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Glen W. White, Ph.D. |
Professional Biography
Active in the rehabilitation and independent living field for more than 30 years, Glen W. White, currently directs the Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas and the Research and Training Center on Measurement and Interdependence in Community Living. He also served as principal investigator of the NIDRR-funded Research and Training Center on Full Participation in Independent Living.
Past president of the National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers and past president of the American Public Health Association’s Disability Forum, White is currently a professor in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas and conducts and has teaching and research interests in the area of behavioral and community psychology and disability studies. White also directs the Research Group on Rehabilitation and Independent Living (RGIL) at the University of Kansas.
He has a joint academic appointment with the University of Kansas Medical School Department of Preventive Medicine.
A Phi Beta Delta inductee for international scholarly achievement, White has had several national appointments, including serving on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center on Environment and Health National Advisory Committee, and as a board member of the 21-member Commission on National and Community Service (renamed the Corporation for National and Community Service), serving under Presidents Bush and Clinton.
Research Interests
White has a strong interest in conducting research and training activities in the areas of full community participation, disaster preparation and emergency response for people with disabilities, advocacy, and has been working with disability organizations in Peru and Vietnam. For the past several years, he also has been developing a systematic line of research in the area of health promotion and prevention of secondary conditions.
Publications (Selected)
Research Articles
Ravesloot, C., Seekins, T. & White, G.W. (2005). Living Well with a Disability health promotion intervention: Improved health status for consumers and lower costs for policy makers. Rehabilitation Psychology, 50, 239-245.
White, G. W. (2005). Increasing health and full participation for people with disabilities in Perú. The Community Psychologist, Winter, (37-40).
White, G. W., Suchowierska, M., & Campbell, M. (2004). Strategies for a systematic implementation of participatory action research in community research. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, S3-S12.
Froehlich-Grobe, K., & White, G.W. (2004). Promoting physical activity among women with mobility impairments: A randomized controlled trial to assess a home- and community-based intervention. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 85, 640-648.
Klatt, K. P., White, G. W., & Gard, M. (2003). Do they get it? Exploring consumers’ value of research and their ability to identify key components of a research article. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 14, 2-6.
White, G. W. (2002). Disability outcomes research: The Golden Rule as a guide for ethical practice. Rehabilitation Psychology, 47, 438-446.
Froehlich, K., Nary, D. E., & White, G. W. (2002). Identifying barriers to participation in physical activity for women with disabilities. Psychosocial Process, 15, 21-29.
White, G. W., Nary, D. E., & Froehlich, A. K. (2001). Consumers as collaborators in research and action. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 21(2), 15-21.
In Press
Kim, K. M., Fox, M. & White, G. W. (in press). Comparing outcomes of persons choosing consumer-directed or agency-directed personal assistance services (PAS). Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin.
White, G. W. & Yen, T. H. Vo (in press). Requesting accommodations to increase full participation in higher education: An analysis of self-advocacy training for postsecondary students with disabilities. Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal.
Fox, M. L., White, G. W., Rooney, C., & Rowland, J. (in press). Disaster Preparedness and Response for Persons with Mobility Impairments: Results from the University of Kansas Nobody Left Behind Study. Journal of Disability Policy Studies.
Book Chapters
White, G. W. (2005). Independent living. In N. J. Salkind (Ed). Encyclopedia of human development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (pp. 688-689).
White, G. W. (2004). Ableism. In G. Nelson and I. Prilleltensky (Eds.), Community psychology: Pursuit of wellness.
White, G. W., Nary, D. E., & Froehlich, A. K. (2001). Consumers as collaborators in research and action. In C. B. Keys and P. W. Dowrick (Eds.), People with disabilities: Empowerment and community action (pp. 15-34). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.