Ricky Price
UIUC Student PhD
Champaign, Illinois
Richard (he/him/his) received a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, Kinesiology, and Applied Behavior Analysis from Michigan State University. Richard then served as a Behavior Analyst, working specifically with school and transition-aged youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Developing the knowledge in understanding all aspects of a person with a disability and working in interdisciplinary teams is a passion of his. Richard's research interests, specific to transition-aged youth with disabilities, include but are not limited to advocacy training, transportation training, transition/vocational planning, physical health, mental health, sexual health/education, functional living/independence, and cultural aspects of disability.
When not learning, you can find Richard with his friends, enjoying life, dancing, and traveling the world