Dr. Lani Florian

Member of the Following Boards: Keystone Human Services International

Professor Lani Florian is Bell Chair of Education Emerita at the University of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS). Her research in the field of inclusive education has informed numerous projects providing technical assistance and support to inclusive education initiatives in many countries and international agencies. Over the years, she has worked with UNICEF, the OECD, Open Society Foundations, the British Council, the Council of Europe, and the European Agency for Special and Inclusive Education to ensure the results of her research are being applied in schools and integrated into first and higher degrees in universities in around the world.

Since retiring in 2023, she enjoys supporting mid-career colleagues to develop their own programs of funded research and maintains close contact with researchers in universities in the UK, Europe, and the wider international education community. Currently, she is editor of the Sage Handbook of Special Education and co-author of Achievement and Inclusion in Schools.