Sabrina Durso
Contact Information
PhD in English Student
she/her/hers
Areas of Expertise
- Disability Studies
- Post-Modern Literature
- Archival Theory
- Anglo-American Literature
- Digital Humanities
- Narrative Theory
Education
- MA, English, Oakland University, 2021
- BA, English, Oakland University, 2019
Sabrina Durso is an English Ph.D. student with a specialization in Disability Studies. Specifically, Sabrina investigates the use of disabilities within the post-modern literary canon and how these representations impact those who experience disability.
While at The Ohio State, Sabrina presents her research often, and more recently at venues such as the Centre for Culture and Disability Studies, the American Studies Association, and the Comics Studies Society.
Sabrina is dedicated to accessibility through her various roles at The Ohio State. During the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years, Sabrina served as the President of the Council of Graduate Students to advocate for graduate student accommodations that go beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, she valued sharing her expertise on digital access as the Associate Director of the Digital Media & Composition Institute in 2025.
Selected Publications
- “Reconceptualizing Blindness through the Political/Relational Model.” Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, January 2025.
- "WWA Reflection: Losing Sight, Making Scholarship." ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts: 1640-1830, vol. 11, no. 2, December 2021.