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 James DeCaro
Senior Research Professor

Fields of Expertise:
Deaf Issues > Education
Deaf Issues > General Deaf Issues
Deaf Issues > Research

Dept/Division: National Technical Institute for the Deaf
E-Mail:
News Contact: Greg Livadas, Greg.Livadas@rit.edu, 585-475-6217 (V/TTY)
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James J. DeCaro is a former dean for NTID, a post he held for 14 academic years. He is director of the Postsecondary Education Network International (PEN-International), a multi-million dollar collaborative network of universities around the world that educates students who are deaf.

DeCaro is an Honorary Professor at Tinajin University of Technology (China) and holds an Honorary Doctoral Degree from Bauman Moscow State Technical University in Russia. In 2003, he received the HaiHe Award of Honour for outstanding service to better the circumstances of the people of Tianjin, China.

DeCaro holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering and a Ph.D. in educational technology from Syracuse University. He has worked at the university level in the deafness field since 1971.

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 Marc Marschark
Professor

Fields of Expertise:
Deaf Issues > Child Development
Deaf Issues > General Deaf Issues
Deaf Issues > Research
Deaf Issues > Sign Language

Dept/Division: Department of Research, National Technical Institute for the Deaf
E-Mail: memrtl@rit.edu
News Contact: Greg Livadas, Greg.Livadas@rit.edu, 585-475-6217 (V/TTY)
Website: http://people.rit.edu/memrtl


The founder and editor of the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Mark Marschark has also published more than 100 articles and chapters, and written and edited 15 books about learning, education and deaf children’s development.

Marschark is leading NTID in innovative research efforts concerning sign language in educational settings, and has recently received more than .75 million in federal funding for his research.