Below is a list of our current PEACES-related presentations and publications. Please reach out to bradcox@msu or bnachman@pitt.edu if you have trouble accessing any of these materials.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (Published or Accepted for Publication)

  • Nachman, B. R., Isaacson, K. B., Cox, B. E., & McDermott, C. T. (Accepted). “I Always ended up getting close to other people who are autistic”: Autistic college students’ friendship development. Journal of Higher Education.
  • Brower, R. L., Nachman, B. R., & Cox, B. E. (Accepted). “An important part of who I am”: How autistic college students demonstrate advocacy. Journal of College Student Development.
  • Nachman, B. R., Cox, B. E., Yarber, K., Raclaw, E., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Taylor, L., & Gelbar, N. (Accepted). Faculty members’ roles in elevating autistic college student success. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability.
  • Nachman, B. R., Cox, B. E., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Taylor, J. L., Gelbar, N. W., & Raclaw, E. (2025). “Enjoy your time and be confident”: Honoring autistic community college students’ multifaceted interpretations of success. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-08755-001

Conference Presentation

  • Nachman, B. R., & Cox, B. E. (May 2025). Elevating resilience among autistic post-transfer college students. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, United States.
  • Gillespie- Lynch, K., Nachman, B. R., & Cox, B. (May 2025). Is learning you are autistic earlier in development associated with success in college for autistic students? Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, United States.
  • Cox, B. E., Jiang, Y., Isaacson, K. B., & Nachman, B. R. (May 2025). Battle of the bots in autistic college student survey research. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, United States.
  • Jiang, Y., Isaacson, K. B., Cox, B. E., & Nachman, B. R. (April 2025). Navigating autistic college students’ identity formation in their journey of career development. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, Denver. Colorado.
  • Isaacson, K. B., Jiang, Y., Cox, B. E., & Nachman, B. R. (April 2025). Navigating support challenges of autism and co-occurring disabilities in college. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference, Denver. Colorado.
  • Nachman, B. R. (April 2025). “How can I make this suck a little bit less? Autistic transfer student resilience.” Paper presented at the Council for the Study of Community Colleges Conference, Detroit, Michigan.
  • Nachman, B. R., Cox, B. E., & Isaacson, K. B. (Nov. 2024). “My friendships have been the most authentic they’ve ever been”: Autistic students’ friendship development. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Cox, B. E., Nachman, B. R., & Jiang, Y. Battling bots and combating fraud in online educational research. (Nov. 2024). Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Brower, R., Nachman, B. R., & Cox, B. C. “If you don’t self-advocate… no one’s gonna do it.” Autism advocacy in higher education. (Nov. 2024). Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Virtual Conference.
  • Nachman, B .R. & Cox, B. E. (Oct 2024). Project PEACES: Wave 2 findings from a national study of autistic college student success. Presentation delivered at the College Autism Summit Conference, Columbus, Ohio.
  • Nachman, B. R., & Cox, B. E. (Nov. 2023). Building trust and welcoming feedback: How faculty cultivate inclusive learning experiences for autistic college students. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2023). “Being successful isn’t something any one metric can determine”: How autistic college students define success. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Cox, B. E., & Nachman, B. R. (Nov. 2023). “Finding other people whose minds work similarly to mine”: Factors supporting autistic college student success. Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Nachman, B .R. & Cox, B. E. (Oct 2023). Project PEACES: Wave 1 data findings. Presentation delivered at the College Autism Summit Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Cox, B. E., Nachman, B. R., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Taylor, J. L., Gelbar, N., & Raclaw, E. (May 2023). How autistic students define success: Getting beyond grades and graduation. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Cox, B. E., Nachman, B. R., Taylor, J. L., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Gelbar, N., & Raclaw, E. (May 2023). Ensuring data integrity against bots and frauds in online surveys of autistic students. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Cox, B. E., & Nachman, B. R. (Oct. 2022). Determining autistic college student success: A look into Project PEACES. Presented at the College Autism Summit Conference, Nashville, Tennessee.