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Dr. Sharita Sharma

Assistant Professor
Department of Linguistics

Ph.D Cognitive Perceptual and Brain Sciences with Specialization Sign Language Linguistics, University College London (UCL), UK M.A Linguistics, JNU, New Delhi Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpretation (DISLI), Rehabilitation Council of India

sharita@curaj.ac.in
  • Sign Language Linguistics,
  • Sign Language Interpretation
  • Neurolinguistics,
  • Clinical Linguistics
  • Indian Sign Language
  • Deaf studies
  • Disability and Rehabilitation Studies
  • Ph.D in Cognitive Perceptual and Brain Sciences, University College London (UCL), UK, 2013
  • Diploma in Indian Sign Language Interpreting (DISLI) Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), 2018 
  • Certificate Course in British Sign Language, City Lit, London, UK, CACDP/Signature, 2007
  • M.A in Linguistics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi,  2005
  • UGC NET in Linguistics, 2005
  • Project Incharge: Converting Educational print materials such as NCERT Textbooks, Teachers Handbook and other Supplementary materials and resources of Class I-XII of all subjects of both Hindi and English Medium into Indian Sign Language in Digital format. A Government of India Project in collaboration with National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) 2020-21.
  • Principal Investigator in Minor Research Project titled Documentation of Sign Language in the State of Gujarat funded by Adani Institute of Education & Research. 2015-2016.
  • Development of Digital Sign Language Dictionary Signs used by the Deaf in Gujarat
    (2015)
  • Research Associate in Project Titled Documentation of Sign Language in a Deaf
    Village in Jammu & Kashmir    , DCAL, UK. December 2014- February 2015.
  • Research Assistant in Project titled Familiar and unfamiliar sign languages: their
    behavioural and cortical bases – a cross sign language comparison study: Comparing British Sign Language (BSL) and Swedish Sign Language (SSL)    , UCL & Linkoping University, Sweden. October 2007- March 2009.
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