Kim The (she/her) is a senior research associate at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy. She holds a PhD in Disability Studies with a concentration in gender and women’s studies. Her research centers around building more intersectional disability activist groups— particularly in regards to women of color with disabilities. As a qualitative researcher, Kim assists with data analysis and manuscript writing across the various Lurie centers. Kim is passionate about working with people with disabilities throughout the research process.

Joe Caldwell is a 2022 grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems program, managed by AcademyHealth.

Authored by Kimberly The, Ph.D.