Overview
Dr. Jen Brooks is a Research Associate at Cornell University’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability (YTI). Dr. Brooks is a trained sociological quantitative disabled researcher whose long history of disability advocacy has led to a career in which she uses robust quantitative methods to inform data-driven solutions to improve the political, social, and economic conditions of persons with disabilities. Dr. Brooks’ research lies at the intersection of employment, disability, and intersectionality. At YTI, Dr. Brooks has worked on various projects related to her area of interest, including those on Vocational Rehabilitation, justice-involved individuals with disabilities, and work-related Social Security overpayments. .
Publications
Policy Report
- . (2025). JOB TRAINING FOR JUSTICE- IMPACTED NEW YORKERS WITH DISABILITIES: Interagency Coordination between Corrections and Vocational Rehabilitation.
Journal Articles
- . (2025). Estimating the Intersecting Labor Market Disparities for Justice-Impacted People with Disabilities: Evidence from Two United States National Data Sets.
- . (2023). An Accommodation for Whom? Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Landscape of Flexible and Remote Work for Workers With Disabilities?. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 23. (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-023-09472-3)
- . (2022). Disability as an Axis of Economic and Labor Market Inequality”. Contemporary Sociology, 15(4), 249-270. (DOI:10.1177/00943061221103313)
Research Reports
- . (2023). New York City Workforce Development Needs Assessment: People with Disabilities.
Book Chapters
- . (2021). An Intersectional Analysis of Labor Market Outcomes. In The Oxford Handbook on the Sociology of Disability.
Research Bulletins
- . (2020). Workers with Disabilities May Remain Unemployed Long after the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- . (2019). Having a Disability Reduces Chances of Employment for all Racial/Ethnic Groups.
- . (2019). A Tale of Two Statistics: Has Unemployment among Adults with Disabilities Really Declined?.
Research interests
- Disability
- Intersectionality
- Justice Involvement