Think Inclusive Podcast

About The Guest(s): Brooke Ellison, Ph.D., is an associate professor of health policy and medical ethics at Stony Brook University. At age 11, a car accident left Brooke paralyzed from the neck down and ventilator-dependent. At 21, she graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a degree in cognitive neuroscience. She received a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Ph.D. in sociology from Stony Brook University. A policy and ethics expert in stem cell research, Brooke served on the Empire State Stem Cell Board, which designed New York’s stem cell policy. She is on the Board of Directors of the NY Civil Liberties Union and the Suffolk County Human Rights Commission. Brooke’s first book, Miracles Happen(2002), was adapted into The Brooke Ellison Story, a movie directed by Christopher Reeve.Summary: Brooke Ellison, a disability rights advocate and author of the book "Look Both Ways," shares her personal journey of living with quadriplegia and how it has shaped her und