Marla C. Berkowitz

*Marla C. Berkowitz* is a senior lecturer in the American Sign Language (ASL) Program at Ohio State University. She is certified by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the American Sign Language Teachers Association and the Supreme Court of Ohio. She has two master’s degrees: one from New York University and another from The Jewish Theological Seminary. She is currently a trustee of Sister, Brother Deaf, Inc. , a non-profit organization created to disseminate information about deaf and hearing sibling relationships. A New York native, she has a younger sister and a brother and three step-siblings, and is the only sibling using ASL in her family. She resides in Columbus, Ohio.