Terra Edwards, Ph.D.
Terra is a linguistic anthropologist whose research is concerned with the existential and environmental conditions that support language emergence. 

Jelica Nuccio, M.P.H.

Jelica is a Protactile expert with extensive experience teaching Protactile and conducting linguistic research. ​

Halene Anderson, M.S.
Hal is an interpreter with special expertise in Protactile interpreting. She also analyzes linguistic data and creates novel research methodologies with DeafBlind collaborators. 

​Diane Brentari, Ph.D.
Diane is a linguist with expertise in the structure of visual and tactile signed languages, including protactile languages. 


Jenny Lu, Ph.D.

​Mitch Holaly, M.A.
Jenny is a psychologist whose research focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that enable children to learn and create language.
Mitch is an ASL and PT interpreter who has conducted research on interpreting with DeafBlind people, and has contributed to several projects analyzing the structure of Protactile language. 


​Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D.

Jenna is a mechanical engineer who specializes in designing touch-based communication technologies.