Wei-Mo Tu, Ph.D. (he/him/his) is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Counselor Education and Rehabilitation at California State University, Fresno.
Dr. Tu earned his master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from Graduate Institute
of Rehabilitation Counseling at the National Changhua University of Education in Taiwan
and Ph.D. in rehabilitation psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dr. Tu is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and was a full-time supported employment
specialist and vocational evaluator in a community-based rehabilitation agency in
Taiwan. Dr. has experiences working with people with disabilities across the lifespan,
from transition-age youths to older adults. Dr. Tu also received advanced clinical
training in mental health counseling at the Journey Mental Health Center (JMHC), vocational
rehabilitation at the Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and neuropsychological
assessment at the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC) in William
S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital as well as the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease
Research Center (ADRC). His areas of interests are psychosocial outcomes of people
with disabilities, counselor education, as well as measurements and psychometrics.
He has published 17 research articles in refereed journals and two book chapters.
Research Interests
- Psychosocial outcomes of students with disabilities
- Counselor education
- Measurement and Psychometrics
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Selected Publications
Tu, W. M., Yan, M. C., Li, Q., & Watts, J. (2019). Attitudes toward disabilities among
students in college settings: A multidimensional scaling analysis with biplot. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 25(2), 79-95. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2019.10
Tu, W. M., Watts, J., Yang, C., Li, Q, Umucu, E., & Marini, I. (2019). The effect
of empathy on stigma toward students with substance use disorders in college settings.
Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 50(4), 311-330. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.50.4.311
Watts, J., Tu, W. M., & O'Sullivan, D. (2019). Vocational expectations and self-stigma
among collegiate recovery students: Exploratory investigation. Journal of College Counseling, 22, 240-255. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jocc.12140
Lor, N., Tu, W. M., Rosenthal, D., & Wang, C. (2018). Challenges and opportunities
in international partnerships in rehabilitation counselling: An exploratory study.
Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling, 24(1), 35-53. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2018.2
Tu, W. M., Pfaller, J., Iwanaga, K., Chan, F., Strauser, D., Wang, M. H., & Ditchman,
N. (2018). A psychometric validation of the Employers' Stigmatizing Attitudes toward
Cancer Survivors Scale. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 28(3), 541-547. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-017-9746-6
Tu, W. M., Yan, M. C., Wu, J. R., Lin, M. T., Wang, M. H., Chan, F. & Lee, B. (2017).
Assessing resilience in persons with polio: A psychometric validation of the Taiwanese
version of the Brief Resilience Scale. Taiwanese Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling [Official journal of Taiwanese Vocational
Rehabilitation Association], 8, 1-18.
Tu, W. M., Tsai, Y. H., Maxwell, K., Wang, M. H., Chan, F., & Tansey, T. (2014). The
measurement of hope in persons with polio: A psychometric validation of the Taiwanese
version of the Trait Hope Scale. Taiwanese Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling [Official journal of Taiwanese Vocational
Rehabilitation Association], 7, 1-16.
