Allison V. Thompkins, Phd Email & Phone Number

Allison V. Thompkins, Ph.D. is an author, spiritual teacher, economics and disability policy consultant and public speaker.As a person with a physical disability, Dr. Thompkins combines her lived experience of disability with her training in spirituality to serve as both a spiritual teacher to those with and without disabilities and a consultant to spiritual leaders on how to create an atmosphere that is inclusive of disabled parishioners. With a doctorate in economics and years of experience working as an economist for government agencies and public policy firms, Dr. Thompkins provides economics consulting services to individuals and companies.Dr. Thompkins is also a freelance writer who has authored articles about spirituality, disability and economics. Her work has been published by outlets such as New Mobility magazine, United Spinal Association, The Boston Globe and numerous economics and public policy journals. When time permits, she writes about her life, disability culture and the intersection of disability and spirituality on her blog, Rolling With The Spirit.Known as an engaging, enlightening, and humorous public speaker, Dr. Thompkins has given speeches on topics such as the role of spirituality in social movements, equity in the lending industry and representation of disability in film.