Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
on Blindness and Low Vision

Adele Crudden, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

P.O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Campus Mailstop: 9741

Phone: (662) 325-2173
Fax: (662) 325-8989
E-mail: crudden@ra.msstate.edu


Education:

  • Mississippi State University. Ph.D., Counselor Education.

  • Louisiana State University. Master of Social Work.

  • Mississippi State University. Master of Science. Counselor Education.


    Professional Affiliations and Activities:

  • Associate Editor, Research and Practice in Visual Impairment and Blindness.
  • Consulting Editor, Journal of Visual Impairments and Blindness, effective 1997. Peer reviewer of the year, 2007.

  • Consulting Editor, Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work.
  • Board Member, Mississippi Industries for Blind.

  • Council on Social Work Education. Member. Appointed to the Council on Disability and Persons with Disabilities.

  • Past President, Mississippi Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired.


     Research/Training Specialization:

  • Licensed Master Social Worker - Mississippi

  • Licensed Professional Counselor - Louisiana, Mississippi

  • Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor - Louisiana
  • Qualified Mental Retardation Professional - Louisiana, Alabama
  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor - National
  • Certified Battelle Developmental Inventory Administrator


    Recent Publications:

  • McDonnall, M. C., & Crudden, A. (in press). Factors impacting employment success for transition-age youth who are blind or visually impaired. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.

  • Cavenaugh, B., Crudden, A., Giesen, J. M., McDonnall, M. C., & Sansing, W. (2008). Statewide assessment of unmet rehabilitation needs of Florida citizens who are blind or visually impaired. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, Mississippi State University.
  • Crudden, A., Sansing, W., Cossman, J. S., & Burson, H. I. (2007). Mississippi Medicaid Programs and Emergency Room Use. Mississippi Health Policy Research Center, Mississippi State University.

  • Bruson, H. I., Sansing, W., Crudden, A., & Cossman, J. S. (2007). Diagnoses and Emergency Room Visits for Mississippi Medicaid Beneficiaries. Mississippi Health Policy Research Center, Mississippi State University.

  • Cossman, J. S., Sansing, W., Burson, H. I., & Crudden, A. (2007). The Demographics of Emergency Room Visits for Mississippi Medicaid Beneficiaries. Mississippi Health Policy Research Center, Mississippi State University.

  • Crudden, A., Sansing, W., & Butler, S. (2005). Overcoming employment barriers: Strategies from rehabilitation providers. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 99(6), 325-335.

  • Crudden, A., Sansing, W., Butler, S., & McBroom, L. W. (2004). Overcoming barriers to employment among persons with visual disabilities: Perspectives of rehabilitation providers. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

  • Crudden, A. (2003). Overcoming employment barriers for persons who are blind/visually impaired. Focus. Technical Brief Number 7. National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research.

  • Butler, S., Crudden, A., Sansing, W., & LeJeune, B. J. (2002). Employment barriers: Access to assistive technology and research needs. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 96(9), 664-667.

  • Crudden, A. (2002). Employment after vision loss: Results of a collective case study. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 96 (9), 615-621.

  • Crudden, A., Williams, W., McBroom, L. W., & Moore, J. E. (2002). Consumer and employer strategies for overcoming employment barriers. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

  • Crudden, A., McBroom, L. W., Skinner, A., & Moore, J. E. (1998). Comprehensive examination of barriers to employment among persons who are blind or visually impaired. Mississippi State University: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.
  • Crudden, A., Moore, J. E., & Giesen, J. M. (1997). Satisfaction levels of direct labor workers who are blind and employed in industries for the blind. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 90, 479-485.

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