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Ashley Woodman is a Senior Lecturer II and Program Director of the Developmental Disabilities and Human Services (DDHS) Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. She earned her PhD in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology from Boston College, alongside a BA in Psychology and French Literature from McGill University. Her research focuses on family well-being within intellectually/developmentally disabled (IDD) populations, disability paradigms, and long-term developmental trajectories of individuals with IDD. She directs the Disability, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) Lab and teaches courses like PSYCH 480 (Intellectual Disability Concepts) and PSYCH 481 (Families and IDD).
Woodman’s work examines parental stress, family processes, and societal perceptions of disability. Notable collaborations include the Lifespan Family Research group and the Early Intervention Collaborative Study. She advises undergraduate students and has contributed to policy discussions on disability care, including hospice practices for aging IDD adults. Her research spans peer-reviewed articles in journals like Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders and Development and Psychopathology, alongside book chapters on supported living and caregiving.
Teaching and service include roles on the Undergraduate Studies Committee and the Course Materials Affordability Working Group. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges developmental science, clinical practice, and disability advocacy.
