Professor Dan Goodley
PhD, BSc (Hons)
School of Education
Professor of Disability Studies and Education
iHuman Co-director


+44 114 222 8185
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School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
91直播
S10 2AH
- Research interests
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Critical disability studies
Dan is interested in theorising and challenging the conditions of disablism (the social, political, cultural and psycho-emotional exclusion of people with physical, sensory and/or cognitive impairments) and ableism (the contemporary ideals on which the able, autonomous, productive citizen is based). He draws on ideas from critical psychology, medical sociology, medical humanities, philosophy, sociology and education. A key intellectual project relates to exploring the ways in which critical disability studies can disrupt and change knowledge within education, medicine and science and technology.
Disability and Questions of the Human
Dan is interested in contesting narrow and orthodox conceptions of the human condition. Dan is working with colleagues in the School of Education and across the university to explore how we might understand the human in the 21st century in a time of technological and capitalist advance. He co-directs (with Professor Paul Martin, Sociological Studies) iHuman.
Current and a selection of previous research projects include:
- Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award (拢2.9 million). Disability Matters (September 2023 鈥 September 2029). PI: Goodley. CoIs. Tanya Titchkosky (University of Toronto, Canada), Anita Ghai and Sandeep Singh (Ambedkar University Delhi, India), Meng Ee Wong (National Institute of Education/Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), Jackie Leach Scully (University of New South Wales, Australia).
- Economic and Social Research Council (拢731,114). ES/W003406/1. . PI: Goodley. Co-Is Katherine Runswick-Cole, Rebecca Lawthom (University of 91直播), Rohit Shankar (University of Plymouth), Charlotte Lawthom (Aneurin Bevan University Health Board), Speakup Self-advocacy, 91直播 Voices, Sunderland People First, Barod. September 2022 - August 2025.
- EPSRC-funded UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Hub Pump Priming. (拢147,414). PI; Goodley. CoIs: Lauren Brown, Kirsty Liddiard, Alison Buxton, James Law (University of 91直播), Radu Calinescu, Colin Paterson, Beverley Townsend, Chiara Picardi (University of York), Harry Gordon (Greenacre School). April 2022 - March 2023.
- University of 91直播 / Research England. (拢17,000). . PI: Goodley. CoI: Barry Gibson (Dentistry), Elizabeth Croot (Health and Related Research) Dr Esme Cleall (History, Pirashanthie Vivekananda-Schmidt (Medical Education), Parveen Ali (Nursing and Midwifery), Lindsay Unwin (Research Ethics & Integrity Manager, Secretary to the University Research Ethics Committee). April 2022 - July 2022
- Economic and Social Research Council (拢443,000 鈥 Grant No. ES/P001041/1). . PI: Goodley (University of 91直播), Co-Is: Katherine Runswick Cole and Kirsty Liddiard (University of 91直播). March 2017 - March 2020.
- Economic and Social Research Council (拢425,000 鈥 Grant No. RES-622-26-376). Principal Investigators; Dan Goodley (University of 91直播), Co-Is: Katherine Runswick Cole (Manchester Metropolitan University), Toby Brandon (Northumbria University), Kelley Johnson (Bristol University). July 2013 - July 2015.
- SCOPE (拢51,500). . Principal Investigators; Dan Goodley and Katherine Runswick Cole (Manchester Metropolitan University). October 2011 鈥 September 2012.
- British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) (拢8,500). Researching placement parties and child adoption. Principal Investigators: Goodley and Katherine Runswick-Cole (Manchester Metropolitan University). October 2011 鈥 September 2012.
- Economic and Social Research Council (拢255, 000 鈥 Grant No. RES-062-23-1138). Does every child matter, post Blair? The interconnections of disabled childhoods. Principal Investigators; Dan Goodley (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Janice McLaughlin (University of Newcastle); Research Fellow: Katherine Runswick Cole. September 2008 鈥 October 2010.
- Prime Minister鈥檚 Initiative 2 / UK Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) Research Co-operation Programme (拢40,000). Towards a culturally sensitive disability studies: Interconnections of disability studies in and across Malaysia and the UK. Principal Investigators: Dan Goodley and Rebecca Lawthom (Manchester Metropolitan University); Dr Ling How Kee and Mr Dolly Paul Carlo (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia). August 2008 - August 2010.
- European Social Fund (拢425,000). Jobs not Charity. Dan Goodley (University of 91直播) in association with Breakthrough UK Ltd and Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People. December 2003 鈥 December 2005.
- Economic and Social Research Council (拢300, 000 鈥 Grant No. RES-000-23-0129). Parents, Professionals and Disabled Babies: Identifying Enabling Care Dan Goodley (University of 91直播) and Janice McLaughlin (University of Newcastle). June 2003 鈥 November 2006.
- Economic and Social Research Council (拢85, 000 鈥 Grant No. R000237697) Self-advocacy, Civil Rights and People with 鈥楲earning Difficulties. Dan Goodley (Bolton Institute) and Derrick Armstrong. September 1998 鈥 June 2001.
- Publications
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- Books
- Edited books
- Journal articles
- Chapters
- Book reviews
- Conference proceedings papers
- Website content
- Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries
- Other
- Preprints
Books
Edited books
Journal articles
- Self-advocacy, "learning difficulties," and the social model of disability.. Ment Retard, 41(3), 149-160.
- How do you understand "learning difficulties"? Towards a social theory of impairment.. Ment Retard, 39(3), 229-232.
Chapters
Book reviews
Conference proceedings papers
Website content
Dictionary/encyclopaedia entries
Other
Preprints
- Research group
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Dan supervises undergraduate, masters and doctoral students in the areas of:
- Critical disability studies;
- Qualitative research including ethnography, narrative inquiry, discourse analysis, Inclusive education;
- Queer, Feminist, Postcolonial and Crip studies, Critical Psychology, Sociology of Education, Sociology of the Body, Sociology of Emotions/Affect;
- Posthuman and DisHuman studies.
- Teaching activities
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Dan has taught psychology, education, sociology and research methodology at A level, undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels. He has led and contributed to a number of undergraduate modules:
- EDU206 Psychology and Learning Communities
- EDU309 Globalising Education
- Professional activities and memberships
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- Visiting Professor, University of Ghent, 2017-2018
- Visiting Research, University of Toronto, 2018
- Professorial Visiting Fellow, University of New South Wales, School of Social Sciences, 2011 鈥 2014
- Visiting Scholar, University of Iceland, Centre for Disability Studies, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, 2010 - 2013
- Editorial Advisory Board member for NASEN journals, 2012 - 2014
- Editorial board member: Disability & Society; Educational Action Research; Skandinavian Journal of Disability Research; Ethnographica Journal of Culture and Disability; The Journal of Inclusive Practice in Further and Higher Education; Disability and the Global South.
- ESRC Peer Review College member, 2010 -
- Illustrator, Viewpoint 鈥楾he Learning Disability Magazine鈥: MENCAP publications (2001-2004)
- Columnist, Community Living Magazine (2002-2003)