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About the Presenters

CHRISANN SCHIRO-GEIST is vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Memphis and a full professor in the department of counseling, educational psychology and research. She was previously a professor and the director for disability and rehabilitation educational and training, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement and Institutional Relations at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2003 -2004) and a director of the Disability Research Institute (DRI) (2000-2004) during a17 year (1987-2004) tenure there. Her first academic appointment was at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago (1975 – 1987) She holds a Ph.D., in counseling psychology from Northwestern University (1974).

EMER BROADBENT is assistant professor in the division of social work at the University of Memphis’ School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. He worked for five years for the Disability Research Institute(DRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds a master’s degree in social service administration and a law degree, as well as a Ph.D. He is also a certified rehabilitation counselor. He has experience teaching at the bachelor’s and master’s level.