Rate My Professor Trevor Parmenter

Parmenter's academic interests center on disability studies, including behavioural and emotional problems among people with disabilities, quality-of-life assessment, program evaluation, community living and employment, cognitive assessment, brain injury, family studies, transitions from school to adulthood, attitudes toward disability, and policy development. With over 160 publications and 4,828 citations, key works include "What is Intellectual Disability? How is it Assessed and Classified?" (2011), "Individualised funding schemes for people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review" (2025), and "The Relationship Between Personal Wellbeing, Choice and NDIS Individualised Planning and Support for People With Intellectual Disabilities" (2025). He served as President of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (1996-2000). Awards include Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2005 for contributions to research, teaching, and services for people with developmental disabilities; University of New England Distinguished Alumni Award (2006); Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE); Fellow of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (FAAIDD); Fellow of the International and Australasian Societies for the Study of Intellectual Disability (FIASSID, FASSID). Post-retirement, he supervises doctoral students and remains active in advocacy and research.