Supervisor of Student
Teaching
Lecturer in Teacher Education
Bobbie
Allen holds a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis
in Policy Studies in Language and
Cross-Cultural Education from the joint doctoral
program—Claremont
Graduate University and San Diego State University.
Prior to joining UCSD’s faculty, Bobbie developed
an early childhood ASL-English bilingual-bicultural
and a family education program at a local elementary
school. Her research and publications are in the areas
of language, culture and literacy development of deaf,
hard of hearing and hearing children, families’ perspectives
and portfolio assessment. Staff development endeavors
have centered on how to implement The Learning
Record Portfolio Assessment System as a reliable
and valid
authentic assessment for diverse student populations.
She earned a B.S. in Special Education and a minor
in History from the University of Houston and a M.A.
in Communicative Disorders form San Diego State University.
Her 17 years of classroom teaching experience includes
infant to high school deaf, hard of hearing and hearing
students. She has also supervised 8th grade U.S. History
trips to the East Coast, organized and directed school-wide
talent shows and drama productions. She currently holds
a Multiple Subjects, GATE, Educational Specialist for
Deaf/Hard of Hearing and an Administrative Credential.
Additionally, she has been a lecturer at San Diego
State University and The English Language Institute
at the NW campus of Gallaudet University in Washington,
D.C. At San Diego State University, she helped develop
an evaluation system for American Sign Language proficiency
and cultural competency for teacher candidates in Deaf
Education.
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