Kaitlyn Jackson
People/Outreach faculty
Policy Associate - SP
Yang Tan Institute
Overview
Kaitlyn Jackson is a Policy Associate at Cornell University’s Yang Tan Institute (YTI) on Employment and Disability in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Her research interests include transition from school to work, with a focus on high-quality work-based learning opportunities.
Kaitlyn currently supports two projects at YTI; the Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth (CAPE-Youth) and the evaluation of New York's Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment (SWTCIE) project.
In addition to her role at YTI, Kaitlyn is also pursuing a PhD in Education Policy at the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education. She is currently working on her dissertation research which explores relationship structures between special educators and businesses that establish effective work-based learning for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Kaitlyn currently supports two projects at YTI; the Center for Advancing Policy on Employment for Youth (CAPE-Youth) and the evaluation of New York's Subminimum Wage to Competitive Integrated Employment (SWTCIE) project.
In addition to her role at YTI, Kaitlyn is also pursuing a PhD in Education Policy at the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education. She is currently working on her dissertation research which explores relationship structures between special educators and businesses that establish effective work-based learning for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.