Professor, Applied Behavioral Science
4060 Dole Human Development Center
Department Phone: 785.864.4840
Office phone: 785.864.0523
Fax: 785.864.5202
E-mail: glen@ku.edu
B.A. Winona State University (Psychology/Sociology), 1973
M.S. Winona State University (Educational Psychology), 1982
M.A. University of Kansas (Child Development & Psychology), 1988
Ph.D. University of Kansas (Child Development & Psychology), 1991
Undergraduate Specialty Area(s)
Undergraduate and Graduate Courses
Research Interests
Our research team is interested in conducting applied behavioral community research on socially significant issues that people with disabilities face in their daily lives. Our team develops and evaluate interventions that address person-environment factors which affect the health and independence of people with disabilities.
We conduct research on a variety of disability topics, such as: a) helping people with physical disabilities to increase physical activity; b) developing and testing intervention strategies to reduce or prevent secondary conditions for people with physical disabilities; c) developing and analyzing strategies to help people with disabilities to increase their participation in the community and other social environments; and d) examining prefer-environment factor that affects survival of people with disabilities in disasters.
Our Research Group on Rehabilitation and Independent Living (RGRIL) is affiliated with the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, and the Research and Training Center on Independent Living. Our on-going research provides graduate students with robust opportunities for learning and applying principles of behavior analysis and community psychology in multiple research settings, and with a broad array of socially-relevant problems. For those who are interested in careers in behavioral science and public health, we have developed arrangements with the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center to earn a MPH, while also completing Ph.D. requirements in the Department of Human Development program at the University of Kansas.
We encourage you to write or call for more information on current opportunities for research and graduate training with the Research Group on Rehabilitation and Independent Living. We often have graduate research assistantships available for interested graduate students. For more information, go to www.RGRIL.ku.edu
Representative Publications
Nary, D.E., Froehlich, A.K., & White, G.W. (2000). Accessibility of fitness facilities for persons with physical disabilities using wheelchairs. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 6(1), 90-101.
Szalda-Petree, A., White, G. W., & Heath, G. (2000). The relationship of physical activity to psychological health, satisfaction with life, and limitation due to secondary conditions in adults with physical disabilities. Texas Journal of Rural Health, 18(4), 48-60.
Wyatt, D., & White, G. W. (2000). Reducing secondary conditions for spinal-cord-injured patients: Pilot testing a risk assessment and feedback instrument. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 6(1), 10-23.
White, G. W. (2002). Disability outcomes research: The golden rule as a guide for ethical practice. Rehabilitation Psychology, 47, 438-446.
Klatt, K. P., White, G. W., & Gard, M. (2003). Do They Get it? Exploring Consumers’ Value of Research and their Ability to Identify Key Components of a Research Article. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 14, 2-6.
Froehlich-Grobe, K., & White, G.W. (in press). Promoting physical activity among women with mobility impairments: A randomized-controlled trial to assess a home- and community-based intervention. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
White, G. W., Suchowierska, M., & Campbell, M. (in press). Strategies for a systematic implementation of participatory action research in community research. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Suchowierska, M.A. & White, G. W. (in press) Disability-related Participatory Action Research: Standards for Evaluating the Scientific Rigor and the Collaborative Nature. Apuntes de Psicologia.
