I am a law professor whose scholarship focuses on disability law and policy, health law and policy, and family law. I am particularly interested in the intersection of disability justice and reproductive justice.
As a disabled woman, I have dedicated my career to advancing the rights of people with disabilities. Currently, I am an Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where I teach courses on Family Law, Disability Law, and Professional Responsibility, among others. I am also a co-investigator at the National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities. Previously, I was the Bruce R. Jacob Visiting Assistant Professor at the Stetson University College of Law, where I taught Torts, Disability Law, and Public Health Law. For three years, I was an Instructor at the Boston University School of Law, where I taught Disability Law.
For nearly five years, I served as an Attorney-Advisor at the National Council on Disability (NCD), an independent federal agency that advises the President and Congress on matters concerning people with disabilities. Previously, I was the Disability Rights Program Manager at the Equal Rights Center, Assistant Director for Policy and Advocacy at the Disability Policy Consortium, and Staff Attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services. While in law school, I interned for both the NCD and the Disability Law Center.
I am the principal author of NCD’s Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and their Children. I have written and presented extensively on the rights, needs, and experiences of parents with disabilities.
I am a member of several organizations, including the Disability Rights Bar Association, American Public Health Association, and the American Bar Association. From August 2015 to August 2018, I served a three-year appointment at the American Bar Association’s Commission on Disability Rights.
I hold a PhD and Master’s degree in Social Policy from Brandeis University, a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from Bridgewater State University.