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Kari Sherwood

Kari Sherwood

PhD Student. Social Work/Psychology - Developmental Candidate

Kari L. Sherwood, MS, MEd, MSW, LLMSW, is a Joint PhD student in Social Work and Developmental Psychology. She has a background in special education, autism and instructional design. Sherwood is passionate about improving employment opportunities, access and inclusion in the workplace for autistic and neurodivergent individuals. Sherwood joined the Level Up Employment Skills Simulation Lab in 2018, assisting with the adaptation and evaluation of Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth (VIT-TAY), an intervention to help autistic individuals practice job interview skills. Most recently, she assisted with the development of a new intervention, Social Skills at Work, aimed at helping autistic individuals sustain employment through practicing social skills in a virtual workplace.

Research Interests/Focus

Disability justice, employment opportunities, access, and inclusion in the workplace for autistic and neurodivergent individuals

Contact Information

PhoneFaxEmailRoomAddress
karisher@umich.eduB660 SSWBUniversity of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

Year Degree   School
2019 MSW University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2016 MEd Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
2011 MS Oklahoma State University
2006 BS Oklahoma State University

Websites

Level Up Lab
Year Description
2022 Genova, H., Sung, C., Sherwood, K., Arora, A., Elsayed, H., & Smith, M. J. (2022). Transition-age autistic youth: Are we meeting their needs? Special Interest Group at the 2022 International Society for Autism Research Conference. Austin, TX, May.
2022 Smith, M. J. & Sherwood, K. (2022). Oral presentation at the 2022 Division on Career Development and Transition conference.
2022 Smith, M. J. & Sherwood, K. (2022). Virtual Interview Training Within Pre-Employment Transition Services. Co-leader of workshop at the 2022 Michigan Council for Exceptional Children Conference. [Virtual].
2021 Genova, H., Sung, C., Sherwood K & Smith, M. J. (2021). Transition-age autistic youth: Are we meeting their needs? Special Interest Group at the 2021 International Society for Autism Research Conference [Virtual].
2021 Sherwood K, Smith, M.J., Ross, B., Johnson, J., Harrington, M., Blajeski, S., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Smith, J.D. (2021). Mixed-Methods Implementation Evaluation of Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Autistic Youth in PreEmployment Transition Services. Panel Chair & Oral presentation at the 2021 International Society for Autism Research Conference [Virtual].
2021 Sherwood K, Smith, M.J., Ross, B., Johnson, J., Harrington, M., Blajeski, S., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Smith, J.D. (2021). Mixed-Methods Implementation Evaluation of Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Autistic Youth in PreEmployment Transition Services. Symposium & Oral presentation at the 2021 Gatlinburg Conference [Virtual].
2021 Myszko Z, Botticello A, Maronna B, Murphy L, Smith MJ, Sherwood K, & Genova HM. (2021, February). Parental Perspectives of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Adults with Autism: A Pilot Study. Poster presentation at the 2021 International Neuropsychological Society Conference. San Diego.
2021 Sherwood K, Smith, M.J., Ross, B., Johnson, J., Harrington, M., Blajeski, S., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Smith, J.D. (2021). Mixed-Methods Implementation Evaluation of Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Autistic Youth in Pre-Employment Transition Services. Oral presentation at the 2021 Gatlinburg Conference [Virtual].
2021 Sherwood K, Smith, M.J., Ross, B., Johnson, J., Harrington, M., Blajeski, S., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Smith, J.D. (2021). Mixed-Methods Implementation Evaluation of Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Autistic Youth in Pre-Employment Transition Services. Oral presentation at the 2021 International Society for Autism Research Conference [Virtual].
2021 Smith MJ, Sherwood K, Ross B, Smith JD, Dawalt L, Bishop L, Humm L, Elkins J, & Steacy C. (2021). Virtual Interview Training for Autistic Transition-Age Youth: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Oral presentation at the 2021 Society for Social Work and Research Conference [Virtual].
2021 Sherwood K, Kallen, M., Genova H, Bishop L, Dawalt L, Smith JD, Harrington M, Wellman H, & Smith MJ. (2021). Initial Validation and Correlates of a Novel Measure of Job Interview Skills for Autistic Transition-Aged Youth. Oral presentation at the 2021 Society for Social Work and Research Conference [Virtual].
2020 Sherwood K. (2020). Job interviewing and vocational outcomes among transition-age youth with educational disabilities. Oral presentation at the 2020 Michigan Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC) Conference. Grand Rapids, March.
2020 Smith MJ, Sherwood K, Smith JD, Jordan N, & Atkins M. Results of an Open Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Interview Training in Transition Age Autistic Youth, Accepted for oral presentation at the 2020 International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May [cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic].
2020 Sherwood K, Smith MJ, Dawalt L. Preliminary outcomes in transition-age youth with autism spectrum disorders engaged in a newly adapted virtual interview tool. Poster presentation at the 2020 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference. Washington DC, January.
2020 Sherwood K. Evidence-Based Practice for Pre-Employment Transition Services. Poster presentation at the 2020 MI-LEND meeting. Michigan, April.
2020 Smith MJ, Sherwood K, Blajeski S, Smith JD, Jordan N, Ross B, Smith Dawalt L, Bishop L, Atkins M. Job interviewing and vocational outcomes among autistic youth. Accepted for poster presentation at the 2020 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Conference. Seattle, May.
2020 Smith MJ, Sherwood K, Smith JD, Jordan N, & Atkins M. (2020). Employment and Implementation Outcomes for Delivering a School-based Virtual Reality Job Interview Training Tool to Transition-Age Youth with Educational Disabilities, Oral presentation at the annual Society for Social Work and Research conference, Washington, DC, January.
2020 Sherwood K. Job interviewing and vocational outcomes among transition-age youth with educational disabilities. Accepted for oral presentation at the 2020 Michigan Council for Exceptional Children (MCEC) Conference. Grand Rapids, March.
2020 Smith MJ, Sherwood K, Smith JD, Jordan N, & Atkins M. (2020). Results of an Open Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Implementation of Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in n=279 Transition Age Youth with Educational Disabilities, Symposium Oral presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April.
2020 Smith MJ, Sherwood K, Smith JD, Jordan N, & Atkins M. Results of an Open Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Interview Training in Transition Age Autistic Youth, Oral presentation at the 2020 International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, May.
2019 Sherwood K. Eliminating Ableism in Higher Education with Universal Design for Learning. Poster presentation at the 2019 UM School of Social Work Student Learning Symposium. Ann Arbor, March.
2019 Sherwood K. Adapting virtual reality job interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum. Poster presentation at the 2019 UM School of Social Work Student Learning Symposium. Ann Arbor, March.
2019 Smith MJ, Pinto RM, Dawalt L, Smith JD, Sherwood K, Miles R, Taylor J, Hume K, Dawkins T, Baker-Ericzen M, Frazier T, Humm L, & Steacy C. Adapting virtual reality job interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum. Poster presentation at the 2019 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Conference. Montreal, May.
2019 Sherwood K. Finding Supplemental Funding for Special Health Care Needs in Michigan. Poster presentation at the 2019 MI-LEND Family Resource Project Symposium. West Bloomfield MI, November.
2019 Smith MJ, Pinto RM, Dawalt L, Smith JD, Sherwood K, Miles R, Taylor J, Hume K, Dawkins T, Baker-Ericzen M, Frazier T, Humm L, & Steacy C. Adapting virtual reality job interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum. Oral presentation at the 2019 Society of Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference. San Francisco, January.

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