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Michael L. Wehmeyer

Michael L. Wehmeyer

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Psychology

D-Index
103
Citations
37611
World Ranking
549
National Ranking
342

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Michael L. Wehmeyer is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences and psychology, with a particular focus on disability education, support, and inclusion.

The scientist's main fields of study include social sciences and psychology, with subfields emphasizing safety research, education, clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and cognitive neuroscience.

Topics addressed throughout their research encompass disability education and employment, family and disability support research, Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, collaborative teaching and inclusion, autism spectrum disorder research, assistive technology in communication and mobility, and inclusion and disability in education and sport.

Major recent publications include:

  • The Importance of Self-Determination to the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Disability: A Perspective (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • The State of Inclusion With Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the United States (2020, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities)

Their frequent co-authors include Karrie A. Shogren, Jennifer A. Kurth, Gloria L. Krahn, Ann Robinson, and Alexa Murray.

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and Disability and Health Journal.

In 2011, the scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Best Publications

  • Self-Determination and Positive Adult Outcomes: A Follow-up Study of Youth with Mental Retardation or Learning Disabilities:

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Michelle Schwartz

  • The Renaming of Mental Retardation: Understanding the Change to the Term Intellectual Disability

    Robert L. Schalock;Ruth A. Luckasson;Karrie A. Shogren

  • Adult Outcomes for Students with Cognitive Disabilities Three-Years After High School: The Impact of Self-Determination

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Susan B. Palmer

  • Promoting Causal Agency: The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Susan B. Palmer;Martin Agran;Dennis E. Mithaug

  • The Relationship Between Self-Determination and Quality of Life for Adults with Mental Retardation

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Michelle Schwartz

  • Self-Determination and Individuals with Severe Disabilities: Re-examining Meanings and Misinterpretations.

    Michael L. Wehmeyer

  • Teaching Self-Determination to Students With Disabilities: Basic Skills for Successful Transition

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Martin Agran;Carolyn Hughes

  • A Functional Model of Self-Determination: Describing Development and Implementing Instruction.

    Michael L. Wehmeyer

  • Self-determination, social abilities and the quality of life of people with intellectual disability.

    L Nota;L Ferrari;S Soresi;M Wehmeyer

  • Self-determination and the education of students with mental retardation.

    Michael L. Wehmeyer

  • A National Survey of Teachers' Promotion of Self-Determination and Student-Directed Learning

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Martin Agran;Carolyn Hughes

  • The relationship between quality of life and self-determination: an international study.

    Y. Lachapelle;M. L. Wehmeyer;M.-C. Haelewyck;Y. Courbois

  • Relationships Between Self-Determination and Postschool Outcomes for Youth With Disabilities:

    Karrie A. Shogren;Michael L. Wehmeyer;Susan B. Palmer;Graham G. Rifenbark

  • Essential Characteristics of Self Determined Behavior of Individuals With Mental Retardation

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Kathy Kelchner;Sandy Richards

  • Conceptualizing Supports and the Support Needs of People With Intellectual Disability

    James R Thompson;Valerie J Bradley;Wil H E Buntinx;Robert L Schalock

  • Self-Determination and Individuals with Significant Disabilities: Examining Meanings and Misinterpretations

    Michael L. Wehmeyer

  • How self-determined are people with mental retardation? The National Consumer Survey.

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Christina A. Metzler

  • Causal Agency Theory

    Karrie A. Shogren;Michael L. Wehmeyer;Susan B. Palmer

  • Establishing a Causal Relationship between Interventions to Promote Self-Determination and Enhanced Student Self-Determination.

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Susan B. Palmer;Karrie Shogren;Kendra Williams-Diehm

  • Cross-Cultural Study of Quality of Life Indicators

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel Angel Verdugo;Christina Jenaro;Mian Wang

  • Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports. Eleventh Edition.

    Robert L. Schalock;Sharon A. Borthwick-Duffy;Valerie J. Bradley;Wil H. E. Buntinx

Frequent Co-Authors

Karrie A. Shogren
Karrie A. Shogren University of Kansas
Susan B. Palmer
Susan B. Palmer University of Kansas
Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little Texas Tech University
Robert L. Schalock
Robert L. Schalock University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Miguel Ángel Verdugo
Miguel Ángel Verdugo University of Salamanca
Laura Nota
Laura Nota University of Padua
Ann P. Turnbull
Ann P. Turnbull University of Kansas
Shane J. Lopez
Shane J. Lopez University of Kansas
Tamar Heller
Tamar Heller University of Illinois at Chicago
Hill M. Walker
Hill M. Walker University of Oregon

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