University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

• Vocational Evaluation
• Tests and Measurement
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Rehabilitation Counseling
• Alternative Therapies

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• PhD    Human Rehabilitation
             University of Northern Colorado (2003)
  

• MS      Vocational Rehabilitation, Dual Concentration:
             Vocational Evaluation and Rehabilitation Counseling
             University of Wisconsin-Stout (1995)
  

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Certified Vocational Evaluation Specialist (CVE)
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC-Canada)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

COURSES TAUGHT

RECENT SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

The Rehabilitation Alliance – Working Relationships.  Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). October, November, 2009.

Clarifying Levels of Vocational Assessment to Maximize Positive Client Outcomes (co-presenter).  NRA Annual Training Conference, Louisville, KY September, 2009 (referred).

Diagnostic Interviewing.  Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Woodbury, MN; Shakopee, MN, June 2009.

Older Adults and Vocational Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities (co-presenter).  NRA Annual Training Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 2008 (referred).

Interviewing as a Diagnostic Assessment Technique in Vocational Evaluation Pre-conference Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP) National Conference, Auburn, AL, April 2007 (referred).

Vocational Assessment and Evaluation. A Primer for Rehabilitation Professionals: What to Expect and How to Maximize Your Referral Dollars. Canadian Association of Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Society (CAVEWAS), CARP National Conference, Montreal, Quebec June 2006 (invited).

Diagnostic Interviewing.  Canadian Association of Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Society (CAVEWAS), CARP National Conference, Charlottetown, PEI June 2005 (invited).

The Interview as a Diagnostic Technique. VECAP 12th National Issues Forum on Vocational Assessment and Evaluation, Portsmouth, VA April 2005 (referred).

Vocational Assessment.  Ontario March of Dimes, Two Day Professional Development Training, Toronto, Ontario, June, 2004 (invited).

Needs Assessment: Vocational Assessment and Evaluation.  International Rehabilitation Consortium, Professional Development Series at Dunhill Educational Center, Dunhill, Ireland, March 2004.

The Role and Function of CVE in North America.  National Rehabilitation Association, Annual Training Conference, Nashville, TN, October 2003 (referred).

CCWAVES 2002 CVE Role and Function Study: Key Results.  Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association, 11th National Forum, Charleston, South Carolina, March, 2003 (referred).

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Hamilton, M.R. (in progress). A Five-year Comparison of Online and Traditional Classroom Learning: Evidence-Based Outcomes in Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate Training.

Homa, D.B & Hamilton, M.R. (in progress). Characteristics of consumers receiving vocational evaluation.

Hamilton, M., & Shumate, S. (2006). CCWAVES 2002 CVE role and function study: Key results. The Issues Papers: Eleventh National Forum on Issues in Vocational Evaluation, Assessment, and Work Adjustment. Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP).

Hamilton, M., & Shumate, S. (2005).  The role and function of certified vocational evaluation specialists.  Journal of Rehabilitation, 71(1).

Hamilton, M (2004). Guest editorial. Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals Journal, 1(1).

Shumate, S., Hamilton, M., & Fried, J. (2004). Vocational evaluation: The development of a profession. Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals Journal, 1(1).

Pichette, E., Accordino, M., Hamilton, M., Rosenthal, D. & Wilson, K. (2002). Susceptibility to racial and ethnic bias in intake interviews: Implications for vocational evaluators.  Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Journal, 32(1), 17-28.

Olesheski, J.A., Rosenthal, D.A., & Hamilton, M. (2002).  Disability management and psychosocial rehabilitation: Considerations for integration.  Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 19(1), 63-70.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Vocational Evaluator, Vocational Expert (owner)
          Vocational Potential, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  

• Disability Services Consultant
          Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  

• Vocational Evaluator, Vocational Expert
          Canadian Paraplegic Association, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  

• Rehabilitation Counselor (intern)
          California Rehabilitation Services, San Luis Obispo, CA
  

• Vocational Evaluator (intern)
          Work Recovery Services, Salinas, CA
  

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