Christine A. Reid, Ph.D., CRC is a Full Professor who joined VCU in 1997. Her Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology is from Illinois Tech. She has 40 years of experience as a Rehabilitation Counseling educator, researcher, and service provider. She has developed and coordinated service systems such as a university-based counseling center and an office of disability resources. Dr. Reid’s research is primarily in the areas of psychometric methodology (focused on the development and validation of assessment instruments and processes related to rehabilitation counseling), program evaluation, deafness and blindness, distance learning, life care planning, and cultural identity. Dr. Reid has more than 100 publications and 230 professional presentations to her credit, including some in journals or conferences targeted to international audiences. She was awarded over $7.3 million in grants and contracts for VCU. A Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Life Care Planner, Dr. Reid was awarded Fellow status from the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Symposium on Life Care Planning. Dr. Reid has served in leadership roles for the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association, Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification, Council on Rehabilitation Education, Foundation for Life Care Planning Research, Louisiana Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association, Illinois Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, and chapters of honor societies including Phi Kappa Phi (interdisciplinary), Rho Chi Sigma (Rehabilitation Counseling and services) and Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling). She has also served on the board of directors for the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.