Alicia R. Deal, Ph.D.

Last modified on: 08-28-2026 16:49:25

Board Member
(Disabilities, Texas Council for Developmental)

Entered Office: 08-13-2026 Term Ends: 02-01-2029

General Information

Home Town: Grapeland


Personal Information

Alicia Deal, Ph.D. of Grapeland is a disability activist volunteer with US Gender and Disability Justice Alliance and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities and is co-founder of Neurodivergents of Texas, a Texas Autistic Self-Advocacy Group. Deal received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Master of Art in Criminology, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, and a Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University.