 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (April 2011) |
Stephen Gilson | |
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| Born | 1950 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theory, analysis |
| Institutions | Interdisciplinary Disability Studies at the University of Maine |
Stephen Gilson is an American theorist and policy analyst who is best known for his work in disability, diversity, and health policy through the lens of legitimacy theory[1][2][3][4] and disjuncture theory. Co-authored with Elizabeth DePoy, Gilson developed Explanatory Legitimacy Theory.[5] Through that lens, Gilson analyzes how population group membership is assigned, is based on political purpose, and is met with formal responses that serve both intentionally and unintentionally to perpetuate segregation, economic status quo, and inter-group tension. Additionally, co-authored with DePoy, Gilson developed Disjuncture Theory. This theory explains disability as an interactive “ill-fit” between bodies (broadly defined) and environments (broadly defined).[6][7]
Gilson has applied legitimacy theory and disjuncture theory to the analysis and enactment of health policy and practices related to access and to illness prevention. Along with DePoy, Gilson has implemented his vision of socially just policy based on universal access principles through the creation of a web portal that renders existing illness prevention information accessible to individuals across diversity category boundaries.[2]
Gilson has received invitations to keynote at national and international conferences on disability studies and distinguished lectures at University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Smith College, NYU, University of North Carolina, Ono Academic College, Research Institute for Health and Medical Professions, and others.
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- ^ Albrecht, Gary L. (2005-10-07). Encyclopedia of disability - Google Boeken. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9780761925651. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Rethinking Disability - Google Scholar". Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Designer diversity: moving beyond categorical branding - Journal of Comparative Social Welfare - Volume 25, Issue 1". 2008-12-12.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare: The profession of ... - Karen Marlaine Sowers, Barbara W. White, Catherine N. Dulmus - Google Books. John Wiley & Sons. 2008-05-16. ISBN 9780470246764. Retrieved 2012-03-09.