Dr. Alexis Padilla

Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada—Associate Research Faculty, Western Michigan University; Part Time Lecturer, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Dr. Alexis Padilla is a disabled lawyer, sociologist, theologian and educator born and raised in the Global South. His first solo book, Disability, Intersectional Agency and Latinx Identity, was published by Routledge in 2021. Dr. Padilla’s most recent volume is currently under contract under the title: Decolonial Disability and Social Epistemologies. As scholar and decolonial anti-ableism activist, Dr. Padilla pursues a blend of actionable ideas and interdisciplinary theories which aim to enhance intersectional disability justice and decolonial projects focused on bridging Global North and Global South contexts toward cross-coalitional movement building and emancipatory learning.