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E-mail
tupton@siu.edu
Office
322A Rehn Hall
Phone
(618) 453-8287
Program Affiliation
Rehabilitation Counseling Training |
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Specializations:
Brain Injury, Rehabilitation Counselor Education and Disability Attitudes
Dr. Thomas D. Upton is an Assistant Professor in the Rehabilitation
Counselor Training Program at the Rehabilitation Institute, Southern
Illinois University Carbondale. He earned his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation
Counseling from The University of Iowa (2000). Additionally, Dr. Upton
has varied rehabilitation experiences. These include work in two comprehensive
rehabilitation centers, as a senior state/federal vocational rehabilitation
(VR) counselor, a private consultant for a private VR firm, and as a
brain injury consultant who designed, provided, and replicated innovative
treatment programs to enhance the social skills and employment opportunities
of adults with brain injury. Dr. Upton actively mentors graduate students
with disabilities and is involved in research projects with community
agencies. Furthermore, he serves as an editorial consultant for the
Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling and the Journal of Rehabilitation.
His primary research interests include innovations in brain injury rehabilitation,
rehabilitation counselor preparation, and disability attitudes. |
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