Roslyn “Roz” Rosen has been appointed director of California State University Northridge’s acclaimed National Center on Deafness (NCOD).

Rosen spent 33 years at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. before retiring in 2003. She served in several capacities at Gallaudet, ranging from professor to vice president for academic affairs. She subsequently became the executive director of the Council on Education of the Deaf, consultant on international affairs with the Communication Services for the Deaf, and international officer with the World Federation of the Deaf. She assumes her new post on September 25.

Rosen’s career path has led her through a variety of vocations, including sign language and adult education teacher, vocational rehabilitation counselor, secondary school supervising teacher, director of the Kellogg Special Schools of the Future project, tenured university professor in the department of administration and supervision, dean of the college for continuing education and university chief academic officer.

Concurrently, Rosen has been involved in community leadership, including serving eight years on the board of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), where she was lead author of the organization’s policies on education. In 2003, the federation honored her with a WFD International Cross award and lifetime honorary board membership.

Prior to her work with WFD, Rosen served as an elected board member for 13 years with the National Association of the Deaf, including three years as president. She also sat on the boards of the American Society for Deaf Children and the National Captioning Institute.

Rosen is a recognized expert, leader, consultant and author in educational leadership and advocacy. She has published extensively and conducted a number a workshops and conferences on various topics, including organizational management, leadership, education, human rights and women’s issues.

She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Gallaudet University and her doctorate in education administration from Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.