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Kirsten R. Brown
Lecturer of Research Design and Methods
Edgewood College
Education/Degree:
1 Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs (Bowling Green State University)
About
Dr. Kirsten Brown is a faculty member in the educational leadership program at Edgewood College. Her research agenda follows three lines of inquiry: neurodiversity, cripping educational systems, and how power is produced through bodyminds. Dr. Brown is the co-author of Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach and has published articles on sexual assault, campus climate, institutional practices that support students with autism, and universal research design. Her current research projects include understanding disabled students' definitions of success and the experiences of disabled staff working in postsecondary institutions.
Current Work
Dr. Brown's interest in disability and education comes from my experiences growing up as a student with a learning disability. In Dr. Brown's words, "The longer I spent in school, the better I became at navigating stigma and ableism. I also noticed that people different types of disabilities -- usually ones that were more apparent than mine-- were treated differently than I was. These, and experiences around race, gender, age, size, and sexual orientation made me curious about how social systems, like education, shape disabled experiences. As I have grown in community with disabled people, I have also become curious about how disabled people shape social structures through activism, adaptation, and different ways of knowing the world. Thus, my research looks at the places where disability, social structures, and power connect."
Research Area Keyword(s)
crip epistemologies, disability, education, neurodiversity