
Fields of Interest
Biography
Dr. Heather D. Evans was an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Sociology; Disability Studies Program; and the Law, Societies & Justice Department at the University of Washington. She has conducted both statistical analyses and ethnographic fieldwork. Heather’s current work examines “invisible disability”, focusing on disclosure and identity management among people with physical, mental, and sensory differences that are not readily apparent. She is also committed to community based research and does consulting work for local organizations, primarily focusing on disparities within the criminal justice system. Broadly, she is interested in processes of social marginalization and identifying ways to expand access to opportunity structures through institutional change.
Research
Selected Research
- Evans, Heather D. 2016. "Disability, Identity, and the Law: A Phenomenological Study of Living with Acquired, Invisible Impairment." PhD Dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington.
- Katherine Beckett and Heather Evans. 2015. “Crimmigration at the Local Level:Criminal Case Processing in the Shadow of Deportation.” Law and Society Review 49, 1: 241-277.
- Katherine Beckett and Heather Evans. 2014. The Role of Race in Washington State Capitol Sentencing, 1981-2012. Report commissioned by the Washington State Appellate Project.