Dr. Christy Borders
Professor, D/deaf and Hard of Hearing
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 533
Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00a-4:30pm by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Borders received her doctoral degree in special education from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Borders has 7 years of teaching and administration experience in P-12 schools for students who are Deaf/hard of hearing.
Current Courses
SED 594.004 Dissertation Proposal Development
SED 594.006 Dissertation Proposal Development
SED 330.001 English Sign System
SED 362.002 Systematic Instruction
SED 359.001 Teaching Of Reading & School Subjects-Deaf & Hard Hearing
Teaching Interests & Areas
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Behavior Disorders
Research Methodology
Research Interests & Areas
Interventions and teaching methods for students who are deaf/hard of hearing with additional disabilities, specifically autism spectrum disorders
EDD Special Education
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
MS Speech and Hearing Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
BS Special Education - Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Illinois State University Impact Award
Illinois State University
2018
Illinois State University Impact Award
Illinois State University
2017
Outstanding Author Contribution – Advances in Special Education
Emerald Literati Network
2016
Outstanding College of Education Teaching Award
College of Education, Illinois State University
2015
Illinois State University Impact Award
Illinois State University
2014
Coleman Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellowship
Coleman Foundation
2013
Excellence in Teaching Award
Division of Teacher Education, University of Cincinnati
2009
Outstanding Doctoral Student
Special Education, University of Cincinnati
2009
Antoinette Francis Dames Award for Outstanding Scholarship
Washington University in St. Louis
2004
Book, Chapter
Special Education for Young Learners who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Christina Borders.
(2019), 34, Advances in Special Education: Volume 34. Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities, Emerald
Interventions for Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Christina Borders, Stacey Jones-Bock, K. Giese, Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, K. Probst.
(2018), 33, 75-105, Advances in Special Education, Emerald Group
Interventions for students who are deaf/hard of hearing
Christina Borders, Stacey Jones Bock, Karla Giese, Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Kristi M Probst.
(2018), 33, 75--105, Viewpoints on interventions for learners with disabilities
Classrooms: Practices, Assessment and Improvement Strategies.
Stacey Jones-Bock, Christina Borders, Samuel Whitley, Stacey Harden, Allison Kroesch.
(2017), Behavioral assessment, NOVA Publishers
Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students with Disabilities
Christina Borders, Stacey Jones-Bock, K. M. Probst, Allison Kroesch.
(2017), 1-20, E-Book on Deaf Education
Group and Individual Behavioral Improvement Strategies
Christina Borders.
(2017), Classrooms: Practices, Assessment and Improvement Strategies, NOVA Publishers
Preparing to teach, committing to learn: An introduction to educating children who are deaf/hard of hearing (14
Christina Borders, Stacey Jones-Bock, Kristi Probst, Allison Kroesch.
(2017), Deaf/hard of hearing students with disabilities, EHDI Learning Center
Inclusion for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Christina Borders.
(2016), 31, pp.113-128, Advances in Special Education: Volume 31. General and Special Education Inclusion in an Age of Change: Impact on Students with Disabilities, Emerald Group
Inclusion of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students in the General Education Classroom', General and Special Education Inclusion in an Age of Change: Impact on Students with Disabilities (Advances in Special Education, Volume 31)
Christina Borders, Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Molly Herman, Molly Turner.
(2016), Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Inclusion of deaf/hard of hearing students in the general education classroom
Christina Borders, Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Molly Herman, Molly Turner.
(2016), General and special education inclusion in an age of change: Impact on students with disabilities, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Roles of Related Professionals in Special Education
Christina Borders.
(2015), 30A, pp. 119-129, Advances in Special Education: Volume 30A. Interdisciplinary Connections in Special Education, Emerald Group
Roles of Various Professionals Related to the Education of Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students
Christina Borders.
(2015), 30B, pp.119-138, Advances in Special Education: Volume 30B. Interdisciplinary Connections in Special Education, Emerald Group
Inclusion and giftedness
Christina Borders.
(2013), 26, pp. 125-145, Advances in Special Education: Volume 26. Giftedness: Current Perspectives and Issues
Differentiated instruction for students with emotional and behavioral disorders
Christina Borders.
(2012), 22, pp.199-214, Advances in Special Education: Volume 22. Behavior Disorders: Identification, assessment, and instructions of students with EBD
Effective practices/interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders
Christina Borders.
(2012), 23, pp. 61-81, Advances in Special Education: Volume 23. Behavior Disorders: Identification, assessment, and instructions of students with EBD
Itinerant services
Christina Borders.
(2011), Collaboration: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Educating Children with Disabilities., Prufrock Press
Teaching students with autism to communicate
Christina Borders.
(2010), Autism Spectrum Disorders: Foundations, Characteristics, and Effective Strategies, Pearson
Journal Article
Prevalence of educationally significant disabilities in deaf and hard of hearing students.
Jeremy Peterson, Christina Borders, Melinda Ely.
American Annals of the Deaf, 167 (5), 583-596, (2023)
Presentations
Speech to hearing: Visual links.
Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Christina Borders.
2nd National Deaf Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN., June 23, 2017
Rethinking the speech banana.
Christina Borders, Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh.
The 53rd Annual Conference of the Illinois Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ITDHH)., Springfield, IL, March 4, 2017
Implications of over-simplification of speech acoustics when training teachers of the Deaf
Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Christina Borders.
Association of College Educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 7, 2017
Teacher perspectives on hearing loss: Examining the impact of words
Stephanie Gardiner-Walsh, Christina Borders.
Association of College Educators of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Conference, San Antonio, TX., February 7, 2017