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Ásta Jóhannsdóttir (She/Her)

Associate Professor Sociology and Disability Studies
School of Education
Faculty of education and diversity
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I am an associate professor in the Department of Education and Diversity at the University of Iceland's School of Education. I completed my PhD in sociology from the University of Iceland in 2018 and have worked at the School of Education since 2019. My research spans from gender identities of young people to disasters and their impact on disabled people. In recent years, my theoretical perspective has mainly been affect, discourse, microaggression and ableism. In my research, I use feminist critical disability theory to understand the reality and experiences of disabled people, using qualitative research methods.

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Education
  • 2018 Doktorspróf University of Iceland Sociology
  • 2011 Viðbótardiplóma University of Iceland Diploma in gender studies
  • 2010 Meistarapróf University of Iceland Anthropology
  • 2008 BA Bifröst University PPE (politics, philosophy and economics
Courses 2025 - 2026