Dr. Brian Andrew Cheslik

Dr. Brian A. Cheslik (Austin, TX)- Assistant Professor and Program Director for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley American Sign Language and Interpretation BA program and the Director of Gallaudet University Regional Center (GURC)- Midwest with the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center. Dr. Cheslik holds a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Gallaudet University, a master’s in Deaf studies & Deaf education from Lamar University, and has a doctorate in Deaf studies & Deaf education from Lamar University ’21. Dr. Cheslik is a Certified Deaf Interpreter, specializing in music and theatre. He is the founding artistic director of Deaf Austin Theatre, where he has directed productions of Next to Normal (2019), The Last Five Years (2022) and Cinderella (2023). He services the theatre profession by educating theaters on accessibility needs for Deaf performers and audiences, as well as training performance interpreters. His current research interests include ASL, Interpreting, Deaf Studies Deaf education, theatre education, and human sexuality.