PSU History
Dora M Raymaker has been engaged with the PSU community since 2004,
first as a student and research associate. After receiving their PhD in
Complex Systems (formerly Systems Science) in 2015, Dr. Raymaker
continued as a research professor at the Regional Research Institute for
Human Services (RRI) in the School of Social Work. More recently, Dr.
Raymaker has started serving as extended faculty in the Complex Systems
program in the School of Earth, Environment, and Society.
program in the School of Earth, Environment, and Society.
Experience
Dr. Raymaker is a Research Associate Professor at Portland State University’s
Regional Research Institute for Human Services in the School of Social Work
and Complex Systems program in the School of Earth, Environment, and
Society. Dr. Raymaker is the founding Co-director of the Academic Autism
Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE), and an editor for
the academic journal Autism in Adulthood. They are a founding member of
the International Society for Autism Research's (INSAR) Autistic Researcher
Committee (ARC), and a long-term Scientific Review board member for the
Organization for Autism Research (OAR). Dr. Raymaker is a member of PSU's
Social Determinants of Health Initiative (SDHI).
Academic/Research Interests
Dr. Raymaker’s research interests include community-engaged research,
systems thinking, measurement, and the dynamics at the intersection of
science, society, and disability. In application, Dr. Raymaker conducts
services intervention research in collaboration with disability communities to
improve employment outcomes, increase self-determination, and reduce
discrimination and stigma.
Current Courses
SSW630 – Philosophy of Science for the Social Sciences (odd-numbered Fall
terms)
SYSC510 – Interdisciplinary Research Design (Winter)
SYSC513 – Holistic Strategies for Problem Solving (Spring)
HIP538 – Community Engaged Research (Summer, through OHSU OCTRI’s
HIP program)
Past Courses
CFS360 – Critical Disability
Publications via Google Scholar
Personal Interests
In their remaining three minutes of free time, they enjoy writing fiction and making multimedia art. Dr. Raymaker is the author of neurodivergent own voices speculative fiction, including the science fiction mystery novel "Hoshi and the Red City Circuit".