妮可Ditchman

妮可Ditchman is an associate professor and core faculty member in the Division of Counseling and Rehabilitation Science. She joined 威尼斯人平台 in 2010 and teaches courses in human growth, 职业发展, 就业安置, 评估, positive psychology and teaching & 课程开发. She also supervises master’s and doctoral students during counseling, teaching and research experiences.

Ditchman received her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counseling 心理学 from the University of Wisconsin­-Madison in 2010 and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois. She has over 15 years of experience working, 进行研究, and training in the field of rehabilitation and mental health counseling, and adheres to a strengths-based, person-centered approach to the delivery of services to individuals from diverse circumstances experiencing disability.  

Ditchman’s research interests focus on factors impacting community participation and well-being for people with disabilities, with an emphasis on transition-­age youth with disabilities, as well as the application of positive psychology in rehabilitation and mental health counseling. She has published over 60 peer-­reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has been successful in obtaining and managing federally-funded research and training grants. Ditchman is the recipient of five research paper awards from the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) and was awarded 威尼斯人平台’s Department of 心理学 Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2013 and 2022.

教育

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (2010)
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2005)
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2003)

研究兴趣

• School-to-work transition for youth with disabilities
• 社区 participation and engagement outcomes for individuals with disabilities
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Sense of community, belonging, and social inclusion
• 积极心理学
• Health promotion for people with chronic illness and disability

出版物

Ditchman N., 托马斯J. A.约翰逊，K。.C., & Rafajko,年代.  (2022). The impact of employment on quality of life for adults with brain injury. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1 - 15(预印本). doi: 10.3233 /日前- 211168

杜塔,.昆都，M.Iwanaga, K., Ditchman N., & Chan F. (2020). Transition engagement of African American youth with disabilities: A serial mediation model. Exceptional Children, 86, 273-292. http://doi.org/10.1177%2F0014402919884542

李,E., Ditchman N., 托马斯J., & Tsen J. (2019). Microaggressions experienced by people with Multiple Sclerosis in the workplace: An exploratory study using Sue’s taxonomy. Rehabilitation 心理学, 64(2), 179-193. http://doi.org/10.1037 / rep0000269

Ditchman N., 米勒,J. L., & 伊斯顿,. (2018). Vocational rehabilitation service patterns: An application of network analysis to examine employment outcomes of transition-age individuals with Autism. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 61, 143-153. http://psycnet.美国Psychology协会.org/doi/10.1177/0034355217709455

Ditchman N., 伊斯顿,.巴卓斯，E.Rafjako, E., & 沙,N. (2017). The impact of culture on attitudes toward the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities.性 & 残疾, 35, 245-260. http://psycnet.美国Psychology协会.org/doi/10.1007/s11195-017-9484-x

Ditchman N.陈，F.C., & 伊斯顿,. B. (2017). Factors impacting sense of community among adults with brain injury. Rehabilitation 心理学, 62, 130-142. http://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000139

Ditchman N.基冈，J.巴卓斯，E.C. L., & 约翰逊,K. S. (2016). Sense of community and its impact on the life satisfaction of adults with brain injury. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 60, 239-252.http://doi.org/10.1177%2F0034355216661850

Ditchman N.，希恩，L.Rafajko,年代.C., & Kazukauskas K. (2016). Predictors of social integration for individuals with brain injury: An application of the ICF model. 脑损伤, 30, 1581-1589. http://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2016.1199900

基冈J., Ditchman N.答:A.，赵家英.穆勒，V.昆都，M. (2016). Social cognitive and planned behavior variables associated with stages of change for physical activity in spinal cord injury: A multivariate analysis. Rehabilitation 研究, Policy, & 30岁的教育 89-106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/2168-6653.30.1.89

李,E., Ditchman N.方，M. W., & 风笛手,我. (2014). Mental health service seeking among Korean international students in the United States: A path analysis. Journal of 社区 心理学, 42, 639-655. http://psycnet.美国Psychology协会.org/doi/10.1002/jcop.21643

Wehman P.陈，F., Ditchman N., & 康. H. (2014). Effect of supported employment on vocational rehabilitation outcomes of transition-age youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A case control study. 知识 & Developmental Disabilities, 52, 296-310. http://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-52.4.296

Ditchman N.沃纳，S.科斯鲁克，K.琼斯，纽约州.选B. & 科里根,P. W. (2013). Stigma and intellectual disability: Potential application of mental illness research. Rehabilitation 心理学, 58, 206-216. http://doi.org/10.1037/a0032466

卡特,E. W., Ditchman N.孙，Y.特雷纳，A. A.，瑞典., & 欧文斯,我. (2010). Summer employment and community experiences of transition-age youth with severe disabilities. Exceptional Children, 76, 194-212. http://doi.org/10.1177%2F001440291007600204