I have both an academic and a research appointment. My research appointment is through the Rural Institute. I use methods of community psychology to address issues of rural health and disability, rural employment and economic development, and rural community development and independent living. Current lines of research address: (1) health promotion for people with various chronic impairments, (2) citizen leadership in small towns, (3) rural transportation, (4) community engagement of faith-based organizations, and (5) developing measures of participation.

Seekins, T. , Traci, M.A., Bainbridge, D., Humphries, K., Cunningham, N., Brod, R. Sherman, J.A. (2006). Promoting health and preventing secondary conditions among adults with developmental disabilities. In M. J. Fields, A.M. Jette, & L. Martin (Ed.), Disability in America: A new look (pp. 251-264). Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine
          
Ipsen, C., Ravesloot, C., Seekins, T. & Seninger, S. (2006). A financial cost-benefit analysis of a health promotion program for individuals with mobility impairments. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 16, 4, 220-228.
          
Seekins, T. (in press). Contextually appropriate design in rural community disability and rehabilitation science. In K.J. Hagglund and A.W. Heinemann (Eds.). Advances in disability and rehabilitation research. New York: Springer.

Seekins, T., Traci, M., Bainbridge, D. & Humphries, K. (2005). Secondary conditions risk appraisal for adults. In W. Nehring, (Ed.), Health promotion for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities: The state of scientific evidence. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.
          
Ravesloot, C., Seekins, T., and White, G.W. (2005). Living Well with a Disability health promotion intervention: Improved health status for consumers and lower costs for health care policymakers. Rehabilitation Psychology. 50 (3), 239-245.
          
Humphries, K., Traci, M.A., & Seekins, T. (2004). A Preliminary Assessment of the Nutrition and Food-System Environment of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Supported Arrangements in the Community. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 43(6): 517-532.
          
Arnold, N., Seekins, T., Ipsen, C. & Colling, K. (2003). Self-employment for People with Disabilities in the United States: A Recommended Process for Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies. Australian Journal of Career Development, 12(1), 49-57.

Recent Presentations:
          
(2006). Building consolidated rural transportation systems. Aimes, IA: 22nd Annual Parent Educator Connection Conference, February 27, 2006 - Presented twice..
          
(2005, October). Update on the voucher model for rural transportation. Honolulu, HA: Annual meeting of the Association of Program for Rural Independent Living.
          
(2005), September). Accessible and affordable transportation: Issues and answers. Topeka, KS: Real Choice System Change national teleconference.
(2005, September). Implementing and funding the delivery of Living Well with a Disability. Great Falls, MT: Annual Meeting of the Senior and Long-term Care Division, Department of Health and Human Services.
          
(2005 July). Promoting health and preventing secondary conditions among adults with developmental disabilities. Workshop on Disability in America Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine
          
(2005 July). Results from a national study of the allocation and use of Section 5310 funds in urban and rural America. Annual Meeting of the Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC.
          
(2005, June). Developing and evaluating the Wellness Club: A in-home health promotion program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in supported arrangements. Atlanta, GA: Research Colloquium for the Center of Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 

Rural and Community Psychology
Disability and Health
Applied Behavior Analysis
Developmental Psychology