Psychologist diagnosed with rare disability studies how disability impacts people’s social interactions, identity, and experiences of prejudice and discrimination
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Dr. Bogartopens in new window is a professor at Oregon State University and the co-founder of the Disability Advocacy and Research Network (DARN), a professional organization for disabled psychologists and psychology students and allies. She holds a PhD in psychology from Tufts University in social psychology. Dr. Bogart has published over 60 articles in academic journals and she has received grant funding to support her research from a number of organizations including the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund, Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Rare Disorders Grant, and the Mellon Foundation. Her research has also been spotlighted by several media outlets, including The New York Times and U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Bogart’s work is informed by her own experience as a person with Moebius Syndrome, a rare congenital disability that results in facial paralysis.
Dr. Bogart’s research is at the intersection of social and health psychology and it focuses on the social psychology of disability, especially ableism (discrimination and/or prejudice against people with disabilities), disability identity, and the experiences of people with rare disease/rare disabilities.
Bogart, K. R., & Dunn, D. S. (2019). Ableism special issue introduction. Journal of Social Issues, 75(3), 650–664. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12354opens in new window
Bogart, K. R., & Irvin, V. L. (2017). Health-related quality of life among adults with diverse rare disorders. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 12, 1–9.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-017-0730-1opens in new window
Bogart, K. R., Rottenstein, A., Lund, E. M., & Bouchard, L. (2017). Who self-identifies as disabled? An examination of impairment and contextual predictors. Rehabilitation Psychology, 62(4), 553–562. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000132opens in new window
Ableism, Disability Identity, Social Psychology, Health, Rare Disabilities
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