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Sarah von Schrader

People/Outreach faculty
Research Associate Sr
Yang-Tan Institute
Director, Research and Program Evaluation
Yang-Tan Institute
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Ithaca, NY 14853
United States

Overview

Sarah joined the Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability, ILR School at Cornell University as a Research Associate in June 2009 and now serves as the Director of Research and Program Evaluation at the Yang-Tan Institute (YTI).

Sarah’s research focuses on employer practices that support disability inclusion, with recent projects on federal and federal contractor workplaces, disability disclosure, workplace flexibility, and reasonable accommodation. She has been the principal investigator (PI) or Co-PI of projects funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), U.S. Department of Labor, New York State Education Department, and Sloan Foundation.

Sarah received her doctorate in Education Measurement and Statistics from the University of Iowa in 2006 and bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Colorado College in 1994. Prior to coming to YTI, Sarah worked in the fields of health policy and management, educational testing, and evaluation.

Areas of Expertise

Affirmative action
Disability
Education (organizations and systems)
Equal employment opportunity
Inclusive organizations
Survey Research

Publications

Journal Articles

  • , , & . . Perceptions of Federal Workplace Attributes: Interactions among Disability, Sex, and Military Experience. Journal of Disability Policy Studies. (DOI:10.1177/10442073221128917)
  • , & . . The Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationship between Employer Characteristics and Age Discrimination Charge Filings. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 1-16. (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-020-09346-y)
  • , , & . . Be a Part of Understanding What Works in Implementing Section 503.
  • , & . . Trends and Patterns in Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Charges. Research on Aging, 38(5).
  • , , & . . Employment Quota System and Labor Market Outcomes of Individuals with Disabilities: Empirical Evidence from South Korea. Fiscal Studies, 36(1), 99-126.
  • , , & . . Accommodation requests: Who is asking for what?. Journal of Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 28(4), 329-344. (DOI:10.1891/2168-6653.28.4.329)
  • , , & . . Encouraging disability disclosure at work: Findings from a survey of people with disabilites. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal.
  • , & . . Mental Modeling: A qualitative method for mapping audience behaviors and designing social marketing initiatives. ILR Digital Commons.
  • , , & . . Perspectives on Disability Disclosure: The Importance of Employer Practices and Workplace Climate. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 26(4), 237-255.
  • , , , & . . The Employment Environment: Employer perspectives, policies and practices regarding the employment of persons with disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin.
  • , , & . . Accommodation requests: Who is asking for what?. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 28(4), 329-344.
  • , & . . Comparison of Employer Factors in Disability and Other Employment Discrimination Charges. Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 28(4), 291-308.
  • , , , , & . . Disability-Inclusive Employer Practices and Hiring of Individuals with Disabilities . Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 28(4), 309-328.
  • , , , , & . . Disability-Inclusive Employer Practices and Hiring of Individuals with Disabilities . Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 28(4), 309-328.
  • , , & . . Perspectives on Disability Disclosure: The Importance of Employer Practices and Workplace Climate. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 26, 237-255. (DOI:10.1007/s10672-013-9227-9)
  • , , , & . . The Employment Environment: Employer perspectives, policies and practices regarding the employment of persons with disabilities. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 28(4), 309-328.
  • , , & . . Accommodation requests: Who is asking for what? . Journal of Rehabilitation Research, Policy and Education.
  • , & . . Employer Characteristics Associated with Discrimination Charges under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Journal of Disability Policy Studies.
  • , , & . . Perspectives on Disability Disclosure: The Importance of Employer Practices and Workplace Climate. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, Online first. (DOI:10.1007/s10672-013-9227-9)
  • , , & . . Prevocational services and supported employment wages. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 37(12), 119-129. (DOI:10.3233/JVR-2012-0605)
  • , , , & . . U.S. employment disability discrimination charges: Implications for disability management practice. International Journal of Disability Management, 5(2), 48-58.
  • , , , & . . United States employment disability discrimination charges: Implications for disability management practice. International Journal of Disability Management, 5(2), 48-58.
  • , , , & . . U.S. Employment Disability Discrimination Charges: Implications for Disability Management Practice. International Journal of Disability Management, 5(4), 48-58.
  • , , , , , & . . Age and Disability Employment Discrimination: Occupational Rehabilitation Implications. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation.

Book Chapters

  • , , & . . DEI and disability: Meaning and metrics. In Research Handbook on Disability and Society.. Elgar.
  • , , , , & . . Disability policy and law in the professional practice of rehabilitation counseling. In DeGruyter Handbook of Disability Management. DeGruyter .
  • , , , , & . . Disability-inclusive online outreach and recruitment for employers. In DeGruyter Handbook of Disability Management. DeGruyter.
  • , , , , & . . Disability-inclusive online outreach and recruitment for employers. In DeGruyter Handbook of Disability Management. DeGruyter.
  • , , , , & . . Disability-Inclusive Online Outreach and Recruitment for Employers. In DeGruyter Handbook of Disability and Management. De Gruyter.
  • , , & . . Using Multiple Data Sources to Understand Disability in Organizations: Lessons from the U.S. Federal Sector. In Work, Health and Sustainability: New Challenges at the Workplace in the Age of Digitalization and Globalization. Springer International.
  • , , , & . . Minimizing Discrimination and Maximizing Inclusion: Lessons from the Federal Workforce and Federal Subcontractors. In Employment and Disability: Issues, Innovations, and Opportunities. (pp. 33-64). Labor Industrial Relations Research Association.
  • , , & . . Creating an Accommodating Workplace: Encouraging Disability Disclosure and Managing Reasonable Accommodation Requests. In Employment and Disability: Issues, Innovations, and Opportunities. (pp. 99-128). Labor and Employment Relations Association Series.
  • , , , & . . Unwelcoming Workplaces: Bullying and Harassment Of Employees With Disabilities. In Employment and Disability: Issues, Innovations, and Opportunities. Lanbor and Employment Relations Association Serie.
  • , , & . . Employment Strategies for Older Adults. In Handbook of Rehabilitation of Older Adults. (pp. 281-297). Springer, Cham.
  • , , , & . . Disability, income, and rural poverty. In Disability and Vocational Rehabilitation in Rural Settings: Challenges to Service Delivery. Springer.
  • , , , & . . Disability, Income, and Rural Poverty. In Disability and Vocational Rehabilitation in Rural Settings . (pp. 7-41). Springer.
  • , , & . . Employment Strategies for Older Adults. In Handbook of Rehabilitation of Older Adults.
  • , , , & . . Chapter 5 Annotated Data, Statistics, Tables, and Graphs. In Employment and Work. (pp. 40). Sage.
  • , , , & . . Meaningful Work: Obtaining and Maintaining Employment as Youth with Chronic Health Conditions. In Launching into Adulthood: An Integrated Response to Support Transition of Youth with Chronic Health Conditions and Disabilities . Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co, Inc.

Research Reports