Glen Dunlap, Ph.D., has been involved with individuals with disabilities for more than 45 years and has served as a teacher, administrator, researcher, and university faculty member. He has directed numerous research and training projects and has been awarded dozens of federal and state grants to pursue this work. He has authored more than 250 articles and book chapters, co­edited numerous books, and served on 15 editorial boards.

Dr. Dunlap was recognized for his “significant and lasting contributions to the fields of early
intervention and early childhood special education.” He joined the Child and Family Services faculty at USF in 1988. His prominent research has greatly contributed to the areas of positive behavior support, family support, emotional and behavioral disorders, and autism and other developmental disabilities. He was instrumental in the establishment of Florida’s Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), and in founding the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.

He was one of the founders of the Association for Positive Behavior Support, and served terms as treasurer and president of that organization. He is also the lead author on each of the books in the “Prevent-Teach-Reinforce” series, a school-based model for positive behavior supports. Dr. Dunlap was a founding editor of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions and served for 10 years as the editor of Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. Dr. Dunlap lives in Reno, NV and is affiliated with the University of Nevada, Reno.