Dr. Joseph (Joe) Wehby currently is the Chair of the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development. In addition, he is a researcher at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and the Director of the National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention. He has received more than US$30 million in federal grants for research and training. Much of his research efforts have focused on evaluating the effectiveness of multicomponent mental health and academic tutoring interventions for students with significant behavior difficulties. He shares his reflections on his career in providing training and support to those students who require intensive interventions. He also discusses what he sees as the future of the field and offers suggestions for those entering the field.

Joseph (Joe) Wehby 博士目前是范德比尔特大学皮博迪教育与人类发展学院特殊教育系的系主任。此外，他还是范德比尔特肯尼迪中心的研究员和国家强化干预领导力中心的主任。他获得了超过 3000 万美元的联邦研究和培训拨款。他的大部分研究工作都集中在评估多元心理健康和学业辅导干预对有严重行为困难的学生的有效性。他分享了他为那些需要强化干预的学生提供培训和支持的职业生涯的反思。他还讨论了他认为该领域的未来，并为那些进入该领域的人提供了建议。