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John M. Keesler

Psychology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Child Abuse and TraumaDown syndrome and intellectual disability researchDisability Education and EmploymentFamily and Disability Support ResearchDisability Rights and Representation

Publications

34

Citations

472

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

13

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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John M. Keesler studies how to improve care and inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A central focus is trauma-informed care"understanding how past trauma affects individuals and training the staff who support them"as well as the well-being of direct support professionals who provide that care. The work spans organizational practices, staff training, community inclusion, and social work education.

Trauma-informed care in disability servicesIntellectual and developmental disabilitiesWell-being of direct support professionalsCommunity inclusion and belongingSocial work education and practice

Publication activity has been steady over the last decade, with a peak of nine papers in 2020 and averaging roughly two to three papers per year more recently.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 9 publications9202021: 2 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 2 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities×4
  • Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities×3
  • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities×3
  • Advances in Social Work×3
  • Journal of Social Work Education×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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