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Research

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications, dissertations, and conference proceedings by Christopher Tester, Ph.D., CDI, SC:L. Research focuses on Deaf interpreters in court settings, intralingual interpreting, conference interpreting, and interpreter education.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Book Chapters & Conference Proceedings

  1. 2022

    Incorporating the Logic and Language of Attorneys into our Scope of Practice

    Christopher Tester, Nicole Atlas

    Teaching Interpreting in Legal Settings (J. Brunson, Ed.). Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press

    Peer-reviewed book chapter on integrating attorneys' logic and language into interpreter scope of practice.

  2. 2021

    Sign Language Interpreting in Conference Settings

    Nadja Grbić, Graham Turner, Christopher Tester, Maya de Wit, Christopher Stone

    Routledge Handbook of Conference Interpreting (Alba-Mikasa & Tiselius, Eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge

    Peer-reviewed book chapter on sign language interpreting in conference settings.

Conference Proceedings

  1. 2018

    A Case Study of a Deaf Interpreter Teaching Interpreting Process Courses

    Christopher Tester, Doug Olsen, Rachel Hills

    2018 Biennial Conference — Reaching New Heights in Interpreter Education: Mentoring, Teaching and Leadership. Conference of Interpreter Trainers

    Peer-reviewed conference proceedings paper presenting a case study of a Deaf interpreter teaching interpreting process courses.

Dissertations & Reports

  1. 2021

    Intralingual Interpreting in the Courtroom: An Ethnographic Study of Deaf Interpreters' Perception of Their Role and Positioning

    Christopher Tester

    Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Doctoral dissertation examining how Deaf interpreters perceive their role and positioning in courtroom intralingual interpreting contexts.

  2. 2019

    What is the Deaf Interpreter's Perception of Their Interpreting Process in the Courts?

    Christopher Tester

    Heriot-Watt University — Major Review Report

    Major Review Report. Supervisors: Prof. Dr Jemina Napier and Dr Jordan Fenlon. Reviewer: Dr Owen Harrington Fernandez. Unpublished manuscript.

  3. 2015

    How American Sign Language-English Interpreters Who Can Hear Determine Need for a Deaf Interpreter for Court Proceedings

    Christopher Tester

    Heriot-Watt University — MA Dissertation

    MA Dissertation. Supervisors: Prof. Dr Jemina Napier and Prof. Dr Jens Hessmann.

Forthcoming & In Press

  1. In Press

    History is a Relentless Master: The State of Interpreter Education in the United States

    Christopher Tester, Anna Witter-Merrithew

    International Perspectives on Sign Language Interpreter Education, 2nd Ed. (Adam, Napier, & Webb, Eds.). Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press

    Forthcoming / in-press peer-reviewed book chapter on the state of interpreter education in the United States.

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