Background
Leeson, Lorraine Mary was born on October 16, 1971 in Dublin. Daughter of Philip Desmond and Rose Leeson.
director special education educator
Leeson, Lorraine Mary was born on October 16, 1971 in Dublin. Daughter of Philip Desmond and Rose Leeson.
Diploma in Deaf Studies, ISL, English Interpreting, University Bristol, England, 1994. Master of Philosophy in Linguistics, Trinity College Dublin, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin, 2001.
Houseparent St. Joseph's School Deaf Boys, Cabra, Dublin, 1990—1994. Interpreter Irish Deaf Society, 1994—1995. Private interpreter, 1995—1998.
Coordinator, Deaf Studies Programme, National University of Ireland Cork, CDE University Bristol, Cork, 1998—1999, lecturer-deaf studies, part-time, 2000—2001. Director, Center Deaf Studies Trinity College Dublin, since 2001. Administrator European Union Deaf, Brussels, 2000—2001.
Executive director European Brain Council, 2005. Consultant International Federation Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, 2005.
Director Dublin City Radio, 2008. Member advisory board Deafness, Cognition and Language, London, 2006. Member task force deaf education Catholic Institute Deaf People, Dublin, 2006.
Member of International Cognitive Linguistics Association, Irish Association Sign Language Interpreters (secretary 1995-1998), Irish Association Applied Linguistics, Irish Translators and Interpreters Association.