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Dr. Kirsty Liddiard is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Education, University of Sheffield. Her work centers on critical intersections of disability, gender, sexuality, and childhood/youth, with a focus on disablism, ableism, and arts-informed methodologies. She has held positions at Ryerson University (Toronto) and the University of Warwick, and her research spans institutions like Wellcome Trust (UK), ESRC, and SSHRC (Canada).
- Current projects: Living Life to the Fullest (life-limiting conditions in youth), Arts, Architecture, Activism and Access (AHRC), and Touretteshero (Wellcome Trust).
- Key collaborations: With Dan Goodley, Katherine Runswick-Cole, Jen Slater, and international institutions.
Her research explores:
- Disability activism and cultural representations
- Intimacy and sexuality in disabled lives
- Anti-ableist policy critique
- Co-production with marginalized communities
Notable scientific awards include the Ethel Louise Armstrong Postdoctoral Fellowship (Ryerson University) and SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (Canada). She serves on editorial/review boards for journals like Disability and Society and Gender and Education, and is a founding member of the Centre for Critical Psychology and Education.
Her 15 most recent publications (2013–2025) reflect trends in:
- Critical disability theory
- Posthumanist and feminist frameworks
- Co-produced research methods
- Pandemic-era disablism
- Intimate citizenship
- Technology and autonomy
