Category: Research Brief
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Theoretical and Methodological Considerations for the Quantitative Assessment of Structural Ableism’s Effects on Health: 9 Key Issues
Presentation on September 29, 2026 at the Disability Health Equity Research Network 2026 Conference about theoretical and methodological considerations underpinning the measurement of structural ableism and quantitatively assessing its effects on health Read more.
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Positionality Statement for a Scholar and Artist at the Intersection of Population Health and Critical Disability Studies
This is a positionality statement to accompany my scholarship as Dielle Lundberg and my multi-media art as Lyra McMahon. Read more.
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Scandinavian, Irish, and Minnesotan: A Critical Autoethnography of Family History, Whiteness, and Settler Colonialism
This working paper presents an autoethnography of my predominantly Scandinavian and Irish ancestors, their history as white settlers on lands dispossessed from the Dakota people in what is now Minnesota, and their assimilation into whiteness. It also introduces the Lundberg-McMahon Redistribution Initiative as one concrete action that attempts to repair some of this settler history. Read more.
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A Methodological Critique of the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY): Robust Science or a Symptom of Structural Ableism in Public Health?
In this research brief, I present a methodological critique of the disability-adjusted life year (DALY), questioning the robustness of this metric and whether it functions to uphold structural ableism in public health and healthcare. Read more.
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Disability and Health State Utility Values: A Framework for Assessing Ableism and Equity
I published this conceptual essay in Value & Outcomes Spotlight in August 2023, which describes a framework for identifying and addressing ableism within quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and other related health metrics. Read more.
