Gary Shaheen, Ph.D. recently re-joined the Senior Staff of the Burton Blatt Institute as Project Director; assisting in the management and development of projects supporting recovery for persons with mental health challenges, and employment inclusion of people with diverse disabilities.

Dr. Shaheen was a Senior Vice-President at BBI, and subsequently was Director of Community Based Technical Support Initiatives for the SU Institute for Veterans and Military Families. Prior to re-joining BBI in January 2022, he was Senior Researcher and PI for a number of US Department of Labor/Office of Disability Employment Policy’s national initiatives on employment for people with disabilities. He also provided consultation to the USDOL-VETS on employment for Veterans who are homeless and to the USDOL Office of the Chief Evaluator on employment for persons with substance use and co-occurring mental health challenges.