Missy Morton

Mary Winston "Missy" Morton is a New Zealand academic, and is Professor of Disability Studies and Inclusive Education at the University of Auckland. Her research interests include inclusive curriculum, assessment and pedagogies.

Academic career Morton completed Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education degrees at the University of Otago, and then a PhD at Syracuse University. Her 2006 doctoral thesis was titled Silenced in the court: facilitated communication and the meanings of disability and disability research in the legal setting. Morton joined the faculty of the University of Canterbury, rising to full professor and becoming head of the School of Education Studies and Leadership in 2012. Morton was also director of the Inclusive and Special Education Research Group at Canterbury. She has held senior roles in CCS Disability Action and IHC.

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