Kathryn Wright
Biography
Kathryn Wright is completing a joint doctoral degree in social work and anthropology. She focuses on disability and youth school experiences, particularly the effects of the social construction of disability on youth social relationships and personhood. Her dissertation investigated the social relations of racialized middle school students labeled with disability in the broader social context of racism, ableism, and class-based prejudice.
Wright also examines definitions of disability emerging from academic fields, fields of practice such as social work and education, and disabled activist communities as a way to understand the role of disability in influencing personhood.
Her research uses qualitative methods and draws implications for education policy, disability policy, and social services provision.
Education
B.A., Oberlin College
M.A., University of Michigan
M.S.W., Wayne State University
Research Focus
Disability and personhood in the context of educational institutions
Accessible research ethics and methods
Education policy