Tony Reyes
Assistant Professor of Human Service Studies
Department: Human Service Studies
Email: treyes@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-6485
News & Notes
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD, Rehabilitation Counselor Education
California State University, Los Angeles
MS, Counseling
Yale University
BA, English
Courses Taught
HSS 1110 - The Art and Science of Human Service Studies/ELR: This course explores the history, values and ethics of the human services profession. Students are introduced to the theoretical approaches to human services work, issues of social justice, and the evidence used to guide interventions and policy designed to address human problems.
HSS 2120 - Counseling Individuals and Families: This course examines various theories and methods used in helping families and individuals resolve problems. Students gain skills in applying these theories and methods through use of case studies, role playing, simulations and other experiential methods.
HSS 4985 - Internship in Human Services: The internship in human services provides an opportunity for students to practice the roles, tasks and skills of human service professionals. Students work full time in an approved placement in a human services agency that offers experiences consistent with the goals of the human service studies major. Periodic conferences with the teaching faculty member and the agency field supervisor provide students with feedback and mentoring as they gradually assume the responsibilities of professional-level work in the field.
HSS 4110 - Designing and Assessing Human Services Programs: This course helps students understand the special nature and responsibilities of a human services organization. Students will learn how to design programs to address social problems by conducting a programmatic needs assessment, planning and designing interventions, developing necessary resources, and assessing programs for their effectiveness. Students will gain greater knowledge of how to work with the wide variety of constituencies involved with a human services organization - employees, volunteers, boards, community networks and clients.
Publications
Phillips, B. N., Gerald, M., Soldner, J. L., Reyes, A., Anderson, C. A., & Pitt-Parker, J. S. (2022). Predicting membership in a consolidated association: If we build it, will they come? Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.52017/001c.38188
Phillips, B. N., Tansey, T. N., Lee, D., Lee, B., Chen, X., Kesselmayer, R. F., Reyes, A., & Geslak, D. S. (n.d.). Autism Initiative in the Industrial Sector: A Case Study. Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal.
Lee, B., Reyes, A., Rumrill, S., & Bishop, M. (2022). The intermediary role of optimism and mental health in the relationship between disability related stress and life satisfaction: A serial mediation model. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552221080434
Umucu, E., Chan, F., Lee, B., Brooks, J., Reyes, A., Mangadu, T., Chiu, C-Y., & Ferreira-Pinto, J. (2022). Well-being, PTSD, college adjustment in student veterans: A brief report. Frontiers in Education, 6:793286. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2021.793286
Umucu, E., Reyes, A., Nay, A., Elbogen, E., & Tsai, J. (2022). Associations between mental health and job loss among middle- and low-income veterans and civilians during the COVID-19 pandemic: An exploratory study. Stress and Health, 38(2), 410-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3099
Phillips, B. N., Iwanaga, K., Rumrill, S., Reyes, A., Wu, J., Fleming, A., R. (2021). Development and validation of the social motivation scale in people with disabilities. Rehabilitation Psychology. doi: 10.1037/rep0000343.
Grenawalt, T. A., Umucu, E., Reyes, A., & Baylin, A., Strauser, D. R., Tansey, T. N., & Wagner, S. (2021). Psychometric validation of the PERMA-profiler as a well-being measure for young adult survivors of pediatric CNS tumor. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 65(4), 255-265. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552211025509
Reyes, A., Grenawalt, T. A., Phillips, B. N., & Reyes, C. P. (2021). The tripartite efficacy beliefs model in vocational rehabilitation: Implications for working alliance and client engagement. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 55(1), 81-89. doi: 10.3233/JVR-211148
Umucu, E., Reyes, A., Urkmez, B., Ergun, G., Castruita-Rios, Y., Kosyluk, K. (2021). Development and validation of a scale of negative attitudes toward COVID-19 with a sample of people with chronic conditions and disabilities. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 52(1), 61-72. doi: 10.1891/JARC-D-20-00042
Landon, T. J., Phillips, B. N., Nay, A., Connor, A., Phillips, B. N., Reyes, A., & Leavitt, J. (2021). Exploring the relationship between familiarity with the ICF and rehabilitation counselor confidence in facilitating workplace accommodations. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 35(2), 130-143. doi: 10.1891/re-19-27
Umucu, E., Reyes, A., Carrola, P., Mangadu, T., Lee, B., Brooks, J., Fortuna, K., Villegas, D., Chiu, C.Y., & Valencia, C. (2020). Pain intensity and mental health quality of life in veterans with mental illnesses: The intermediary role of physical health and the ability to participate in activities. Quality of Life Research, 30(2), 479-486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02642-y
Phillips, B. N., Reyes, A., Mainella, A. K., Kesselmayer, R. F., & Jacobsen, J. D. (2018). A needs driven model of workplace social effectiveness in adults with disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 62(1), 30-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355217747690
Iwanaga, K., Wu, J., Chen, X., Lee, B., Reyes, A., Phillips, B. N., Pfaller, J., & Chan, F. (2018). Person-environment contextual factors as mediators for the relationship between symptom cluster and employment outcome in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 48, 197-206. doi:10.3233/JVR-180930
Umucu, E., Grenawalt, T. A., Reyes, A., Tansey, T., Brooks, J., Lee, B., Gleason, C., & Chan, F. (2018). Flourishing in student veterans with and without service-connected disability: Psychometric validation of the Flourishing Scale and exploration of its relationships with personality and disability. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 63(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355218808061
Leahy, M. J., Del Valle, R. J., Landon, T. J., Iwanaga, K., Sherman, S. G., Reyes, A., &
Chan, F. (2018). Promising and evidence-based practices in vocational rehabilitation: Results of a national Delphi study. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 48, 37-48. doi: 10.3233/JVR-170914
Eagle, D., Chan, F., Iwanaga, K., Reyes, A., Chiu, C., Bezyak, J., … & Muller, V. (2017). Health promotion for people with disabilities: A primer for rehabilitation counsellors. The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 23(2), 98-117. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2017.9
Presentations
Richard, C., Reyes, A. (2022, April). Participatory action research: Researching with (not on) persons with disabilities [Concurrent session]. 2022 National Council on Rehabilitation Education Professional Conference.
Lee, B., Rumrill, S., Reyes, A., & McDaniels, B. (2022, April). The association between hope and employment among individuals with multiple sclerosis [Concurrent session]. 2022 National Council on Rehabilitation Education Professional Conference.
Grenawalt, T. A., Umucu, E., Reyes, A., & Lee, B. (2022, April). Personal, disability, psychosocial correlates of career barriers among young adult brain cancer survivors [Poster session]. 2022 National Council on Rehabilitation Education Professional Conference.
Reyes, A. & Reyes, C. P. (2020, August). Reflected beliefs, working alliance, and engagement in vocational rehabilitation [Concurrent session]. 2020 International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals Annual Conference.
Reyes, A., & Reyes, C. P. (2020, June-July). Tripartite efficacy beliefs and working alliance in vocational rehabilitation counseling [Concurrent session]. 19th Annual National Council on Rehabilitation Education Professional Conference. San Diego, CA.
Reyes, A., & Reyes, C. P. (2019, October). Denuded by injury: Preserving evaluee’s dignity during forensic evaluation [Concurrent session]. 2019 International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals Annual Conference. Portland, OR.
Tang, X., Reyes, A., & Rosenthal, D. (2018, March). In the presence of absence: Talking about grief in rehabilitation counseling. [Poster session]. 18th Annual National Council on Rehabilitation Education Professional Conference. Anaheim, CA.
Phillips, B. N., Reyes, A., Kriofske-Mainella, A. M., & Kesselmayer, R. F. (2018, March). A
needs driven model of workplace social effectiveness in adults with disabilities. [Poster session]. 18th Annual National Council on Rehabilitation Education Professional Conference. Anaheim, CA.
West, S., Derzis, N., Perry, V., & Reyes, A. (2018, March). CRCC: Advocating for the
profession and the future of rehabilitation counseling. [Pre-conference session]. 18th Annual National Council on Rehabilitation Education Professional Conference. Anaheim, CA.
Bradham-Cousar, M. & Reyes, A. (2017, September). State of the profession town hall
meeting. [Panel workshop]. ARCA 60th Anniversary Professional Conference. Orlando, FL
Service Activities
Awards
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association Research Award, 1st Place 2019
American Rehabilitation Counseling Association Research Award, 3rd Place 2019