Biography
Dr. Peter Hauser
Center for Culture and Language
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Rochester Institute of Technology
Office 53-2160
One Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
Term: 02/01/2024 – 01/30/2027
Peter Hauser holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Gallaudet University, a master's in psychology and master's in linguistics from Gallaudet University, a bachelor's in psychology and bachelor's in philosophy from Central Connecticut State University, and an associates in behavioral sciences from Northwestern Connecticut Community College. He had a clinical neuropsychology post-doctoral fellowship in the departments of neurology and psychiatry at the University of Rochester before he joined the faculty of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in 2002. In 2006, Hauser joined the research faculty at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at RIT and began studying all aspects of deaf and hard-of-hearing lives from cultural, biological and linguistic perspectives. Hauser navigated his higher education and career as a deaf individual who communicated with his peers, teachers, and mentors with access services, primarily American Sign Language interpreting. He has made contributions to psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, interpreting, education and health. In 2020, Deaf Life magazine named him as the Person of the Year, recognizing his contributions to the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals.