The University of Texas-Pan American is located in the Rio Grande Valley in the tropical Tip of Texas, only 20 minutes from the US/Mexico border, and 75 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and South Padre Island. The South Texas region is distinctly bicultural, and many people speak both English and Spanish.

As the leading university in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, UNT serves the citizens of Texas by offering academic degree programs and by developing partnerships with other institutions, private and government agencies, and businesses to address the diverse needs of metropolitan and urban areas.

Presentations

Powerpoint Presentations

• "Diversity Training for Community Rehabilitation Programs" (Pre-conference training session, National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns; San Antonio, Tx; July 20, 2005)
• "Rehabilitation Research Initiative: Capacity Building for CRP's" (UTPA Rehabilitation Department Annual Conference; McAllen, TX; April 2005)
• "Collaborative Rehabilitation Research on Diversity in CRP's" (5th annual conference of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education; Tucson, AZ; February 19, 2005)
• "Why Diversity Matters to Community Rehabilitation Programs" (Annual professional development meeting of the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators; San Diego, CA; January 9, 2005)
• "Employment Policy and Workplace Issues for People with Physical and Mental Disabilities" (A roundtable discussion presented to the Department of Social Work at UT Pan American; Edinburg, TX; November 15, 2004)
• "Capacity Building for Community Rehabilitation Programs: Addressing Diversity" (Annual Fall conference of the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation; Nashville, TN; November 9, 2004)
• "Diversity: Who Me?" (Annual conference of the Texas Rehabilitation Action Network; Ft. Worth, TX; November 1, 2004)
• "UT Pan American's Rehabilitation Research Initiative: Capacity Building for Community Rehabilitation Programs" (Annual conference of the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services; New Orleans, LA; July 28, 2004)
• "Exploring Diversity in Community Rehabilitation Programs: Research to Practice" (Annual conference of the Association of Persons in Supported Employment; Indianapolis, IN; July 12, 2004)
• "Using Research to Enhance Outreach to Diverse Populations in Community Rehabilitation Programs" (4th Annual conference of the National Council on Rehabilitation Education; Tucson, AZ; February 20, 2004)
• "Exploring Diversity in Community Rehabilitation Programs" (Annual professional development meeting of the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators; New Orleans, LA; January 9, 2004)
• "Extending Diversity within Community Rehabilitation Programs" (Annual conference of the National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns; New Orleans, LA; July 25, 2003)
• RRI - Capacity Building for Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRP's) (RRI, 2003)
• Focus Group Findings (RRI, 2003)
• Exploring Diversity in Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRP's) (RRI, 2004)
• Using Research to Enhance Outreach to Diverse Populations in Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRP's), (RRI, 2004)