Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Broadly speaking, my research places disability at the center of political theorizing in order to evaluate the political nature of disability and the often disabling nature of our political arrangements . [read more=’Read more’ less=’Read less’] Even though my research is located in the field of normative political thought, I embrace an applied and contextualized approach by grappling with the empirical realities of our society in order to develop helpful strategies for just and egalitarian policy changes. I am currently working on a book manuscript, tentatively titled Disability and the Politics of Parenthood, which uses disability as a prism to better understand the relationship between “politics as usual” and the family. Chapters cover a range of relevant issues surrounding the experiences of parents of children with disabilities, including: prenatal genetic testing and the selective abortion of disabled fetuses; guardianship laws; in-home care support and Medicaid waivers; and, special education policy.[/read]
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