Emily Tarconish, teaching assistant professor Special Education, is part of a new National Science Foundation-funded research project titled DisMANTLE: Barriers and Solutions for Physics Graduate Students and Faculty with Disabilities in Training and Workplace Settings.
Tarconish will collaborate with researchers from the University of Connecticut and the University of Wisconsin on the nearly $650,000 study to research the barriers and solutions that physics graduate students and faculty experience in non-traditional postsecondary training and workplace settings.
From the abstract:
"The lack of full inclusion of people with disabilities in the STEM workforce is a missed opportunity to realize the full potential and talent of the entire U.S. population. Opportunities to advance knowledge about physics postsecondary training setting and workplace barriers and solutions for faculty and graduate students with disabilities will lead to increasing the engagement, academic career retention, and career advancement of faculty and students with disabilities in STEM. Such success is essential for building and advancing a robust U.S. STEM workforce."
