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MARY ELLEN YOUNG, PHD
P.O. Box 100175
Gainesville, Florida 32610
352-273-6745 (office)
email:
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Fellow, NIDRR Career Development Research (Postdoctoral) Fellowship, Department of Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 19881991. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Spinal Cord Injury under the mentorship of Marcus J. Fuhrer, PhD, Diana H. Rintala, PhD, and Karen A. Hart, PhD.
Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling and Human Development Services, University of Georgia, Athens, 1986.
Master of Education in Rehabilitation Counseling with Emphasis in Vocational Evaluation, University of Georgia, 1978.
Bachelor of Arts in English, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1971.
EMPLOYMENT
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2009-present. Clinical Assistant Professor 2006-2009. Graduate Coordinator for Rehabilitation Counseling Program (2008-2010). Undergraduate Coordinator, Rehabilitative Services (2007-2012) and Pre-Public Health (2011-present). Graduate faculty status in Behavioral Science and Community Health and Rehabilitation Science.
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Public Health, Brooks College of Health, University of North Florida, 2005-2006.
Adjunct Faculty, Rehabilitation Counseling Program (distance education), Western Washington University, 2005.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Public Health, College of Health, University of North Florida, 2004-2005.
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, College of Health Professions, Health Science Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1998-2004.
Associate Director, Brain Injury Research Center, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, Texas, 1995-1998. Principal investigator on projects of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) Research and Training Center on Rehabilitation Interventions following Traumatic Brain Injury. Co-investigator and principal investigator on projects of the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System of TIRR, also funded by NIDRR.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1991-1998. At the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, co-investigator on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) study on health promotion for women with disabilities and the NIDRR study on abuse of women with disabilities. Co-investigator on completed NIH study of the sexuality of women with disabilities. Project director and co-investigator on project funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on violence against women with disabilities. Program development specialist on vocational research project of the NIDRR Research and Training Center in Community Integration for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.
EMPLOYMENT (CONTINUED)
Vocational Liaison, Southwest Regional Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Prevention Center, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, Texas, 1991-1995. Responsible for consultation and program development in the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services to persons with traumatic brain injury, through a regional grant funded by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Assistant Clinical Professor (adjunct), Department of Psychology, Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas, Summer & Fall 1995. Supervised doctoral level independent study.
Adjunct Professor, Counselor Education, School of Education, University of HoustonClear Lake, Houston, Texas, 19881998. Taught graduate counseling courses.
Visiting Lecturer, Counselor Education, School of Education, University of HoustonClear Lake, Houston, Texas, 19871988. Taught graduate counseling courses and advised students. Supervised practica in the Center for Educational Programs, a counseling program for adults, adolescents, and children. Supervised graduate internships.
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Florida, Gainesville, 19841987. Responsible for developing and coordinating an interdisciplinary program of clinical services through the Vocational Consultation Service in the University of Florida Health Science Center, for teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in rehabilitation counseling, for supervising practicum and internship students, and for advising graduate and undergraduate students. Graduate Studies Faculty, 1987.
Graduate Assistant, University of Georgia, 19801983. Conducted research in rehabilitation, taught graduate students, and supervised practicum students. Edited and prepared manuscripts submitted for publication to the Journal of Rehabilitation. Provided consultation in the development of a career counseling program for inmates at the Women's Unit of the Middle Georgia Correctional Institution, Milledgeville, Georgia.
Counselor (practicum/internship), Counseling and Testing Center, University of Georgia, 19811982. Provided group and individual counseling and career guidance for college students enrolled at the university.
Rehabilitation Director, Chattanooga Goodwill Industries, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 19781980. Managed the rehabilitation program, including vocational evaluation, work adjustment, job readiness training, and placement services. Responsibilities included staff supervision, grant writing and implementation, program development, and program evaluation.
Director of Vocational Evaluation, Chattanooga Goodwill Industries, 19771978. Provided direct service to clients, including counseling and vocational guidance. Supervised vocational evaluation program using a wide variety of vocational tests, work samples, and occupational information resources. Expanded services to include private rehabilitation providers and insurance companies.
Training Instructor, Gateway Hope Center, Jacksonville, Florida, 19741976. Developed a clerical training program for blind and visually handicapped persons, including evaluation, work adjustment, skill development, work experience, and placement services.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (1998-present)
RCS 5410 Introduction to Rehabilitation Counseling
RCS 5245 Psychosocial and Cultural Foundations of Rehabilitation Counseling
RCS 6801, 6945 Counseling Practicum
RCS 6470 Human Sexuality and Disability
RCS 6931 Special Topics: Group Counseling (3 semester hours)
RSD 6110 Rehabilitation Science Application and Theory I (3 semester hours)
RSD 6930 Special Topics: The College Classroom: Teaching Process and
Qualitative Research (3 semester hours)
RCS 6080 Medical Aspects of Disability
RCS 6066 Human Growth and Development
RCS 4930 Case Management
RCS 4800/4804 Undergraduate Practicum 1 & 2
HSC 4558 Disability Management
HSC 3661 Therapeutic Communication Skills
HSC 3205 Survey of Disease and Disability
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTONCLEAR LAKE (19871991)
COUN 6334 Career, Vocational, Educational Information
PSYC 6232 Mental Measurements
COUN 5739 Practicum in Counselor Education
COUN 6533 Crisis Intervention
COUN 6739 Internship in Counselor Education
COUN 6532 Group Process in Counseling
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (19841987)
EGC 3060 Introduction to Rehabilitative Services
EGC 4401 Interviewing Principles and Techniques
EGC 6376 Medical Aspects of Rehabilitation Counseling
EGC 6375 Vocational Assessment in Rehabilitation Counseling
EGC 6850 Rehabilitation Client Services Practicum
EGC 6693 Seminar in Selected Rehabilitation Topics
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
Bridging the gap: Meeting the discharge needs of stroke patient/caregiver dyads. NIH/NINR R-15. Barbara Lutz, RN Principal Investigator. Co-investigator, 2010-present.
Tobacco use in persons with disabilities. NIH/R-21. Jamie Pomeranz, PhD, Principal Investigator. Co-investigator, 2010-present.
Matching needs of stroke patients with caregiving resources to improve outcomes. NIH/NINR R-15, Barbara Lutz, RN, Principal Investigator. Co-investigator, 2008-2009.
Culturally sensitive models of stroke recovery and caregiving after discharge home. Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research, Maude Rittman, Principal Investigator. Co-investigator. 2000-2003.
Assistive technology and for older workers with disabilities. NIDRR, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Aging and Disability, SUNY-Buffalo, 2000-2001. Project Principal Investigator.
FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS (continued)
Influence of ethnicity and minority status on the needs of persons with TBI living in the community. NIDRR, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Rehabilitation Interventions following Traumatic Brain Injury, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, 1994-1999. Project Principal Investigator.
Functional neuropsychological/vocational assessment as a predictor of employment outcome following traumatic brain injury. NIDRR, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Rehabilitation Interventions following Traumatic Brain Injury, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, 1994-1999. Project Principal Investigator.
Substance abuse and traumatic brain injury. NIDRR, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Rehabilitation Interventions following Traumatic Brain Injury, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, 1994-1999. Project Principal Investigator.
Violence against women with disabilities. CDC, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, 1997-2000. Co-investigator and Project Director.
Health promotion for women with disabilities. NIH, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, 1996-1999. Co-investigator.
Abuse of women with disabilities. NIDRR, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, 1996-1999. Co-investigator.
A vocational intervention for persons with spinal cord injury. NIDRR, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center in Community Integration for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury, Baylor College of Medicine and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, 1994-1999. Program Development Specialist.
Psychosocial behaviors of women with disabilities. NIH, Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, Baylor College of Medicine, 1992-1995. Co-investigator.
Adaptive processes following spinal cord injury. American Occupational Therapy Foundation, Department of Occupational Therapy, Texas Woman's University, 1990-1991. Project Director.
FUNDED SERVICE PROJECT
High School/High Tech. Contract with the North Central Florida Center for Independent Living (subcontract from the Alachua/Bradford County Workforce Development Board) for services to high school students with disabilities, 2000-2003. Project Director.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Abendroth, M., Lutz, B.J., & Young, M.E. Family caregivers’ decision process to institutionalize persons with Parkinson’s disease: A grounded theory study. (2012). International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49, 445-454.
Lutz, B.J., Young, M.E., Cox, K.J., Martz, C., & Kreasy, K.R. (2011). The crisis of stroke: Experiences of patients and their family caregivers. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 18, 786-797.
Lutz, B. J. & Young, M. E. (2010). Rethinking intervention strategies in stroke family caregiving. Rehabilitation Nursing, 35(4), 152-160.
Robinson, R., Young, M. E., & Pomeranz, J. (2009). Content analysis of factors identified in vocational evaluation analysis reports. The Rehabilitation Professional, 17(4), 163-172.
Buckles, V., Pomernaz, J., & Young, M.E. (2008). The applicability of Life Care Plans for adopted children with disabilities: What will Medicaid pay? Journal of Life Care Planning, 7, 107-122.
Donovan, N. J., Kendall, D. L., Young, M. E., & Rosenbek, J. C. (2008). The Communicative Effectiveness Survey: Preliminary evidence of construct validity. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 17, 335-347.
Hannold, E. M., Young, M. E., Rittman, M. R., Bowden, M. G., & Behrman, A. L. (2006). Locomotor training: Experiencing the changing body. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 43, 905-916.
Glueckauf, R. L., Stine, C., Bourgeois, M., Pomidor, A., Rom, P., Young, M. E., Massey, A., & Ashley, P. (2005). Alzheimer’s Rural Care Healthline: Linking rural caregivers to cognitive-behavioral intervention for depression. Rehabilitation Psychology, 50, 346-354.
Faircloth, C. A., Boylstein, C., Rittman, M., Young, M.E. & Gubrium, J. (2004). Sudden illness and biographical flow in narratives of stroke recovery, Sociology of Health and Illness, 26(2), 242-61.
Faircloth, C. A.., Rittman, M., Boylstein, C., Young, M. E. & Van Puymbroeck, M. (2004). Energizing the ordinary: Biographical work and the future in stroke recovery narratives. Journal of Aging Studies, 18(4), 399-413.
Nosek, M. A., Hughes, R. B., Howland, C. A., Young, M. E., Mullen, P. D., & Shelton, M. L. (2004). The meaning of health for women with physical disabilities. Family and Community Health, 27(1), 6-21.
Gubrium, J. F., Rittman, M. R., Williams, C., Young, M. E., & Boylstein, C. A. (2003). Benchmarking as everyday functional assessment in stroke recovery. Journal of Gerontology, 58B, S203-S211.
Howard, D. K. & Young, M. E. (2002). Leisure: A pathway to love and intimacy. Disability Studies Quarterly, 22(4), 101-120.
Rintala, D. H., Novy, D. M., Garza, H. M., Young, M. E., High, W. M., & Chiou-Tan, F. (2002). Psychometric properties of a Spanish-language version of the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ). Rehabilitation Psychology, 47, 144-164.
Hannold, E. & Young, M. E. ( 2001). Consumer perspectives on the revised code of professional ethics for rehabilitation counselors. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 32(4), 5-9.
Grabois, E. & Young, M. E. (2001). Managed care experiences of persons with disabilities. Journal of Rehabilitation, 67(3), 13-19.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (CONTINUED)
Nosek, M. A., Howland, C., Rintala, D. H., Young, M. E., & Chanpong, G. F. (2001). National study of women with physical disabilities: Final report. Sexuality and Disability, 19, 5-39.
Young, M. E., Nosek, M. A., Howland, C. A., Chanpong, G., & Rintala, D. H. (1997). Prevalence of abuse of women with physical disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 78, Supplement 5, S34-S38.
Nosek, M. A., Howland, C. A., & Young, M. E. (1997). Abuse of women with disabilities: Policy implications. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 8(1&2), 157-175.
Rintala, D. H., Howland, C. A., Nosek, M. A., Bennett, J. L., Young, M. E., Foley, C. C., Rossi, C. D., & Chanpong, G. (1997). Dating issues for women with physical disabilities. Sexuality and Disability, 15, 219-241.
Rintala, D. H., Young, M. E., Spencer, J. C., & Bates, P. S. (1996). Family relationships and adaptation to spinal cord injury: A qualitative study. Rehabilitation Nursing, 21(2), 67-74, 90.
Nosek, M. A., Rintala, D. H., Young, M. E., Howland, C. A., Foley, C. C., Rossi, D., & Chanpong, G. (1996). Sexual functioning among women with physical disabilities. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 77, 107-115.
Rosenthal, M., Dijkers, M., Harrison-Felix, C., Nabors, N., Witol, A. D., Young, M. E., & Englander, J. S. (1996). Impact of minority status on functional outcome and community integration following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 11(5), 40-57.
Sander, A. M., Kreutzer, J. S., Rosenthal, M., Delmonico, R., & Young, M. E. (1996). A multicenter longitudinal investigation of return to work and community integration following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 11(5), 70-84.
Nosek, M. A., Young, M. E., Rintala, D. H., Howland, C. A., Foley, C. C., & Bennett, J. (1995). Barriers to reproductive health maintenance among women with physical disabilities. Journal of Women’s Health, 4, 505-518.
Spencer, J. C., Young, M. E., Rintala, D. H., & Bates, P. S. (1995). Socialization to the culture of a rehabilitation hospital. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49(1), 53-62.
Young, M. E., Rintala, D. H., Rossi, C. D., Hart, K. A., & Fuhrer, M. J. (1995). Alcohol and marijuana use in a community-based sample of persons with spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 76, 525-532.
Foley, C. C., Lehmkuhl, L. D., & Young, M. E. (1994). Rehabilitation: Housing aspects of community integration. Neurorehabilitation, 4(2), 91-108.
Nosek, M. A., Howland, C. A., Young, M. E., Georgiou, D., Rintala, D. H., Foley, C. C., Bennett, J. L., & Smith, Q. (1994). Wellness models and sexuality among women with physical disabilities. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 25(1), 50-58.