Emily Brinck

University of North Dakota (Instructor)

'21-'22 academic year:

Fall 2022

• RHS 260: Inclusion in the Recreation Setting
• COUN 515: Research Methods

Spring 2023

• RHS 375: Community Living Topics: Rehabilitation and Families 
• COUN 514: Assessment

Courses taught in the past:

• RHS 260: Inclusion in the Recreation Setting 
• RHS 375: Community Living Topics: Rehabilitation and Families 
• RHS 450: Vocational Evaluation and Job Acquisition 
• RHS 455: Rehabilitation Process 
• RHS 493: Senior Capstone 
• RHS 497: Internship in Rehabilitation 
• RHS 499: Special topics 
• COUN 507: Life-Span Development in Counseling 
• COUN 514: Assessment
• COUN 515: Research Methods
• COUN 519: Career Counseling
• COUN 995: Scholarly Project 

*Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA): Transition age youth with disabilities to postsecondary education and/or employment

*Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and the history

*Interagency collaboration between schools, Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, and Businesses.

*Undergraduate research of Rehabilitation programs

*Psychiatric rehabilitation for underserved and/or unserved population.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Tansey, T. N., Brinck, E., Wu, J.-R., Estala-Gutierrez, V., & Espino, M. (2020). Tests of ability. In D. Strauser, T. Tansey, and F. Chan (eds.), Introduction to assessment in rehabilitation and mental health. New York, NY: Springer.

PUBLICATIONS 

Landon, T. J., Levine, A., Brinck, E. A., Soldner, J. L., & Schultz, J. C. (under review). The role of supervisor in counselor professional development.

Bernacchio, C. P., Brinck, E. A., Hung Jen, K., Soldner, J. L., & Schultz, J. C. (under review). I technology-assisted supervision (TAS) option for vocational rehabilitation.

Shields, J., Pechek, A., Brinck, E. A., Sprong, M. E. (in press). Strategies for improving employability/placeability of veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Rehabilitation Professional.

Hartman, E., Jones, W., Friedfeld, R., Brinck. E. A., Trainor, A., Reinhard, A., Fuller, R.., Schlegelmilch, A., & Anderson, C. (in press). Demographic and transition services predictors of employment outcomes for youth receiving supplemental security income (SSI). Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals.

Sprong, M.E., Buono, F. D., Brinck, E., & Thomas, S. (in press). Alcohol-Related Cause of Spinal Cord Injury and the Impact on Service Delivery. Journal of Rehabilitation.

Anderson, C., Brinck, E., Trainor, A., Schlegelmilch, A., Roskowski, M., & Hartman, E. (in press). Technology and communication considerations for engaging youth receiving SSI benefits: Vocational rehabilitation counselors’ perspective. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin.

Schlegelmilch, A., Roskowski, M., Brinck, E., Anderson, C., Hartman, E., Fong, C., Tansey, & T., Decker-Maurer, H. (in press). Stages of change scale to measure work readiness of transition-age youth with disabilities: A promising approach. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin.

Sprong, M. E., Brinck, E., Iwanaga, K., Jones, J. L., & Schultz, J. (in press). The pedagogy of rehabilitation counseling: Perceptions of rehabilitation educators. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling.

Rubin, J., Brinck, E. A., Gorman, L., Sprong, M. E., & Westover, L. (in press). Vocational exploration for people with psychiatric disabilities. Rehabilitation Professional Journal.

Hartman, E., Friefeld, R., Brinck, E. A.  Trainor, A., Reinhard, A., Fuller, R., Jones, W., Schlegelmilch, A., Anderson, C. (in press). Collaboration between schools and vocational rehabilitation and the impact on education and employment outcomes for african american and hispanic youth. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals.

Guentherman, M., Hartman, E., Schlegelmilch, A., Brinck, E., & Anderson, C. (2020). Building a management information system with inter-agency data sharing to improve data-based decision making across systems. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355220962182

Brinck, E. A., Fry, H. E., Smedema, S. (2020). Psychometric validation of the world health organization disability assessment schedule 2.0 – twelve-item version in a heterogeneous group of employed people with disabilities. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 51(3), 222-237. https://doi.org/10.1891/JARC-D-20-00006

Schlegelmilch, A., Anderson, C., Brinck, E., Roskowski, M., Trainor, A. & Hartman, E. (2020). Understanding PROMISE participant transition experiences: Reflections on accessing services and employment outcomes. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355220962190 

Umucu, E., Schlegelmilch, A., Brinck, E., Hartman, E., Iwanga, K., Estala-Gutierrez, V., Roskowki, M., Lee, B., Anderson, C., &Tansey, T., (2020). Psychometric validation of students with disabilities: An adaptation of the world health organization disability assessment schedule 2.0. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355220962176

Grenawalt, T. A., Brinck, E. A., Friefeld-Kesselmayer, R., Phillips, B. N., Geslak, D., Strauser, D. R., Chan, F., & Tansey, T. N. (2020). Autism in the workforce: A case study. Journal of Management & Organization, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2020.15

Brooks, J. M., Huck, G., Iwanaga, K., Chan, F., Wu, J. R., Finnicum, C. A., Brinck, E., & Estala-Gutierrez, V. Y. (2018). Towards an integration of the health promotion models of self-determination theory and theory of planned behavior among people with chronic pain. Rehabilitation Psychology, 63(4), 553-562. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000245

Molfenter, N., Hartman, E., Roskowski, M., Brinck, E., Broadhagen, M. (2017). Measuring engagement of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in transition activities: A pilot study. Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association, 41(2) 41-66. https://projecte3.com/download/VEWAA-Journal-Special.pdf#page=45  

BOOK REVIEWS

Brinck E. A., Guzman, G., Sprong, M. E. (in press). [Review of the book Medical, Psychosocial, and Vocational Aspects of Disability (5th ed.), by M. Brodwin, F. Siu, J. Howard, E. Brodwin, & A. Du]. Rehabilitation Professional.

PRESENTATIONS

Brinck, E. A., & Oswald, G. (2020, December). Study Abroad and travel experiences of undergraduate students with and without disabilities [Conference session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, Virtual Online, United States.

Moser, E. & Brinck E. A. (2020, November). Addressing the equity gap of higher education during the COVID-19 Pandemic [Conference session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, Virtual Online, United States. 

Friefeld, R., Hartman, E., Anderson, C., Brinck. E. A., Jones, W. (2020, June). Collaboration between schools and VR: Impact on employment outcomes for African American youth [Conference session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

Trainor, A. A., Anderson, C., & Brinck, E., (2019, October). The PROMISE of Employment: Perspectives in Serving Youth Receiving SSI benefit [Conference session]. Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT), Seattle, WA, United States.

Brinck, E., Moser, E., Achey, N., & Spencer, S.  (2019, April). Vocational rehabilitation counselors and special education teacher’s preparedness on legislative transition standards [Poster session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

Grenawalt, T., Brinck, E., Kesselmayer, R., Phillips, B. (2018, March). Autism in the workforce: A case study [Conference session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

Moser, E., Brinck, E., Scrivner, E., Atkinson, H., Umucu, E., & Chan, F. (2018, March). Person-environment contextual factors contribute to resilience in young adults with epilepsy [Poster session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

Molfenter, N., Hartman, E., Roskowski, M., Brinck, E., & Brodhagen, M. (2017, April). Measuring engagement of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in transition activities: A pilot study [Poster session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

Tansey, T., Frain, M., Bishop, M., Eagle, D., Brinck, E., & Estala-Gutinerrez, V. (2016, April). Understanding the academic persistence of veterans in post-secondary education through social cognitive career theory [Poster session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

Tu, W. M., Umucu, E., Tang, X., Friefeld, R., Brinck, E., Thompson, K., Chan, F. (2016, April). Factors affecting psychological and physical health quality of life in young adults with epilepsy [Poster session]. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE) Conference, San Diego, CA, United States.

STATE/LOCAL

Brinck, E., & Good, K. (2019, May). Accessibility at your doorstep – Making your class accessible with UMS tools [Concurrent session]. The Faculty Institute: The Treasure in our Backyard, Innovative Teaching and Learning with What We Have, Augusta, ME, United States.

Achey, N., & Brinck, E. (2019, May). Poll everywhere for everyone (yes, even you!) [Concurrent session]. The Faculty Institute: The Treasure in our Backyard, Innovative Teaching and Learning with What We Have, Augusta, ME, United States.

Brinck, E. (2017, November) Providing support services during the transition process for youth with disabilities [EdTalk]. American Educational Research Association Division G Student Interest Group Campus Event, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.

Brinck, E., McCabe, K., & Barofsky, K. (2017, May). Middle of the dirt road: Dual perspectives on transition planning for youth with disabilities in rural areas [Poster session]. Teaching and Learning Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.

Invited Presentations

Brinck, E. A., Sprong, M. E., Iwanaga, K., Jones. J., & Schultz, J. C. (2020, October). The pedagogy of rehabilitation counseling: Perceptions of rehabilitation educators [Concurrent session]. The National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE), Virtual Online, United States.

Anderson, C., Schlegelmilch, A., Brinck, E., Crane, K., & Gingerich, J. (2019, September). Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income Panel [Panel discussion/concurrent session]. The Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance (PEQA) Summit Conference, Portland, ME, United States.

PANELS

Bullying and Disability – Farmington, ME

• Panelist
• Serving as a panelist for the Bullying and Disability series at the University of Maine at Farmington. This session is for faculty and students to ask any questions or express concerns in regards to individuals with disabilities that are being bullied.

CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENT

PEQATAC – Portland, ME

• Jan. ’19 – Present
• Planning Committee
  
  • The Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance (PEQA) is putting on their annual conference in Portland, ME.  The conference is to promote excellence in vocational rehabilitation services and implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). As far of the planning committee I am meeting with the PEQATAC team to help create the call for proposals, assist with organization of the conference, and will be attending the conference.

RRTC-EBP VR symposium – Madison, WI

• May ‘16 & ‘18
• Conference Staff
  
  • The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Evidence Based Practices (EBP) in Vocational Rehabilitation Conference is designed to generate knowledge and EBP in vocational rehabilitation practices. My involvement at the conference included being the moderator for the Keynote speaker and multiple breakout sessions. My other duties included helping with the registration table and participant assistance.

University of Wisconsin – Madison: Madison, WI

• Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counselor Education (CACREP)
• Minor: Educational Psychology
• Dissertation: Students with Disabilities in Transition to Positive Postsecondary Outcomes by Validating a Multi-Agency Framework of Collaborative working

 Indiana University: Richmond, IN

• M.S. in Management 
• Capstone Project: Ivy Tech Community College: Ivy L.I.V.E 

Miami University: Oxford, OH

• B.S. in Education: Intervention Specialist
• Honors: Graduated Cum Laude
• Highly Qualified: Mathematics

University of North Dakota: Grand Forks, ND

• Aug. ’19 - Present
• Instructor

University of Maine at Farmington: Farmington, ME

• Sept. ‘18 – Aug. ‘19
• Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Services 

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation: Madison, WI

• Jan. ‘17 – Sept. ‘18
• Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist Advanced 

Richmond Community Schools: Richmond, IN

• Oct. ‘12 – May‘15
• Intervention Specialist: Grade 5 – 8 & 9 -12

Cincinnati Speech and Reading (CSR) Academy: Cincinnati, OH

• Jan. ‘12 – Oct. ‘12
• Intervention Specialist: Grade 5 – 8

Active 

Mandated Reporters Interactive Training - North Dakota Department of Human Services (9EC838ECF7958263)

Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Training - Wisconsin

• Certificate of Achievement 

In Renewal

Teaching License: State of Indiana

• Mild Intervention: P-12 (In Renewal)

Teaching LIcense: State of Ohio

• Intervention Specialist (K-12) (In Renewal)