Carla Rice

Carla Rice is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph. As Founding Director of the Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice, she specializes in disability and embodiment studies, arts-based research methodologies, and social justice.

• Institution: University of Guelph
• Key affiliations: Re•Vision Centre for Art and Social Justice

Her research interrogates systems of oppression related to disability, gender, and embodiment through feminist, Indigenous, and affect theories. She employs digital/media storytelling to analyze vulnerability, empathy, and transformative healthcare practices.

Carla’s publications span journals like Feminism & Psychology, Gender & Education, and Hypatia, with themes around disability futurities, unruly bodies, and multimedia storytelling praxis. Trends include critical disability theory, affective solidarity, and decolonizing methodologies.

• Scientific Awards: Canada Research Chair in Care, Gender, and Social Justice

Her work emphasizes advising on critical disability research and fostering collaborations through arts-based projects. Labs/teams include the Re•Vision Centre’s interdisciplinary collectives focused on marginalized narratives.