Perfil de Paul Wehman, Ph.D.
Dr. Paul Wehman is a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University, and an early pioneer of supported employment. Wehman's primary interests are in transition from school to work, supported employment, business partnerships, and return to work.
Dr. Wehman has served as the Director for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (VCU-RRTC) for over 29 years. He has been part of a group of professionals, researchers, and advocates dedicated to the hiring, advancement, and retention of individuals with significant disabilities in competitive employment, with a concentration on services to persons with physical disabilities such as spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury and who are typically underrepresented populations in employment and rehabilitation.
He is a Professor of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Chairman of Rehabilitation Research with a joint appointment in the Departments of Special Education and Disability Policy and Rehabilitation Counseling. He received the VCU School of Medicine Research Recognition Award, June, 2007 and was elected Life Long Emeritus Member of APSE: The Employment Network, August, 2006 (an organization dedicated to the employment of people with significant disabilities). He has written, co-authored, or edited 42 commercially published books and written over 200 journal articles, mostly in the transition and employment areas. He is on several editorial boards and has been Editor of the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation for 18 years.
