Oct. 22, 2022 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo David Strauser and John Kosciulek received funding to help workers with disabilities transition out of subminimum wage jobs. The idea of a subminimum wage—enacted in 1938 as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act—was originally intended to serve as a transition for the large number of soldiers with disabilities returning from […]
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Two new grants aimed at improving outcomes for students with disabilities
Oct. 02, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The grants will be focused on providing training to Special Education teachers and Vocational Rehabilitation counselors across Illinois Two new grants to researchers in the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois will fund programs aimed at improving post-school employment outcomes for students with significant disabilities. […]
Expert Q&A: David Strauser, COVID-19 and Marginalized Workers
May 11, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The College of Applied Health Sciences has experts in many areas that have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Periodically we will ask these experts about how their areas of expertise have been impacted and what we can expect in a post-COVID-19 world. Today, we ask David Strauser, a […]
Podcast: A Few Minutes With … David Strauser
March 03, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Vince Lara, media relations specialist at the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, speaks with David Strauser, professor of Kinesiology and Community Health at Illinois, about Dr. Strauser’s research on work personality and vocational behavior with a focus on people with chronic health conditions and […]