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Liza M. Conyers

Dr. Liza Conyers

Professor of Education (RHS)

Phone: 814-863-6115

302 CEDAR Building
University Park, PA 16802

Department(s)

  • Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education

Program(s)

  • Counselor Education
  • Rehabilitation and Human Services

Biography

Liza Conyers, Ph.D. is a Professor at Penn State. Her research focuses on the HIV/AIDS and employment policy, the impact of vocational rehabilitation on health and public health outcomes, social determinants of health, psychosocial and cultural aspects of disability, and program evaluation of integrated vocational and HIV prevention interventions. 

 

For more information on Dr. Conyers's research, please visit the PEHTI website.

 

Research interests:

Investigation of the student support and vocational rehabilitation needs of people with disabilities, including HIV, aphasia, mental health; examining the impact of employment interventions on individual and public health outcomes, and disability training needs of rehabilitation and mental health counselors, and implementation and assessment of interprofessional education.

Areas of Expertise

Age Levels

Adult

Education Levels

Post-Secondary
Professional Education

Individual Difference

Health Issues

Social Issues

Discrimination

Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education

Career Counseling
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Rehabilitation and Human Services

Human Resources and Work

Career Development
Human Resources Management
Workplace Training