshop and Writing Retreat — 7 to 11 December 2026. Registration is now open. Registration Open: PhDeaf Workshop and Writing Retreat 2026 Registration is now open for the PhDeaf …

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I survived my first hurricane 🌴💨🌊

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Gave a student presentation on an awesome paper of DGS signers (deaf & hearing) vs non-signers (@lenastroh.bsky.social et al., 2022) to improve presentation and synthesis skills. My takeaway: EEG patterns show how sign language can lead to faster visual processing speeds!

Desirée Kirst, a write woman’s with long auburn hair, stands next to a poster summarizing a 2022 article written by A.L. Stroh et al. The poster shows EEG patterns for deaf and hearing signs of DGS in comparison to hearing non-signer. Patterns indicate signers can proses visual information even at a higher speeds.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Fully funded REU opportunity at Gallaudet University this summer! More info at gu.live/REUCENTRE

Text: Fully funded
VL & PEN'S REU SITE @ GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
ASL-English Bilingual CENTRE (Cognitive and Educational Neuroscience
Training Research Experience)
MAY 18* - JULY 10, 2026
*IF LATER START DATE NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT US
Application Deadline: February 1Ith
Scan QR code for information and application details (ASL video available)
Contact: edneuroscience@gallaudet.edu
https://gu.live/REUCENTRE

Image 1: 3 REU students stand next to 3 PEN professors and 3 other REU student kneel next to another kneeling PEN professor.
Image 2: One of the 3 standing REU students is posed facing to the left with a EEG cap on her head wile two other people wearing gloves are attaching the cabling sensors to the cap.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Inspiring chat and yummy food earlier this month with these two lovely humans (Donna Jo Napoli & Barry Furrow).

Donna Jo Napoli (left), Desirée Kirst (center), and Barry Furrow (right) stand hugging and smiling inside the lobby of the Grand Hyatt.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Month began with OSU peeps & REU students. Good people, good times.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I did it! Thursday, I defended my dissertation proposal, and now I’m a doctoral candidate! 🥳🎉🥳

Desirée Kirst & Dr. Gaurav Mathur pose side-by-side in a side hug in front of tv showing Desirée’s dissertation proposal topic “Layering affective and grammatical facial expressions in ASL.”

A screenshot of the dissertation committee connected through Zoom in clockwise order: Dr. Vadim Kimmelman, Dr. Gaurav Mathur, Dr. Deanna Gagne, Desirée Kirst, & Dr. Rachel Pizzie.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

May 10th, we celebrated NSF's 75th Language Science Fair with Dr. Deanna Gagne, Lilly Berggoetz, & @bonniebarrett.bsky.social at the @langscistation.bsky.social!

Four volunteers smile for a selfie while standing in front of the ‘guess the story” and ‘in your hands’ booths with flyers, stickers, mini brain toys on the tables.

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Hinano Iida @hinanoiida.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

📢 We’re pleased to announce IcoLL2026: Joint conference of IcoSem and ILL (21–23 Feb., Nagoya U., Japan). The conference will feature invited talks by Dr. Mutsumi Imai, Dr. Noburo Saji, Dr. Pamela Perniss, and Dr. Neil Cohn. We look forward to welcoming you to Nagoya! 🌐 ianjoo.github.io/icosem/4

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Wyatte Hall @wyattehall.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Several weeks ago, four of five STEM programs that make up the NIH-funded Deaf Scientists Pipeline in Rochester, NY were cut (the fifth is expected to be cut too). A PhD student made the below infographic to visualize what these cuts mean as a catastrophic generational loss for #Deaf science

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

CONGRATS to Dr. Windell (Wink) Smith, Jr. on his phenomenal dissertation defense on Monday!

Zoom screenshot. The left half shows the title of Wink's presentation, "What is constructed action: Investigating construal in bodily action depictions." The right half shows Wink presenting. This still image shows him signing 'depiction.'

Wink stands on an elevated stage presenting. The projector behind him shows 5 agenda items: review of literature, cognitive grammar, construction, action, and future directions. An arrow points to the 4th agenda item, discussing construal dimensions (Langacker, 1987, 1991, 2008) regarding focusing, specificity, scope, and perspective. Below the stage are the tops of folding chairs and the photographer's laptop.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I submitted my research proposal to my dissertation committee today. Can't believe ABD is ~1mo away 😱🥹

A screenshot of a Google Doc shows an outline of the doc's content on the left and the cover page with the title "Layering of affective and grammatical facial expressions in American Sign Language by Desiree L. Kirst" submitted May, 2025.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Loving my collaboration with the CAN Lab at @gallaudetu.bsky.social ! An fEMG study on ASL nonmanuals coming Fall 2025!!! 🧏🏾‍♂️🦻🧏🏻‍♀️

Desirée (white, 40yo woman with long straight auburn hair) smiles while squinting her eyes. She stands in front of a neon sign of the brain lit up in several colors that is affixed on the wall inside the CAN Lab at Gallaudet University.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Stopped by the basin for a last look at the season’s 🌸 blossoms.

Desirée is wearing a white shirt, whitewash denim jacket, fuchsia pink pants, white hi-top converse, and heart sunglasses. Her hair is up in two “space” buns and her right hand is in her jacket pocket as she looks at the tidal basin. She is standing next to a metal railing in front of Japanese cherry tree branches and blossoms.

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Desirée Kirst @dizydesi.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Earlier this week, I saw Philip Bravin present his newly released book, showcasing DPN from a board member's POV. Hyped for the DPN documentary releasing May 16, 2025! #deafrights #dpn #deafpresidentnow #deafauthor #deafhistory

Left half of the image shows a flyer to attend a presentation, "Controlling Our History" about Philip W. Bravin's experience during DPN, Deaf President Now, movement. The right side of the image shows Desiree Kirst and Philip Bravin posing together with a copy of his book in front of a powerpoint slide from his presentation. Slide shows the following information:
Controlling our destiny
37 years since DPN
March 1988
No thoughts of writing a book
10th anniversary
2002-2015
Finishing
Editing
Publication

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Ola Ojewumi @olastruth.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

PART 1: #BlackHistoryMonth Ida Hampton was the 1st Black and Deaf woman to graduate from Gallaudet University in the 1950s. Deaf schools were racially segregated, and she broke the color barrier. #DeafCulture #BlackDeafCulture #ASL #BASL #BlackHistory #BlackGirlMagic #DEI #Disability #BlackSky #Deaf

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Maartje De Meulder @mdemeulder.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

If you are working in Deaf Studies and want a fully funded paid year as a researcher at Gallaudet University, this Deaf Studies incubator fellowship is open for applications deafincubator.com/apply/?fbcli...

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Apply – Deaf Studies Incubator

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Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL) @dcal-ucl.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

DCAL Paid Internship Update! Internships can start anytime between June and September 2025, depending on project availability. Successful candidates will be notified the week of 19 May. Apply by 30 April 2025.

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Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL) @dcal-ucl.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Professor Bencie Woll MBE shares her journey from a love of languages to leading BSL research in the UK. Her proudest achievement? Founding DCAL & championing deaf researchers. She remains dedicated to expanding opportunities in academia. 🎥 #AcademicSpotlightSeries youtu.be/S6iLX5n-qeY

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Academic Spotlight Series | Professor Bencie Woll MBE

YouTube video by DCAL UCL

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