Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities
Learning Disabilities & Rehabilitation | Program Evaluation | Severe & Multiple Disabilities
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), published in association with TASH, is a critically acclaimed and widely read scientific journal in the field of disabilities. RPSD publishes breakthrough articles on such topics as inclusion, augmentative and alternative communication, supported living, supported employment, early childhood issues, self-advocacy, positive behavioral supports, disability rights and issues of concern to families. This journal is the most influential vehicle for progressive research in the disability field. Published quarterly, RPSD occasionally focuses on special topics, such as cultural competency, covered by many of the most notable authors and researchers in the field.
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD) is a quarterly journal published by TASH (formerly The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps) that addressed issues and concerns relating to, or relevant for, persons with severe disabilities/extensive support needs across the lifespan. RPSD publishes articles that report original research; comprehensive literature reviews; policy analyses; and databased descriptions of innovative programs, practices, or service delivery models.
| Craig Kennedy | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Shari L. Hopkins | Western Oregon University, USA |
| Elizabeth E. Biggs | Vanderbilt University, USA |
| Charles Dukes | Florida Atlantic University, USA |
| Robert C. Pennington | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA |
| Jenny Root | Florida State University, USA |
| Zach Rossetti | Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, USA |
| Fred Spooner | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA |
| Meghan Burke | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Martin Agran | University of Wyoming, USA |
| Jacki L. Anderson | California State University - East Bay, USA |
| Jennifer M. Asmus | University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA |
| Sarah L. Ballard | Illinois State University, USA |
| Linda Bambara | Lehigh University, USA |
| Erin E. Barton | Vanderbilt University, USA |
| Matthew E. Brock | Ohio State University, USA |
| Jennifer L. Bumble | American Institutes for Research, USA |
| Kathryn M. Burke | Temple University, USA |
| Susan R. Copeland | University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, USA |
| Hayley Crawford | University of Warwick, UK |
| Sharon M. Darling | Florida Atlantic University, USA |
| Monica Delano | University of Louisville, USA |
| Stacy K. Dymond | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Anna J. Esbensen | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA |
| Susan Etscheidt | University of Northern Iowa, USA |
| Deborah J. Fidler | Colorado State University, USA |
| Marisa H. Fisher | Michigan State University, USA |
| Lise Fox | University of South Florida, USA |
| Grace L. Francis | George Mason University, USA |
| Kathleen Gee | California State University, Sacramento, USA |
| Megan M. Griffin | Whitworth University, USA |
| James W. Halle | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| Liz Halstead | University College London, UK |
| Robert Horner | University of Oregon, USA |
| Melissa Hudson | East Carolina University, USA |
| Kara Hume | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA |
| Lewis Jackson | University of Northern Colorado, USA |
| Lee Kern | Lehigh University, USA |
| Victoria Knight | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Jennifer A. Kurth | University of Kansas, USA |
| Charles Lakin | University of Minnesota, USA |
| Donna Lehr | Boston University, USA |
| Kristina Lopez | Arizona State University, USA |
| David Mank | Indiana University, USA |
| Hedda Meadan | University of Illinois, USA |
| Robert O'Neill | University of Utah, USA |
| Hyun-Sook Park | San Jose State University, USA |
| Jamie N. Pearson | North Carolina State University, USA |
| Kathryn D. Peckham-Hardin | California State University - Northridge, USA |
| April Regester | University of Missouri, St Louis, USA |
| Brian Reichow | University of Connecticut, USA |
| Caroline Richards | University of Birmingham, USA |
| Joel E. Ringdahl | University of Georgia, USA |
| Mandy Rispoli | University of Virginia, USA |
| Christopher Rivera | East Carolina University, USA |
| Diane Lea Ryndak | University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA |
| Julia Scherba de Valenzuela | University of New Mexico, USA |
| Ilene S. Schwartz | University of Washington, USA |
| Karrie Shogren | University of Kansas, USA |
| Jeff Sigafoos | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| George H.S. Singer | University of California, Santa Barbara, USA |
| Melinda R. Snodgrass | Illinois State University, USA |
| Connie Sung | Michigan State University, USA |
| Julie Lounds Taylor | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA |
| Maria Valdovinos | Drake University, USA |
| Sandra B. Vanegas | University of Texas at Austin, USA |
| Jane Waite | Aston University, UK |
| Virginia Walker | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA |
| Peishi Wang | Queens College, USA |
| Katie Wolfe | University of South Carolina, USA |
| Ya-Ping Wu | National Chiayi University, Taiwan |
| Alison Zagona | University of Kansas, USA |
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Manuscript Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically through the online submission system, SAGE Track: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rpsd
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