Megan Baumunk, Ph.D., CRC, LPC joined the faculty in May 2024. Dr. Baumunk’s professional background includes human resource management and recruitment, and rehabilitation counseling in various areas, including grief, disability adjustment, and vocational counseling. Dr. Baumunk’s research has focused on disability adjustment, caregiver burden, clinical supervision, trauma-informed care, and post-traumatic growth. In her spare time, she is busy running her own private rehabilitation counseling practice, providing support for individuals impacted by cancer through her work at Gilda’s Club Wisconsin, and keeping her 5-pound chihuahua, Phoebe, out of trouble.
Education
- PhD Rehabilitation Counselor Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2024
- MS Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2021
- BS Human Relations, University of Iowa, 2018
Select Publications
- Baumunk, M. (2023). Working with spousal caregivers in rehabilitation counseling: Considerations for assessing love styles. The Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 54(3).
- Baumunk, M. & Matkin, K. (2023). Supervision training in rehabilitation counseling: Considerations for changes to master’s level curriculum. Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling Research & Practice, 43(2), 29-42.
- Baumunk, M. J., Tang, X., Rumrill, S. P., Conder, S., & Rumrill, P. D. (2023). Post-traumatic growth and trauma-informed care in vocational rehabilitation through the lens of the conservation of resources theory. Work, 75(1), 3-10. DOI: 10.3233/WOR-236014
- Bishop, M., Huang, Y., Zhou, K., & Baumunk, M. (2023). Quality of life and psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability. In I. Marini, A. Fleming, & M. Bishop (Eds.), The psychological and social aspects of illness and disability (8th ed.). New York: Springer.
- Bishop, M., Rumrill, S., Park, M., Bhattarai, M., Zhou, K., Kim, J., & Baumunk, M. (2021). Rehabilitation, disability, and health care case management. In F. Chan, M. Bishop, J. Chronister, E-J. Lee, & C-Y. Chiu (Eds.), CRC examination preparation: A concise guide to the foundations of rehabilitation counseling (3rd ed., pp. 275-306). Springer Publishing.
- Kim, J., Baumunk, M., Park, S., & Tansey, T. (2024). Pathway to Trauma-Informed Rehabilitation Counseling: Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors’ Training Experiences and Use of Trauma-Relevant Knowledge in Daily Practice. Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.52017/001c.124002
- Landon, T. J., Gerald, M. E., Baumunk, M. J., Chun, J., Khan, U., & Van Patten-Freeman, A. (2024). The process of clinical supervision. In C. Bernacchio, E. Boland, and J. C. Schultz (eds.), Clinical Supervision Handbook: A Guide for Practitioner’s (2nd ed.). Innovative Ink Publishing.
- McCarthy, A. K., Soldner, James. L., Landon, T. J., Matkin, K., Baumunk, M. J., Bernacchio, C., & Taylor, A. (2025). A Content Analysis of Rehabilitation Counseling Supervision Literature. Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.52017/001c.134083
- O’Sullivan D.M., Brehmer, C. E., Baumunk, M., & Strauser, D. R. (2024). Recovery capital and community integration among a sample of formerly incarcerated adults. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 55(1).
- Phillips, B. N., Granger T. A., Ochrach, C., Thomas, K. A., Reyes, A., Kesselmayer, R. F., Anderson C. A., Chan, F., Strauser, D. R., Wehman, P., McDonough, J., Lee, D., Lee, B., Mpofu, N., Castillo, S., Chen, X., Brinck, E., Baumunk, M. J., Kim, J., Friedman, K. B., & Tansey, T. N. (In press). Effect of Company-Driven Disability Diversity Initiatives: A Multi-Case Study Across Industries. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.
- Rumrill., P. D., Rumrill, S. P., Wickert, K., Sheppard-Jones, K., Baumunk, M., Roessler, R. T. (2023). A “win-win” perspective on workplace accommodations: RETAIN Kentucky’s self-advocacy guide to promote successful return to work and stay at work outcomes for workers with disabilities. Work, 74(1), 3-10.
- Sabella, S. A., Schultz, J. C., & Baumunk, M. J. (2024). Supervisee Evaluation. In C. Bernacchio, E. Boland, and J. C. Schultz (eds.), Clinical Supervision Handbook: A Guide for Practitioner’s (2nd ed.). Innovative Ink Publishing.