Timothy Tansey

P.I.

Dr. Tansey received his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a professor in the Rehabilitation Counselor Education program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Dr. Tansey has almost 30 years experience as a rehabilitation counselor, educator, or rehabilitation researcher. He has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of applying novel technology in vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation counselor education, evidence-based practices in vocational rehabilitation, self-regulation, and self-determination. Dr. Tansey has extensive experience in adapting technology and utilizing social media for knowledge translation and dissemination activities.

 

Dr. Tansey is the principal investigator on the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment, a project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. He is currently the principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or co-investigator on several other federally-funded research or national technical assistance center grants from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Social Security Administration and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research). These current projects seek to ascertain evidence-based practices in the vocational rehabilitation of youth with disabilities, identify employer practices in the recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion of persons with disabilities, and provide technical assistance to state vocational rehabilitation toward increasing competitive, integrated employment of persons with disabilities living in areas of extreme poverty.

 

Dr. Tansey has developed doctoral level training focused on online and hybrid pedagogy as well as established numerous online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses. He serves on the co-editor of the Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin and on the editorial boards for numerous other journals.

 

Contact Information

tntansey@wisc.edu
Office: 405 Education

Current Projects

RRTC on Employment of Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities
RRTC - Employment of Persons with IDD
Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE)
Wisconsin Career Advancement Initiative
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects - Employment (Year 2)
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects - Employment (Year 2 Trainee Expenses)
Increasing state vocational rehabilitation agency capacity to place persons with disabilities in high quality employment settings (Rehab TP Funds) - Year 4
Increasing state vocational rehabilitation agency capacity to place persons with disabilities in high quality employment settings (Demonstration and TP Funds) - Year 3

Completed Projects

Increasing state vocational rehabilitation agency capacity to place persons with disabilities in high quality employment settings
Increasing state vocational rehabilitation agency capacity to place persons with disabilities in high quality employment settings (Rehab TP Funds) - Year 2
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects - Employment
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects - Employment (Trainee Expenses)
Increasing state vocational rehabilitation agency capacity to place persons with disabilities in high quality employment settings (Rehab TP Funds) - Year 3
Increasing state vocational rehabilitation agency capacity to place persons with disabilities in high quality employment settings (Demonstration and TP Funds) - Year 3