Dr. Alston's e-mail address is: alstonp@ecu.edu.

PRESENT TITLE: Chair and Director of Graduate Studies

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Major: Counseling (Individual and Group with Specialty in Rehabilitation); Minor: Research

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED:

B.S. East Carolina University 1963
M.Ed. University of Georgia 1966
Ph.D. University of Georgia 1970

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

8/1963 to 9/65 Counselor for General Disabilities. North Carolina to Division of Vocational Rehabilitation at Asheville, NC.

6/1966 to 4/1968 Counselor for the Mentally Ill. Georgia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation at the Yarborough Rehabilitation Center in Milledgeville, GA.

4/1968 to 9/1968 Supervisor of Counseling Services. Georgia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation at the Yarborough Rehabilitation Center in Milledgeville, GA.

12/1969 to 11/1972 Assistant Professor; Assistant Coordinator. Rehabilitation Counseling Program, School of Allied Health, East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.

11/1972 to 9/1977 Associate Professor; Associate Coordinator. Rehabilitation Counseling Program School of Allied Health, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

11/1972 to Present Member of Graduate Faculty - East Carolina University. Certified to teach in areas of counseling, rehabilitation, administration, research, and psychological aspects of disability.

9/1977 to 7/1988 Professor; Associate Coordinator. Rehabilitation Counseling Program, School of Allied Health, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

8/1988 to 8/1989 Chair and Professor. Department of Rehabilitation Studies, School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

8/1989 to Present Professor, Director of Graduate Studies. Rehabilitation Counseling Program. School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.

PUBLICATIONS

Book:
Principles for Research in Rehabilitation: (1994) Athens, E & F
Publishers, Inc. (with John P. Saxon and Don Holbert).

Articles:
Over twenty articles published in refereed publications (1971 to 1996)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION/MEMBERSHIPS

National Rehabilitation Association (Member)
National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (Professional member)
National Council on Rehabilitation Education
American Psychology Association (Member)
APA Division 22 Rehabilitation Psychology
American Counseling Association
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association

OFFICES HELD:

State
- President - North Carolina Rehabilitation Association, 1978
- Board Member - Board of Directors, North Carolina Rehabilitation Association, 1975-1977
- Chairman - North Carolina Rehabilitation Association, 1977 Committee On Implementation of White House Conference

Regional
- Co-Chairman - Southeast Region, Rehabilitation Educators, 1976-1977
- Chairman - Southeast Regional Task Force on Research Methodology for Evaluation of Training Effectiveness, 1976-1977
- Member - Peer Review Committee for Training Grants, Social and Rehabilitation Services, Division of HEW, Region IV (Southeast), 1976-1977

National
- Editor - Journal of Rehabilitation - 1997 to Present
- Editorial Board - Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling - 1984 to Present
- Editorial Board - Journal of Rehabilitation, 1993 to 1997
- Member - Program Committee - Division 22 Rehabilitation Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1984 - Present
- Member - Sub-Council on Research - National Rehabilitation Counseling Association, 1976-1977
- Chair - Membership Committee - APA Division 22 Rehabilitation Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology - 1993 to 1995.
- Chair - Program Committee - American Psychological Association. Division 22 - 1993.
- Treasurer - APA Division 22, Rehabilitation psychology - 1995 to 1998.
- Peer Reviewer - Rehabilitation Services Administration, Washington, DC CSPD grant applications. 1998 to present
- Site Visitor - Council on Rehabilitation Education, 1999 to Present.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

1. Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (#0798) (The Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification)

2. Psychologist, (HSP) License #360, NC State Board of Examiners of Practicing Psychologists (Current)

3. Health Service Provider in Psychology (Certificate #18518) Council for for the National Registry of Health Service Providers in Psychology (Current)

AWARDS and HONORS

- Co-Chairman, S.E. Rehabilitation Education Association, 1976-1977
- President - North Carolina Rehabilitation Association - 1977
- Listed in Marquis "Who's Who in the South and Southwest," 1976-Present
- Merit Award, North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1974
- Certificate of Merit, North Carolina Rehabilitation Counseling Association, 1971
- Member - Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
- Life Member Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society in Counseling
- Certificate of Appreciation - National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (for Development of Presenter's Directory), 1985.
- Certificate of Appreciation - Rehabilitation Psychology (Division 22) of American Psychological Association - for Work as Program Chair,1993.
- Certification of Appreciation - National Rehabilitation Counseling Association - 1993
- Certification of Appreciation - American Psychological Association Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology-1996.
- Certificate of Appreciation - American Psychological Association Division 22, Rehabilitation Psychology 1998

VOCATIONAL CONSULTATION EXPERIENCE:

Vocational Expert - SSA Bureau of Hearings and Appeals - Over 1200 cases 1974 to 1996.
North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation - Over 1000 client evaluations.

Have also testified in:
U. S. District Court
Federal Workman's Compensation
North Carolina Workman's compensation
North Carolina Courts - Various locations