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Overview

Paul Wehman is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States and has a strong focus on research within the social sciences. Their work largely centers on disability education and employment, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of disability and vocational outcomes.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications addressing key topics related to disability, employment, and support systems. The main topics of their research include:

  • Disability Education and Employment
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Education Systems and Policy
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Their work has appeared prominently in several academic journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Rehabilitation Research Policy and Education
  • Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Recent highlighted publications of Paul Wehman illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • "Company Characteristics, Disability Inclusion Practices, and Employment of People with Disabilities in the Post COVID-19 Job Economy: A Cross Sectional Survey Study" (2020) - Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation
  • "The impact of competitive integrated employment on economic, psychological, and physical health outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities" (2022) - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities
  • "Competitive Integrated Employment for Youth and Adults with Autism" (2020) - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
  • "The Effect of Business Internships Model and Employment on Enhancing the Independence of Young Adults With Significant Impact From Autism" (2020) - Intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • "Evaluating the Effect of Work Incentives Benefits Counseling on Employment Outcomes of Transition-Age and Young Adult Supplemental Security Income Recipients with Intellectual Disabilities: A Case Control Study" (2021) - Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

They have collaborated extensively with a group of frequent co-authors, which includes:

  • Lauren Avellone
  • Kanako Iwanaga
  • Carol Schall
  • Jennifer McDonough
  • Joshua P. Taylor

Paul Wehman's scholarship contributes to various subfields of study such as Safety Research, Demography, Education, Clinical Psychology, and General Health Professions, featuring a broad interdisciplinary approach within the social sciences. These areas underline the complexity of integrating disabled individuals into employment and educational systems while addressing health and psychosocial aspects.

Best Publications

  • Psychosocial and emotional sequelae of individuals with traumatic brain injury: a literature review and recommendations.

    M. V. Morton;Paul Wehman

  • Transition From School to Adulthood for Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorders: Review and Recommendations

    Dawn R. Hendricks;Paul Wehman

  • Life beyond the classroom : transition strategies for young people with disabilities

    Paul Wehman

  • A New Era: Revitalizing Special Education for Children and Their Families.

    Paul Wehman

  • Acute predictors of successful return to work 1 year after traumatic brain injury: A multicenter analysis

    David X. Cifu;Lori Keyser-Marcus;Eduardo Lopez;Paul Wehman

  • Transition From School to Adulthood for Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder: What We Know and What We Need to Know

    Paul Wehman;Carol Schall;Staci Carr;Pam Targett

  • Predictors of Successful Transition from School to Employment for Youth with Disabilities

    Paul Wehman;Adam P. Sima;Jessica McKinney Ketchum;Michael D. West

  • From School to Work: A Vocational Transition Model for Handicapped Students

    Paul Wehman;John Kregel;J. Michael Barcus

  • Acute predictors of return to employment after traumatic brain injury: A longitudinal follow-up

    Lori A. Keyser-Marcus;John C. Bricout;John C. Bricout;Paul Wehman;Leanne R. Campbell

  • Competitive employment for youth with autism spectrum disorders: early results from a randomized clinical trial.

    Paul H. Wehman;Carol M. Schall;Jennifer McDonough;John Kregel

  • A Supported Work Approach to Competitive Employment of Individuals with Moderate and Severe Handicaps

    Paul Wehman;John Kregel

  • Return to work for persons with traumatic brain injury.

    Satoko Yasuda;Paul Wehman;Pam Targett;David Cifu

  • Productive work and employment for persons with traumatic brain injury: what have we learned after 20 years?

    Paul Wehman;Pam Targett;Mike West;John Kregel

  • Effect of supported employment on vocational rehabilitation outcomes of transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities: a case control study.

    Paul Wehman;Fong Chan;Nicole Ditchman;Hyun Ju Kang

  • Project SEARCH for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Increasing Competitive Employment on Transition from High School.

    Paul Wehman;Carol Schall;Jennifer McDonough;Alissa Molinelli

  • Employment for adults with autism spectrum disorders: A retrospective review of a customized employment approach

    Paul Wehman;Valerie Brooke;Alissa Molinelli Brooke;Whitney Ham

  • Changes in the quality of autistic people's life that work in supported and sheltered employment. A 5-year follow-up study

    Domingo García-Villamisar;Paul Wehman;Maria Diaz Navarro

  • Effects of an employer-based intervention on employment outcomes for youth with significant support needs due to autism

    Paul Wehman;Carol M Schall;Jennifer McDonough;Carolyn Graham

  • Toward Competitive Employment for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: What Progress Have We Made and Where Do We Need to Go:

    Paul Wehman;Joshua Taylor;Valerie Brooke;Lauren Avellone

  • Transition from School to Work for Individuals with Severe Handicaps: A Follow-Up Study.

    Paul Wehman;John Kregel;John Seyfarth

  • At the Crossroads: Supported Employment a Decade Later

    Paul Wehman;John Kregel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey S. Kreutzer
Jeffrey S. Kreutzer Virginia Commonwealth University
Fong Chan
Fong Chan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla
Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla BioCruces Health research Institute
Wendy Wood
Wendy Wood University of Southern California
Martin Agran
Martin Agran University of Wyoming
Fred Spooner
Fred Spooner University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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