Paul Wehman
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Paul Wehman

American academic

Paul Wehman, Ph.D., has been a tenured faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University since 1976. He is Director of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (Director 1983-2023; Interim Director 2024-present).2

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Born 1948.1

About

He holds a B.B.A. from Western Illinois University (1970), an M.S. in psychology from Illinois State University (1974), and a Ph.D. in Behavioral Disabilities/Rehabilitation Psychology from University of Wisconsin–Madison (1976).

Originally affiliated with the VCU School of Education, he later held a joint appointment with the School of Education and the School of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He currently serves as Interim Director of the VCU Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (VCU-RRTC). His work has focused on supported employment and services for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities, brain injury, and spinal cord injury.

He has written extensively on issues related to transition from school to adulthood and special education as it relates to young adulthood and employment and is founding Editor in Chief of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. Dr. Wehman has received numerous awards and has been the Principal Investigator on more than $100 million in federal and state grants since joining VCU. Dr. Wehman's work is represented in 254 journal publications, 46 books, and 143 book chapters and manuals.

His areas of interest include employment of people with disabilities, autism, special education and educational policy for at-risk youth, disability policy, assistive technology, supported employment, and related fields.

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Companies

Early life and education

  • 1966 to 1970Western Illinois University3 4
  • 1972 to 1974Illinois State University Master of Science3 5
  • 1974 to 1976University of Wisconsin–Madison Doctor of Philosophy3 6

Career