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LaWanda H. Cook

People/Outreach faculty
Senior Training and Technical Assistance Associate
Yang Tan Institute
LaWanda Cook

Contact

140 Garden Ave
Dolgen Hall (Remote Worker)

Ithaca, NY 14853
United States

Overview

LaWanda Cook joined the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability in July, 2010. She has extensive experience in vocational counseling, personnel management and program development within non-profit organizations. She holds a BS in Rehabilitation Services from the University of Connecticut and a MS in Human Resource Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is a certified rehabilitation counselor. Dr. Cook earned a PhD from the College of Applied Health Sciences/Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism at the University of Illinois. Her scholarship explores the well-being and the inclusion of multiply marginalized people with disabilities in work and leisure settings.