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Professor Richard Hastings receives international research award

We are delighted to announce that Professor Richard Hastings has received the International Award 2021 in recognition of his research contribution to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD).

About AAIDD

AAIDD is the oldest Intellectual and Development Disabilities organisation in the world. They are committed to promoting sound research, progressive policies, effective practices, and championing universal human rights in this field.

Richard commented:

This award is a wonderful recognition for all of the research that we have done working with many partners over the past 25 years. Carrying out high quality research in this field is not possible without teams of people working together bringing different expertise and perspectives. A very big Thank You to everyone who has made this possible.

Professor Richard Hastings

Richard Hastings, PhD, FBPsS, FIASSIDD, FAcSS, is a Professor of Psychology and Education and the Cerebra Chair of Family Research in the Centre for Educational Development Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) at the University of Warwick, UK. He is also Monash Warwick Professor in the Centre for Developmental Psychiatry and Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Monash University, Australia. Richard is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, and is on more than 10 other editorial boards of developmental disabilities peer review journals.

Read more about Richard's achievements in this field.