Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington
Dr. Heather Feldner, PT, PhD, PCS Emeritus, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, core faculty in the Disability Studies Program, and an Associate Director of the Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE) at the University of Washington. Dr. Feldner’s research is centered at the intersection of mobility, disability, and technology. She is interested in understanding how young children with disabilities learn to use mobility technology, and how technology can be designed and leveraged to enhance development, equitable mobility, and access in the first years of life. Dr. Feldner is also involved in researching ableism, allyship, and disability equity in various contexts, particularly in health professions education and practice. Her current work incorporates multidisciplinary, mixed methods, and participatory approaches drawing from her background as a pediatric physical therapist, doctoral work in disability studies, and postdoctoral fellowship in in mechanical engineering.
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