Katie Wolf Whaley

Principal Investigator/Project Director

Supported Employment Training Project, Consumer Satisfaction Survey, Rehabilitation Technology

Phone: 859-218-5960

Email: kwolf@uky.edu

Responsibilities: Provide statewide training and technical assistance around employment for people with a significant impact of disability. As part of this work I am able to collaborate with state and private agencies, families and job seekers. Administrator for the annual Consumer Satisfaction Survey for the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and oversee Rehabilitation Technology contract.

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Interests: Employment, Employment First

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