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Professor Tom Shakespeare

Professor of Disability Research

United Kingdom

Disability researcher. qualitative methods. Public intellectual. Interests in disability policy, disability rights, disability inclusion. Contributions to Parliamentary Committees, FCDO, DfT, HMTreasury and other public bodies. BBC Radio broadcaster. Novelist.

Affiliations

Department of Population Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Teaching

Contributions to MSc Global Health, MSc Global Mental Health, MSc Sexual and reproductive health, MSc Social Epidemiology.

Research

Disability research. Sociology of Medicine. Genetics. Ethics and political philosophy, particular pertaining to disabled people.
Research Area
Development studies
Sociology
Country
Uganda
Kenya
Zambia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Mozambique
Senegal
Rwanda
Malawi
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Ghana
Sierra Leone
Bangladesh
India
Sri Lanka

Selected Publications

Process evaluation of a disability-inclusive employment programme in Bangladesh: examining underlying mechanisms and contextual influences on the impact of STAR+
CAREW, MT; Islam, R; Chowdhury, S; Shatil, T; BANKS, LM; SHAKESPEARE, T; KUPER, H; Das, N;
2026
Oxford Development Studies
Impact Evaluations for Progressing Disability-Inclusive Development
KUPER, H; Morgon Banks, L; CAREW, MT; ELDRED, E; Gaskell, G; MACTAGGART, I; MARKS, S; ROTENBERG, S; SCHERER, N; SHAKESPEARE, T;
2026
IDS Bulletin
Community-Based Rehabilitation for Mental Health in Low-Resource Settings; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Felix, L; Dzapasi, L; Qureshi, O; Bella-Awusah, T; Omobowale, O; CRONIN DE CHAVEZ, A; Omigbodun, O; Esliker, R; Sefasi, A; Munetsi, E; Ryan, G; SHAKESPEARE, T; Eaton, J;
2026
Elsevier BV
Views on the upcoming Lancet Commission on disability and health - Authors' reply.
KUPER, H; SHAKESPEARE, T; Mpanju-Shumbusho, W;
2025
Lancet (London, England)
Children with disabilities are missing from global efforts to address violence.
ELDRED, E; Zinke-Allmang, A; Kim, J; Blackwell, A; Fujita, A; Van Tuyll van Serooskerken Rakotomalala, S; SHAKESPEARE, T; KUPER, H; Richardson, LM; BANKS, LM; DEVRIES, K; Bhatia, A;
2025
The Lancet child and adolescent health
Disability-Inclusive Poverty Graduation (DIG) Evidence Brief
KUPER, H; MARKS, S; Banks, M; SHAKESPEARE, T;
2025
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Sexual Health Behaviors and Outcomes Among Middle-Aged and Older Disabled Adults in Britain.
SAKUMA, Y; Lin, B; KPOKIRI, E; Khan, J; Zou, H; TUCKER, JD; SHAKESPEARE, T; KUPER, H; Wu, D;
2025
Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health
The inclusion of people with disabilities in COVID-19 preventive measures: Qualitative research from Vietnam.
Ngoc, L-A; Hue, NT; Kim Dung, NT; Hunt, X; SHAKESPEARE, T; Hameed, S; Mai, VQ; Van Hoang, M; BANKS, LM;
2025
Disability and health journal
Announcing The Lancet Commission on Disability and Health: Creating disability-inclusive health systems that leave no one behind.
KUPER, H; SHAKESPEARE, T; Mpanju-Shumbusho, W; Lancet Commission on Disability and Health,;
2025
Lancet (London, England)
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