Society for Disability Studies

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Noam Ostrander is an Assistant Professor in the Social Work Program at DePaul University. Dr. Ostrander received his PhD in disability studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2006. Dr. Ostrander also holds masters degrees in social service administration from the University of Chicago and in comparative religion from Western Michigan University. Prior to joining the faculty at DePaul, he worked in various community agencies as a social worker and a licensed clinical therapist. Dr. Ostrander’s research foci include violently-acquired disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, disability and religion, and the intersections of disability, masculinity, and sexuality. Throughout his work, Dr. Ostrander combines interdisciplinary approaches from the social sciences and the humanities.