He is also affiliate faculty in the Disability Studies and Comparative and International Education programs. Dr. Valente is the author of the autobiographical novel and autoethnography d/Deaf and d/ Dumb: A Portrait of a Deaf Kid as a Young Superhero. Currently Dr. Valente is the co-Principal Investigator of the project Kindergartens for the Deaf in Three Countries, funded by the Spencer Foundation. He received his BA from Bates College and PhD from Arizona State University. To learn more about his work, please see http://joevalente.net.