Dr. Sobsey is a Professor of

Educational Psychology and

currently serves as Director of

the John Dossetor Health Ethics

Centre as well as the J.P. Das

Developmental Disabilities Centre

at the University of Alberta.

Dr. Sobsey has worked to improve health care, educational opportunities, and social conditions for people with disabilities and their families since 1968. He is particularly interested in human rights and violence prevention. His current research areas include positive changes in families of children with disabilities, long-term outcomes for babies born to mothers who experience severe trauma during pregnancy, crimes against people with developmental disabilities, and historical research on the eugenic family studies.

 

Dick Sobsey, EdD