Research Theses

PhD and MA theses associated with the DSRU

Collins-Ahlgren, Marianne. 1989. Aspects of New Zealand Sign Language. PhD thesis.

Sameshima, Shizue. 1999. Deaf Students in Mainstream Universities and Polytechnics : Deaf Student Perspectives. MA Thesis

Dugdale, Patricia. 2000. Being Deaf in New Zealand : a Case Study of the Wellington Deaf Community. PhD Thesis

Smith, Eileen. 2003. Deaf Ways: Literacy Teaching Strategies of Deaf Teachers in New Zealand. MA Thesis

Smiler, Kirsten. 2004. Māori Deaf : Perceptions of Cultural and Linguistic Identity of Māori Members of the New Zealand Deaf Community. MA Thesis

Bathard, Hayley. 2014. Intricate Identities: Cochlear Implant Users Negotiating Lives Between d/Deaf and Hearing Worlds. MA Thesis

Smiler, Kirsten. 2014. Ka Puāwai Ngā Kōhungahunga Turi : a Study of the Nature and Impacts of Early Intervention for Māori Deaf Children and Their Whānau. PhD Thesis

Rollason Ashleigh. 2015. The Teaching of New Zealand Sign Language as an Additional Language in Mainstream New Zealand Primary Schools. MA Thesis (U of Auckland)

Siu, Wai Yan Rebecca. 2016. Sociolinguistic Variation in Hong Kong Sign Language. PhD Thesis

Vale, Mireille. 2017. Folk Definitions as a Model for Sign Language Dictionary Definitions : A User-Focused Study of the Online Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language. PhD Thesis

Iseli, Jacqueline. 2018. Deaf Ni-Vanuatu and Their Signs: A Sociolinguistic Study. MA Thesis

Simchowitz, Melissa. 2023. Language Practices of Māori Deaf New Zealand Sign Language Users for Identity Expression. MA Thesis

Postgraduate study

The School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies welcomes applications for postgraduate study from students with appropriate academic backgrounds who wish to conduct thesis research in Applied Sign Linguistics. Contact Dr Rachel McKee.