Christi Batamula

Christi Batamula has been working at Gallaudet University since 2005, first as an early childhood educator at Kendall Demonstration Elementary School then as an assistant professor in the Department of Education. She has earned a Bachelor's degree from Geneva College and a Master's degree in Deaf Education from Gallaudet University. And a Ph.D. from George Mason University with specialization in International Education and a secondary, interdisciplinary focus on Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education. Her dissertation focused on family engagement among immigrant families with young deaf children. Her area of research interest is on working with culturally and linguistically diverse Deaf young children and their families. She has presented her research and knowledge at a variety of national and international conferences. She also has published based on her research and work teaching deaf and hard of hearing children and their families.

Publications

Meaningful Engagement With Immigrant Families
Meaningful Engagement With Immigrant Families
Christi Batamula, Bobbie Jo Kite, Julie Mitchiner. © 2023. 26 pages.
This chapter prepares pre-service teachers to work with immigrant families with Deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children. Immigrant families are families with children with at...