He also serves as an investigator at the Waisman Center’s Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center. Carter’s research and teaching focus on strategies for supporting meaningful school inclusion and for promoting valued roles in school, work, and the community for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He has published more than 50 peer reviewed articles and chapters, as well as the book Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities: A Guide for Service Providers, Families, and Congregations (Paul H. Brookes). Additionally, he has received the Distinguished Early Career Research Award from the Council for Exceptional Children and the Early Career Award from the American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.