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Joshua St Pierre serves as Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Critical Disability Studies and Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Arts. His interdisciplinary work bridges political theory, disability studies, and feminist philosophy to critically examine communication disabilities within information societies.
His educational background includes:
- BA in Humanities from Briercrest College
- MA in Philosophy from the University of Alberta
- PhD in Philosophy from the University of Alberta
Dr. St. Pierre founded Dysfluency Studies as a subfield analyzing communication breakdowns through disabled perspectives. His research challenges societal norms prioritizing speech speed and fluency, arguing these exclude disabled communicators. In Cheap Talk: Disability and the Politics of Communication, he critiques how digital platforms and speech pathology create exclusionary environments while exploring crip strategies for transformative communication.
His recognition includes:
- Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Critical Disability Studies
He supervises students in critical disability studies and political theory, currently advising Hussein Alaeddin Alhussainy (Honours), Maddie Dempsey (MA), and HeunJung Lee (PhD candidate). As Principal Investigator of the SSHRC-funded Stuttering Commons (2023-2026), he leads international collaboration to establish dysfluency studies through researcher training, community workshops, and clinician resources.
The Stuttering Commons initiative partners with Florida State University, MacEwan University, and University College Dublin alongside community organizations including Redefining Stammering and Take Courage to bridge social-cultural and biomedical disability models.
