Presentations
Invited Presentation
Meek, D. R. (2022, October). The deaf community and culture & the impact of dinner table syndrome. Invited Presentation for Cultural Psychology course, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)/National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Rochester, NY
Meek, D. R. (2022, April). Deaf culture & the dinner table syndrome. Invited Presentation for Cultural Psychology course, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)/National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Rochester, NY
Meek, D. R. (2021, March). Dinner table syndrome: Examining inaccessible communication.
Invited Presentation for Developmental Psychology course, Rochester Institute of Technology
(RIT)/National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Rochester, NY
Meek, D. R. (2020, August). K-12 teacher to educational scientist: A deaf man’s journey.
Presentation for the World of Wonder (WoW) in Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
(RIT)/National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), Rochester, NY.
Invited Panel Discussions
Navigating the job market: From academia, industry, and government opportunities. Deaf/HH Scientist Roc Conference, Rochester, NY, August 11, 2022.
Being deaf. Sensory Kids Impaired – Home Intervention (SKI-HI) Parent Advisor
Training, Indianapolis, IN, June 10, 2018.
Looking back to move forward: Managing technology and related services in the classroom.
Indiana Deaf Educators and Educational Interpreters Conference, Indianapolis, IN, May 15, 2014.
Conference Presentations
Meek, D. R.; Gentzke, S.; Balderas, E.; Brady, K., (2023, February). Mentors: Navigating through grad school together. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACE-DHH), San Antonio, TX.
Donaldson, M. M.; Meek, D. R.; Skyer, M. S., (2023, February). The intersection of online distance education and deaf education: Perspectives from deaf and hard of hearing students and educators. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACE-DHH), San Antonio, TX.
Meek, D. R. (2021, July). Dinner table syndrome: An accumulation of missed communication.
Virtual Presentation for the International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED),
Brisbane, Australia.
Meek, D. R. (2020, May). Cultural-linguistic congruency between home and school: Impact on
summer learning retention. Poster presentation at the 32nd Association for Psychological
Science (APS), Chicago, IL.
Meek, D. R. (2019, April). Dinner table syndrome: The experiences of deaf individuals. Poster
presentation at the first annual Graduate Research Exposition at Lamar University, Beaumont,
TX.
Meek, D. R. (2019, March). Dinner table syndrome: “What are you talking about?”. Stage
presentation at the annual meeting of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EDHI),
Chicago, IL.
Meek, D. R. (2018, March). Dinner table syndrome: Do not leave deaf children out of family
conversation. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention (EDHI), Denver, CO.
Meek, D. R., Cue, K. R., Wolsey, J. A., (2018, February). Experiences of doctoral deaf education students participating in courses utilizing video conference via American sign language. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACE-DHH), Tucson, AZ.
Meek, D. R., (2017, February). Dinner dialogues build language in deaf children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EDHI), Atlanta, GA.
Wolsey, J. A., MacGlaughlin, H. L., & Meek, D. R. (2017, February). Deaf identity in a nutshell. Stage presentation at the annual meeting of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EDHI), Atlanta, GA.
Wolsey, J. A., MacGlaughlin, H. L., & Meek, D. R. (2017, February). The importance of developing a strong and positive deaf identity in deaf children. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACEDHH), San Antonio, TX.
Meek, D. R., (2017, February). Limited resources for deaf students with autism. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACE-DHH), San Antonio, TX.
Musyoke, M. M., Gentry, M. A., Meek, D. R. (2016, February). Exploring perceptions and experiences of teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students with additional disabilities. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for College Educators-Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (ACE-DHH), New York, NY.