Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI
website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Prof. Dr. Reinie Cordier
Prof. Dr. Reinie Cordier
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Editor-in-Chief
Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7XA, UK
Interests: social inclusion; measurement; instrument development; developmental disability; child mental health; development of psychosocial interventions
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Prof. Dr. Nathan Wilson
Prof. Dr. Nathan Wilson
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Associate Editor
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia
Interests: applied methodology; disability; qualitative research methodologies and ethnography; social inclusion
Dr. Mei-chun Cheung
Dr. Mei-chun Cheung
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Editorial Board Member
Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Interests: clinical neuropsychology; clinical intervention; aging and dementia; autism spectrum disorder
Dr. Michaela Coenen
Dr. Michaela Coenen
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Editorial Board Member
Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology—IBE, Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
Interests: functioning; disability; ICF; chronic diseases; musculoskeletal injuries; ICF-based assessments; health promotion; health literacy
Prof. Dr. Michele Foster
Prof. Dr. Michele Foster
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Editorial Board Member
The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
Interests: individualised funding; disability support governance; disability rights; policy analysis
Dr. Patsie Frawley
Dr. Patsie Frawley
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Editorial Board Member
National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: inclusive research; sexuality and disability; abuse prevention; inclusive education; universal design for learning; participatory research methods
Prof. Dr. Tali Heiman
Prof. Dr. Tali Heiman
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Editorial Board Member
Department of Education and Psychology, The Open University, Ra'anana 4353701, Israel
Interests: learning disabilities; ADHD (social aspects; emotional aspects; coping; parents)
Dr. Paula Holland
Dr. Paula Holland
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Editorial Board Member
Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
Interests: health/disability and work; employment and unemployment; work retention; return-to-work; workplace adjustments; social inequalities in health; welfare; income
Prof. Dr. Tal Jarus
Prof. Dr. Tal Jarus
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Editorial Board Member
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada
Interests: ableism; health profession education; students with disabilities
Dr. Annette Joosten
Dr. Annette Joosten
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School of Allied Health, Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
Interests: disability; autism; children and families; participation; outcome measures
Prof. Dr. Harsha Kathard
Prof. Dr. Harsha Kathard
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Editorial Board Member
Inclusive Practices Research Unit, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7700, South Africa
Interests: disability inclusive systems; inclusive education, economy & health; communication disabilities; decolonial methodology; equitable service delivery; implementation practices
Prof. Dr. W. George Kernohan
Prof. Dr. W. George Kernohan
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Editorial Board Member
Institute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK
Interests: knowledge transfer; palliative care; dementia; life course; theory; health technology assessment
Prof. Dr. John Krakauer
Prof. Dr. John Krakauer
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1. Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
2. Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
Interests: motor control; motor learning; recovery from brain injury
Dr. Benjamin J. Lovett
Dr. Benjamin J. Lovett
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Editorial Board Member
School Psychology Program, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
Interests: psychological assessment and diagnosis; learning disabilities and ADHD; disability accommodations; special education
Prof. Dr. Malcolm MacLachlan
Prof. Dr. Malcolm MacLachlan
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1. Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, W23 F2K8 Maynooth, Ireland
2. Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University, W23 F2K8 Maynooth, Ireland
Interests: policy; systems; assistive technology
Prof. Dr. Roy McConkey
Prof. Dr. Roy McConkey
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Institute of Nursing and Health Research, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK
Interests: intellectual and developmental disabilities; family; community based supports; innovative services; social inclusion; public attitudes
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Prof. Dr. Michelle A. Meade
Prof. Dr. Michelle A. Meade
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Editorial Board Member
1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
2. U-M Center for Disability Health and Wellness, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
Interests: physical disability; health and wellness; healthcare disparities; aging with disability; self-management; mHealth; community participation; policy; multiple marginalization
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Prof. Dr. Glynis Murphy
Prof. Dr. Glynis Murphy
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Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NF, UK
Interests: autism; intellectual disabilities; witnesses; suspects; prisoners; challenging behaviour; abuse
Prof. Dr. Jong Hyock Park
Prof. Dr. Jong Hyock Park
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Institute of Health & Science Convergence, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea
Interests: social epidemiology; quality of cancer care; disability and health
Dr. Meredith Perry
Dr. Meredith Perry
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Centre for Health, Activity, and Rehabilitation Research, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
Interests: disability; long term conditions; health inequities; physical activity; green space; accessibility
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Dr. Donatella Petretto
Dr. Donatella Petretto
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Department of Education, Philosophy, Psychology, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
Interests: disability; ageing; neuropsychology; learning disorders; intellectual disabilities
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Dr. Renee Romeo
Dr. Renee Romeo
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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
Interests: dementia; child and adult mental health; autism; intellectual disabilities; global health
Prof. Dr. François Routhier
Prof. Dr. François Routhier
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1. Department of Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
2. Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec City, QC G1M 2S8, Canada
Interests: wheelchairs; assistive technology; social participation; environmental factors; participatory research
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Prof. Dr. Rune J. Simeonsson
Prof. Dr. Rune J. Simeonsson
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School of Education, FPG Child Development Institute, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500, USA
Interests: children's rights; health classifications; assessment; evaluation; developmental disabilities
Prof. Dr. Heidi Stanish
Prof. Dr. Heidi Stanish
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Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA 02125, USA
Interests: intellectual and developmental disabilities; physical activity; sport; fitness; health; physical literacy; community-level programming
Prof. Dr. Geert Van Hove
Prof. Dr. Geert Van Hove
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Department of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Interests: inclusive research; disability studies; participation; inclusive education
Prof. Dr. Christian Wendelborg
Prof. Dr. Christian Wendelborg
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1. NTNU Social Research, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
2. Department of Social Work, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: inclusion; special education; transition school-to-work; growing up with disabilities; life course; employment; intellectual disabilities; living conditions