Amy Willman
Lecturer
Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
- Address
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BKC 337
Lincoln NE 68583-0738 - Phone
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4022612677
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awillman2@unl.edu
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Amy Willman is an American Sign Language Coordinator and Lecturer in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders.
Before moving back to her childhood home here in Nebraska, Amy taught elementary school for three years and taught American Sign Language at Santa Fe Community College. She has many years of experience teaching American Sign Language and has direct experience with Deaf culture. Amy and her mother co-wrote a book called, "Amy Signs: A Mother and Her Deaf Daughter, and their Stories."
Amy received her bachelor's degree in elementary level and studio arts from Gallaudet University, the only Deaf university in the world. She received her master's degree in Deaf Education from McDaniel College. Amy is a certified member of the American Sign Language Teachers Association.
Education
M.S., Deaf Education, McDaniel College, 1994
B.A., Elementary Level and Studio Arts, Gallaudet University, 1992
Honors and Recognition
- 2010, 2006, Certification of Recognition for Contribution to Students, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Parents Association
Experience
- 2001-present, Coordinator/Lecturer, American Sign Language, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2022-present, Adjunct Instructor, American Sign Language, Southeast Community College
- 2001-14, Adjunct Instructor, American Sign Language, Southeast Community College
- 2002-06, Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment Evaluator, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Memberships
- Nebraska School for the Deaf Alumni Association, 2001-present
- Lincoln Association of the Deaf, 2015-present
- Nebraska Association of the Deaf, 2013-present