Faculty
Valerie E. Boyer
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor
![Photo Valerie Boyer](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/Valerie Boyer.jpg)
Program Affiliation: Communication Disorders and Sciences
Office: 310 Rehn Hall
Phone: 618-453-8283
E-mail: valboyer@siu.edu
Dr. Valerie E. Boyer is a tenured Associate Professor in the Communication Disorders and Sciences program. She is a current recipient of the Mark and Susan Ashley Endowed Professorship. She holds a Ph.D. in Special Education (2006) and a M.S. in Communication Disorders and Sciences (2000), ...read full profile >>
William Crimando
Ph.D., Counseling, Professor
![William Crimando](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/biill-crimando.png)
Program Affiliation: Rehabilitation Administration & Services
Office: 333A Rehn Hall
Phone: (618) 453-8293
E-mail: crimando@siu.edu
Specializations: Staff Training and Development, Placement of Persons with Severe Disabilities, Computers in Rehabilitation, Leadership Dr. William Crimando is a Professor and Coordinator of the Rehabilitation Administration and Services Program at the Rehabilitation Institute, Southern Illinois ...read full profile >>
Mark Dixon
Ph.D., LBA, BCBA-D. Professor and BAT Program Coordinator
![Dixon](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/mark-dixon.png)
Program Affiliation: Behavior Analysis & Therapy
Office: 336A Rehn Hall
Phone: (618) 453-8275
E-mail: mdixon@siu.edu
Specializations: Behavioral Therapy, Organizational Behavior Management, Complex Human Operant Behavior Dr. Mark R. Dixon, BCBA-D is a Professor and Coordinator of the Behavior Analysis and Therapy Program at Southern Illinois University. For the past five years he has also served as the Director of an ...read full profile >>
Maria Claudia Franca
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor
![Maria Claudia Franca](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/franca16.jpg)
Program Affiliation: Communication Disorders and Sciences
Office: 318A Rehn Hall
Phone: 618-453-8292
E-mail: franca@siu.edu
Specializations: Voice Science and Multicultural Issues Related to Communication Disorders and Sciences Maria Claudia Franca is Associate Professor and Program Director in the Communication Disorders and Sciences Program. She holds a M.S. in Communication Disorders and Sciences and a Ph.D. in ...read full profile >>
Erica Jowett Hirst
Ph.D., BCBA-D, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
![JHirst](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/Photo JHirst.jpg)
Program Affiliation: Behavior Analysis and Therapy
Office: 331A Rehn Hall
Phone: 618-453-7724
E-mail: ejowetthirst@siu.edu
Specializations: Behavior Analysis and Therapy Dr. Jowett Hirst is an Assistant Professor in the Behavior Analysis and Therapy Program in the Rehabilitation Institute at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She holds a B.A. in Psychology (2006) and M.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis (2008) from ...read full profile >>
D. Shane Koch
Rh.D., CRC, CSADC, AADC, Professor
![Koch](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/Koch Pic_sm.jpg)
Program Affiliation: Rehabilitation Counselor Training
Office: 311A Rehn Hall
Phone: 618-453-8949
E-mail: dskoch@siu.edu
Specializations: Special Populations in Rehabilitation; Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Disabilities; Program Evaluation Dr. Koch is a Professor in the College of Education and Human Services. His professional background includes extensive work with consumers diagnosed with primary and coexisting ...read full profile >>
Jane Nichols
Ph.D., C.R.C., Associate Professor
![Dr. Jane Nichols](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/JNichols.jpg)
Program Affiliation: Rehabilitation Counseling and Administration
Office: Rehn Hall 329A
Phone: 618-453-8291
E-mail: jlnichols@siu.edu
Specializations: Sequlae of traumatic brain injury, including challenges in communication, decision making, and addictive behaviors Dr. Jane Nichols is an Associate Professor in the Rehabilitation Counseling and Administration Program. She received her M.S. from Portland State University and her ...read full profile >>
Ryan Redner
Ph.D., BCBA-D, Assistant Professor
![Ryan Redner](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/Redner_Ryan.jpg)
Program Affiliation: Behavior Analysis and Therapy
Office: Rehn 335A
Phone: (618) 453-8295
E-mail: rredner@siu.edu
Specializations: Behavior Analysis and Therapy Ryan Redner is an Assistant Professor in the Behavior Analysis and Therapy program. Ryan received his Doctoral degree from Western Michigan University and went on to complete a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Vermont in the ...read full profile >>
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt
Ph.D., BCBA-D, Rehabilitation Institute Interim Director
![Ruth Rehfeldt](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/ruth-rehfeldt.png)
Program Affiliation: Rehabilitation Services and
Behavior Analysis and Therapy
Office: 319A Rehn Hall
Phone: 618-453-8281
E-mail: rehfeldt@siu.edu
Specializations: Verbal Behavior, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Theory and Philosophy, Technology-Enabled Instruction Dr. Rehfeldt holds a BA in psychology from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA (1993), and masters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Nevada (1998 graduation), ...read full profile >>
Thomas Upton
Ph.D., CRC, Professor
![Tom Upton](../../_common/images/rehab-faculty/tom-upton.png)
Program Affiliation: Rehabilitation Counselor Training
Office: 322A Rehn Hall
Phone: 618-453-8287
E-mail:tupton@siu.edu
Specializations: Brain Injury, Rehabilitation Counselor Education and Disability Attitudes Dr. Thomas D. Upton is a Professor in the Rehabilitation Counselor Training Program at the Rehabilitation Institute, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He earned his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counseling from ...read full profile >>
Keith Wilson
Ph.D., CRC, Professor
![Keith B. Wilson](https://ehs.siu.edu/_common/images/inactive-faculty/dean_wilson.png)
Program Affiliation: Rehabilitation Counseling and Administration
Office: Rehn Hall 339A
Phone: 618-453-8237
E-mail: kbwilson@siu.edu
Dr. Keith B. Wilson is Professor in the Rehabilitation Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC). He served as administrator and faculty member at The Pennsylvania State University for 15 years and Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at SIUC from July 1, 2012 ...read full profile >>