UMass Boston

Applications of behavior analysis to rehabilitation, evidence-based practice in rehabilitation, rehabilitation administration and leadership, brain injury rehabilitation, scholarship of teaching and learning

PhD, Rehabilitation, Southern Illinois University
MS, Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Southern Illinois University
BA, Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

• Landon, T. J., Levine, A., Brinck, E. A., Soldner, J. L., & Schultz, J. C. (2021). The Role of the Supervisor in Counselor Professional Development, Journal of Rehabilitation Administration 42(1), 53 – 66.
• Sabella, S. A., Bernacchio, C. P., & Soldner, J. L. (2021). Constructive Rehabilitation Counselor Evaluation in Field Settings, Journal of Rehabilitation Administration 42(1), 21 – 36.
• Schultz, J.C., Soldner, J. L., & Boland, E. A. (2021). Introduction to the Special Issue on Supervision in Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, Journal of Rehabilitation Administration 42(1), 3 – 6.
• Soldner, J. L., Peter, D., Sajadi, S., & Paiewonsky, M. (2019). Evidence-based transition practices: Implications for local and global curriculum. In B. M. Rice (Ed.), Global perspectives on inclusive teacher education (pp. 98-119). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
• Sprong, M. E., Soldner, J. L., & Dallas, B. (2018). Emergency preparedness knowledge and confidence in providing services for persons with disabilities: An exploratory analysis among rehabilitation counseling students. Journal of Rehabilitation, 84(3), 57-65.
• Rosales, R. & Soldner, J. L. (2018). An assessment of group size in interteaching. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 18(2), 105-117.
• Soldner, J. L. (2018). University spotlight: University of Massachusetts Boston: Rehabilitation counseling program. Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 9(10), 4-7.
• Rosales, R., Soldner, J. L., & Zhang, L. (2018). An evaluation of the pair discussion component of interteaching. The Psychological Record. doi:10.1007/s40732-018-0269-0
• Haines, K., Soldner, J. L., Zhang, L., St. Laurent, M., Knabe, B., West-Evans, K., . . . Foley, S. (2018). Vocational rehabilitation and business relations: Preliminary indicators of state VR agency capacity. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation (48), 133-145.
• Soldner, J. L., Rosales, R., Crimando, W., & Schultz, J. C. (2017). Interteaching: Application of an empirically supported behavioral teaching method in distance rehabilitation education. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 31(4), 372-386.
• Sprong, M. E., Soldner, J. L., Dent, M. (2016). Professional responsibility. In Stano, J. F. (Ed.). Ethics in rehabilitation counseling: A case study approach. Linn Creek, MO: Aspen Professional Services.
• Querol, B. I. D., Rosales, R., & Soldner, J. L. (2015). A comprehensive review of interteaching and its impact on student learning and satisfaction. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 1(4), 390-411.
• Soldner, J. L., Rosales, R., & Crimando, W. (2015). A comparison of interteaching and classroom lecture in rehabilitation education. Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal, 8(1), 91-100.
• Flowers, C., Soldner, J., & Robertson, S. (Eds.) (2015). Clinical supervision and administrative practices in allied health professions. Linn Creek, MO: Aspen Professional Services.
• Soldner, J. L. (2015). Performance management. In Flowers, C., Soldner, J., & Robertson, S. (Eds.). Clinical supervision and administrative practices in allied health professions. Linn Creek, MO: Aspen Professional Services.
• Rosales, R., Soldner, J., & Crimano, W. (2014). Enhancing the impact of quality points in interteaching. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 14(5), 1-11.

James L. Soldner joined the UMass Boston faculty in 2012, and is a tenured professor of rehabilitation counseling in the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development (SGISD). He conducts scholarly research, teaches graduate coursework, and is involved in various service activities within SGISD. Soldner teaches in the Rehabilitation Counseling (MS) and Global Inclusion and Social Development (MA and PhD) graduate programs within SGISD. He is also currently a principal investigator of a rehabilitation long-term training grant (Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of Education, funded 2015–2020, $917,661).

Soldner has published scholarly research on a range of topics generally related to rehabilitation and behavior analysis. He has facilitated 85+ presentations at academic conferences and training seminars at the local, state, national, and international levels. His current research and teaching interests include the applications of behavior analysis to rehabilitation, evidence-based practice in rehabilitation, contemporary issues in rehabilitation administration and leadership, brain injury rehabilitation, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Soldner is currently a consulting editor for Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education; Journal of Rehabilitation; Journal of Rehabilitation Administration; and Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal.

Before joining SGISD, Soldner held faculty appointments at Utah State University and Assumption College. He has an extensive clinical background providing services to individuals with disabilities in a wide variety of rehabilitation and educational settings. He is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).