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Phillip Rumrill, Ph.D., CRC, is a Professor and Coordinator of the Rehabilitation Counseling Program and Director of the Center for Disability Studies at Kent State University in Ohio. He is also the Founding Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Employment Assistance Service, which provides vocational services and supports to people with multiple sclerosis across the United States. Dr. Rumrill received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Keene State College in New Hampshire and his doctorate from the University of Arkansas. Since completing his doctorate in 1993, he has authored or co-authored more than 150 professional journal articles; 30 book chapters, monographs, measurement instruments, and training manuals; and 9 books entitledEmployment Issues and Multiple Sclerosis (2 Editions),Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Rehabilitation and Health Care Professionals, Research in Rehabilitation Counseling (two editions), Research in Special Education (two editions),Occupational Neurology, and Emerging Issues in Rehabilitation Counseling. He has also guest-edited 16 special issues of professional and academic journals in the fields of education and rehabilitation.
Dr. Rumrill's direct service experience includes substance abuse counseling, academic advising and accommodation planning with postsecondary students with disabilities, vocational guidance and career counseling with a variety of disability populations, and vocational expert services in civil litigation. He has extensive experience writing and administering funded projects; he has had management roles on 25 Federal and private foundation grants whose total budgets exceed $13 million. He is a highly sought speaker at national and international conferences in health care, social sciences, rehabilitation, and education, and he has received honors and recognition for his work from such organizations as the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, the National TRIO Foundation, Ohio State University, the University of Hawaii, the National Federation of the Blind, The University of Leeds Medical School in England, and the Arla Institute of Finland. In 2005, Dr. Rumrill was named Rehabilitation Researcher of the Year by the National Council on Rehabilitation Education. He was also the recipient of the 2010 Kent State University Distinguished Scholar Award.
Dr. Rumrill’s research interests include issues facing students with disabilities in higher education, assistive technology and reasonable accommodations, chronic illness, the career development implications of disability, workplace discrimination, program evaluation, research design and methodology, and self-advocacy strategies for people with disabilities. In his role as a faculty member at Kent State University, he teaches courses such as Occupational Aspects of Disability, Research in Disabilities, Introduction to Rehabilitation, Adjustment and Training Groups, Disability Management, Individual Counseling Techniques, Practicum, Internship, Psychosocial Impact of Disability, Medical Information for Rehabilitation Counselors, and Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation.
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