Dr. Oscar E. Hughes

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Oscar Hughes
Department, Office, or School
Department of Special Education
  • Assistant Professor

Education

  • Boston University, PhD, 2024
  • Bridgewater State University, MEd, 2016
  • Green Mountain College, BA, 2012
     

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Research

Hughes, O.E. (2025). Gender and sexual self-determination in the lives of LGBTQ+ adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 63(6), 485–497. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-63.6.48

Hughes, O.E. (2025). A review to celebrate strengths and joy in the lives of LGBTQ+ adults with intellectual disabilities. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 12, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-025-00324-3

Best, M., Rossetti, Z., Hughes, O., Demissie, S., Kunzier, T., & Lindsay, R. (2025). Empowering self-advocacy: Youth with disabilities share their experiences and perspectives. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals. https://doi.org/10.1177/21651434251400309

Hughes, O.E. & Schwartz, A.E. (2024). Planning inclusive research: A comparison of two inclusive dissertation research projects. Inclusion, 12(1), 40-54. https://doi.org/10.1352/2326-6988-12.1.40

Hughes, O.E. (2023). Pedagogies of lived experience: The perspectives of people with disabilities on their educational presentations about disability topics. Disability Studies Quarterly, 42(2-3). https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v42i3-4.8120

Hughes, O.E. & Santinele Martino, A. (2023). Community-based participatory gender and sexualities research with LGBTQ+ people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231173779

Kim, J.H., Hughes, O.E., Demissie, S.A., Kunzier, T.J., Cheung, W.C., Monarrez, E.C., Burke, M.M., & Rossetti, Z. (2022). Lessons learned from research collaboration among people with and without developmental disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 60(5), 405-415. https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-60.5.405

Hughes, O.E. (2022). Supporting gender self-determination for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Inclusive Practices, 1(2), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/27324745211044452

Community Resources

Bosma, P., Johnsen, E., & Hughes, O.E. (2023, May). The Rainbow Guidebook: Our lives as LGBTQ+ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. https://rainbowguidebook.com

Courses

  • SPED 436: Assessment/Instruction: Older Students with SID
  • SPED 526: Assessment/Curriculum: Students with Complex Needs
     

Research Interests

  • Inclusive research methods
  • Self-determination
  • Gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ+ community
  • Teacher education
  • Inclusive education