My editorial work, presentations, and publications focus on peer-reviewed research and reports on industry developments for practitioners who provide vocational expert witness and related rehabilitation services

Highlights include:

Peterson, S. April 2021 – May 2024. Editor-in-Chief of The Rehabilitation Professional, a publication of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals https://rehabpro.org/page/rehabpro_journal

Peterson, S. (in press). Estimating job numbers for vocational expert testimony in social security disability appeal hearings in light of the recent SSR 24-3p ruling. The Rehabilitation Professional.

Peterson, S., Chronister, J., & Singh, S. (2024). Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)-911 Data: Research study concerns and recommendations. Journal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences, 15(1), 14-52. https://doi.org/10.2458/jmmss.7098

Peterson, S. (2023). Counseling Strategies for Clients in Recovery From Substance Use Disorders and Mental Illness. In K. Wilson & S. Chao (Eds.), Facilitating Social Justice, Service Delivery, and Advocacy Through Multicultural Counseling Competencies (pp. 171-193). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6155-6.ch008

Peterson, S. & Alkhadim, G. (2023). Predictors of employment for youth with co-occurring disorders in the state vocational rehabilitation service-delivery system. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 46(2), 137–147. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000556

Peterson, S. & Busby Thomas, L. (2023). Practitioner toolkit: Vocational expert testimony regarding functional limitations with psychiatric disabilities. The Rehabilitation Professional, 31(3), 55-58.

Peterson, S. (2022). Facilitating a warm handoff in state vocational rehabilitation service-delivery. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 54(1). https://doi.org/10.1891/JARC-2021-0019