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Welcome to the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the only department solely committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities.

Our programs prepare graduates in entry-level and leadership positions to work with, or on behalf of, people with disabilities, their families, rehabilitation counselors, psychologists, and counselor educators; special education teachers and teacher educators; and rehabilitation and special education researchers.




RPSE Undergrad Doubly Honored for Research

The Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education would like to congratulate Matthew Pesko, a current Rehabilitation Psychology undergraduate student, for the several accolades he has received during the current academic year.

Last Fall, Matthew was awarded a 2007-08 Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowship for a project proposal entitled "*Increasing Economic Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities in **Northwest Wisconsin". *In collaboration with Ventures Unlimited, Inc. in Shell Lake and under supervision of RPSE professor, Kimber Malmgren, he developed and implemented a multi-tiered plan to dispel any misgivings and negative predispositions of businesses in the area of Shell Lake, Wisconsin, and garner their support to hire and retain individuals with disabilities.

For more information on Matthew's project or on the Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowship Program, go the the following url: www.morgridge.wisc.edu/students/wif.html

As a result of his research project, Matthew was invited to present on it at two venues in April: the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Salisbury, Maryland and at the Wisconsin Undergraduate Symposium in Madison. He was also one of two UW undergraduate students who were awarded a UW Madison College Library Research Award for the literature review strategies he used to learn about the concepts for his project.

For more information on the UW-Madison College Library Awards, go to following url: www.college.library.wisc.edu/resources/researchaward

CONGRATULATIONS MATTHEW!!