William & Mary University

Heartley Huber

Heartley Huber

William & Mary University

Dr. Huber is an Associate Professor of Special Education at William & Mary. Dr. Huber is the director of a campus-based job training program for young adults with developmental disabilities, which she established in 2018. Next Move@W&M Program offers employment training, job coaching, and paid work experiences across the W&M campus. Her other research focuses on the social and behavioral needs of students with autism and development disabilities and social supports to improve students’ inclusive experiences in school and beyond. She is particularly interested in the role of peers to improve social participation and build relationships for middle and high school students with autism and has teamed up with researchers across the country to learn more about how school-based practitioners collaborate to support the social and behavioral needs for students with disabilities. Prior to earning her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, she worked with students with autism, intellectual disability, and emotional behavior disorders as a teacher and behavior analyst.