Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation

Specialty Focus: Vocational Opinions, Labor Market Surveys, Testing, Evaluation, Earning Capacity, Disability, Employment, Personal Injury, Family Law, Workers Compensation, Social Security, Wrongful Termination, ADA, ERISA/Long-Term Disability

Education: Ph.D, Health Related Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University; Master of Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Kent State University; Masters of Business Administration, Cleveland State University

Years in Practice: 20

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 20

Additional Information

Dr. Joy has 20 years experience working with persons with disabilities in both employment and vocational rehabilitation settings. Presently, Dr. Joy consults as a Vocational Expert (VE) in a variety of litigated settings such as in Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, ERISA, Wrongful Imprisonment, Employment Discrimination and Family Law matters. Dr. Joy is a Board Certified Vocational Expert (ABVE-D) and a Certified Earnings Analyst (CEA). In 2017, Dr. Joy earned a Ph.D. in Health Related Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition, he earned a Masters Degree in Education and Rehabilitation Counseling from Kent State University in 1999 and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Cleveland State University in 2003. He also is credentialed nationally as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counseling. Dr. Joy teaches Assessment and Research Design within the Department of Counseling and Family Therapy Department at Central Connecticut State University.