Professor of
Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
University of Maine
Center for Community Inclusion & Disability Studies
5717 Corbett Hall
The University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5717
207/581-1263 (V)
207/581-1084 (V/TTY)
800/203-6957 (V/TTY)
207/581-1231 (Fax)
CCIDS Affiliations:
Specialty Areas:
- Health Policy
- Access to Health Services
- Disability Theory
- Diversity Theory
Education:
Ph.D. University of Nebraska Medical Center, Medical
Sciences Interdepartmental Area - Psychiatry. Omaha, NE.
Dissertation Title: Attentional Development During Maturation as Assessed with
Scalp Endogenous Potentials and Related Behavioral Measures.
M.S.W., University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work.
Denver, CO.
B.A. in Art. California State University at Long Beach. Cum
laude. Long Beach, CA.
Research & Public Service:
- Commissioner. Commission on Disability and Persons with
Disabilities. Council on Social Work Education
- Council Member, Special Interest Group, Disability.
Disability Forum. American Public Health Association.
- Member President’s Council on Disability
- Member Curriculum Committee-Center for Community Inclusion
& Disability Studies
- Faculty Advisor, Student Social Work Organization
- Member, Board of Directors, United Cerebral Palsy of
Central Maine
- Member, Planning Board, Town of Newburgh
- Steering Committee, Center on Teaching Excellence
Representative Publications:
DePoy, E., & Gilson, S.F. (2004). Rethinking disability: Principles
for professional and social change. Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.
Gilson, S.F. (2004). Underground advocacy: Emergence of the consumer voice. In
D. Fauri, E.F. Netting, & S.P. Wernet (Eds.). Cases in Macro Social Work
Practice. (2nd ed.).(pp. 47-62). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
DePoy, E., & Gilson, S.F. (2003).
Practice evaluation: Thinking &
Action.
Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.
DePoy, E., Gilson, S. F., & Cramer, E. P. (2003). Understanding the
experiences of and advocating for the service and resource needs of abused,
disabled women. In Women with Disabilities in the Majority and Minority
Worlds. Sage India and Kali.
Gilson, S. F., & DePoy, E. (2002). Theoretical approaches to disability
content in social work education. Journal of Social Work Education, 37,
153-165.
Gilson, S. F. (Senior Editor), DePoy, E., MacDuffie, H., & Meyershon, K.
(Contributing Editors). (2002). Integrating disability content in social work
education: A curriculum resource. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work
Education.
Gilson, S.F., Cramer, E. P., & DePoy, E. (2001). Linking the assessment of
self reported functional capacity with abuse experiences of women with
disabilities. Violence Against Women: An International and Interdisciplinary
Journal 7, 418-431.
Gilson, S.F., Cramer, E.P., & DePoy, E. (2001). (Re)defining abuse among women
with disabilities: Enlarging the scope. AFFILIA 16, 220-235.
Levitas, A.S., & Gilson, S.F. (2001). Predictable crises in the lives of
people with mental retardation. Mental Health Aspects of Developmental
Disabilities, 4(3), 1-12.
Casebolt, G.M., & Gilson, S.F. (Eds.). (2000). Managing personal assistants: A
consumer guide. Washington, DC: Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Gilson, S.F. (2000). Discussion of disability and use of self in the
classroom. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 20(3/4), 125-136.
Gilson, S.F, & DePoy, E. (2000). Multiculturalism and disability: A critical
perspective. Disability & Society, 15(2), 207/218.
Gilson, S.F. (2000). Aging and disability. In R.L. Schneider, N.P. Kropf, & A.
Kisor (Eds.), Gerontological Social Work: Knowledge, Service Settings, And
Special Populations (2nd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth.
Gilson, S. F., DePoy, E., & Cramer, E. P. (2004).
Domestic violence and women
with disabilities: A curriculum training module for schools of social work.
Published on CD Rom and on the Web.
DePoy, E., & Gilson, S. (2003).
Activity Legitimacy. Published on CD Rom and on
the Web.
DePoy, E., Gilson, S. & MacDuffie, H. (2003).
Contemporary issues in long-term
care. Published on CD Rom and on the Web.
Professional Associations:
- American Public Health Association
- Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
- Council on Social Work Education
- Maine Public Health Association
- National Association of Social Workers
- Society for Disability Studies
