Tiffany Panko

Executive Director

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

tlpccl@rit.edu

Tiffany Panko

Executive Director

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

tlpccl@rit.edu

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Journal Paper

Mussallem, Ashley, et al. "Making virtual health care accessible to the deaf community: Findings from the telehealth survey." Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. (2022): 0. Print.

Panko, Tiffany L, et al. "Deaf women’s experiences of pregnancy and perinatal healthcare access: A qualitative study." BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. (2022): 0. Web.

Panko, Tiffany L., et al. "The Deaf Community's Experiences Navigating COVID-19 Pandemic Information." Health Literacy Research and Practice 5. 2 (2021): e162-e170. Web.

Rotoli, Jason M., et al. "Emergency Medical Services Communication Barriers and the Deaf American Sign Language User." Prehospital Emergency Care. (2021): 1-13. Web.

Dye, Timothy D., et al. "Risk of COVID-19-related bullying, harassment and stigma among healthcare workers: an analytical cross-sectional global study." BMJ open 10. 12 (2020): 0. Web.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Panko, Tiffany, Jeanne Alhusen, and Kristi Kirschner. "Disability and Pregnancy: Health Care Providers." The Accessibility of Motherhood: A Virtual Workshop on Disability and Pregnancy. NIDILRR Administration for Community Living. Washington, DC. 2 Nov. 2021. Guest Lecture.

Invited Paper

Panko, Tiffany L., Shazia Siddiqi, and Jason Rotoli. "Supporting the deaf community: Do they have access to breastfeeding resources?" Breastfeeding Resiliency, Engagement, and Empowerment Newsletter. (2021). Web.

Uninvited Presentations

Helm, Kaila, et al. "Maternal health experiences of black deaf and hard of hearing women in the United States." American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. American Public Health Association. Denver, CO. 24 Oct. 2021. Conference Presentation.

Schecter, Arielle, et al. "Facilitators and barriers to safe sex and effective contraception in deaf women: A mixed methods study." Family Medicine Education Consortium. Family Medicine Education Consortium. Philadelphia, PA. 9 Oct. 2021. Poster Session.

Postl, Daphine, et al. "Deaf women’s contraceptive practices." National Sexual Health Conference. United States National Sexual Health Conference. Washington, DC. 6 Oct. 2021. Poster Session.

Doane, Rachel, et al. "Language deprivation impact on deaf women’s access to reproductive health." National Sexual Health Conference. United States National Sexual Health Conference. Washington, DC. 6 Oct. 2021. Poster Session.

Panko, Tiffany L. "Reproductive Injustice in the Deaf Community." JusticeNOW2020. SPARK. Atlanta, GA. 21 Nov. 2020. Conference Presentation.

Shows/Exhibits/Installations

Panko, Tiffany. Faces of Science: Ambassadors for Equity. 2021. Museum of Science, Boston, MA. Exhibit.

Panko, Tiffany. #IfThenSheCan The Exhibit. 2021. NorthPark Center, Dallas, TX. Exhibit.

Panko, Tiffany. Contemporary Women in STEM. 2020. International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, IL. Exhibit.

Published Conference Proceedings

Mussallem, Ashley, et al. "Double Disparity in Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students’ Health Literacy." Proceedings of the Health Literacy in Action and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference. Virtual Meeting. 20 October 2020. Ed. Michael K. Paasche-Orlow. Thorofare, NJ: n.p., Print.

Postl, Daphine, et al. "Deaf Community’s Experience of COVID-19." Proceedings of the Health Literacy in Action and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference. Virtual Meeting. 20 October 2020. Ed. Michael K. Paasche-Orlow. Thorofare, NJ: n.p., Print.

Dye, Timothy D., et al. "Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Strategies among Pregnant People and their Partners." Proceedings of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, January 2021, Las Vegas, NV. Ed. Catherine Bradley and Roberto Romero. New York, NY: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021. Print.

Dye, Timothy D., et al. "Worldwide COVID-19-related Knowledge, Impact, and Worry in Pregnant People and their Partners." Proceedings of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine, January 2021, Las Vegas, NV. Ed. Catherine Bradley and Roberto Romero. New York, NY: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021. Print.

In the News

February 25, 2022

RIT STEM educator included in Smithsonian exhibit

Rochester Business Journal highlights Tiffany Panko, director of the Deaf Health Laboratory in the Center for Culture and Language at NTID.
February 17, 2022

RIT/NTID laboratory director has life-size statue on display for If/Then She Can national exhibit

Tiffany Panko, director of the Deaf Health Laboratory in the Center for Culture and Language at NTID, will be among 120 women in STEM personified in life-sized statues that will be on display in Smithsonian gardens and in select Smithsonian museums March 5-27 for the #IfThenSheCan — The Exhibit.
May 28, 2021

Researchers show deaf community needs greater guidance on COVID-19 management, care

A team of researchers, led by NTID, has discovered that improved guidance on COVID-19 management and healthcare navigation accessible to the deaf community is needed. The conclusion is based on studies that show a higher portion of deaf respondents reported challenges with accessing, understanding, and trusting COVID-19 information compared to their hearing peers.

September 26, 2023

Panko and team publish article on maternal health experiences
April 28, 2023

Panko and team publishes article
November 7, 2022

RIT/NTID team co-authors book chapter
September 27, 2022

Q&A: Ensuring deaf population’s access to reproductive health care resources

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