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Tom Cox
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Tom R. Cox, M.A., R.I.D. CI/CT, Texas Level V, Master, Court Certified, holds a Bachelors of General Studies and a Masters of Arts in Applied Linguistics from Texas Tech University; Lubbock, Texas. He is currently pursuing a Ph. D. in Education at Texas State University, San Marcos. He has more than thirty years experience as a freelance interpreter in medical, psychological, educational, legal and community settings. Tom served many years on the Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) and was chairperson for in 2004-2005. He is also a past board member with the Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf, (TSID). He has presented numerous educational offerings for interpreters at the local, state and national levels.

For more info., contact via email: tcox@alamo.edu

Tom Cox teaches the following courses:

SLNG1305/SGNL1302 American Sign Language II

SLNG1321 Introduction to the Interpreting Profession

SLNG1391 Greek and Latin Roots for Interpreters

SLNG1391 Interpreting Seminar

SLNG 2336 Interpreting IV

SLNG 2340 Interpreting V

SLNG2401 Interpreting I

CURRICULUM VITAE
TOM R. COX
Home

Work

15411 Forest Mist

1300 San Pedro Ave. NTC 004-E

San Antonio , Texas 78232-4137

San Antonio , Texas 78212-4299

(210) 495-3383 (210) 785-6066
email: trcox@satx.rr.com

email: tcox@alamo.edu

EDUCATION

  2004 – Present Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Ph.D. Adult, Professional, Community Education
Expected completion: December, 2008

1999 - 2001

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Degree Awarded:
Master of Arts, Applied Linguistics

1996 - 1999 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Degree Awarded:
Bachelor of General Studies

1987 - 1996

University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

1986 - 1995 Austin Community College
Austin, Texas
1980 - 1982 Baylor University
Waco, Texas
1980 - 1982 Grayson County Junior College
Sherman, Texas

PUBLICATIONS

 

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something …
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/ information/tesl-ej/ej16/a2.html

EXPERIENCES

Professional Employment

  2004 – Present

Assistant Professor
San Antonio College
Department of ASL/IT
San Antonio, Texas

2004 – Present

Video Relay Interpreter
Sorenson Video Relay Service
Texas

2001 - 2004

Instructor
San Antonio College
Department of ASL/IT
San Antonio, Texas

2000 - 2001

Graduate Part-time Instructor
Texas Tech University
Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
Lubbock, Texas

1999 - 2000

Teaching Assistant
Texas Tech University
Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures
Lubbock, Texas

1996 - 1999

Communication Specialist
Lubbock Independent School District
Regional Day School Program for the Deaf
Lubbock, Texas

1989 - 1996

Self Employed Sign Language Interpreter
Austin, Texas

1988 - 1989

House Parent
Texas School for the Deaf
Austin, Texas

1984 - 1988

Systems Support Specialist
Texas Legislative Budget Board
Austin, Texas

1983 - 1984

House Parent
Texas School for the Deaf
Austin, Texas

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  2004 – Present

Assistant Professor
Interpreter Training Program
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

2001 - 2004

Instructor
Interpreter Training Program
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

2001 – Summer

Adjunct Faculty
Interpreter Training Program
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

2000 - 2001

Graduate Part-time Instructor
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

2000 - Summer

Instructor
International Teaching Assistant Workshop
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

1999 - 2000

Teaching Assistant
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  2004 – 2006

Chairperson
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services,
Division for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Austin, Texas

2000 - 2001

Newsletter Editor
Heart of the Plains Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Lubbock, Texas

1999 - 2000

President
Heart of the Plains Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Lubbock, Texas

1999 - Present

Member
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Austin, Texas

1998 - 2000

Member
West Texas Network for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Lubbock, Texas

1998 - 2000

InterpreTexan Editor
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf
Austin, Texas

1996 - Present

Honorary Lifetime Member
Heart of the Plains Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Lubbock, Texas

1993 Vice President
Austin Interpreters for the Deaf
Austin , Texas
1992 - Present

Evaluator
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Austin , Texas

1992 - 1994

Board Member
Waterloo Counseling Center
Austin , Texas

1992

Member
Texas Department of Health
Statewide Taskforce on Curriculum Development for
Pre/Post Test HIV Counselors for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

1991 - 1993

Legislative Liaison
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

1991 - 1992

President
Austin Interpreters for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

1989 - 1991

Member
AIDS Services of Austin
Disabilities Taskforce
Austin , Texas

1989

Member
AIDS Services of Austin
Deaf Community Outreach Committee
Austin , Texas

1988 - Present

Member
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

1988 - Present

Member
National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Silver Springs , Maryland

1988 - 1996

Member
Austin Interpreters for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

  2006 – Present

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Master Interpreter

2001 – Present

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Court Interpreter

1999 - Present

National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.
CI and CT

1998 - Present

State Board of Educator Certification
Texas Assessment of Sign Communication in ASL, (TASC-ASL)
Level A

1992 - Present

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Level V Interpreter

1991 - 1992

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Level IV Interpreter

1986 - 1991

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Level III Interpreter

1985 - 1986

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Level I Interpreter

PRESENTATIONS

  Jun. 5, 2008

Creating a Professional Resume
for the Sign Language Interpreters’ Portfolio
Region IV Educational Service Center
Houston, Texas

May 21, 2008

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Ft. Worth, Texas

May 3, 2008

The BEI Test of English Proficiency and Sight Translation
Region X Educational Service Center
Richardson, Texas

Apr. 4, 2008

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
San Antonio, Texas

Feb. 16, 2008

ASL to Spoken English
Region XI Educational Service Center
Ft. Worth, Texas

Feb. 8, 2008

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
San Antonio, Texas

Jan. 4, 2008

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Austin, Texas

Nov. 3, 2007

Classifier Use and Register in the Classroom
Region IV Educational Service Center
Houston, Texas

Oct. 26, 2007

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
San Antonio, Texas

Sep. 7, 2007

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Ft. Worth, Texas

Aug. 13-17, 2007

Summer Institute for Interpreters
Region XX Educational Service Center
San Antonio, Texas

Aug. 2, 2007

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Austin , Texas

Jul. 23-26, 2007

Summer Institute for Interpreters
Region XX Educational Service Center
McAllen, Texas

Jun. 29, 2007

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
Houston , Texas

Jun. 11-15, 2007

Summer Institute for Interpreters
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Apr. 13, 2007

Inter-rater Reliability and Standard Deviation – Rater Training
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
San Antonio , Texas

Aug. 14-18, 2006

Summer Institute for Interpreters
Region XX Educational Service Center
San Antonio, Texas

Jul. 10-12, 2006

Summer Institute for Interpreters
Region XX Educational Service Center
McAllen, Texas

Aug. 1-5, 2005

Summer Institute for Interpreters
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Division
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Big Spring, Texas

Jan. 17, 2005

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational
Interpreting
Region XIII
San Marcos, Texas

Oct. 16, 2004

ASL to Spoken English
Communication Axess Ability Group
Houston, Texas

Nov. 8, 2003

Receptive Interpreting II
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

Oct. 11, 2003

Receptive Interpreting I
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

Sept. 20, 2003

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational
Interpreting
El Paso Community College
El Paso, Texas

Aug. 14, 2003

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational
Interpreting
Arlington Independent School District
Arlington, Texas

Jul. 11, 2003

Transliterating for Educational Interpreters
Region XX Educational Service Center
San Antonio, Texas

Aug. 8, 2002

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational
Interpreting
National Educational Interpreting Conference
San Antonio, Texas

Jun. 8-9, 2002

Certified Deaf Interpreter Training
Travis County Council for the Deaf
Austin, Texas

Jan. 16, 2002

Level III Skill Building for Educational Interpreters
Region XX Educational Service Center
San Antonio, Texas

Jan. 8, 2002

Level III Skill Building for Educational Interpreters
Brownsville Independent School District
Brownsville, Texas

Jan. 7, 2002

Skill Building for Educational Interpreters
Uvalde Independent School District
Uvalde, Texas

Oct. 8, 2001

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational
Interpreting
Region XIII Educational Service Center
Austin, Texas

Sep. 15, 2001

Interpreter Survival Kit
San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

Jul. 7, 2001

Putting Medical Vocabulary Into ASL
Oregon RID
Portland, Oregon

Jul. 6, 2001

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational
Interpreting
Western Oregon University
Salem, Oregon

May 18/19, 2001

Clinical Vignettes for Medical Interpreting
Vital Signs, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas

Apr. 21, 2001

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational
Interpreting
Region XX Educational Service Center
San Antonio, Texas

Apr. 6/7, 2001

General Skill Building for Educational Interpreters
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, Texas

Feb. 17, 2001

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational Interpreting
Region XI Educational Service Center
Denton , Texas

Nov. 17-18, 2000

In-Depth Medical Interpreting
Oregon RID
Portland , Oregon

Aug. 4-5, 2000

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational Interpreting
National Educational Interpreter's Conference
Kansas City , Missouri

Jul. 27, 2000

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational Interpreting
Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf
Houston , Texas

May 5-6, 2000

Clinical Vignettes for Medical Interpreting" and "Greek and Latin
Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational Interpreting
RID Region V Conference
Boise , Idaho

Apr. 2. 2000

Clinical Vignettes for Medical Interpreting
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

Oct. 22, 1999

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational Interpreting
Corpus Christi , Texas

Oct. 2, 1999

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational Interpreting
McAllen , Texas

Jul. 11-14. 1999

Communication Skills Workshop
Texas School for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

Jun. 6-9, 1999

Communication Skills Workshop
Texas School for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

May 30 - Jun. 2, 1999

Communication Skills Workshop
Texas School for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

Feb. 19, 1999

Greek and Latin Roots for Vocabulary Building to Enhance Educational Interpreting
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Feb. 6, 1999

Greek and Latin Roots to Improve Vocabulary for Educational Interpreters
San Antonio College
San Antonio , Texas

Nov. 6-7, 1999

Building Blocks for Medical Interpreting
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
Big Spring , Texas

Jul. 30, 1998

ASL and English: Using Signed Stories to Bridge the Gap
1998 Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf
Arlington , Texas

Jul. 29, 1998

Interpreter Training, Taking Responsibility for Your Own Skill Development
Statewide Conference on Education of the Deaf
Arlington , Texas

Jul. 25, 1998

Interactive Interpreting and Transliterating
Texas Tech University
Lubbock , Texas

Jul. 19 - 23, 1998

Communication Skills Workshop
Texas School for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

Jul. 12 - 16, 1998

Communication Skills Workshop
Texas School for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

Jul. 10 - 11, 1998

Building Blocks for Medical Interpreting
The Deaf Center
Corpus Christi , Texas

Jun. 27 - 28, 1998

Using Classifiers, Grammatical Markers & Non-Manual Signals
Texas Tech University
Lubbock , Texas

Jun. 14 - 18, 1998

Communication Skills Workshop
Texas School for the Deaf
Austin , Texas

Mar. 28, 1998

Interactive Interpreting/Transliterating
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Jan. 10, 1998

Expressive Transliterating
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Dec. 13, 1997

ASL Idioms and Phrases
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Nov. 24, 1997

Interpreting - General Skill Building
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Nov. 15, 1997

Improving Your Receptive Interpreting
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Nov. 08, 1997

Professional Practices for Contract Interpreters
Heart of the Plains Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Lubbock , Texas

Oct. 18, 1997

Using Classifiers Effectively in the Classroom
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Oct. 10, 1997

Professional Practice for Interpreters in an Educational Setting
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

May 10, 1997

Interpreting Settings: Legal, Medical, and Mental Health
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Apr. 19, 1997

Sign to Voice: Advanced
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Apr. 11-12, 1997

Surviving the Hot Seat
Hiland Council for the Deaf
Big Spring , Texas

Apr. 05, 1997

Sign to Voice: Intermediate
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Mar. 29, 1997

Focus on Expressive Interpreting/Transliterating
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Mar. 22, 1997

Sign to Voice: Introduction
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Mar. 15, 1997

Training to Enhance Skills Leading to Higher Level Certification
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Feb. 22, 1997

Fundamentals of Interpreting III
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Feb. 08, 1997

Fundamentals of Interpreting II
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Jan. 25, 1997

Fundamentals of Interpreting I
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Jan. 20, 1997

Greek and Latin Roots for Medical Interpreting
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Nov. 24-25, 1996

Conceptual Accuracy in Interpreting
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Oct. 11-12, 1996

Improving Your Evaluation Performance
Texas Tech University and Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Oct. 11, 1996

Interpreter Ethics
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock , Texas

Oct. 08, 1996

Special Communication Needs for the Hearing Impaired Patient |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
Lubbock , Texas

HONORS

  1999 President's Honor Roll
Spring 1999
Texas Tech University
1998 Member
Pinnacle National Honary Society
Texas Tech University
1997 Member
Golden Key National Honor Society
Texas tech University
1997

President's Honor Roll
Summer 1997
Texas Tech University

CONTINUING EDUCATION

  2008

Mentoring Summit
Salt Lake City, Utah

2008

Mentor the Mentor Training
San Antonio, Texas

2007

Non-Surgical Facelift with ASL Classifiers
San Antonio, Texas

2007

Access to Council
Austin, Texas

2006

DARS-BEI Rater Training
Austin, Texas

2006

Texas Round Up: Roles, Conflicts and Protocol
Houston, Texas

2005

FCC Update on Video Interpreting
Austin, Texas

2005

FCC 101
Austin, Texas

2004

TCDHH-BEI Evaluator Training
Austin, Texas

2004

Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference
San Antonio, Texas

2003

Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference
Dallas, Texas

2003

Diction and Register Issues in American Sign Language
San Antonio, Texas

2003

Fingerspelling the Deaf Way
San Antonio, Texas

2002

Educational and Psychological Assessment: Interpreting Issues in
Working with Deaf Adult/Child Clients and Deaf Psychologists
San Antonio, Texas

2002

Statewide Conference on Deaf Education
Corpus Christi, Texas

2002

Gallaudet University – How to Teach Interpreting
San Antonio, Texas

2002

Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf Conference
Corpus Christi, Texas

2002

Nurturing Our Own Mental Health: A Workshop for Interpreters
San Antonio, Texas

2001

Fingerspelled Word Recognition
San Antonio, Texas

2001

Working With Intermediary Interpreters
San Antonio, Texas

2001

Intralingual/Interlingual Skill Building
Corpus Christi, Texas

2001

Why We Do What We Do
Corpus Christi, Texas

2001

Deaf Culture
Corpus Christi, Texas

2001

How to Teach Consecutive Interpreting
San Antonio, Texas

2001

WWW Pedagogy
Lubbock, Texas

2000

How to Teach Translation
San Antonio, Texas

2000

General Skill Building for Working Interpreters
Lubbock, Texas

2000

Features of Discourse of Lecture and Talk
Austin , Texas

2000

Self-Assessment Skills for Sign to Voice Interpretation
Austin , Texas

2000

Court Interpreting: State of the Art Ethics and Roles
Austin , Texas

2000

Texas Linguistics Society Conference
The Effects of Modality on Language and Linguistic Theory
Austin , Texas

1999

BEI Issues Forum
Lubbock , Texas

1999

RID Rap Session
Lubbock , Texas

1999

Interpreting Issues
Lubbock , Texas

1999

Making the 7 Habits Your Habits
Lubbock , Texas

1998

Lobbying, the Process
Brownsville , Texas

1998

Processing Models to Improve Your Work
Brownsville , Texas

1998

Educational Interpreting Role and Responsibility
Brownsville , Texas

1998

Are You Culturally Fit?
Brownsville , Texas

1998

How to Wow ‘Em, Preparation for Testing
Brownsville , Texas

1997

Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf, Skill Building Workshop
Big Springs, Texas

1997

Gesturing and Processing of Interpreting and Building Transliteration
Ft. Worth , Texas

1996

Defeating Stress
Houston , Texas

1996

Onward Through the Fog
Houston , Texas

1996

Interpreter’s Sharing Session
Houston , Texas

1996

Bilingual/Bicultural Research
Houston , Texas

1996

Keys to the Future
Houston , Texas

1996

Supplementing Your Signs
Houston , Texas

1995

Anatomy of Trauma
Austin , Texas

1992

Repetitive Use Syndrome
Austin , Texas

1992

Wild and Wonderful Ways to Prevent Burnout
Waco , Texas

1991

American Sign Language Linguistics
Austin , Texas

1991

Interpreter Ethics
Austin , Texas

1991

Ethics and Decision Making
Houston , Texas

1991

Interpreting in Medical Settings
Houston , Texas

1991

Preparation of In-service Training for Healthcare Facilities
Houston , Texas

1991

Interpreting for Persons with HIV/AIDS
Houston , Texas


 

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