Rehabilitation Research and Training Center
on Blindness and Low Vision

Michele Capella McDonnall, Ph.D, CRC
Associate Research Professor

P.O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, MS 39762

Campus Mailstop: 9741

Phone: (662) 325-2001
Fax: (662) 325-8989
E-mail: m.mcdonnall@msstate.edu

Education:
  • B.S., Florida State University

  • M.S., Mississippi State University

  • Ph.D., University of Arkansas


    Professional Affiliations and Activities:

  • Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • National Council on Rehabilitation Education


     Research/Training Specialization:

  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)

  • Specialization in Deafblindness, Employment Issues, and Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes


    Peer-reviewed Publications:
  • Capella-McDonnall, M. E., & LeJeune, B. J. (in press). Employment among older adults with combing hearing and vision loss. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling.

  • Capella-McDonnall, M. E. (2008). The Ticket to Work program and beneficiaries with blindness or low vision: Characteristics of beneficiaries who assign their ticket and preliminary outcomes. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 51(2), 85-95.

  • Capella-McDonnall, M. E. (2007). Effectiveness of the Ticket to Work program for beneficiaries with blindness and low vision: Comparisons with other beneficiaries. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 101(5), 296-301.

  • Capella-McDonnall, M. E. (2007). The need for health promotion for adults with blindness or low vision. Journal of Visual Impairment, 101(3), 133-145.

  • Capella-McDonnall, M. E. (2005). The effects of single and dual sensory loss on symptoms of depression in the elderly. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, 855-861.

  • Capella-McDonnall, M. E. (2005). Predictors of competitive employment for blind and visually impaired consumers of vocational rehabilitation services. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 99(5), 303-315.
  • Capella, M. E., & Andrew, J. D. (2004). The relationship between counselor job satisfaction and consumer satisfaction in vocational rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 47(4), 205-214.
  • Capella, M. E., & Turner, R. C. (2004). Development of an instrument to measure consumer satisfaction in vocational rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 47(2), 76-85.


    Grants:

  • Principal Investigator, Moderators of Depressive Symptoms for Older Adults with Dual Sensory Loss, $60,775, National Institute on Aging, 2008-2009.
  • Co-principal Investigator, DRRP on VR: Transition Services that Lead to Competitive Employment Outcomes for Transition-Age Individuals with Blindness or Other Visual Impairments, $1,350,000, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 2008-2011.



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