Catherine (Cayte) Anderson, Ph.D., LPC, CRC serves as a research professor with the Innovative Partnership for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Research & Training (IPARRT) housed within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education. In this role, she oversees process evaluation of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development’s Worker Connection initiative and actively contributes to the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE), the Wisconsin Career Advancement grant, and specific research studies focused on youth in transition.
Anderson received her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and has provided leadership on numerous research, demonstration, and systems-change grants for over 25 years. She also recently served as President of the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) Board of Directors from 2020 to 2022.
Anderson regularly publishes in peer-reviewed professional journals, including open-source venues to promote knowledge translation in the field. Her research interests include understanding and improving employment, career, and financial outcomes for students and adults with disabilities; transition-age youth and families; interagency collaboration between education and vocational rehabilitation; cultural responsiveness with low-income and marginalized disability populations; and the use of evidence-based practices within vocational rehabilitation.