Hi, I'm Cole.
About Me
I am an Assistant Professor at Landmark College and a neurodivergent scholar whose research and teaching sit at the intersection of neurodiversity studies, critical disability studies, and higher education. My scholarship centers neurodivergent knowledge production, leadership, and lived experience, with particular attention to how institutions engage with—and often dilute—neurodiversity as a social justice paradigm. Drawing on narrative inquiry, participatory and community-engaged methodologies, and critical historical analysis, my work examines neuronormativity, eugenics, and epistemic injustice in educational contexts.
Alongside my research, I design and teach interdisciplinary courses that foreground emancipatory pedagogy, universal design for learning, and critical engagement with histories of normality in education. My professional experience spans curriculum development, faculty learning communities, and institutional initiatives focused on neurodivergent students, positioning my work at the nexus of scholarship, pedagogy, and higher-education practice in pursuit of neurocognitive justice.