David R. Meek

Doctoral Graduate - December 2018
Email: drmeek78@gmail.com

Hometown

  • Indianapolis

Current Employment

  • Post Doctoral Scholar in the SPaCE (Sensory, Perceptual and Cognitive Ecology) Lab, RIT/NTID

Education

  • Ed. D in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Lamar University, 2018
  • M.A. in Mild Intervention, Ball State University, 2011
  • B.S. in Deaf Education, Ball State University, 2002

Research Interests

  • Dinner Dialogue Discourse with Deaf Children
  • Deaf with Autism
  • Summer Learning Loss among students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Musyoka, M. M., Gentry, M. A., & Meek, D. R. (2017). Perceptions of teachers’ preparedness to teach deaf and hard of hearing students with additional disabilities: A qualitative case study. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 1-22. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10882-017-9555-z

Recent Non Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Meek, D. R. (2017). Dinner dialogues build language. The Endeavor, 7-11.
  • Wolsey, J. A., Pudans-Smith, K., and the Lamar University Cognition in Context (CnC) Team. (2016, March 7). Language production and perception: What every parent of a deaf child should know about language. ADVANCE for Speech and Hearing.

Recent Presentations

  • Meek, D. R. (2019, April). Dinner table syndrome: The experiences of deaf individuals. Poster/stage presentation at the first annual Graduate Research Exposition at Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.
  • Meek, D. R. (2019, March). Dinner table syndrome: “What are you talking about?”. Stage presentation at the annual meeting of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI), Chicago, IL.
  • Meek, D. R. (2018, March). Dinner table syndrome: Do not leave deaf children out of family conversation.  Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI), Denver, CO.
  • Meek, D. R., Cue, K. R., Wolsey, J. A., (2018, February). Experiences of doctoral deaf education students participating in courses utilizing video conference via american sign language.  Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACE-DHH), Tucson, AZ.
  • Wolsey, J. A., MacGlaughlin, H. L., & Meek, D. R. (2017, February). Deaf identity in a nutshell. Stage presentation at the annual meeting of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI), Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Meek, D. R., (2017, February). Dinner dialogues build language in deaf children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI), Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Wolsey, J. A., MacGlaughlin, H. L., & Meek, D. R. (2017, February). The importance of developing a strong and positive deaf identity in deaf children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACE-DHH), San Antonio, Texas.
  • Meek, D. R., (2017, February). Limited resources for deaf students with autism. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACE-DHH), San Antonio, Texas.

Dissertation Focus

  • Experiences of Family Dinner Conversations in the Lives of Deaf Adults