Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
on Blindness and Low Vision

Brenda S. Cavenaugh, Ph.D.
Interim Director


Phone: (662) 325-2001
Fax: (662) 325-8989
E-mail: bcavenaugh@colled.msstate.edu
Postal Address: P. O. Box 6189, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Campus Mailstop: 9741

Education:

Professional Affiliations:
  • American Counseling Association
  • American Rehabilitation Counseling Association
  • International Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • National Rehabilitation Association
  • National Association for Independent Living
  • National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns
  • National Association of Service Providers in Private Rehabilitation
  • National Rehabilitation Association of Job Placement and Development
  • National Rehabilitation Counseling Association
  • Secretary, Mississippi Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Research/Training Specialization:

  • Analysis of case service report (RSA-911), state-federal program of Vocational Rehabilitation
Recent Publications and Grants:

  • Cavenaugh, B. S., & Moore, J. E. (2000). Randolph-Sheppard Vending Facility Program, FY 1999 Annual Report. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

  • Cavenaugh, B. S., & Rogers, P. (submitted December 2000). Employment patterns of older workers with visual impairments. The Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.

  • Cavenaugh, B.S., Maxson, J.H., & Butler, S. (2000). Assessment of the needs of blind and visually impaired persons of North Carolina (Executive Summary). Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

  • Giesen, J. M., Cavenaugh, B. S., McBroom, L.W., Gooding, E., & Hicks, J. H. (submitted, June 2000). Services and outcomes of African Americans who are Blind: Contrasting views of experienced White and African American rehabilitation counselors. The Journal of Rehabilitation.

  • Cavenaugh, B. S., Turner, A., & Cartwright, J. (2000). LIFE: Independent living services for older individuals who are blind. Mississippi State University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision

  • Cavenaugh, B. S., Gaddis, J., Turner, A., & Cartwright, J. (2000). Community education outreach and independent living services program for adults 55 and older who are legally blind. Mississippi State University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

  • Giesen, J. M., McBroom, L.W., Cavenaugh, B. S., Gooding, E., & Hicks, J. H. (2000). Providing services to African Americans who are blind: Views of experienced White and African American rehabilitation counselors (Monograph). Mississippi State University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.

  • Cavenaugh, B., Giesen, J., & Pierce, S. (2000). Rehabilitation of visually impaired persons in separate and general agencies. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 94 (3), 133-145.
  • Prinicpal Investigator, Consumer-Directed Rehabilitation: A Model for Informed Choice: Development and Implementation of a Consumer-Directed Rehabilitation Model, $450,000, 2000-2002, NIDRR (submitted October 2000).

  • Principal Investigator, Services to Senior Adults who are Blind, $12,600, Title VII, Chapter 2 Program Evaluation, Connecticut Services for the Blind, State of Connecticut, 1999-2001 (submitted September 2000).

  • Principal Investigator, Title VII, Chapter 2 Independent Living Program Evaluation, $10,000, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services, State of Louisiana, 2000-2001 (submitted September 2000).

  • Principal Investigator, Living Independence for Elders (LIFE) Program, $12,620, Arkansas Division of Services for the Blind, State of Arkansas, 1999-2000.

  • Principal Investigator, Assessment of Effects of Minority Status on Rehabilitation Outcomes for Persons with Vision-Related Rehabilitation Needs, subcontract Howard University, $120,000, 2000-2003.

  • Principal Investigator, Report of Vending Facility Program: Randolph-Sheppard Program Analysis, $26,000, 2000, Rehabilitation Services Administration.

  • Principal Investigator, Report of Vending Facility Program: Randolph-Sheppard Program Analysis, $26,000, 2000, Rehabilitation Services Administration.

  • Co-Prinicpal Investigator, Outcome Disadvantages for Minority Persons with Vision-Related Rehabilitation Needs: A National Analysis and Consumer-Generated Solutions, $450,000, 2000-2002, NIDRR (not funded).

  • Principal Investigator, North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind Needs Assessment, $9,999, State of North Carolina, 1999-2000.

  • Principal Investigator, Assessment and Effects of Minority Status on Rehabilitation Outcomes for Persons with Vision-Rehabilitation Needs, $250,000, Howard University, 1999-2004.
    For more details, contact Jodi Roberts
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