How do people construct a good life when objective circumstances change dramatically?
Whether discussing response shift, intersubjectivity, shared reality, philosophy of science, or psychological diagnosis, I am passionate about the relationship between objective change and subjective experience. That perspective gives my work a distinctive direction and the potential to contribute both theoretically and clinically.
My Approach
Vision rehabilitation is often evaluated by objective measures—visual acuity, reading speed, mobility, or independence. Those metrics are important, but they don't always explain why one person reports a satisfying life while another with similar vision does not. My focus on response shift and subjective experience tries to address this gap.
My work explores how people change the standards, values, and meanings they use to judge their own quality of life. That has implications not only for vision rehabilitation but also for chronic illness, disability, aging, and mental health more broadly.
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My perspective is unique because it combines:
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clinical psychology,
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rehabilitation science,
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lived experience of visual impairment,
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and philosophical questions about how we know whether someone is "doing well."
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Consequently, this interdisciplinary perspective can generate questions that individual disciplines often overlook.
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There is a practical implication. If clinicians better understand how people adapt—not merely whether they adapt—they may be able to design rehabilitation that supports psychological growth alongside functional recovery. That could influence assessment, intervention, and policy.
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