Department
Physical Education and Recreation

Office Location
Field House (FI)  G12

Secondary Location
102

Email Address
gina@oliva@gallaudet.edu

Gina Oliva, Ph. D., is a Professor of Physical Education and Recreation at Gallaudet University. She received her B. A. in Psychology from Washington College (Chestertown, Md.), her M. A. in Counseling from Gallaudet College and her Ph.D. in Recreation and Leisure Studies from the University of Maryland. Her first book, "Alone in the Mainstream: A Deaf Woman Remembers Public School" (2004) initiated the Deaf Lives Series published by the Gallaudet University Press. She is currently researching summer and weekend programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and youth.

Memberships: National Recreation and Park Association

Service: Secretary, Metropolitan Washington Deaf Community Center

Ongoing Research: Oliva, Gina. "Motivations and goals of owners, managers, and counselors of planned recreational (summer and weekend) programs for deaf and hard of hearing children." Proposal written to Priority Research Program, Fall 2006, for third summer of research projected summer 2007)

Recent Publications:

• Oliva, G. and Lytle, L. (2006). A young woman's journey. In Women and Deafness
• Oliva, G. (2007). On the Fence: The Hidden World of the Hard of Hearing. (Reprint from Alone in the Mainstream). Handwave Publications.
• Oliva, G. (2007). Looking Back: Longing for a Group of Friends. In Odyssey - New Directions in Deaf Education. Clerc Center. Washington, D. C. Draft submitted December 2006
• Ostrove, J., Oliva, G. and Katowitz, A. (In Press). Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students' Experiences with Hearing Teachers and Peers.

• Recreation and Leisure in the Deaf Community
• Outreach to isolated Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth
• Summer and Weekend Programs (including Summer Camps) for D/HOH Youth
• Qualitative Research and Reporting