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Alexis Buettgen

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Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Rehabilitation ScienceMcMaster University

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

36 publications.

01

Poverty and Disability: The Need for Inclusion

Buettgen A

First author
02

Operationalizing accessibility in environmental sustainability efforts: Challenges, barriers, and opportunities

Bevan A, Buettgen A, Riemer M, Spadafore B, Scanlon H, Whitney S

PLOS Climate20253 citations
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000486
03

Engaging workers with disabilities in the financial sector: exploring promising practices through key informant interviews and a rapid literature review

Buettgen A, Gardiola A, Tompa E

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal20253 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1108/edi-12-2023-0457
04

Co‐Designing Peer Support for Women Labelled With Intellectual Disabilities Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence

Buettgen A, Bernasky T, MacDougall K, Schormans AF, Gordon J, Tavares S, Schiariti V, Mason R, Du Mont J, Huijbregts M

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities20251 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1111/jar.70123
05

Co-creating a new Charter for equitable and inclusive co-creation: insights from an international forum of academic and lived experience experts

Mulvale G, Moll S, Phoenix M, Buettgen A, Freeman B, Murray-Leung L, Micsinszki SK, Mulalu L, Vrzovski A, Foisy C

BMJ Open202429 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078950PMID: W4393011516
06

Disability Inclusion in the Green Economy: A Scoping Review of Challenges, Barriers and Opportunities

Buettgen A, Lofts K, Tompa E

20246 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.56578/jgelcd030401
07

Poverty and Economic Exclusion: A Critical Disability Studies Perspective

Buettgen A

Current Developmental Disorders Reports20243 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1007/s40474-025-00325-2
08

Handbook of disability: Critical thought and social change in a globalizing world

Rioux MH, Buettgen A, Zubrow E, Viera J

20242 citations
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6056-7
09

Nothing Without Us: Disability, Critical Thought, and Social Change in a Globalizing World

Buettgen A, Zubrow E

20241 citationsFirst author
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6056-7_99
10

Operationalizing accessibility in environmental sustainability efforts: Challenges, barriers, and opportunities

Bevan A, Buettgen A, Riemer M, Spadafore B, Scanlon H, Whitney S

20241 citations
DOI: 10.31223/x5st3z

Courses taught

2

  • Mixed Methods Research

    BUSINESS C780 · last taught 2024

    Graduate

  • Introduction to Qualitative Research

    REHAB 772 · last taught 2024

    Graduate

Frequent collaborators

10
Alexis BuettgenEmile TompaGillian Mary MulvaleMichelle PhoenixSandra MollMichelle Wyndham-WestRobert FleisigSean ParkAmin YazdaniBonnie Marie FreemanPamela Lahey
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Emile Tompa

Economics

5 shared papers, latest 2025

Michelle Phoenix

Rehabilitation Science

4 shared papers, latest 2024

Gillian Mary Mulvale

Health Policy and Management

4 shared papers, latest 2024

Sandra Moll

Rehabilitation Science

4 shared papers, latest 2024

Michelle Wyndham-West

Health, Aging & Society

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Robert Fleisig

Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Researchers with similar interests

Robert Wilton

Earth, Environment & Society

Disability Rights and Representation, Healthcare innovation and challenges

Gillian Mary Mulvale

Health Policy and Management

Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Healthcare innovation and challenges

Catherine Connelly

Human Resources & Management

Retirement, Disability, and Employment, Disability Education and Employment

Andrea Cross

Pediatrics

Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Disability Rights and Representation

Rebecca Gewurtz

Rehabilitation Science

Disability Education and Employment, Healthcare innovation and challenges

Rebecca Ganann

Nursing

Mental Health and Patient Involvement

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