Andrew Phemister joined the Rehabilitation Counseling Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, as an Assistant Professor, in the Fall of 2001.
He completed his doctoral studies in Rehabilitation Counselor Education at Michigan State University in the summer of 2002. Previous study and degree completion include a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Southern Illinois University (SIU) at Carbondale, as well as a Bachelor's degree from SIU.
Andy has been a rehabilitation counselor for 10 years and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).
His primary research interests involve the sociological and psychological influences that impact adjustment to disability. Andy is particularly interested in how perception may affect the motivation, self-determination, and adjustment of individuals with disabilities. He has recently published a theoretical article that examined the embedded assumptions that some counseling theories may make regarding individual adjustment, responsibility, and autonomy.
