Reflections on Disability Sensitive Research: Field notes from Nepal
This talk will focus on three critical questions on research: Who benefits? Who
holds the power to make decisions? And how can research be conducted in a
way that is sensitive to disability within a specific context? Drawing on my
experiences—marked by trials and tribulations—of conducting research on
women with disabilities in Nepal, I will reflect on these questions, exploring
the challenges and possibilities of developing more inclusive and participatory
research methodologies.
Dr. Neeti Aryal Khanal is a feminist researcher, scholar-activist, and educator
with over two decades of experience in higher education in Nepal. She is a Co-
Investigator on a British Academy-funded research project (2023–2025)
examining research ethics in conflict and disaster settings. Her work focuses
on social justice, spanning disability, gender-based violence, armed conflict,
and reproductive health. A Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Oberlin College for
2024–25, she is currently working on her book manuscript on women with
disabilities in Nepal under the mentorship of Prof. Erika Hoffman-Dilloway,
Department of Anthropology.
Open to all members of the Oberlin campus community
