About

• Ph.D., University of Florida (2006)

Dr. Lane earned his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Science with an emphasis on behavioral and emotional integration at the University of Florida. His doctoral training prepared him for interdisciplinary research; an emphasis that resonates throughout his teaching and research. Dr. Lane has 15 years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in rehabilitation and psychology. He has experience teaching in traditional and distance education venues utilizing Blackboard platform.

Dr. Lane is trained as a psychotherapist. He is a Certified as a Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Licensed as a Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Illinois. He has over 19 years of clinical and administrative experience directing programs in state-federal vocational rehabilitation, vocational work evaluation, and private-sector rehabilitation.

Dr. Lane currently serves as an editorial board member for the Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin and the Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling.

Dr. Lane formerly served as the President of the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) (2010), the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council on Rehabilitation Education (2011-2017), and the head of the Council on Public Relations and Awareness, and Public Policy and Legislation (2006-2008) for the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA).

National Institutes of Health, National Institute Of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Early Feasibility Study clinical trial of an intracortical visual prosthesis (ICVP), Award Number UG3NS0955. Five-year project from July 2016-June 2021, total award $11,800,000, Co-Principal Investigator. individual award $1,000,000.

U.S. Army Medical Research and Material Command, Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center Preparation for Implantation of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis in a Human Two-year project from September 2012 to August 2014. $999,087.Co-Principal Investigator

U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Long-term Training Grant,CFDA 84.129B Long-term training in Rehabilitation Counseling Program. Five-year project funded from 2014-2019. $1,000,000, Principal Investigator, Program Director

U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Long-term Training Grant,CFDA 84.129B Long-term training in Rehabilitation Counseling Program. Five-year project funded from 2010-2015. $750,000, Principal Investigator, Program Director

U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Long-term Training Grant,CFDA 84.129B Part-Time Master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling and Full-Time Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program. Five-year project funded from 2009-2014. $750,000, Principal Investigator, Program Director

U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Long-term Training Grant,CFDA H1 129E Rehabilitation Engineering Technology. Five-year project funded from 2008-2013. $499,750, Principal Investigator, Program Director

U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration. Long-term Training Grant,CFDA H1 129L Undergraduate Education. Five-year project funded from 2007-2012. $375,000, Principal Investigator, Program Director