Thomas K. Holcomb is Professor of Deaf Studies at Ohlone College in Fremont, California where he teaches courses related to Deaf Culture to both deaf and hearing students. Previously, he taught at San Jose State University and National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Tom is considered a leading authority on Deaf Culture. He was awarded with the Teacher of the Year Award by American Sign Language Teacher Association (ASLTA) in 2002. He is well known for his dynamic presentation style which he uses to bring together deaf and hearing cultures. He has presented at several countries including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Japan, and Sweden.
Tom is also an accomplished storyteller and is the featured performer in the Boys Town Press videotape series, Read With Me: Stories for Your Deaf Child. His collaborations with Anna Mindess have resulted in several exciting teaching tools on Deaf Culture including two DVD/workbook sets, “A Sign Of Respect: Strategies for Effective Deaf/Hearing Interactions” and “See What I Mean: Differences Between Deaf and Hearing Cultures”. In addition, they collaborated in developing a Cultural Detective training module on Deaf Culture, and a book entitled “Reading Between the Signs”. He also co-authored with his brother and father entitled Deaf Culture, Our Way is now considered a classic in deaf literature. His new textbook, Introduction to American Deaf Culture, was released by Oxford University Press in 2013.
Tom’s academic credentials include a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Gallaudet University, Master’s degree in Career and Human Resources Development from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Rochester.
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Tom is considered a leading authority on Deaf Culture. He was awarded with the Teacher of the Year Award by American Sign Language Teacher Association (ASLTA) in 2002. He is well known for his dynamic presentation style which he uses to bring together deaf and hearing cultures. He has presented at several countries including Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Japan, and Sweden.
Tom is also an accomplished storyteller and is the featured performer in the Boys Town Press videotape series, Read With Me: Stories for Your Deaf Child. His collaborations with Anna Mindess have resulted in several exciting teaching tools on Deaf Culture including two DVD/workbook sets, “A Sign Of Respect: Strategies for Effective Deaf/Hearing Interactions” and “See What I Mean: Differences Between Deaf and Hearing Cultures”. In addition, they collaborated in developing a Cultural Detective training module on Deaf Culture, and a book entitled “Reading Between the Signs”. He also co-authored with his brother and father entitled Deaf Culture, Our Way is now considered a classic in deaf literature. His new textbook, Introduction to American Deaf Culture, was released by Oxford University Press in 2013.
Tom’s academic credentials include a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Gallaudet University, Master’s degree in Career and Human Resources Development from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Rochester.
Click to view Thomas K. Holcomb's Curriculum Vitae.