Sarah K. Parker Harris University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Sarah Parker, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Originally from Australia, where she received her Ph.D. at the University of Sydney, she has a background in sociology and social policy, and her dissertation was a comparative analysis of Australia and the U.S. on international and domestic human rights, policies, and legislation for people with disabilities. Her research interests include comparative policy analysis, international and domestic disability policies and legislation, international human rights, citizenship and social justice, and issues relating to gender and disability.