Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
on Blindness and Low Vision

Kelly Schaefer
Research Associate III



Phone: (662) 325-7825
Fax: (662) 325-8989
E-mail: schaefer@ra.msstate.edu
Postal Address: P.O. Box 6189, Mississippi State, MS 39762.
Campus Mailstop 9741

Education:

  • B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • MBA, Mississippi State University

    Professional Affiliations:

  • Advisory Board Member, Mississippi Library Commission's Blind and Physcially Handicapped Library Services (2004-2008)


  • Peer Reviewer, Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness (2003-Present)


  • Standing Committee Member, Mississippi State University, Student Support Services Advisory Committee (2002-2005)



    • Awards:

  • Outstanding Service Awarded from the RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision (2001)


    • Recent Publications and Grants:

  • Schaefer, K.S. (2002). Strategies for minimizing the effects of manager turnover on the Randolph-Sheppard Business Enterprise Program. RE:view, 34(2), 87-95.


  • Schaefer, K.S. (2003). E-space inclusion: A case for the ADA in cyberspace. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, 22(2), 223-227.


  • Schaefer, K.S. (2003). Managing knowledge in the Business Enterprise Program [Practice Report]. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 97(9), 562-566.


  • Schaefer, K.S. (2003). Pockets of opportunity: Multicultural marketing strategies for BEP growth. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, 21(1), 89-95.


  • Co-Principle Investigator: LeJeune, B.J., Sansing, W., Maxson, J.H., Schaefer, K.S., Butler, S., & Steinman, B.A. (Funded 2002). A disability and rehabilitation research project on persons aging with hearing and vision loss. Funding Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Amount: $2,500,000.


  • Co-Project Director: Maxson, J.H., Schaefer, K.S. (Funded 2000). Evaluation of the Business Enterprise Program for the state of Oklahoma. Funding Source: State of Oklahoma, Department of Rehabilitation Services. Amount: $25,390.
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