Michelle Jarman is the Executive Director of the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities. She holds a PhD in English and is Professor of Disability Studies. In addition to UCEDD leadership, she directs the Disability Studies Program. Broadly, her research explores intersectional disability representations in 20th and 21st century U.S. literature and culture. Jarman's essays have appeared in journals such as Disability Studies Quarterly, Review of Disability Studies, Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, Feminist Formations, and several literary and disability studies anthologies.