Faculty Profiles

Dr. Richard A. Price (he/they) is a white cis-gendered gay scholar with over a decade of experience supporting the transition from school to work for individuals with Disabilities. He holds Master’s degrees in Rehabilitation/Vocational Counseling, Kinesiology – Adaptive Sport, and Applied Behavior Analysis – Autism from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Price is passionate about understanding the diverse identities and experiences of individuals with Disabilities, a commitment shaped by growing up with a sibling with a Disability and witnessing the systemic shortcomings in including and integrating people with Disabilities in education and society.

Dr. Price’s research centers on the transition from school to work for individuals with Disabilities. More specifically, examining the services and supports provided to students with significant support needs in enhancing their career development. Taking a more nuanced approach in this investigation, his two areas of focus are: 1) Examining the vocational assessments utilized in guiding the career services and supports provided to students with significant Disabilities; and 2) Examining the services and supports provided to students with significant support needs that enhance student self-determination and advocacy as it relates to their career development. Additionally, Dr. Price is interested in adaptive sports, ethics and practice in applied behavior analysis, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration, the intersection of Disability and LGBTQ+ identities, and sexual and relationship education.

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Price, R. A., Brenner, H., Donnelly, N., Li, C., & Ray, A (2025). “A life that feeds her soul.” Caregivers’ perspectives of their youth with significant disabilities transition to employment. Inclusion
• Strauser, D.G., Price, R.A., Brehmer, C.E. & Strauser, D.R.(2024). Exploring employer’s successful hiring and retention practices of individuals with disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
• Williams, C. S. & Price, R. A. (2024). The case for early transition-planning for students with significant support needs: Implications for policy and practice. Inclusive Practices, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/27324745231218671
• Price, R. A., Martin, M., Folkerts, R., & Slanderman, B. (2024). Ethical online behavior of behavior analysts on reddit. Behavior Analysis in Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00921-5
• Price, R. A., Adler, N. & Gilmartin, E. (2023). Invisibly invisible: An LGBTQ+ self-advocate perspective on the anti-LGBTQ+ movement. Inclusive Practices, 2(4), 110-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/27324745231209759
• Price, R. A., Marsh, A. J., Fisher, M. H. (2018). Teaching young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities community-based navigation skills to take public transportation. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 11, 46-50. https://doi:10.1007/s40617-017-0202-z

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters

• Price, R. A., (2023). Engaging families in special education assessment processes. In Musyoka, M. M. Editor & Shen, G. Editor (Eds.), Meaningful and Active Engagement: IEP, Transition and Technology Integration in Special Education. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1384-8

• EDPS 21100 — Special Education Law, Policy, and Ethical Guidelines
• EDPS 32600 — Adaptive Physical Education