Constance Richard, Ph.D., MFA, CRC

Constance Richard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services at the University of North Texas. She received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a certified rehabilitation counselor. Her clinical work has been with transition-aged youth with disabilities on SSI, transition-aged youth with autism and co-morbid mental illnesses, and adults with serious mental illness. Her research and collaborations include work on hope, intersectionality and pedagogy, the career development of transition-aged youth, clinical judgment and training of rehabilitation counselors, and psychosocial adaptation and adjustment to disabilities.