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Mary Ellen Young, Ph.D.
Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC)
4007 Bellaire Blvd., Suite EE
Houston, Texas 77025
(713) 666-9550
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4007 Bellaire Blvd., Suite EE
Houston, Texas 77025
(713) 666-9550
Biographical Information
EDUCATION
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, 1971, English.
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Master of Education, 1978, Rehabilitation Counseling.
University of Georgia, Athens, Doctor of Philosophy, 1986, Counseling and Human Development Services.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, NIDRR Rehabilitation Research Career Development Fellowship, 1988-1991.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Director, Brain Injury Research Center, The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston, Texas, 1995-present. Principal investigator on projects of the NIDRR Research and Training Center on Rehabilitation Interventions in Traumatic Brain Injury.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1991-present. Program development specialist on vocational research project of the NIDRR Research and Training Center in Community Integration for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury and co-investigator on the NIH study of the sexuality of women with disabilities conducted by the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities.
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.
Adjunct Professor, Counselor Education, School of Education, University of HoustonClear Lake, Houston, Texas, 1988 - present. Teaching graduate counseling courses.
Visiting Lecturer, Counselor Education, School of Education, University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, 1987 - 1988. 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, 1984 - 1987. 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, 1980 - 1983. 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, 1981 - 1982. Provided group and individual counseling and career guidance for college students enrolled at the university.
Rehabilitation Director, Chattanooga Goodwill Industries, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1978 - 1980. 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, 1977 - 1978. 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, 1974 - 1976. Developed a clerical training program for blind and visually handicapped persons, including evaluation, work adjustment, skill development, work experience, and placement services.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 1992-1996
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.
Rintala, D. H., Young, M. E., Hart, K. A., & Fuhrer, M. J. (1994). The relationship between the extent of reciprocity with social supporters and measures of impairment, disability, and handicap in persons with spinal cord injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 39(1), 15-27.
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.
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., Alfred, W. G., Rintala, D. H., Hart, K. A., & Fuhrer, M. J. (1994). Vocational status of persons with spinal cord injury living in the community. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 37(3), 229-243.
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(6), 525-532.
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. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 77(2), 107115. Rintala, D. H., Young, M. E., Hart, K. A., Clearman, R. R., & Fuhrer, M. J. (1992b). Social support and the wellbeing of persons with spinal cord injury living in the community. Rehabilitation Psychology, 37(3), 155-163.
Fuhrer, M. J., Rintala, D. H., Hart, K. A., Clearman, R., & Young, M. E. (1992). Relationship of life satisfaction to impairment, disability, and handicap among persons with spinal cord injury living in the community. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 73(6), 552
Fuhrer, M. J., Rintala, D. H., Hart, K. A., Clearman, R., & Young, M. E. (1992). Relationship of life satisfaction to impairment, disability, and handicap among persons with spinal cord injury living in the community. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 73(6), 552-557.
Fuhrer, M. J., Rintala, D. H., Hart, K. A., Clearman, R., & Young, M. E. (1993a). Depressive symptomatology in persons with spinal cord injury who reside in the community. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 74(3), 255-260.
Nosek, M. A., Young, M. E., Rintala, D. H., Howland, C. A., Foley, C. C., & Bennett, J. L. (1995). Barriers to reproductive health maintenance among women with physical disabilities. Journal of Women's Health, 4(5), 505-518.
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