Dr. Cmar is an Assistant Research Professor at the National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision at Mississippi State University. She is also a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist. Her research focuses on improving employment outcomes for individuals who are blind or have low vision. She is particularly interested in improving post-school outcomes for youth who are transitioning from school to work.
Experience
2016–present
Assistant Research Professor, National Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision, Mississippi State University
Education
2015
University of California, Los Angeles & California State University, Los Angeles, Ph.D. in Special Education
2014
University of California, Los Angeles, M.A. in Education
2006
Florida State University, M.S. in Visual Disabilities
2005
Florida State University, B.S. in Visual Disabilities
Publications
2019
Employment outcomes and job quality of vocational rehabilitation consumers with deaf-blindness, Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
2019
Professionals’ implicit attitudes about the competence of people who are blind, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
2019
Effective self-determination practices for students with disabilities: Implications for students with visual impairments, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
2019
Promoting self-determination for students with visual impairments: A review of the literature, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
2019
Services for consumers who are deaf-blind: Vocational rehabilitation agency service models utilized and their effectiveness, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
2019
Characteristics, services, and outcomes of vocational rehabilitation consumers who are deaf-blind, Journal of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
2019
Effectiveness of a job search training program for youth with visual impairments, Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals
2018
Experiences of young adults with deaf-blindness after high school, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
2018
Transportation self-efficacy and employment among individuals with visual impairments, Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation
2018
Drivers with low vision: Characteristics and transportation issues, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
2018
In-school predictors of post-school employment for youth who are deaf-blind, Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals
2017
Stress associated with transportation: A survey of persons with visual impairments, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
2015
Orientation and mobility skills and outcome expectations as predictors of employment for young adults with visual impairments, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness