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4/7/23
Jenifer Barclay

Associate Professor of History

Expertise: disability history; disability, race, gender, class and sexuality; intersectionality; ableism; African American history; history of slavery, emancipation and the U.S. Civil War
Phone: 716-645-8409
Email: barclay7@buffalo.edu
4/7/23
Susan K. Cahn

Emerita Professor of History

Expertise: gender and sexuality in sports, homophobia in sports, women’s history, feminist theory, history of chronic illness, history of mental illness
Phone: 716-645-8418
Email: cahn@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Jordana Maisel

Director of Research for the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center)
Expertise: universal design, inclusive design, accessible transit, streetscapes, aging in place
Phone: 716-829-5902
Email: jlmaisel@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Michael Rembis

Director of the Center for Disability Studies

Expertise: disability history; disability studies; history of madness and mental illness; mental health in the context of prisons/mass incarceration; history of eugenics

Phone: Michael Rembis can be reached most quickly via email. He can also be reached through Charlotte Hsu in University Communications at 716-645-4655 or chsu22@buffalo.edu.
Email: marembis@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Korydon Smith
Professor and Chair of Architecture
Expertise: diversity and social justice in planning and design; inclusive design; refugee housing and settlement planning
Phone: 716-829-5908
Email: khsmith@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Edward Steinfeld

Director of the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center)

Expertise: universal design, inclusive design, accessibility, building design, inclusive restrooms, accessible transit, architecture
Phone: 716-829-5899
Email: arced@buffalo.edu