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Project

Enhancing Career Decision-Making for Individuals with ASD Through Adaptive Vocational Assessment Using Reinforcement Learning

Center:

TX-LoneStar, LEND

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Sarah Mire
[email protected]
713-743-6448

Project Description:

April 2025- March 2026; National Science Foundation (NSF 24-579) Role- Consultant (Co-PI Thuy Ngoc Nguyen, PhD, Co-PI- Brandi Timmons, MEd); Project title: Enhancing Career Decision-Making for Individuals with ASD Through Adaptive Vocational Assessment Using Reinforcement Learning. $305,9777.

Keyword(s):

Mental/Behavioral Health – Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Life Course Approach, Mental/Behavioral Health – General , Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs

Core Function(s):

Area of Emphasis

Employment-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

National

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A