DIEP and EDPC RRTCs State-of-the-Science Conference
Bridging Research and Practice: Advancing Disability Employment Archives
Monday May 12 | 1:00pm to 4:30pm ET and Tuesday May 13 | 1:30pm to 5:00pm ET
Location: Streaming online via Zoom
Day 1: Monday May 12, 2025
Session 1: Advancing Disability Employer Practices
Opening Remarks
Project 1: Disability Employment and HR Practices Presentation
Presenter: Lawrence Houston, C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston
Project 2: Building Trust in Job Seekers and Employees with Disabilities
Presenter: Mason Ameri, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University
Project 3: Wellbeing as Workplace Culture: A Brief Examination of one Firm’s Approach to Changing its Landscape of Wellbeing
Presenter: Renée Edwards, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers University
Session 2: Emerging Employment Trends: Opportunities and Barriers
Project 1: Disability Gap in Job Satisfaction: Work from Home & Accommodations Evidence from the Healthcare Industry
Presenter: Jennifer Cohen, Department of Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University
Project 2: Telework: Work from Home as Rising, Universal Accommodation
Presenter: Lisa Schur, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
Project 3: Disability and Non-standard Work Arrangements: Job Preference of People With Disabilities Focusing on Disability Status and Gender
Presenter: So Ri Park, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University
Day 2: Tuesday May 13, 2025
Session 3: Driving Disability Employment in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Project 1: Employer Practices to Increase Employment of People with Disabilities in Small to Medium Sized Businesses
Presenter: Fitore Hyseni, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
Project 2: The Social and Economic Impact of Disability-Owned Business Enterprises
Presenter: Louis Olander, Disability:IN
Project 3: Apprenticeship: Rediscovering an Ancient Path to Sustainable Skilled Careers
Presenter: Nanette Goodman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
Session 4: Trends and Insights into Disability Employment Growth
Project 1: Understanding the Post-COVID Disability Employment Surges
Presenter: Ari Ne’eman, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
Project 2: Does Unemployment Insurance Matter More for Workers with Disabilities?
Presenter: Shailee Manandhar, Department of Economics, Rutgers University
Project 3: Differential Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages for People with Disabilities
Presenter: Roisin O’Neill, Department of Economics, Rutgers University