Review of Vocational Rehabilitation Interventions for Working Aged Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury: Results and Implications
Date & Time: September 22, 2014, 2:00 PM (ET)
Presenters: Carolyn Graham, PhD, and Mike West, PhD
The Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER) Center at SEDL, and its partner at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), conducted a systematic review of vocational interventions for adults with traumatic brain injury. In this webcast, the presenters discuss the interventions that were found to be successful and implications to practice.
Carolyn Graham, PhD, is Director of Research for the VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. Dr. Graham has been a research methodologist at VCU since 2010. She has expertise in quantitative research, research designs, and qualitative research. Most recently she co-authored a research instrument for VR Counselors and conducted the data analysis as a part of the KTER Center's study with VR agencies in six states.
Michael West, PhD, is a Research Associate. He has been with VCU for over 25 years primarily involved in research, evaluation, and policy analysis projects with expertise in vocational rehabilitation, employment, and rehabilitation technology. Dr. West has served as P.I for a number of grant projects. He has authored or co-authored 35 commercially published books and book chapters on employment for people with disabilities and over 50 refereed journal articles.
This webcast is supported through the Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER Center), grant #H133A100026 to SEDL from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
Carolyn Graham, PhD, is Director of Research for the VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. Dr. Graham has been a research methodologist at VCU since 2010. She has expertise in quantitative research, research designs, and qualitative research. Most recently she co-authored a research instrument for VR Counselors and conducted the data analysis as a part of the KTER Center's study with VR agencies in six states. 
Michael West, PhD, is a Research Associate. He has been with VCU for over 25 years primarily involved in research, evaluation, and policy analysis projects with expertise in vocational rehabilitation, employment, and rehabilitation technology. Dr. West has served as P.I for a number of grant projects. He has authored or co-authored 35 commercially published books and book chapters on employment for people with disabilities and over 50 refereed journal articles. 
