She formerly was director of the Mental Health/Deaf Program in Oregon and director of the Rehabilitation Counseling/Deafness Program at the University of Arizona. Her research work covers the cognitive development and social/emotional development of deaf children in the United States and the People’s Republic of China. She has also conducted research on both Australian Aborigines and American Indians who are deaf, in addition to doing evaluations and therapy with the latter group. Dr. Eldredge lectures nationally and internationally on techniques for developing resiliency, wellness, and self-care for health and mental health workers and ASL interpreters.