Janet R. Jamieson

 

Professor Emeritus

janet.jamieson@ubc.ca

604–822-5262

Office: Scarfe Office Block 2318

Special Education

Concentration: Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Scholarly Interests:

Early InterventionEducation of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing StudentsMother-Child Interactive Behaviours and Problemsolving StrategiesPeer Interaction Among Hard of Hearing Students and their Hearing Peers

Awards
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Sister Mary Delaney Lifetime Achievement Award (Association of College Educators – Deaf & Hard of Hearing), 2015

Killam Faculty Teaching Prize, 2005

Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Award of Merit for Outstanding Service to Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind Individuals, 2005

Courses Taught
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EPSE 521 Psychosocial Aspects of Hearing Loss

EPSE 565M Mentor Teacher Project

EPSE 598G Field Experience in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

EPSE 590 Graduating Paper/Seminar

EPSE 312 Introduction to Exceptional Children

Education
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McGill University

Research Projects
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My research interests may be divided into two related areas:

  1. the social-emotional development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children
  2. family support for parents and families of deaf and hard-of-hearing children
Selected Publications
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Journal Articles

Curle, D., Jamieson, J., Buchanan, M., Poon, B.T., Zaidman-Zait, A., & Norman, N. (2016). The transition from early intervention to school for children who are deaf or hard of hearing: Administrator perspectives. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education22 (1), 131-140. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/enw067

Zaidman-Zait, A., Curle, D., Jamieson, J., Chia, R., & Kozak, F. (2015). Cochlear implantation among deaf children with additional disabilities: Parental perceptions of benefits, challenges, and service provision. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education20(1): 41-50. doi: 10.1093/deafed/enu030

Norman, N., & Jamieson, J.R. (2015). Social and emotional learning and the work of itinerant teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing. American Annals of the Deaf, 160(3), 273-288.

Zaidman-Zait, A., Curle, D., Jamieson, J., Chia, R., & Kozak, F. (2015). Cochlear implantation among deaf children with additional disabilities: Parental perceptions of benefits, challenges, and service provision. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 20(1), 41-50.

Jamieson, J.R., Poon, B.T., Zaidman-Zait, A., Curle, D., Norman, N., & Simmons, N. (2014). Working together for smooth transitions: The move from early intervention to kindergarten for children who are deaf or hard of hearing in B.C., their families, and teachers. [Vancouver, B.C.]: Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

Curle, D., & Jamieson, J. (2011). Differences in student characteristics in face-to-face and online cohorts in a teacher preparation program in Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching7, 502-514.

Jamieson, J., Zaidman-Zait, A., & Poon, B. (2011). Family support needs as perceived by parents of preadolescents and adolescents who are deaf or hard of hearing. Deafness & Education International13, 110-130.

McKellin, W., Shahin, K., Hodgson, M., Jamieson, J.R., & Pichora-Fuller, K. (2011). Noisy zones of proximal development: Conversation in noisy classrooms. Journal of Sociolinguistics,15, 65-93.

Poon, B.T., Jamieson, J.R., Buchanan, M., & Brown, D.K. ( 2008). Parent-screener discourse in a newborn hearing screening program: Implications for professional preparation and practice. Infants & Young Children, 21, 160-173.

McKellin, W., Shahin, K., Hodgson, M., Jamieson, J.R., Pichora-Fuller, K.P. (2007). Pragmatics of conversation and communication in a noisy setting. Journal of Pragmatics, 39, 2159-2184.

Zaidman-Zait, A., & Jamieson, J.R. (2007). Providing Web-based support for families of young children with established disabilities. Infants and Young Children20, 11-25.

Zaidman-Zait, A., & Jamieson, J.R. (2004). Searching for cochlear implant information on the Internet maze: Implications for parents and professionals. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 9 (4), 413-425.

Storey, B., & Jamieson, J. (2004). Sign language vocabulary development practices and Internet use among educational interpreters. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 9 (1), 53-67.

Jamieson, J.R. (1998). The value of “Deaf eyes”: Early interventions with young deaf children and their families. Exceptionality Education Canada7, 51-68.

Jamieson, J.R. (1998). The world viewed through Deaf eyes: A different center. Contemporary Psychology43, 299-301.

Shaw, J.A., &. Jamieson, J.R. (1997). Patterns of classroom discourse in an integrated elementary setting. American Annals of the Deaf142, 40-47.

Jamieson, J.R. (1995). A signed form of private speech: Observations of two deaf children of deaf parents in a mathematics class. Exceptionality Education Canada5, 19-36.

Jamieson, J.R. (1995). Interactions between mothers and children who are deaf: Implications for teacher preparation and early intervention. Journal of Early Intervention19, 108-117.Jamieson, J.R. (1995). Visible thought: Deaf children’s use of signed and spoken private speech. Sign Language Studies, 86, 63-80.

Shaw, J.A., & Jamieson, J.R. (1995). Interactions of an integrated deaf child with his hearing partners: A Vygotskian perspective. The ACEHI Journal21, 4-29.

Jamieson, J.R. (l994). Instructional discourse strategies: Differences between hearing and deaf mothers of deaf children. First Language14, 153-171.

Jamieson, J.R. (l994). Teaching as transaction: Vygotskian perspectives on deafness and mother-child interaction. Exceptional Children60, 434-449.

Jamieson, J.R., & Pedersen, E.D. (l993). Deafness and mother-child interaction: Scaffolded instruction and the learning of problem-solving skills. Early Development and Parenting2, 229-242.

Books

Authored

Jordan, E., Porath, M., & Jamieson, J. (2000). Problem-based learning in inclusive education. Toronto: Prentice-Hall.

Special Journal Issue

Jamieson, J.R., & Marschark, M. (Eds.) (2003). Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 8 (4). Special issue on language assessment of deaf children.

Chapters

Poon, B.T., Jamieson, J.R., Zaidman-Zait, A., Curle, D., Norman, N., & Simmons, N. (2016). The transition from early intervention to school for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. M. Marschark, V. Lamproloulou, & E. Skordilis (Eds.), Educating deaf learners: Diverse ways, one goal (pp.49-76). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Pichora-Fuller, M.K., & Jamieson, J.R. (2012). Consequences of hearing loss to the individual and society. In V. Newton, A. Smith, & P.Alberti (Eds.), Prevention of hearing loss (pp. 79-105). Hauppauge NY: Nova Science Publishers. (Note: This chapter has been used with special permission by the World Health Organization to develop a document on Community-Based Rehabilitation of Persons with Hearing Loss.)

 Jamieson, J.R. (2011). Children and youth who are hard of hearing: Hearing accessibility, acoustical context, and development. In M. Marschark & P.E. Spencer (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of Deaf studies, language, and education, Volume 2 (pp. 376-389). New York: Oxford University Press.

Jamieson, J.R., & Moores, D.F. (2011). Partners in education. In D.F. Moores (Ed.), Partners in education (pp. 20-28). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Moores, D.F., & Jamieson, J.R. (2011). ICED 2010: Implications for the future. In D.F. Moores (Ed.), Partners in education (pp. 211-214). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

 Jamieson, J.R., & Simmons, N.R. (2011). Children and youth who are hard of hearing: Hearing accessibility, acoustical context, and development. In M. Marschark & P.E. Spencer (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Vol. 2 (pp. 290-305). New York: Oxford University Press.

Jamieson, J.R., (2010). Formal and informal approaches to the language assessment of deaf children. In M. Marschark & P.E. Spencer (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies, Language, and Education, Vol. 1, 2nd ed. (pp. 376-389). New York: Oxford University Press.

Mayer, C., Akamatsu, T., Bibby, M.A., Jamieson, J.R., & LeBlanc, R. (2009). Education of deaf and hard of hearing learners in Canada. In D. Moores & M. Miller (Eds.), Deaf people around the world: Educational and social perspectives. Washington DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Jamieson, J.R. (2003). Formal and informal approaches to the language assessment of deaf children. In M. Marschark & P. Spencer (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of language, education, and Deaf studies (pp. 275-288). New York: Oxford University Press.

Jamieson, J.R. (l994). The impact of hearing impairment. In J. Katz (Ed.), Handbook of clinical audiology , 4th edition (pp. 596-615). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.