The Canisius College Graduate Deaf Education program faculty is as unique as the program. Not only are they instructors at Canisius, but many of them are teachers and staff at the St. Mary's School for the Deaf or come from local public school environments. This enables the faculty to be available to the graduate students beyond their course teaching and, because the faculty are in regular contact with children who are deaf or hard of hearing, they can speak from experience as they teach their courses. Each one is an active participant in organizations of deaf educators and performs services and research in their particular areas of expertise.
Marjorie L. Harrington, Ph.D., Director
- University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D.-1988
- Special Education
- Smith College-Clarke School for the Deaf, MED-1974
- Deaf Education
- Hillsdale College, BA-1973
- Elementary Education and Early ChildhoodEducation
- Canisius College, 1988; SUCB, 1974
- University at Buffalo, 1961
- Director of Professional Experiences, Canisius College Graduate Deaf Education Program
- Clinical Audiologist, St. Mary's School for the Deaf
- UCLA, 2004
- Special Education
- Deaf Education,
- MS, Canisius College, 1988
- Special Education & Elementary Education,
- Buffalo State College, 1986
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1987
- Linguistics, Rhetoric, and English
- Scholar in the field of blindness and visual impairment
- Director of the NYS Resource Center for the Visually Impaired, 1989-2001
- SUNY Buffalo, 1982 (M.A. in Educational Psychology, M.S. Social Sciences, M.S.Ed. Student Personnel Administration, M.S.Ed. Industrial Arts Education)
- Counselor, Vocational Evaluator, School Psychologist, St. Mary's School for the Deaf
- University of California Northridge, 1976
- Northwestern University, 1963
- Special Education Administration and Supervision, Education and Guidance of the Deaf
- Postgraduate work: Canisius College, Northwestern University, University of Kansas, Marygrove College, Columbia University, Gallaudet University
- Former Principal and Supervisor of Elementary Instruction, St. Mary's School for the Deaf
- Northwestern University, 1963; Canisius College
- Former Acting Director of the Canisius College Graduate Deaf Education Program
- Former Director, Principal, and Supervisor of Secondary Education St. Mary's School for the Deaf
- M.S. in Deaf Education, Canisius College, 1968
- B.S. in Speech Pathology & Audiology, SUCB, 1967
- New York State SAS & SDA Certifications, 1991 and 1994
- St. Mary's School for the Deaf - Speech /Language Therapist, Speech Therapy Department Supervisor, Co-Coordinator of Cochlear Implant Program, Secondary Principal, 1968-2004
- RIT/NTID Spoken Language Lab - Speech/Language Therapist, 2005-Present
- SUCB & Villa Maria College - Sign Language Instructor, 2005-Present