Glen White, PhD
Associate Professor, HDFL Director, RTC/FPIL University of Kansas
Glen W. White,
Ph.D., has been involved in the rehabilitation and independent living field for
over 30 years. He is currently Director of the Research and Training Center on
Independent Living at the University of Kansas. He serves as Principal
Investigator of the recently funded Research and Training Center on Full
Participation in Independent Living (a portion of the research component
conducted at Paraquad by Dr. Gray and Washington University colleagues). Dr.
White has had numerous opportunities to work with consumers with disabilities in
identifying, developing and shaping on-going disability research. He has
conducted research in the areas of housing, advocacy, developing community
support for Centers for Independent Living, and for the past several years he
has been developing a systematic line of research in the area of prevention of
secondary conditions. He is past president of the National Association of
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers, and serves as an advisor and
consultant to many national organizations. Dr. White is currently an Associate
Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Life, at the
University of Kansas, where he teaches in the area of behavioral and community
psychology, and disability studies. Dr. White will provide information
regarding dissemination to other Independent Living Centers.
email: RTCIL@UKANS.EDU
Links:
Research and Training Center: Full Participation in Independent Living