Dr. Frances Courson (Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program)

Dr. Frances Courson received her undergraduate degree in Deaf Education from the University of Montevallo where she was awarded a scholarship award for excellence in teaching Deaf children. She earned her Master of Science in Deaf Education from Texas Woman’s University, and her doctoral degree, Ed.D, in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, from Lamar University. Frances lived among the Deaf of Russia in Moscow with her family for 10 years where she learned Russian and Russian Sign Language. She holds the National Interpreting Certification (NIC) and Educational: K-12 certificate from from Registry of Interpreters of the (RID). Her research interests include teaching writing to deaf and hard of hearing students and higher education pedagogy of pre-service teachers of the deaf. She enjoys spending time with her granddaughter every chance she gets.

Dr. Courson’s CV