Grant Revell

Bio:

He has completed evaluation reports for the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services on that agency’s employment program for recipients of Temporary Aid for Needy Families who are disabled.  He recently served as a member of the process evaluation team under contract with the Social Security Administration for the Ticket to Work (TTW), and he has completed site visits to numerous states to analyze implementation activities of the TTW with Vocational Rehabilitation agencies as Employment Networks and with non-VR ENs. He has served as project director for a number of national technical assistance and research projects, including the National Supported Employment Technical Assistance Center and the Supported Employment Consortium (SEC).

He recently served as a State Training Liaison for the Region III CRP RCEP. He is currently conducting a variety of research studies in the area of self-employment, and is also managing the Technical Assistance response activity for the START UP USA project funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.   He recently served as lead editor for the Special Issue of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation (23(2)) on Funding Consumer Directed Employment Outcomes. He has co-authored an extensive list of professional articles and book chapters, and has presented at a variety of national and regional conferences, including the NISH Compliance 2006 and 2007 conferences and recent national APSE conferences.

Prior to coming to the VCU RRTC, he worked at the Virginia Department of Rehabilitation Services and served as Principal Investigator and co-project director for five year federal supported employment systems change grant to Virginia and as the state program supervisor for supported employment.  He also performed a variety of central office responsibilities including state developmental disabilities coordinator; program planning, development and evaluation; and community rehabilitation program specialist.  Consistent emphasis in positions on expanding the availability of competitive employment opportunities for persons with severe disabilities. He also served as a vocational rehabilitation counselor.