Gregor Wolbring
Positions
Professor
Cumming School of Medicine, Bachelor of Community Rehabilitation
Member
Cumming School of Medicine, Office of Health and Medical Education Scholarship
Member
Office of Professionalism, Equity, and Diversity committee
Committee Member
Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Academic Director
Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Home: +1 (403) 686-6179
Preferred method of communication
Background
Biography
Dr. Gregor Wolbring is a wheelchair user since childhood and tenured Professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine, department of Community Health Science, Program in Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies. He is presently a member of the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Karlsruhe, Germany and a fellow of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, University of Ottawa, Canada. He is a member of the Presidential Taskforce on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) University of Calgary.
Some of his areas of engagement are: ability studies including governance of ability expectations, disability studies, equity, diversity and inclusion, role narratives, risk narratives, burnout, allyship, social stressor, rights based occupational concepts, governance of emerging and existing sciences and technologies (e.g. nanoscale science and technology, molecular manufacturing, aging, longevity and immortality, cognitive sciences, neuromorphic engineering, genetics, synthetic biology, robotics, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, machine learning, machine reasoning, automatization, brain machine interfaces, sensors), impact of science and technology on marginalized populations, especially people with disabilities, the governance of bodily enhancement, sustainability issues, emergency and disaster management, environmental activism, environmental education, climate change, EcoHealth, resilience, ethics issues, health policy issues, health equity, arts, human rights, community scholar and sport.
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| CORE 205 | Intro to Disability Studies | |
| CORE 542 | Ethics, Technology, and Disability | |
| CORE 547 | Health Research, Emerging Technologies and Marginalized Groups |
Projects
CIHR/ Era-Net Neuro
https://wolbring.wordpress.com/futurebody-the-future-of-the-body-in-the-light-of-neurotechnology/
https://wolbring.wordpress.com/about/
Lead Professor Yanushkevich University of Calgary
https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/special/2021/call-appel-1/award_recipients-beneficiaires_du_financement-eng.aspx
Lead Institute for Science, Society and Policy University of Ottawa https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/news/kmb-grants-fss-centres-and-institutes
Awards
- Recipient of the University of Calgary 2022 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion award; Faculty and Postdoctoral Scholars category, University of Calgary. 2022
- one of three finalist) 2020 Sustainability Award University of Calgary category Faculty Sustainability Research Award, University of Calgary. 2020
- BHSc Research Mentor Award , Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2018
- Tanis Doe award of the Canadian Disability Studies Association, Canadian Disability Studies Association. 2017
- BHSc Research Mentor Award , Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2016
- Certificate of nomination, Graduate Student Association Graduate Student supervision award. 2016
- Certificate of nomination, Graduate Student Association Graduate Student supervision award. 2015
- Faculty of Graduate Studies, My SupervisorSkills, GREAT Supervisor Award! , Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary. 2015
- BHSc Research Mentor Award , Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. 2014
- Certificate of nomination, Graduate Student Association Graduate Student supervision award. 2013
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Government of Canada. 2013
- Faculty of Medicine McLeod award for excellence in teaching, Faculty of Medicine University of Calgary. 2011
- 2009's 'Best' in Scholarly/Reference Category at the 2009 New York Book Show, 2009
- Bronze Medal, IGEM. 2008
- Council of Canadians with Disabilities, National Award, Council of Canadians with Disabilities. 1998
Publications
- The gift of belonging: From parents to society. G. Wolbring. 63-70. (2017)
- History of Science and Technology and Canadians with Disabilities. Gregor A Wolbring. Canadian Press. (2018)
- Ableism, enhancement medicine and the techno-poor disabled. Gregor A Wolbring. (2012)
- Prostheses and Other Equipment: The Issue of the Cyborg Athlete—Interrogating the Media Coverage of the Cybathlon 2016 Event. Gregor A Wolbring. (2018)
- Ability expectation and ableism governance: An essential aspect of a culture of peace. Gregor Wolbring. Eubios. 116-126. (2019)
- Cognitive/Neuroenhancement Through an Ability Studies Lens. Lucy Diep; Gregor Wolbring. Oxford University Press. 57--75. (2016)
- Commentary Two . Gregor A Wolbring. Athabasca University Press. (2020)
- Nanoscale science and technology and social cohesion . Gregor A Wolbring. (2020)
- Eltern ohne Vorurteile. Gregor A Wolbring. (2018)
- Antizipatorische Governance bedarf antizipatorischer Interessenvertretung: Der Fall der Governance von Fähigkeitserwartungen. Gregor A Wolbring. (2018)
- Disability rights approach toward bioethics?. Gregor A Wolbring. (2018)
- Sustainable Consumption of Healthcare: Linking Sustainable Consumption with Sustainable Healthcare and Health Consumer Discourses. Gregor A Wolbring. (2013)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: What is the role of social workers, occupational therapists, audiologists, nurses and speech language pathologists according to academic literature and Canadian newspaper coverage? . Rochelle Deloria; Gregor A Wolbring; Valentina Villamil. 87-93. (2019)
- Social Robots: Views of special education teachers. Gregor A Wolbring. (2015)
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