Full Name
Carolyn Shivers
Job Title
Associate Professor
Company
Niagara University
Speaker Bio
Dr. Carolyn Shivers is an associate professor of psychology at Niagara University and the director of the university's undergraduate minor in disability studies. She has given multiple workshops, conferences, and panel presentation on disability in psychology, supporting disabled students, and anti-ableist teaching practices in higher education. Her current research focuses on quantifying experiences of ableism to better understand how barriers to inclusion impact well-being and quality of life among disabled individuals.