Charles E. Degeneffe, Ph.D., CRC

Professor
San Diego State University
San Diego, California

Charles Edmund Degeneffe, Ph.D., MSSW, CRC is a Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at San Diego State University (SDSU). He also directs the SDSU Certificate Program in Cognitive Disabilities. Dr. Degeneffe completed his Master of Science in Social Work degree and his Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. He holds the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor credential. Dr. Degeneffe’s primary research interests focus on adjustment and caregiving for family members of persons with acquired brain injuries in the context of how community-based rehabilitation services address the needs of persons with acquired brain injuries and their family members both domestically and internationally. Dr. Degeneffe serves on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation and is a member of the California Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board.