School of Rehabilitation Services & Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations
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Submissions from 2025
Moving Beyond Traditional Multiculturalism: Dis/Ability Awareness in Counselor Education, Alicia B. Becton, Eunae Han, Leeza Ong, Amber Johnson, Roy K. Chen, Gabriela Rangel, and Stephanie Lusk
Do Racial Differences Exist for Vocational Rehabilitation Applicants with Schizophrenia? A Propensity Score Matched Case-Control Study, Fong Chan, Kanako Iwanaga, Cahit Kaya, Phillip Rumrill, Jill Bezyak, Jia Rung Wu, Xiangli Chen, and Patricia Zapata
Integrating Technology to Support Learning and Accessibility in Counselor Education and Supervision, Yung-Chen Jen Chiu, Heekyung Lee, Junfei Lu, Kayi Ntinda, Roy K. Chen, and Yuleinys A. Castillo
Disability Awareness and Inclusion, Claudia C. Gonzalez, Raquel C. Vasquez, and Bruce J. Reed
Social justice in higher education: The forgotten needs of students with visual impairments in Bangladesh, Mohammed Mozadded Hossen, Roy K. Chen, Nahal Salimi, and Jane L. Nichols
Disability Community-Engaged Learning for Counselor Education Students, Kayi Ntinda and Bruce J. Reed
Federal Laws and On-Campus Supports for Students With Disabilities in Postsecondary Education, Bruce J. Reed, Raquel C. Vasquez, and Claudia C. Gonzalez
Navigating the Path: Understanding and Overcoming Challenges for College Students With Disabilities, Nahal Salimi, Bryan Gere, Elaine Mora, and Roy K. Chen
Submissions from 2024
Diondre Also Has Bad Days: Cannabis Use and the Criminalization of Black Youth, Rommel Johnson
I Am a Man: Understanding Black Male Identity and Mental Health Needs, Rommel Johnson
Emotion regulation from a virtue perspective, Jeong Han Kim, Jina Chun, Jaeyoung Kim, Hyun-Ju Ju, Byung Jin Kim, Jeongwoon Jeong, and Dong Hun Lee
Remembering our Ancestors through Convivienza, Pláticas, y Testimonios, Ernesto F. Ramirez and Gabriela Ortiz-Ramírez
Key Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction among Academic Staff in the University, Victor Amadi Stephen
Impact of Dysfunctional Career Thoughts on Mental Health among College Students Using Counselling Services, Victor Amadi Stephen and Onyinye Lois Chimodo
Submissions from 2023
Effects of a Mindfulness Intervention to Improve Teachers’ Well-being, Andrea P. Almaguer-Botero, Eva L. Miller, Roy K. Chen, and Ralph Carlson
Disability, Stigma, and the Pursuit of Social Justice: Future Research Directions, Mohammed Mozadded Hossen and Bruce J. Reed
The Impact of Work Incentives Benefits Counseling on Employment Outcomes: A National Vocational Rehabilitation Study, Cahit Kaya, Malachy L. Bishop, and Ayse Torres
Factors Impacting Functioning Level of Cancer Survivors in Turkey, Cahit Kaya, Fong Chan, and Jill Bezyak
A Psychometric Validation of the Impact on Participation and Autonomy Questionnaire in a Sample of Turkish Cancer Survivors, Cahit Kaya, Fong Chan, Kanako Iwanaga, Jia Rung Wu, and Jill Bezyak
Employment barriers and supports for transition age youths and adults with muscular dystrophy: A US National Cross-Sectional Study, Cahit Kaya and Roy K. Chen
Predicting competitive integrated employment outcomes of Asian American vocational rehabilitation Clients: A national study, Cahit Kaya, Jina Chun, Ayse Torres, and Roy K. Chen
Validation of the Dimensions of Anger Reactions Scale (the DAR-5) in non-clinical South Korean adults, Hae Jin Kim, Dong Hun Lee, Jeong Han Kim, and Su-Eun Kang
Resilience through the Lens of Optimism, Self-Esteem, Life Satisfaction, and Virtues: Hierarchical Regression Analysis, Jeong Han Kim, Kayi Ntinda, Elaine Mora, Analynn Salinas, Gabriela Rangel, Jacqueline Mercado Lopez, Tori Livingston, and Dong Hun Lee
Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling within the Scope of Rehabilitation Counseling, Jeong Han Kim, Kayi Ntinda, Christopher Townsend, Kenneth Thomas, Dong Hun Lee, Cameron Ortega, and Hee Jung Yu
Presenting Issues of Concern among Active-Duty Service Members with Depression and/or Suicidality, Jayme Larick, Noreen M. Graf, and Phyllis L. Thompson
The Psychosocial Aspects of Adapting to Traumatic Non-life-threatening Disability, Irmo Marini and Laura Villarreal
Financial Stress in the Asian Christian Immigrant Community During COVID-19, Jinhee Park, Roy K. Chen, Chu-Ling Lo, and Heekyung Lee
Multicultural Counselor Supervision and Perceived Differences on Client Outcome, Andrew Perez, Saara Grizzell, Jerome Fischer, and Jennifer Jazinski
Perceptions of Collegial and Uncollegial Behaviors After a University Consolidation: A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of How Faculty Viewed Members of Their New Academic Units, Dora E. Saavedra, Jennifer Lemanski, Kristine M. Wirts, Shawn P. Saladin, and Joanne Rampersad
Psychoanalytic Insights for Rehabilitation Professionals: Three Major Psychoanalytic Perspectives., Kenneth R. Thomas, David M. Rosenthal, Zhou Kaiqi, and Jeong Han Kim
Co‑occurrence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Predict Caretaker Mental Health in a Latinx Sample, Andy U. Torres, Frances Morales, Kim L. Nguyen-Finn, and Alfonso Mercado
Submissions from 2022
Assessing Companion Animal Attachment Among Future Latino Human Services Professionals, Yuleinys A. Castillo and Roy K. Chen
Factors Influencing the Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Outcome Expectations of College Students With Disabilities, Si-Yi Chao, Roy K. Chen, Saara Grizzell, Keith B. Wilson, and Terri A. Lewis
Diabetes Knowledge: What Do College Students Know, Abdoulaye Diallo, Roy K. Chen, Mohammed Mozadded Hossen, J. Luna, Diana Paz, and Eva Arjona
Factors impacting depression severity among Turkish college students, Cahit Kaya
Demographic Covariates, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and Employment Outcomes of Working-Age Adults with Anxiety Disorders: A Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis, Cahit Kaya, Kanako Iwanaga, Sharon Hsu, Esra Nur Akpinar, Jill Bezyak, Xiangli Chen, and Fong Chan
Validation of the South Korean adolescents version of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support, Gahyun Park, Yujin Hwang, Jeong Han Kim, and Dong Hun Lee
Validation of the South Korean Version of the Beliefs about Emotions Scale, Gahyun Park, Jeong Han Kim, and Dong Hun Lee
Association Between Hispanic Parents’ Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Obesity and Their Children’s Body Mass Index, Renee Starr, Eva Miller, Roy K. Chen, Ralph Carlson, Veronica I. Umeasiegbu, and Bruce J. Reed
Submissions from 2021
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors’ Self-Employment Perceptions and Related Client Characteristics, Deborah Ashley and Noreen M. Graf
Testimonios of Two Latinas In the Academe, Maria Bridges
Strategies and Barriers to Work Behavior Changes: Perceptions of Prevocational Rehabilitation Professionals, Yuleinys A. Castillo, Kathryn Rinehart, Jerome Fischer, and William Weber
Preliminary evidence on combined cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing intervention efficacy to improve employment motivation for persons with intellectual disability, Abdoulaye Diallo, Lidia Fonseca, and Diana Holland
Investigating the measurement structure of the Turkish version of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale-9, Cahit Kaya, Fong Chan, Dana Brickham, Mickey Allen, Enver Sarı, Mustafa Şanal, and Temel Topal
Transcending Chronic Illness and Disability: Virtue-Based Adaptation Model Perspective, Jeong Han Kim, Rene Gonzalez, Taryn V. Richardson, and Dong Hun Lee
Research on College Professors’ Perception of Classroom Disability Support Services in South Korea, Jeong Han Kim, Hyeyoung Kim, and Dongil Kim
Psychometric Validation of Adapted Inventory of Virtues and Strengths, Jeong Han Kim, Jaehoon Lee, Taryn V. Richardson, Dong Hun Lee, Brian T. McMahon, Hyeyoung Kim, and Rebecca R. Sametz
Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Examining the Roles of Familism, Social Support, and Stigma in Latinx Caregivers, Alfonso Mercado, Frances Morales, Andy Torres, Roy K. Chen, Kim L. Nguyen-Finn, and Gabriel Davalos-Picazo
Submissions from 2020
Hiring Individuals in Addiction Recovery: Characteristics, Levels of Concern and Willingness, Alicia B. Becton, Sara Werner Juarez, and Roy K. Chen
Using the Integrated Developmental Model of Supervision in a Vocational Counseling Setting, Viviana Garza
Workplace discrimination for persons with hearing loss: Before and after the 2008 ADA Amendments Act, Brian T. McMahon, James Grover, Megan C. McMahon, and Jeong Han Kim
Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders: Treatment Guidelines for Counselors, Cameron L. Ortega and Eva Miller
An exploratory factor analysis: Factors influencing employers’ disposition to hire and retain persons with disabilities, Javier N. Rodriguez, Irmo Marini, Roy K. Chen, and Jesus Tanguma
Behavioral Health Service Delivery Among Persons with Disabilities, Susan Stuntzner and Jacquelyn A. Dalton
Exploration of a resilience intervention among women with disabilities: an examination of two case studies, Susan Stuntzner, Angela MacDonald, and Jacquelyn A. Dalton
Therapeutic effects of building resilience: an observation of two case studies, Susan Stuntzner, Angela MacDonald, and Michael Hartley
Cultivating forgiveness, resilience and positive change: a resilience intervention pilot study among persons with disabilities, Susan Stuntzner, Angela MacDonald, Michael Hartley, and Jain Sachin
Psychology Talks: COVID-19, being resilient during and after quarantine, Susan Stuntzner and Angela Plowhead
Psychodynamic understanding and treatment of patients with congenital disability, Kenneth R. Thomas, Jeong Han Kim, and David A. Rosenthal
Submissions from 2019
Client Assistance Programs and Protection and Advocacy Services, Charlene J. Blankenship, Roy K. Chen, and Cynthia A. Serrata
Editorial: Intellectual Disability and Assistive Technology, Fleur Heleen Boot, Julia S. Louw, Hung Jen Kuo, and Roy K. Chen
Evaluating Educational Training Impact on Pre-service Students’ Attitudes towards Human-Animal Relationships, Yuleinys A. Castillo, Denise Silcox, and Lynn K. Fisher
Determinants of Self-Efficacy among Individuals who are Hard-of-Hearing, Sergio Cuevas, Roy K. Chen, Chia Vang, and Shawn P. Saladin
The Impact of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Demographic Factors Towards the Successful Employment Outcomes Among Hard-of-Hearing Individuals, Sergio Cuevas, Hansapani Rodrigo, Sandra Hansmann, Shawn P. Saladin, and Barbara Schoen
Increasing the Use of Evidence-Based Practices in Counseling: CBT as a Supervision Modality in Private Practice Mental Health, Jerome Fischer and Diana M. Mendez
Exploring the Effectiveness of a Prevocational Seminar on Self-Efficacy and Work Motivation among Adults Residing in an Inpatient Mental Health Facility, Amanda L. Foster, Roy K. Chen, Bruce J. Reed, Eva Miller, and Ralph Carlson
Redux: Empirical Validation of Medical Equipment Replacement Schedules in Life Care Plans, Irmo Marini, Chia Vang, Danielle Leigh Antol, Elaine M. Mora, Paola Quijano, Rigel Macarena Pinon, and Sergio Cuevas
Impairment of functioning and substance use in a Latino population, Alfonso Mercado, Liza Talavera-Garza, Jason R. Popan, Kim Finn-Nguyen, Rachita Sharma, and Cecilia Colunga-Rodríguez
Book Review - The Latino American: Psychodynamic Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health Issues, Susan Stuntzner
In Search of Somatic Therapy by Setsuko Tsuchiya (review), Susan Stuntzner
Application of forgiveness in rehabilitation psychology: a positive option for change, Susan Stuntzner, Jacquelyn A. Dalton, and Angela MacDonald
Forgiveness and psychosocial reactions to disability: a pilot study to examine change in persons with spinal cord injury, Susan Stuntzner, Ruth Lynch, Robert Enright, Michael Hartley, and Angela MacDonald
Psychology Talks: Living Well With A Disability, Susan Stuntzner and Angela Plowhead
Psychology Talks: Resilience, Susan Stuntzner and Angela Plowhead
Psychology Talks: Supporting people living with a disability, Susan Stuntzner and Angela Plowhead
The Effect of Empathy on Stigma Toward Students With Substance Use Disorders in College Settings, Wei-Mo Tu, Justin Watts, Chenchen Yang, Qiwei Li, Emre Umucu, and Irmo Marini
Submissions from 2018
Effectiveness of Practicum Supervision as Perceived by Hispanic Undergraduate Rehabilitation Services Students, Roy K. Chen, Kim L. Nguyen-Finn, and Jinhee Park
Exemplar Rehabilitation Educators’ Defining Moments and Career Reflections, Noreen M. Graf, Irmo Marini, Bruce J. Reed, and Manisha Sharma
Patterns of Workplace Discrimination Across Broad Categories of Disability, Kristin M. Graham, Brian T. McMahon, Jeong Han Kim, Paige Simpson, and Megan C. McMahon
The Implications of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Malingering, Knowledge Base, and Opinions in Life Care Planning, Rigel Pinon, Irmo Marini, Tiffany Cantu, and Iliana Escandon
The Therapeutic Triad of Disability: Forgiveness, Self-Compassion, and Resilience with Susan Stuntzner and Angela MacDonald (Part 1) [Audio Podcast], Mike Shook, Susan Stuntzner, and Angela MacDonald
The Therapeutic Triad of Disability: Forgiveness, Self-Compassion, and Resilience with Susan Stuntzner and Angela MacDonald (Part 2) [Audio Podcast], Mike Shook, Susan Stuntzner, and Angela MacDonald
Change Your Story Change Your Brain by Dr. Linda Miles (review), Susan Stuntzner
Resilience and Disability: Consideration and Integration of Resilience Training in Undergraduate Rehabilitation Service Programs, Susan Stuntzner, Jacquelyn A. Dalton, Veronica Umeasiegbu, Angela MacDonald, and Fidencio Mercado
The Therapeutic Triad of Disability, Susan Stuntzner, Jacquelyn Dalton, and Angela MacDonald
Development, implementation, and outcomes of a residential vocational rehabilitation program for injured Service members and Veterans, Joseph Webster, Jeong Han Kim, Carolyn Hawley, Lara Barbir, and Cynthia Young
Stigmatizing Effects of Visible Versus Invisible Disabilities, Noel A. Ysasi, Alicia B. Becton, and Roy K. Chen
Positive Approaches to Overcoming the Stigma of Disability, Noel A. Ysasi, Roy K. Chen, and Megan E. Jones
Submissions from 2017
A Second Chance: Employers’ Perspectives in Hiring Individuals in Addiction Recovery, Alicia B. Becton, Roy K. Chen, and Teresia M. Paul
Acculturation and Filial Piety as Mediators of the Relationship Between Caregiver Burden and Gender-Role Expectations in Hispanic-American Rehabilitation Services Students, Roy K. Chen, Bryan Austin, and Chien-Chun Lin
The Voluntary Practice of Eugenics: Risk-Taking and Religiosity as Determinants of Attitudes Toward Conceiving Children with Potential Genetic Disorders and Inheritable Diseases, Roy K. Chen, Allison R. Fleming, Lisa Kuhn, and Amanda L. Foster
The Use of Employment/Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Persons with HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse: A potential Health Benefit, Abdoulaye Diallo, Chia Vang, Belinda Rivas, Antonio Aguirre, and Carl Flowers
The History of Treatment Toward People With Disabilities, Irmo Marini
Life Care Planning in a Country with For-Profit Medicine, Rigel Macarena Pinon and Irmo Marini
Compassion and Self-compassion: Conceptualization of and Application to Adjustment to Disability, Susan Stuntzner
Spirituality Transformative Psychotherapy: Repairing Spiritual Damage and Facilitating Extreme Well-being (review), Susan Stuntzner
Rehabilitation Services, Self-Advocacy and Psychosocial Adaptation as Determinants of Employment among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury, Veronica I. Umeasiegbu and Malachy L. Bishop
Submissions from 2016
Factors Influencing the Decisions of Women Small Business Owners on Hiring People with Disabilities, Roy K. Chen, Stephen A. Zanskas, Hung-Jen Kuo, and Noel A. Ysasi
