Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education

 

Welcome to the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the only department solely committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities.

Our programs prepare graduates in entry-level and leadership positions to work with, or on behalf of, people with disabilities, their families, rehabilitation counselors, psychologists, and counselor educators; special education teachers and teacher educators; and rehabilitation and special education researchers.

Please watch the videos that describe each of the two department programs.

Faculty Position Vacancy

The Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education is currently seeking candidates for a Tenure Track, Special Education Assistant Professor position.

Prof. Hanley-Maxwell Presentation on Future Changes for Teacher Education

Prof. Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell recently presented an overview of changes on the horizon for Teacher Education.

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A Welcome to New RPSE Staff

We are pleased to extend a warm welcome to our new administrative staff. Jenni Hart has joined RPSE as the new Department Administrator, Cindy Armour is serving as the Financial Specialist, and Laurel Shelhamer has taken on the duties of Student and Academic services.

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Welcome Professor Brian Phillips to RPSE Faculty

We are very pleased to extend a warm welcome to Professor Brian Phillips. Brian is starting his first year as a Rehabilitation Psychology faculty member, having recently completed his doctoral work at Michigan State University.

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Professor Emeritus Lou Brown Named 2011 Distinguished Educator

Florida State University recently named RPSE Professor Emeritus Lou Brown as its College of Education’s 2011 Distinguished Educator. Professor Brown, who received his Ph.D. degree in Special Education from FSU, was a member of the RPSE faculty from 1969 to 2003.

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Carly Roberts, Special Education Doctoral Student, Selected as National Representative

Carly Roberts, a second-year doctoral student in Special Education, has recently been selected as a national Student Representative to the Executive Board of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children (TED/CEC).

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Mayu Fujikawa, Rehab. Psych. Doctoral Student, Awarded Graduate Student Scholarship

Mayu Fujikawa, a third-year Rehabilitation Psychology doctoral student, has been selected by the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education as the recipient of the James B. and Susan Solie Patterson Graduate Student Scholarship for the 2011-12 school year.

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