Whitney Ham, Ph.D., BCBA, LBA., is a Training and Technical Assistance provider for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. The majority of her professional and clinical career has been spent engaged in research in supporting adults with developmental disabilities to access competitive integrated employment and also in building the capacity of youth and adult service providers to implement evidence-based practices. Her research interests involve identifying strategies to facilitate employment for individuals with intensive support needs and in building the capacity of stakeholders to support individuals with behavioral challenges. She graduated with her master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and a Ph.D in Special Education and Disability Policy from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Publications
Articles:
- Wehman, P., Schall, C., McDonough, J., Graham, C., Brooke, V., Riehle, E., Brooke, A., Ham, W., Lau, S., Allen, J. & Avellone, L. (2017). Effects of an employer-based intervention on employment outcomes for youth with significant support needs due to autism. Autism, 21(3), 276–290.
- Wehman, P., Brooke, V., Brooke, A., Ham, W., Schall, C., McDonough, J., Lau, S., Seward, H. & Avellone, L. (2016). Employment for adults with autism spectrum disorders: A retrospective review of a customized employment approach. Research in Developmental Disabilities, , 61-72.
- Schall, C., Wehman, P., Brooke, V., Graham, C., McDonough, J., Brooke, A., Ham, W., Rounds, R., Lau, S. & Allen, J. (2015). Employment Interventions for Individuals with ASD: The Relative Efficacy of Supported Employment With or Without Prior Project SEARCH Training. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45(12), 3990–4001.
- Wehman, P., Schall, C., McDonough, J., Kregel, J., Brooke, V., Brooke, A., Ham, W., Graham, C., Riehle, E., Collins, H. & Thiss, W. (2014). Competitive Employment for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Early Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(3), 487–500.
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