Zaccheus J. Ahonle

Dr. Zaccheus Ahonle Curriculum Vitae

Education

• B.S., Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB) – Nigeria, Mathematical Sciences
• M.S., University of Ibadan – Nigeria, Information Science
• Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Rehabilitation Counseling
• Post-doctorate, Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Courses Taught

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
• Medical Aspects of Disability
• Job Placement in Rehabilitation
• Vocational Assessment
• Practicum in Rehabilitation Counseling
• Internship in Rehabilitation Counseling

Research/Clinical Interests

• Vocational rehabilitation and community integration for individuals with acquired cognitive, neurological, and respiratory-related disabilities (e.g., traumatic brain injury and long COVID).
• Implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based and technology-mediated interventions such as telerehabilitation - to enhance employment, behavioral health, and psychosocial outcomes.
• Improving access to and quality of rehabilitation and health services for Veterans and individuals in rural and underserved communities.
• Utilizing large-scale secondary and big data analyses to identify and address disparities in rehabilitation outcomes and inform equitable practice and policy.
• Principal Investigator on a five-year federally funded Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) project under the U.S. Department of Education, focused on developing, implementing, refining, evaluating, and disseminating an evidence-based model strategy to advance Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) for individuals with long COVID, consistent with RSA’s national priority to create innovative, scalable workforce models for youth and adults with disabilities.

Selected Publications

• Nadorff,.D. K., Anreddy, S., Sergi, K., Ahonle, Z. J., Stouffer, C., Hemphill, T & Buys, D. R. (2025).  Down the digital delta: Health information inequities among rural Mississippi caregivers. Healthcare, 13(18), 2361. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13182361
• Ahonle, Z.J., Wei, T.E., Rumrill, P., & Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C. (2025) Competitive integrated employment in the State- Federal Vocational Rehabilitation program among individuals with cognitive, physical, and sensory functional impairments. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 62(2), 168-177. https://doi.org/10.1177/10522263241310068
• Kersey, J., Garcia, P., Evans, E., Ahonle, Z, J., Jethani, P., Arango-Lasprilla, J. C., … & Parrott, D. (2025). Underrepresentation of participants from marginalized racial and ethnic groups: a secondary analysis of the cognitive rehabilitation literature. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 7(2): 100431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arrct.2025.100431
• Kersey, J., Le, C., Evans, E., Ahonle, Z. J., Garcia, P., Lequerica, A. H., ... & Parrott, D. (2025). Inclusion of racially and ethnically diverse samples in cognitive rehabilitation research: An ethnographic study of recruitment and retention practices. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2025.03.043
• Lebeau, K, Ahonle, Z.J., Mburu, S. N., Romero, S., & Myers, K (2025). Utilization and cost of Veterans Health Administration referrals to community care-based physical therapy Federal Practitioner, 42(2), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.12788/fp.0556
• Chiu, C., Rumrill, S., Ahonle, Z. J., Wertheimer, J., Henderson, K., & Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C. (2024). The unique function and value of a certified rehabilitation counselor for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 105(9), 1813-1816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.01.017
• Semeah, L. M., Orozco, T., Wang, X., Ahonle, Z J., Cowper Ripley, D. C., Ganesh, S. P., Wilson, L. K., Litt, E. R., Ahern, J. K. Santos Roman, L. M., Varma, D. S., Lee, M. J., Novak, J. R., & Jia, H., (2023). Rural and urban home modification program users: A comparative study. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 16(2), 223-235. https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867221142627
• Ahonle, Z.J., Hill, J. C., Rumrill, P., Degeneffe C. E., & Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C. (2023). The 2023 revision to the CRCC Code of ethics: Implications for defining and protecting the counselor- client relationship. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 66(4), 257-264. https://doi.org/10.1177/00343552221147220 .
• Ahonle, Z. J., Tucker, M., Degeneffe, C. E., Romero, S., & Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C. (2022): Return to school outcomes among adults with TBI one year after rehabilitation Discharge: A TBIMS Study, Brain Injury, 36(8), 1000-1009. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2105952
• Degeneffe C. E., Tucker, M., & Ahonle, Z.J. (2022). Brief Report: Participation among transition-aged youth with traumatic brain injury in the state/federal vocational rehabilitation system. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 65(2), 161–165. https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355220967109
• Semeah, L. M., Orozco, T., Wang, X., Jia, H., Lee, M. J., Wilson, L. K., Ganesh, S. P., Ahonle, Z J., Varma, D. S., Litt, E. R., Ahern, J. K. Santos Roman, L. M., Cowper Ripley, D. C. (2022). Predictors of County-Level Home Modification Use Across the US. Federal Practitioner. 39(6), 274-280. https://doi.org/10.12788/fp.0279
• Ahonle, Z. J., Kreider, C. M., Hale-Gallardo, J. L., Castaneda, G., Findley, K.., Ottomanelli, L., & Romero, S. (2021). Implementation and use of video tele-technologies in delivery of individualized community-based vocational rehabilitation services to rural veterans. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 55(2),227-233 https://doi.org/10.3233/JVR-211159
• Degeneffe C. E., Tucker, M., & Ahonle, Z.J. (2020). State-level differences in public vocational rehabilitation closures among transition-aged youth with traumatic brain injury. The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 26(2), 136-142. https://doi.org/10.1017/jrc.2020.18
• Hale-Gallardo, J. L., Kreider, C. M., Jia, H., Castaneda, G., Freytes, I. M., Cowper Ripley, D. C., Ahonle, Z. J., Findley, K. & Romero, S. (2020). Telerehabilitation for rural veterans: A qualitative assessment of barriers and facilitators to implementation. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 13, 559-570. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S247267
• Ahonle, Z. J., Barnes, M., Romero, S., Sorrells, A. & Brooks, G. I. (2020). State-federal vocational rehabilitation in traumatic brain injury: What predictors are associated with successful employment outcomes? Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 63(3), 143- 155.First published online (2019) https://doi.org/10.1177/0034355219864684

Selected Professional Activities and Memberships

• Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (ACES), Active Member
• Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), Active Member
• American Psychological Association (APA), Active Member
• Association of Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, Active Member – Board of Director
• American Counseling Association (ACA), Active Member
• American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA), Active Member
• National Rehabilitation Association (NRA), Active Member
• Rehabilitation Association of Mississippi (RAM), Active Member
• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), Active Member

Certifications and Licensures

• Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)