Jennifer Bumble
AIR-P Scholar, Cohort 2 (2021-2022)
About
Jennifer Bumble, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of special education at the University of Missouri St. Louis. She received her doctorate in special education from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as a special educator in Texas and an ESL educator in South Korea. Jennifer also worked as an educational consultant with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center; developing trainings, tools, and resources for transition educators across Tennessee. Her research focuses on community engagement strategies to improve employment, higher education, and independent living outcomes for youth with a wide range of abilities.
Institution: University of Kansas Medical Center
Project Title: Mapping My Health: A Community Mapping Intervention to Enhance the Self-Determination and Physical Health and Well-Being of Autistic Adolescents
Project Overview: The study addresses the "transition cliff" autistic adolescents face, focusing on improving knowledge and use of community supports for a successful transition into adulthood, particularly for autistic adolescents who identify as female.