Hope Sparks

Hope Sparks (she/her) is a Postgraduate Fellow with the Center for Racial and Disability Justice. She was drawn to CRDJ for a variety of reasons, including the interdisciplinary nature of the center, the people, and the research and resources it produces. There is a lot of work to be done on racial and disability justice, and Hope is excited to contribute to that work. Her work focuses on guardianship and guardianship alternatives, and she believes there are many opportunities to improve both guardianship policy and the accessibility of information related to it. Hope's older sister has Down syndrome, so this work is deeply personal to her. Outside of work, she has two bunnies and a cat, and loves podcasts and learning how to crochet. Hope received her Ph.D. in Disability Studies (defended August 2025), her M.S. in Psychological Sciences (2021), and her B.A. in Psychology (2019).