Research output per year
Research output per year
My research is concerned with disability and society, with a particular focus on autism and related conditions. I have expertise in participatory policymaking and participatory and emancipatory research.
Key expertise
Autism; developmental/intellectual disabilities; mental health; Quality of Life / Family Quality of Life; patient/client/learner participation; ; DPOs and other forms of self-organisation and self-advocacy by disabled people; participatory policymaking; self-determination and independent living for disabled adults; human rights of disabled persons; disability and criminal justice; disability and access to food; disability and housing; media representations of disability and their impact; family support; history of disability
Qualitative research methods: emancipatory and participatory research methods; interviews; focus groups; arts-based methods; oral history; archival history research
Quantitative methods: questionnaires and structured observation
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Key clients
NL: ZonMW; Erasmus2; Amsterdam Public Health; Disability Studies in Nederland; Ministerie van Binnenlande Zaken; Revalidatiefonds
UK: National Autistic Society; Department of Education/Children, School and Families; Autism Education Trust; Ambitious About Autism; Craegmoor
US: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill; Tourette Syndrome Association
Key products / projects from last 5 years
IMAGE project (2018-2021), funded via Erasmus2 and involving consortium of 5 EU/UK universities
Sex, gender identity and (older) age: Impacts on healthcare disparities for women with autism in the Netherlands (ongoing, 2018-2019), funded by ZonMW
Journeys towards mental health: Learning from the mental health care and social re-integration experiences of migrant women (ongoing, 09/2018-12/2018), funded by Amsterdam Public Health and involving consortium with AMC and Equator Foundation
Belemmeringen bij Europese politieke ambtsdragers met een Beperking (ongoing, 08/2018-02/2019), with Disability Studies in Nederland, funded by Ministrie van Binnelandse Zaken
Included in Training and Work, 2017, participatory research and policy development project on inclusive vocational education, funded by Lorentz Centre/University of Leiden
Key output:
Waltz, M. [ed.] (2017) Included in Training and Work: Transforming Policies and Practices for Disabled People. Amersfoort: Disability Studies in Nederland.
Evaluation of Ieder(in)’s Week van de Toegankelijkheid campaign on access to food/dining for disabled people, 2016, funded by Revalidatiefonds
Research on autism and housing for Academische Werkplaats Autisme, a national Dutch research consortium funded by ZonMW, 2015.
Key outputs:
Waltz, M., Beltman, M.A.C. and Cardol, M. (2016) Autism and Housing / Autisme en Wonen.
Waltz, M. and Cardol, M. (2015) Becoming independent: The independent living needs and wishes of young adults with autism, and their woontrainingcentrum experiences. Rotterdam: Kenniscentrum Zorginnovatie.
Programme coordinator:
Research Masters Global Health
Global Health Summer School
Course coordinator/lecturer/tutor, 2017-2023:
Research Methods for Global Health
Clinical Trials and Health Care
International Public Health
Key Strategies in Disability & Neuropathy
Disability & Development
Future Challenges in Global Health
Contributed lectures to:
International Public Health
Future Challenges in Global Health
Global Health summer school
Global Mental Health summer school
Stage and thesis begeleider
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Masters in History: Health and Medical Humanities, Master, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
31 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022
Award Date: 31 Jan 2023
Media and Cultural Studies, PhD, Representations of autism and their impact on research and treatment, University of Sunderland
Award Date: 14 Jul 2006
Journalism, Bachelor, San Francisco State University
Award Date: 20 May 1988
Research output: Book / Report › Report › Academic
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Book / Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Book / Report › Report › Academic
Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Popular
Syurina, E., Vasquez Ladron de Guevara, M. & Waltz, M.
1/10/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Mitzi Waltz (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Mitzi Waltz (Speaker)
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
M.M. Waltz (Editor in chief)
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
M.M. Waltz (Reviewer)
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Editorial work › Academic