Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the Masters of Rehabilitation Counseling program. She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin in Counseling Education and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor with certificates from the University of North Texas in Job Skills Training, Job Coaching/Placement, and Supported Employment

• "Hiring People, Not Labels" - Workforce Solutions Borderplex (10/22/2024)

• Ph D in Counseling Education, University of Wisconsin Madison (2022)
• MRC in Rehabilitation Counseling, University of Texas at El Paso (2012)

• Unraveling the factors influencing engagement in Vocational Rehabilitation Services among transition-age Hispanic youth: An Exploratory Study Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation. 60 2 (2024), , Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez.
• Association of Demographic and Disability Characteristics With Total PROMISE Expenditure: Wisconsin PROMISE Findings—Brief Report Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin 65 1 (2021), Emre Umucu, Beatrice Lee, Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez, Timothy N. Tansey.
• Examining the Factors Affecting High Diabetes Rates in Southern States: A Brief Report Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education 35 1 (2021), Emre Umucu, Kanako Iwanaga, Abdalmajeed Alrabiah, Fong Chan, Ebonee Johnson, Jia-Rung Wu, David Strauser, Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez, Khadidra Washington.
• Association of demographic and disability characteristics with total PROMISE expenditure: Wisconsin PROMISE findings – Brief Report. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin (2021), Emre Umucu, Yun-Pai Lee, Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez, Timothy Tansey.
• Psychometric Validation of a Measure Assessing Functional Limitations of Students With Disabilities: An Adaptation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0. Journal of Rehabilitation 87 1 (2021), Beatrice Lee, Phillip Rumrill, Thenral Mangadu, Veronica .

• Increasing access to behavioral health in West Texas. (2024), Volume Austin, TX, Adrian Billings, Thenral Mangadu, Johana Rocha, Emre Umucu, Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez, Chu-Ling Lo.
• Engaging Transition-age Hispanic Youth with Disabilities in Vocational Rehabilitation Programs: An Examination of Predictors and Experiences (2024), Volume Madison, Wisconsin, , Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez.
• Unraveling the factors influencing engagement in Vocational Rehabilitation Services among transition-age Hispanic youth: An Exploratory Study (2024), Volume Madison, Wisconsin, , Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez.
• Vocational Rehabilitation services for Hispanic/Latinx individuals with disabilities: Strengths, Challenges, and Opportunities (2024), Volume Honolulu, Hawaii, Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez.
• Immersion Training for Visually Impaired (2023), Volume Austin, TX, Veronica Y. Estala-Gutierrez.

• Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (10/01/2020 - 09/30/2025) Department of Education