Robin Cook is a self-employed vocational consultant in Denver, CO. She has worked with individuals with disabilities or barriers to employment since 1987 and specifically in vocational rehabilitation since 1994. Her practice (Disability and Workforce Consulting, LLC) has encompassed a number of areas. These include direct service provision to persons receiving long-term disability, Ticket to Work, OWCP or other benefits as well as forensic testimony related to Social Security disability claims, FELA, Workers' Compensation, personal injury, and domestic/family law cases. She also provides services for industry such as job analysis, recommendations regarding reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabiltiies Act, labor market surveys and program evaluation.
Dr. Cook has a Ph.D in Rehabilitation Services from Auburn University, which she received in 1998. She has been a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) since 2000 and a Registered Professional Vocational Evaluator (PVE) since 2011. Dr. Cook is or has been designated as a Qualified Rehabilitation Provider (QRP) and/or vendor with the Workers' Compensation courts in four states, as well as a contracted Social Security Administration Vocational Expert since 2005.
Dr. Cook has worked in a variety of settings, including mental health, social and human services, academia, and private practice. She has authored a variety of publications and presentations in the disciplines of vocational rehabilitation and special education, and has served on various state and national organizational boards for vocational rehabiitation and special education professional groups.