Dr. Clark, Professor and Shapiro Family Endowed Chair in Developmental Disability Studies, UCLA School of Nursing & UCLA Disability Studies, studies Care Work, meaning the bonds of labor and love that keep people living ‘the good life.’ In a convergence of the personal and political, her career pivoted to address care work and developmental disability. Her most recent research examines care work in two groups: parents who lack trust in vaccinations for their children with disabilities, and women whose reproductive lives are shaped by disabling body events. At UCLA, Dr. Clark teaches a class on care work and disability justice. Her goal is to prepare future medical and nursing students to be disability-competent.  

Learning Objectives: 

  • Describe one or more areas of compromised care received by children with developmental disabilities as a result of insufficient research.
  • Propose a means of humanizing care for children with developmental disabilities that would potentially improve their quality of life.
Session date: 
04/16/2026 - 10:00am to 11:00am EDT
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Speaker(s)

Lauren Clark, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAAIDD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.