2026

A light blue surgical face mask on a dark background. A message printed in red on the fabric reads, How to be Disabled in a Pandemic.

CDS Publication Wins 2026 Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize

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CDS director Mara Mills’ edited book How to be Disabled in a Pandemic (coedited with MCC alum Harris Kornstein and NYU professors Faye Ginsburg and Rayna Rapp), won the 2026 Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize. A $619,000 NSF grant (PI: Mills) funded the training of doctoral students to research and write chapters for the book. […]

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Meet Our Spring 2026 Research Assistants

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Earlier this year, the Center welcomed the first cohort of Research Assistants (RAs) to join our Mellon-funded Access for Small Arts Partnerships (ASAP) grant. At the heart of ASAP are the innovative access initiatives happening at NYC’s small arts organizations. These projects form a growing edge of possibilities for creative, curatorial, and archival approaches to

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CDS Welcomes Two Fulbright Fellows in Disability Arts

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The NYU Center for Disability Studies is happy to welcome two Fulbright fellows in disability arts for the 2025/2026 academic year. You can read more about their work below. Júlia Ayerbe is a Spanish-Brazilian contemporary art researcher. Her work focused on dissident corporealities, accessibility, and publishing practices. She is a PhD student in the Art

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CDS Welcomes Dr. Kevin Gotkin as Assistant Director

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Photo by Cassidy Duhon. Gotkin will contribute to NYU’s disability-centered research, teaching, and partnerships. Following a national search, the NYU Center for Disability Studies (CDS) has hired scholar, organizer, and artist Kevin Gotkin as its inaugural Assistant Director. Gotkin has been a member of the NYU community since 2007 when they began their undergraduate studies

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