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Katie Brendli

Extension Associate - Data Associate
Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability

Overview

Katie Brendli Brown, Ph.D., is an Extension Associate for Cornell University’s Yang Tan Institute (YTI) on Employment and Disability in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Her research interests include promoting positive transition outcomes for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), self-determination/self-advocacy, and positive health and wellbeing for people with IDD.

Currently at YTI, Dr. Brendli Brown supports a range of initiatives that tap into the breadth of her skill sets. This includes serving as a core member of Project ATTAIN’s [Autism Transition to Adulthood Initiative] research team and particularly supporting the team’s research dissemination efforts. Dr. Brendli Brown also conducts program evaluation for a model demonstration project by Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), called the Inclusive Career Advancement Program (ICAP) and serves as the lead qualitative researcher for a multi-year person-centered planning training intervention study. Finally, she serves as a Technical Assistance Partnership for Data (TAP for Data) associate within the New York Office of Special Education’s Partnership, where she assists in the development of multiple evaluation measures, co-leads the creation of the TAP for Data’s professional development (PD), conducts PD across New York State, and provides technical assistance to two regions within the state in order to support greater data-based decisions within school districts to improve educational experiences and outcomes for youth with disabilities.

Dr. Brendli Brown also enjoys working with and supporting students, and thus, she serves as the academic advisor for two Cornell student organizations, including an Autism Awareness club and Cornell’s Best Buddies Chapter—having formerly been involved with Best Buddies chapters as a student throughout her undergraduate and master’s education.

Publications

Journal Articles

  • LaRon Scott, Christine Powell, Lauren Bruno, Christopher Cormier, K Hall, Joshua Taylor, Katie Brendli, Ira Padhye, Vivian Vitullo. 2023. The other fifty percent: Expressions from special education teachers about why they persist in the profession. , .
  • Katie Brendli, Lindsay Kozachuk. 2022. Post-Secondary Success Stories: Perspectives of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Inclusion . N/A(N/A):N/A.
  • Katie Brendli, LaRon Scott, Joshua Taylor, Amber Brown-Ruiz, Christine Powell, Meera Mehtaji. 2022. Won’t stop, can’t stop: Alternative route to licensure special education teachers’ persistence in their careers, Action in Teacher Education . N/A(N/A):N/A.
  • Lauren Bruno, LaRon Scott, Philip Gnilka, Vivian Vitullo, Lindsay Kozachuk, Katie Brendli. 2021. Comparing special education teachers’ personality profile with their choice to teach, N/A . N/A(N/A):N/A.
  • Katie Brendli, LaRon Scott, Yaoying Xu, Colleen Thoma, Debra Holzberg. 2021. A review of self-advocacy interventions for college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities., N/A . N/A(N/A):N/A.
  • LaRon Scott, Colleen Thoma, Tonya Gokita, Lauren Bruno, Amber Brown-Ruiz, Katie Brendli, Josh Taylor, Vivian Vitullo. 2021. I'm trying to make myself happy: Black students with IDD and families on promoting self-determination during transition, Inclusion . N/A(N/A):N/A.
  • LaRon A. Scott, Josh Taylor, Lauren Bruno, Padhye, Katie Brendli, Weade Wallace, Christopher Cormier. 2021. Why do they stay? Factors associated with special education teachers’ persistence, .
  • Katie Brendli, Michael Broda, Ruth Brown. 2021. Children with Intellectual Disability and Victimization: A Logistic Regression Analysis, Child Maltreatment . N/A(N/A):N/A. (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559521994177)
  • Katie Brendli, LaRon Scott, Yaoying Xu, Colleen Thoma, Debra Holzberg. 2021. Effects of a Self-Advocacy Intervention on Abilities of Black College Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Request Academic Accommodations, Inclusion, Special Issue on Racial and Ethnic Equity for People with IDD . N/A(N/A):N/A.

Book Chapters

  • Ellice Switzer, Katie Brendli. . Disability and Work: Workforce Development Gaps, Competitive Integrated Employment, and Transdisciplinary Research Considerations. in Research Handbook on Disability and Society. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, Matthew Saleh, Susanne Bruyere. (Working Paper)
  • Lauren P. Bruno, Katie Abrams, Katie Brendli Brown, Donald D McMahon. 2023. Culturally responsive and sustaining universal design for transition and postsecondary education. . in Universal Design for Transition: The Educators’ Guide for Equity Focused Transition Planning.. Brookes Publishing, 2023. C.A. Thoma & L.A. Scott .
  • Katie Brendli, Ruth Brown, Margaret DeRamus, Morgan Parlier, Michael Broda. 2023. Sexual Abuse Prevention for Children with Disabilities & Supporting Survivors of Abuse with Disabilities. in Sexual Abuse Prevention. N/A: Child Welfare League of America, 2023. DiLorenzo, P. & Huizar, T. . (N/A)
  • Katie Bruno, Katie M. Abrams, Katie Brendli, D. D. McMahon. 2022. Culturally responsive and sustaining universal design for transition and postsecondary education. in Universal Design for Transition: The Educators’ Guide for Equity Focused Transition Planning. Brookes Publishing, 2022. (Submitted)
  • LaRon , Cassandra Willis, Lauren Bruno, Katie Brendli, R. Walsh, Thoma. 2020. Recruiting, preparing, and retaining a diverse emotional and behavioral disorders educator workforce. . in Handbook of Research on Emotional & Behavioral Disabilities: Interdisciplinary Developmental Perspectives on Children and Youth.. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2020.

Professional Activities

  • TAP for Data Hangout: Understanding & Applying Community Resource Mapping in Educational Organizations. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2024.
  • TAP for Data Webinar: Understanding & Applying Community Resource Mapping in Educational Organizations. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2024.
  • Improving Hiring Outcomes in the Interview Process for Neurodivergent Job Candidates. . Presented to National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Virtual. 2024.
  • May Panel Session on Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice . Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2024.
  • Part 2: Sexual Violence Prevention for Children with Disabilities and Support for Survivors of Abuse: Recommendations and Best Practices for Practitioners and Family Members. Presented to National Children’s Alliance (NCA). Virtual. 2024.
  • TAP for Data Hangout: Foundational Data Knowledge. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2024.
  • TAP for Data Webinar: Foundational Data Knowledge. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2024.
  • April Panel Session on Implementation Science & Capacity Building. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2024.
  • Facilitating Family and Community Partnerships to Support Students with Disabilities. Presented to Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). San Antonio, Texas. 2024.
  • March Panel Session on Legislation/ Policy Advocacy. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2024.
  • Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) Quarterly Hangout-March. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2024.
  • February Panel Session on Special Educator Shortages. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2024.
  • Bridging the Research to Practice Gap with Knowledge of Transition Predictors for High School Students with Autism. Presented to Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Oahu, Hawaii. 2024.
  • January Panel Session on Transition Practices. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2024.
  • Bridging the Research to Practice Gap with Knowledge of Transition Predictors for High School Students with Autism. Presented to Project ATTAIN. Virtual. 2024.
  • Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) Quarterly Hangout-December. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2023.
  • December Panel Session on Academic Instruction Across Time. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2023.
  • Project ATTAIN on Predictors of Positive Post-School Outcomes for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Project ATTAIN (Autism Transition to Adulthood Initiative) Webinar 1.. Presented to Project ATTAIN. Virtual. 2023.
  • November Panel Session on Postsecondary Education Programming. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2023.
  • The New York State Office of Special Education (OSE) Partnership Statewide Meeting in the Mid-State Region of New York State. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2023.
  • Project ATTAIN on Predictors of Positive Post-School Outcomes for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. . Presented to Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT). Reno, Nevada. 2023.
  • October Panel Session on Developing a Research Agenda. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2023.
  • September Panel Session on Collaborative Strategies. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Education Interest Network (EIN). 2023.
  • ATTAIN (Autism Transition to Adulthood Initiative): Identifying Predictors of Successful Transition. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) . Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 2023.
  • Perspectives of Latina Mothers on the Transition Process for their Children with ASD. . Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) . Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. 2023.
  • Practical Skills for Working with Data: Part 3: Understanding and Interpreting Qualitative Data. Statewide Hangout. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2023.
  • Practical Skills for Working with Data: Part 3: Understanding and Interpreting Qualitative Data. Statewide Webinar. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2023.
  • What Experiences Lead to Positive Outcomes for Youth with Autism? Let’s Learn What the Research Tells Us!. Presented to Council for Exceptional Children’s Division on Career Development and Transition, Virginia Chapter (VA DCDT). Virtual. 2023.
  • Sexual Violence Prevention for Children with Disabilities and Support for Survivors of Abuse: Recommendations and Best Practices for Practitioners and Family Members. Presented to National Children’s Alliance (NCA). Virtual. 2023.
  • Practical Skills for Working with Data: Part 2: Analyzing and Visually Displaying Data. Statewide Webinar. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2023.
  • Practical Skills for Working with Data: Part 2: Analyzing and Visually Displaying Data. Statewide Webinar. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2023.
  • Practical Skills for Working with Data: Part 1: Introduction to Excel (Hangout). Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2023.
  • Practical Skills for Working with Data: Part 1: Introduction to Excel. Presented to Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2023.
  • Using Research to Inform Policy. Presented to Presented for a Deaf national accreditation board’s subcommittee on policy, however, the entire board was invited (8 deaf-related organizations with 2 board members each). Virtual. 2023.
  • Using In-School Predictors to Improve Outcomes for Youth with Autism: What the Research Tells Us. Presented to Community Support Network - Westchester Institute for Human Development. Virtual. 2023.
  • New evidence on the magnitude of predictors of the transition to adulthood for youth with Autism. Presented to Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Clearwater, FL. 2023.
  • Latina Mothers’ Perceptions of their Children with ASD Post-School Outcomes. Presented to International Conference on Autism, Intellectual Disability, and Developmental Disabilities (DADD). Clearwater Beach, Florida. 2023.
  • Using Research to Inform Policy. Presented to Gregory S. Fehribach Center. Virtual. 2022.
  • ICAP - Understanding Disability Innovation Funds and the Evaluation Process. Presented to Oregon VR. Eugene, Oregon. 2022.
  • ICAP Participant Book. Presented to Oregon VR. Eugene, Oregon. 2022.
  • Building Family and Community Engagement Capacity. Presented to Office of Special Education Educational Partnership. 2022.
  • Supporting Greater Transitions from High School to Adulthood with Predictors of Post-School Success. Presented to Virginia Division on Career Development and Transition. Roanoke, Virginia. 2022.
  • New evidence on the magnitude of predictors of the transition to adulthood for youth with Autism. Presented to Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Virtual. 2022.
  • Supporting Greater Transitions from High School to Adulthood with Predictors of Post-School Success. Presented to Community Support Network - Westchester Institute for Human Development. Virtual. 2022.
  • What In-School Experiences Predict Successful Transition for Youth with ASD?. Presented to Virginia DCDT . Virtual. 2022.
  • New evidence on the magnitude of predictors of employment for youth with Autism . Presented to The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Virtual. 2021.
  • Effects of a Self-advocacy Intervention on the Abilities of Black College Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Request Academic Accommodations. Presented to American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). Virtual. 2021.
  • Identifying and Comparing the Predictors of Successful Transition to Employment for Low-Income Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Presented to University of Washington and Microsoft Research. Virtual. 2021.
  • Planning for Teacher Education Research Post-COVID. Presented to Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Teacher Education Division (TED). Virtual. 2021.
  • Supporting the Transition to Adult Life During a Pandemic: Resources for Special Educators, Parents, and Students with Disabilities. Presented to Virginia Council for Exceptional Children . Virtual. 2021.
  • Self-Determination of Black Youth with IDD: What do they tell us about their experiences in the transition from school to adult life?. Presented to Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division of Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD). Virtual. 2021.
  • Post-Secondary Success Stories: Perspectives of Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Presented to Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD). Virtual. 2021.
  • Town Hall. Presented to Virginia Division on Career Development and Transition. Virtual. 2021.
  • Entering a new decade: Research, policy and practice related to postsecondary education for youth with IDD. . Presented to American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). Virtual. 2021.
  • Using Data to Guide Change. Presented to New York State Office of Special Education Partnership. Virtual. 2021.
  • High Quality Data. Presented to New York State Office of Special Education Partnership. virtual. 2020.

Honors and Awards

  • Cornell University: Spot Bonus Award recipient, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. 2021
  • Virginia Division on Career Development and Transition (VADCDT): Member Spotlight: Dr. Katie Brendli., Virginia Division on Career Development and Transition (VADCDT). 2021
  • American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Student and Early Career Professional (SECP) Scholarship, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) . 2021

Contact

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kb726@cornell.edu