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)
Senior Research Fellow at
Ono Academic College
in Kiryat-Ono, Israel
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.
Honors & Awards:
- Nominated, 2008 Professor of the Year Award. The Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
- Faculty Fellowship Summer Institute in Israel, Summer, 2008
Service:
2007-Present:
Equal Health Access Committee, American Public Health Association
2006-Present:
Member, Board of Directors Maine Disability Rights Center
2006-Present:
Secretary, Multicultural Council, Association of University Centers
on Disability
2005-Present:
Access Committee, American Public Health Association
2004-Present:
Member, Ecole Libre Des Hautes Etudes
2003-Present:
Grant Reviewer, National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation
Research
2002-2007: Site
Visitor, Council on Social Work Education
1999-Present:
Council Member, Disability Section. American Public
Health Association.
Representative Publications:
DePoy, E., & Gilson, S.F. (in press). Designer
diversity: Moving beyond categorical branding. The Journal of
Comparative Social Welfare.
DePoy, E. & Gilson S.F. (in press). Designing university techscapes:
An inter-organizational universal design collaboration to advance
equality of participation in university organizations. In J. Salmons and
L. Wilson (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and
Organizational Synergy.
Gilson, S.F., & DePoy, E. (in press). Policy
legitimacy: a model for disability policy analysis and change.
Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal.
DePoy, E., & Gilson, S.F. (in press). Social work practice with
disability: Moving from the perpetuation of a client category to human
rights and social justice. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics.
DePoy, E. & Gilson S. (2008). Healing the disjuncture: Social work
disability practice. In K.M. Sowers & C.N. Dulmus (Series Eds.) & B.W. White (Vol. Ed.),
Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social
Welfare: Vol. 1. The Profession of Social Work (pp.
267-282). Hoboken, NJ:
Wiley.
Gilson, S. F., & DePoy, E. (2008). Explanatory Legitimacy: A model
for disability policy development and analysis. In K. M. Sowers (Series
Ed.) I. Colby (Vol. Ed.). Comprehensive handbook of social work and
social welfare: Vol 4. Social policy and policy practice (pp. 203-217).
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
DePoy, E. & Gilson, S. (2007).
Evaluation practice: How to do good evaluation research in work
settings. New York: Routledge.
DePoy, E. & Gilson S. (2007). The human experience: Description,
explanation, and judgment. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Gilson, S. & DePoy, E. (2006). Explanatory legitimacy: A theory of
diversity applied to disability, in G. Albrect, Encyclopedia of
Disability, Thousand Oaks, Sage.
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.
Representative Presentations:
DePoy, E., & Gilson,
S. F. (2008, July 15-18). Designer Diversity: Constructing Bodies
and Backgrounds Through Contemporary Design Theory. 6th
International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities. Faith
University, Istanbul, Turkey. (juried).
DePoy, E., & Gilson,
S. F. (2008, June). Human Environment Juncture: Theoretical
Foundation for Research, Education, and Social Action. Research
Institute for Health and Medical Professions. Ono Academic College.
Kiryat Ono Israel. (invited).
Gilson, S. F., &
DePoy, E. (2008, May). “The Sport We Want” Redesigning Sports
Participation: A Matter of Social Justice. To Remember is to Resist: 40
Years of Sport and Social Change, 1968-2008. University of Toronto,
Toronto, ON, Canada. (juried).
DePoy, E., & Gilson,
S. F. (2008, April, 15). Disability Studies, Past, Present
Conflicts, and Future Initiatives and Directions. 24th Annual
Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities, April 14 and 15, 2008. (Invited
– Noted Speakers Series).
DePoy, E., & Gilson,
S. F. (2007, November). Disability, Diversity, Universal Access and
Student Innovation, A Leadership Curriculum for Today and Tomorrow.
AUCD Annual Meeting and Conference, Washington, DC, November 13, 2007.
(juried).
Gilson, S. F., &
DePoy, E. (2007, November). Poster: Beyond the Basics: Promoting
Equality of Opportunity in Sports and Culture. AUCD Annual Meeting
and Conference, Washington, DC, November 13, 2007. (juried).
Gilson, S. F., &
DePoy, E. (2007, November). Health Policy Considerations:
Explanatory Legitimacy & Evaluation Practice. Equal Health
Opportunity Committee. American Public Health Association Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC, November 5, 2007. (invited).
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
