Introduction
A leading disability studies scholar, Jo Ferrie is based at the University of Glasgow. She has written extensively on the value of a human rights framework to remove disabling barriers to being and doing, writing on rights and caring, measuring rights and on realising rights for disabled people. As a member of the Research Advisory Group to the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Jo has completed several projects including an evaluation of Scotland’s National Action Plan for human rights. Jo is an internationally recognised methodologist and also works with the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences as Deputy Director for Training.
Expert
I have expertise in the application of human rights for progressive social transformation. My research has examined how human rights should be measured to reveal the level of violations particularly in nations (such as Scotland) where international comparative indicators do not capture the nature or scale of violations. This work engages closely with participation, with economic, social and cultural rights and also examines human rights budgeting.
I also have expertise in disabling barriers to being and doing and have completed extensive research into living with life-limiting conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease (also known as ALS) and have examined the intersection of gender and learning disability.
I am a method expert leading transformative programmes teaching quantitative and qualitative methods as well as research design. I have developed learning environments that engage with researcher emotion and that aims to safeguard against vicarious trauma. This work is being extended now to apply to human rights defenders.
Fields of expertise: Disability, Economic policy / inclusive economic development, Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Gender equality