About the author
William G. Emener, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Research
Professor Emeritus in, and the former Chair of, the Department of
Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, and a former Associate Dean, at
the University of South Florida, Tampa. Additionally, he has worked as a
rehabilitation counselor and supervisor as well as a rehabilitation counselor
educator and program director at Murray State University, Florida State
University and the University of Kentucky. Dr. Emener’s publications and writings
include seven research monographs, 27 books, numerous book chapters in 26
different books, over 50
non-published professional papers, over 100 authored/coauthored articles in 17
different professional refereed journals, and over 100 professional papers
presented at professional association meetings. He also has been an
editor/coeditor of over twenty special publications (including the American Rehabilitation Counseling
Association Newsletter) and was Coeditor of the Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling from 1978-1982. While
many of his books have been textbooks and professional readings, his more
recent books are pop-psych books, self-help books, and contemporary romance
novels.
Dr. Emener’s
recognitions include being a recipient of the 1980 American Rehabilitation Counseling Association Research Award, a
recipient of the National Rehabilitation Administration Association’s 1982 The Advancement of Research in
Rehabilitation Administration Award, and in 1988 was honored with the title
of Fellow by the American
Psychological Association. He was the 1983-1984 President of the National
Rehabilitation Administration Association and the 1989-1990 President of the
National Council on Rehabilitation Education.
For 33 years,
Dr. Emener also had a part-time private practice as a licensed psychologist in
Florida and Kentucky, with specializations in employee assistance programs,
marriage/couples counseling and addictions/substance abuse counseling. A former
college basketball player, Bill’s hobbies and interests now include playing his
guitar and piano, fishing, boating, scuba diving, motorcycle riding, slow pitch
softball, reading contemporary novels, playing golf, and occasionally walking a
sandy beach with a six pack.