Department of Disability and Human Development (DHD), University of Illinois at Chicago offers the first PhD program dedicated to Disability Studies in the United States and one of only a few in the world. We are the only department in the disability studies field that provides a path from Minor to PhD and anything in between. We are home to innovative research centers and renowned leaders in the field of disabilities, including Illinois’ only federally designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service.
Our diversity is profound with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of disciplines, backgrounds, and countries around the world. We are committed to integrating research and academics with community engagement, and emphasize universally-designed instruction and the expression of disability pride.
DHD graduates are finding careers ranging from academic appointments in the burgeoning field of disability studies, to leadership positions in social service and governmental agencies, to advocacy positions in countries around the world.
Contact information
Office of Student Affairs (M/C 626)
Department of Disability and Human Development
College of Applied Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt Road
207 Disability, Health and Social Policy Building<
Chicago, Illinois 60608-6904
Phone: (312) 996.1508
TDD: (312) 413.0453
Email: dhdosa [at] uic {dot] edu
Website: http://go.uic.edu/DHDPhD
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UICDHD/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/idhd_uic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dhd.uic/
Faculty
- Kruti Acharya, Assistant Professor
- Fabricio E Balcazar, Professor
- Brenda Sposato Bonfiglio, Clinical Assistant Professor
- Kate Caldwell,Clinical Assistant Professor
- James Charlton,Research Assistant Professor
- Lennard Davis, Professor
- Carol J. Gill,Professor Emeritus
- Robert Gould, Clinical Assistant Professor
- Brian R. Grossman, Assistant Professor
- Rooshey Hasnain, Clinical Assistant Professor
- Glenn Hedman, Clinical Associate Professor
- Tamar Heller,Distinguished Professor, Department Head
- Kathy Hooyenga, Clinical Assistant Professor
- Kueifang (Kelly) Hsieh,Research Associate Professor
- Robin Ann Jones, Instructor
- Akemi Nishida, Assistant Professor
- Randall Owen, Clinical Assistant Professor
- Sarah Parker Harris, Associate Professor, Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies
- Alyson Patsavas,Clinical Assistant Professor
- Patricia Ann Politano, Clinical Associate Professor
- Carrie Sandahl, Associate Professor
- Sandy Sufian, Associate Professor
- Kiyoshi Yamaki, Research Associate Professor
Courses
Catalog UIC DHD Disability Studies Courses
Events
UIC Department of Disability and Human Development Events Calendar