Stephen Fitzmaurice, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Interpreting: ASL

Contact
Department of Languages
Office: 705 Strode Tower
Phone: 864-431-7778
Email: sfitzma@clemson.edu

Education
Ph.D., Gallaudet University; M.I.P., Northeastern University; Certifications: CI, CT, NIC: A, NAD V, Ed: K12

Curriculum Vitae

Stephen Fitzmaurice is an Associate Professor of Interpreting: American Sign Language (ASL), and lead faculty for the ASL-English Educational Interpreting program. Stephen earned his Ph.D. in Interpretation from Gallaudet University and a Master of Interpreter Pedagogy degree from Northeastern University. He has earned several national interpreter certifications from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the National Association of the Deaf Master Interpreter Certification and the Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment. Stephen is the Director of the South Carolina Educational Interpreting Center and has worked as a professional ASL-English interpreter for over twenty-five years. Dr. Fitzmaurice lectures extensively on developing interpreting skills for in-service ASL-English interpreters and has scholarly interests spanning: applied linguistics; sociolinguistics; literacy development of Deaf children; and educational access via interpreting services.

Professional/Research Links
https://works.bepress.com/stephen-fitzmaurice/

Selected Professional Works

Books (Published)

Bentley-Sassaman, J. Minor, R. F., & Fitzmaurice, S. (Eds.) (2024). Survey of Interpreting in Specialized Settings. OER Commons.

Fitzmaurice, S. B. (2021). The role of the educational interpreter: Perceptions of administrators and teachers. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Winston, E. & Fitzmaurice, S. B. (Eds.) (2021). Advances in Educational Interpreting. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Journal Articles & Book Chapters (Published)

Fitzmaurice, S. & Bentley-Sassaman, J. (2024). Perceptions of non-deaf parties in a student interpreted transaction. International Journal of Interpreter Education, 15 (1), Conference of Interpreter Trainers.

Fitzmaurice, S. B. (2024). Importance of fingerspelling in education settings. In J. Bentley-Sassaman, R. F. Minor & S. Fitzmaurice (Eds.), Survey of American Sign Language/English Interpreting Settings. OER Commons.

Fitzmaurice, S. & Faulkner, M. (2023). ASL-English interpreters and anxiety. Journal of Interpretation. RID Press: University of North Florida.

Fitzmaurice, S. B. (2021). There is no I(nterpreter) in your team. In E. Winston & S. B. Fitzmaurice (Eds.), Advances in Educational Interpreting. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Fitzmaurice, S. B. (2021). The realistic role metaphor for educational interpreters. In E. Winston & S. B. Fitzmaurice (Eds.), Advances in Educational Interpreting. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.

Fitzmaurice, S. (2020). Educational interpreters and the Dunning-Kruger effect. Journal of Interpretation, 28(2). RID Press at University of North Florida.