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Jennifer Sulewski

Principle Investigator, Community Life Engagement In Action
Research Assistant Professor
Associate Director, Institute on Disability
Phone: (603) 862-1084
Office: UNH CHHS Institute on Disability, 10 West Edge, Durham, NH 03824
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Curriculum Vitae

Jennifer Sulewski is the Associate Director of the Institute on Disability and an Assistant Research Professor. She is a national expert on community life engagement (CLE) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has authored numerous publications on CLE, has presented locally and nationally at conferences, and has provided consultation to state agencies and service providers across the country on how to improve day services and supports. She received her Ph.D. in Social Policy from Brandeis University in 2006, with a dissertation titled In Search of Meaningful Daytimes: Community-Based Nonwork Supports for Adults with Developmental Disabilities. Her passion for inclusion is rooted in her lived experience as someone who is hard of hearing.

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science, Brandeis University

Research Interests

  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Persons with Disabilities - Services For
  • Social Services Planning/Policy

Selected Publications

  • Lyons, O., Sulewski, J., & Kwan, N. (2024). Content Validity Testing of the Community Life Engagement Guideposts Fidelity Scale. Inclusion, 12, 137-150.

  • Sulewski, J. S., Lyons, O., & Kwan, N. (2023). Development of a community life engagement fidelity scale to assess and improve day services and supports. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 58, 263-270.

  • Luce, A., Krech, L., Sulewski, J., & Becht, K. (2023). Community Life Engagement on the College Campus.

  • Sulewski, J. S., Hart, D., Domin, D., Grigal, M., Thelin, R., & Blackburn, N. (2021). Case studies of effective partnerships between institutions of higher education enrolling students with intellectual disability and/or autism and vocational rehabilitation agencies. Journal of Rehabilitation, 87, 73.

  • Sulewski, J. S. (2020). Virtual community life engagement. In Engage: A brief look at community life engagement.

  • Grigal, M., Sulewski, J., & Blackburn, N. (2019). The Importance of Formal and Informal Communication Strategies in Maintaining Effective Partnerships Between Vocational Rehabilitation and Inclusive Higher Education Programs.

  • Sulewski, J. S., Freeze, S., & Timmons, J. C. (2019). Meeting the Holistic Vision of Employment and Community Life Engagement: State Administrator Perspectives on Achievements and Gaps..

  • Sulewski, J. S., Timmons, J. C., Lyons, O., & Hall, A. C. (2019). Guideposts for high-quality community life engagement supports: Results of expert interviews. Inclusion, 7, 254-268.

  • Sulewski, J. S., Butterworth, J., & Gilmore, D. (2008). Community-based nonwork supports: findings from the national survey of day and employment programs for people with developmental disabilities.. Intellect Dev Disabil, 46(6), 456-467. doi:10.1352/2008.46:456-467

  • Metzel, D. S., Boeltzig, H., Butterworth, J., Sulewski, J. S., & Gilmore, D. S. (2007). Achieving community membership through community rehabilitation provider services: are we there yet?. Intellect Dev Disabil, 45(3), 149-160. doi:10.1352/1934-9556(2007)45[149:ACMTCR]2.0.CO;2

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