Gabrielle (Gabi) Pittinger is a master’s student at UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice. Her research examines how socialization, medicalization, and nationalism influence public attitudes and institutional responses to disability. Combining academic theory with her lived experience, Gabi’s work is grounded in critical disability studies and disability justice.

Gabi’s research centers on the intersections of disability, socialization, and power structures. She critically examines how ableism is embedded in institutions and culture, with a particular interest in disability activism and knowledge production.

Pittinger, G., Ziv, M., & Kamenetsky, S. (2024). Whether Integrated or Segregated Setting – Employment and Living Arrangements for Neurodiverse Adults Must Provide Psychological Inclusion. In Advances in Health and Disease (Vol. 82, pp. 37–67). chapter, Nova Science Publishers.

Pittinger, G. (2024). The Balance Between Accessibility and Preservation at Oxford University. In The Trans, Disability, and Sapphic Knowledges Journal (Vol. 1, pp. 12-15). Essay (Available in print only).

Pittinger, G. (2024). T Disability Porn: How the Medical Models Definition Victimizes People with Disabilities. In The Trans, Disability, and Sapphic Knowledges Journal (Vol. 1, pp. 12-15). Essay, (Available in print only).

Undergraduate Award for Disability Studies Scholarship, Centre for Global Disability Studies, University of Toronto Scarborough (2024)

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“Disability Porn: How the Medical Models Definition Victimizes People with Disabilities.” Conference presenter, University of Toronto Undergraduate Research Conference, 2024.

“The Balance Between Accessibility and Preservation at Oxford University.” Conference presenter, Trans, Disabled, and Sapphic Knowledges Conference and Journal, 2024.

“How Stigma Impacts Language within the Disabled Community.” Conference presenter, Women and Gender Studies, Honours Seminar, 2024.

“Neoliberalism, Obstacles to Access.” Conference presenter, Women and Gender Studies, Women and Health Showcase, 2024.

“Bob Dylan’s “With God on Our Side”: The Connection Between Religious Superiority and Colonization.” Conference presenter, University of Toronto Undergraduate History Conference, 2023.

“Disabled WWI Veterans in Germany.” Conference presenter, Trans, Disabled, and Sapphic Knowledges Conference, 2023.

“Disability Porn: How the Medical Models Definition Victimizes People with Disabilities.” Conference presenter, University of Toronto WGS360 Showcase, 2023.