Dr. Natalia Rohatyn-Martin is an Associate Professor at MacEwan University in the Faculty of Health and Community Studies. She teaches undergraduate students in the Educational Assistant certificate and in the Bachelor of Applied Human Service Administration. Dr. Rohatyn-Martin has a PhD in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Special Education as well as a graduate certificate in community-based research and evaluation. She also supervises graduate students in Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta on thesis and dissertation committees. Rohatyn-Martin’s academic background, teaching practices, and lived experience growing up with a Deaf sibling combine to inform the focus and direction of her research program.