Patrick Boudreault, born to Deaf parents, is a native signer of
Langue des Signes Québécoise (LSQ). He is actively involved in the
field of Sign Language Instruction, Sign Language Interpreting (ASL
and LSQ) and Sign Language acquisition research. Before joining
Deaf Studies Department at California State University, Northridge
as a full-time faculty in fall 2003, he has been a Sign Language
consultant, CommunicaSigne, in which he had formed in
1996. As a consultant, he provided a wide range of services related
to Sign Language, Sign Language Interpreting of two signed
languages of Canada (LSQ and ASL), providing workshops on Deaf
communication, training on Sign Language teaching curriculum and
Sign Language assessment.
He has earned a BA degree in Linguistics in 1996 from Université du
Québec à Montréal, Montreal and a M.Sc. degree in Communication
Sciences & Disorders from McGill University, Montreal. and
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in 2006 from University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg. His primary interest of study is the area of
the first language acquisition of sign language in relation to Deaf
identity. He also focuses on the interpreting processes and roles
between two signed languages; ASL and LSQ.
