Janice Woods
Freelance Interpreter

Independent Contract Interpreter

Master of Science Degree in ASL/English Interpreting: Interpreting Pedagogy

As an alum of UNF’s Master of Science Degree in ASL/English Interpreting: Interpreting Pedagogy, Janice Woods now holds a full-time position as an instructor in UNF’s ASL/English Interpreting program. Janice comes to UNF from Oklahoma State University, where she filled a lecturer position in the Department of Languages and Literature. While at OSU, she contributed to developing coursework for the newly established American Sign Language Studies: ASL – English Interpreting, BA.

As a child of Deaf adults, CODA, Janice’s relationship with members of the Deaf Community fuels her motivating factor in every course she teaches. Before coming to the University setting, her career began as an interpreter. Her work started in the community as a private practice interpreter in various settings such as post-secondary coursework, video relay services, business, medical, mental health, and her passion – legal. Janice has also presided as President of the Oklahoma Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf for two different terms and currently serves on the advisory board for Oklahoma State University/Oklahoma City’s Interpreting Degree Program. Janice also works as an evaluator for the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation’s Quality Assessment Screening Test. As mentioned earlier, Janice’s passion remains the legal setting; however, she loves that interpreting allows her to interact with various people and environments.

Because opportunities to learn and grow are exciting and never-ending, Janice Woods has also developed a new passion for helping others with healthy weight loss and is now a certified independent health coach.