Allison Weiner Heinemann
Allison Weiner Heinemann is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Labor Relations, Law, and History and the Director of Writing at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Her teaching and research focus on disability law, intersectional approaches to disability studies, and writing pedagogy. She is the recipient of a Stephen H. Weiss Teaching Award, the highest recognition at Cornell for excellence in teaching. She has also received the MacIntyre Award for Exemplary Teaching, and has twice been a recipient of the Robert N. Stern Award for Teaching and Mentoring. She has been named four times by Merrill Presidential Scholar recipients as the Cornell faculty member who most significantly contributed to their college experience. She serves as the founding and current advisor to Perspectives: The Cornell Undergraduate Journal of Disability Studies, as well as the advisor to the Disability Advocates Union (DAU) at Cornell. She holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Yale University and an A.B., summa cum laude, from Bryn Mawr College.