Alfiya Battalova

Alfiya Battalova is an Assistant Professor in the School of Humanitarian Studies at Royal Roads University. Her research interests include community engagement, disability and social policies, health equity, advocacy, human rights, performance measurement and evaluation, disability in non-Western contexts, and mental health and substance use. Alfiya has extensive experience working in community-based organizations that focus on health equity and accessibility.

Alfiya views disability not just as an important area of research but also as a lens for understanding the issues of social justice. Her work was published in Disability & Society, Social Science and Medicine, and Disability Studies Quarterly.