Dr. Timothy Tansey received his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he is a professor in the Rehabilitation Counselor Education program.
Tansey has almost 30 years of experience as a rehabilitation counselor, educator, or rehabilitation researcher. He has published over 110 peer-reviewed articles on applying novel technology in vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitation counselor education, evidence-based practices in vocational rehabilitation, self-regulation, and self-determination. Tansey has extensive experience adapting technology and using social media for knowledge translation and dissemination.
Tansey is the principal investigator on the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE), a project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. He is also the principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or co-investigator on several other federally funded research or national technical assistance center grants. These include the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Social Security Administration and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research). These current projects seek to ascertain evidence-based practices in the vocational rehabilitation of youth with disabilities, identify employer practices in the recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion of persons with disabilities, and provide technical assistance to state vocational rehabilitation toward increasing competitive, integrated employment of persons with disabilities living in areas of extreme poverty.
Tansey has developed doctoral-level training focused on online and hybrid pedagogy and has established numerous online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced courses. He serves as a co-editor of the Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin and on the editorial boards for numerous other journals.