Journal Announcement – New Editor

We are pleased to announce that Dr Alan Hough has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (RAPIDD). Dr Hough has been appointed for a three-year term, commencing officially on 1 October 2025. First published in 2014, RAPIDD is focused on practice in the support provided to people with intellectual disabilities. It is published twice a year.

Originally focused on corporate governance in the not-for-profit sector, Dr Hough has in recent years focused on quality and safety issues in disability service provision, with a particular emphasis on service provision to people with intellectual disabilities. Dr Hough has been a consultant to the Australian disability sector about these issues. He has been a regular contributor to RAPIDD. With Professor Christine Bigby AO, he co-edited Disability Practice: Safeguarding Quality Service Provision, and has served as Guest Co-Editor for the RAPIDD special issues on the Disability Royal Commission. Dr Hough holds the honorary appointment of Adjunct Professor of the Living with Disability Research Centre at La Trobe University, Australia.