Presenter

Damara Goff Paris received her Doctorate in education from Lamar University and her Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling from Western Oregon University. Dr. Paris has worked in private, non-profit, government and university environments. She has published six books, including Step into the Circle, a collection of biographies about Deaf Native Americans, and served as the president of the National Intertribal Deaf Council from 2002-2006. She has also been the recipient of several national awards. Dr. Paris currently directs and teaches in the DSDE Doctoral program at Lamar University’s Deaf Studies and Deaf Education division.