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Randall Boen, PhD, CRC, LCPC

Assistant Professor

Introduction

Randall Boen PhD, is an Assistant Professor within the Department of Counselor Education. Prior to joining the university in the fall semester 2022, Boen taught at Southern University and A&M College. He earned a Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling and Ph.D. in Rehabilitation in 2014 and 2018, respectively, from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIU). Boen’s clinical experiences include as an outpatient mental health counselor and as a graduate assistant within the Disability Support Services office at SIU. Boen research interest include mental health stigma, the professional practice of vocational evaluation, and disability attitudes.

Current Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling

College of Education Affiliations

Education

  • Phd, Rehabilitation. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. 2018
  • MS, Rehabilitation Counseling. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. 2014
  • BS, Psychology. Austin Peay University, Clarksvile, TN. 2010

Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC). Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, 00117865
  • Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, 180.011527

Professional Memberships

  • Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP), Standards Committee – Chair.
  • American Rehabilitation Counseling Association(ARCA), Public Relations and Awareness - Chair
  • National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE), Member at Large
  • American Counseling Association (ACA), Member at Large

Selected Publications

  • Boen, R., Upton, T., & Larson, J. (2021). Graduate education in counseling and related educational programs and the stigma of mental illness. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 53(2),1-11. doi: 10.1891/JARC-D-20-00034
  • Dutta, A., Kundu, M., Wu, J.R., Iwanaga, K., Bezyak, J., Boen, R., Ruiz, D., Merckerson, C., & Chan, F. (2021). Assessing career self-efficacy in African American college students with disabilities. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 35(4), 298 -309. doi:10.1891/RE-20-07
  • Boen, R., & Ruiz, D. (2021). Graduate education in rehabilitation counseling and the stigma of mental illness: A review of the literature. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 51(4), 26-33. doi:10.1891/JARC-D-20-00005
  • Dutta, A., Kundu, M., Wu, J., Iwanaga, K., Chapin, M., Boen, R., Ruiz, D., Merckerson, C., & Chan, F. (2020). Assessing learning styles of African American college students with disabilities: A factor-analytic approach. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 51(1) 42 – 57. doi:10.1891/JARC-D-19-00008
  • Boen, R. (2018). The evaluation of attitudes towards individuals with mental illness among counselors in training. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2647&context=dissertations
  • Boen, R., Anuar, A., & Ghazali, N.M. (2016). Cannabis use among adolescents with specific learning disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling & Educators Journal, 9(2), 10 -14.
  • Boen, R., Knickmeyer, N., Upton, T., & Anuar, A. (2016). Students’ perception on the relative fairness of selected educational accommodations. Journal of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, 1, 99-109. doi: 10.33736/jcshd.201.2016

Selected Presentations

  • Boen, R., Upton, T. Graduate Education in Counseling and the Stigma of Mental Illness. Concurrent Session. National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE). Online National Forum. (2021)
  • Kundu, M., Wu J. R., Boen, R. Evaluating Career Self-Efficacy of African American College Students with Disabilities: A Factor-Analytic Approach. Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI) Project E3. Online National Forum. (2021)
  • Boen, R. Ethics of Tele-Medicine in Vocational Evaluation: Theory and Practical Implications. Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP) Online National Forum. (2020)
  • Boen, R., Rodriguez, V., & Pribanic, J. The Effects of Collaborative Partnerships Between Vocational Rehabilitation and Community Rehabilitation Providers. Concurrent Session. NCRE Annual Fall Conference. (2019)
  • Boen, R. Attitudes Towards Individuals with Mental illness among Counselors in Training. Seminar Presentation. NCRE Annual Fall Conference. (2018)
  • Upton, T., Ross, K., & Boen, R. Maintaining the Best Ethical Standards in the Training for Rehabilitation Counselors for the Public and Private Sectors of Rehabilitation. Seminar Presentation. International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals –Illinois, Annual Seminar. (2018)
  • Boen, R. The History of Measuring Attitudes Towards Mental Illness: Implications for Rehabilitation Researchers. Seminar Presentation. NCRE Annual Spring Conference. (2017)
  • Boen, R., & Knickmeyer, N. A Review of Research on Disability Attitudes and Future Directions. Concurrent Session. Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting. (2010)
  • Boen, R., Knickmeyer, N. The Effects of Attitudes and Beliefs Students Hold towards Others with Disabilities. Association for Psychological Science. (2010)

Selected Grants & Contracts

  • Development and Validation of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) Interventions for VR Customers – A Career Pathway for Quality Employment and Upward Mobility in STEMM Fields: Project STEMM-UP. Disability Innovation Fund, U. S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 3.8 Million -- Co-Investigator (SUBR) - 2020-2024
  • Cooperative Learning and Individualized Mentoring (CLAIM) to Build Self- Efficacy, Persistence, and Goal Attainment in Postsecondary African American Students with Disabilities: Co-Investigator 2019-2021