Public Health and Health Professions
Youth & Young Adult Empowerment, Leadership, & Learning Lab (YELL)
Led by Jessica M Kramer · Occupational Therapy
What we study
The YELL Lab studies how to help youth and young adults with disabilities participate in daily life by creating tools and interventions. They work with youth to design and test these solutions, using methods like surveys and community partnerships.
What working here is like
- Surveys & interviews
- Human participants
- Projects
- 5
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Socioecological Study of Autism, Suicide Risk, and Mental Health Care
This project examines how autism, suicide risk, and mental health care interact in young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Comparing Peer Support and Staff-Delivered Transportation Interventions
This study compares different ways to help young adults with disabilities improve their social participation and transportation skills.
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Advancing Peer-Delivered Mental Health Interventions
This project adapts and tests peer-led mental health programs for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Community Mobility Plans
This initiative aims to improve community participation for adolescents and young adults with disabilities through travel interventions.
Evaluation of telehealth services on mental health outcomes
This research assesses how telehealth services impact mental health for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Recent papers, explained
- Convergent and known-groups validity of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory – Patient-Reported Outcome (PEDI-PRO)
2026 · Disability and Rehabilitation
Tests whether a measure of disability in young adults with intellectual disabilities matches other measures.
- The Psychometric Properties of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory- patient Reported Outcome (PEDI-PRO): A Functional Outcome Measure for Youth with Developmental Disabilities 4230
2026 · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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- Utility of the Vocational Fit Assessment and VocFit Data Reports: A Mixed-Methods Study
2026 · Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals
Evaluates how well vocational assessments help students with disabilities choose jobs.
- Measuring Patient Reported Mental Health Service Experiences of People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
2026 · Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
Measures mental health service experiences of people with intellectual disabilities.
- “Making it so more people do research”: leveraging engagement to develop the Equipped to Engage Toolkit for research partners with intellectual disability
2026 · Research Involvement and Engagement
Develops tools to help researchers with intellectual disability engage in studies.
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