Agenda

     

 

We are looking forward to seeing you at our in-person workshop! Below is a tentative schedule. Please note that all sessions include interactive components to facilitate discussion and networking.

 

 Day One
 8:45 a.m. Check-in – Ground Floor – G10
 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Overview
 9:30 a.m. Neurodiversity Employment Organization Research In Review

Keynote Robert Austin

(Read keynote bio here)
 10:00 a.m. Break
 10:15 a.m. Paper session 1: Advancing Neurodiversity Employment

Elizabeth Folmer
Not on the Same Page: Motivational Asymmetry in Neurodiverse Workplaces

Beth Rosenberg, Laura Olivieri Robles, Haley Shibble and Halenur Komsul
A Foot in the Door: Challenges Entering the Workforce for Neurodiverse Students
 11:00 a.m. Panel 1: The Provider Perspective on Employment Research Priorities

Kate Broeking- VocaWell Coaching & Consulting

Joseph Riddle- Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Tracy Powell-Rudy- Integrate

Alexander Stern- The How Skills – Moderator

(Read panelist bios here)
 12:00 p.m. Lunch
 1:00 p.m. Panel 2: The Employer Role and Perspective on Research Priorities

Stephen Destefani- Wells Fargo

Teresa D Thomas- Mitre

Brandon Germer- Gartner

Susanne Marie Bruyere- Cornell Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability

(Read panelist bios here)
 2:00 p.m. Break
 2:20 p.m. Paper session 2: Advancing Neurodiversity Employment

Chloe Cameron and Robert Austin
Toward a Descriptive “Maturity” Model of Neurodiversity Employment Programs in For-Profit Corporations

Christine Moeller and Hala Annabi
Empowering Neurodivergent Librarians to Lead Inclusion in Libraries: A Research Update
 3:30 p.m. Break
 3:45 p.m. Research Priorities (Workplace)
 5:00 p.m. Break
 6:30 p.m. Social Event: Dinner and Conversation

 

 Day Two
 9:00 a.m Neurodiversity Employment Education Research In Review

Keynote Laurie Ackles

(Read keynote bio here)
 9:45 a.m. Break
 10:00 a.m. Paper session 3: Interview Barriers and Success Enablers

Colin Willis, Tracy Powell-Rudy, Kelsie Colley, Annika Benson and Josh Prasad
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Simple Adjustments to Asynchronous Video Interview Settings in an Autistic Candidate Population

Annika Benson, Kelsie Colley, Joshua Prasad, Colin Willis and Tracy Powell-Rudy
Interview Equity: Text Analysis of Autistic Interview Responses

Susanne Bruyère, Hsiao-Ying Chang, Timothy Vogus and Matthew Saleh
Interview Barriers and Facilitators for Individuals with Autism
 11:30 a.m. Panel 3: Neurodivergent Leaders Doing the Research

Christine M Moeller- University of Washington

Andrew Begel- Carnegie Mellon University

David Caudel- Frist Center for Autism & Innovation/Vanderbilt University

Kathryn Margaret Dow-Burger- University of Maryland – Moderator

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 12:30 p.m. Lunch
 1:30 p.m. Paper session 4: Wellbeing at Work

Jennifer Spoor, Susan Hayward and Simon M Bury
Improving Autistic Employees’ Well-being using a Job Demands-Resources Model for Autism

Rebecca Flower, Joshua Peterson and Darren Hedley
“When I’m passionate about a topic, then I just work so much better”: Exploring the experiences of ADHDers who thrive in the workplace

Nikki Drader and Virginie Lopez-Kidwell
What Dandelions Teach Us About Daisies: Autism, Allyship, and Newcomer Socialization
 3:00 p.m. Break
 3:15 p.m. Research Priorities (Preparation)
 4:15 p.m. Closing remarks
 4:30 p.m. Conclude