CCWT hosts and offers a variety of speaking engagements related to improving career outcomes for students! This page is a searchable repository for all of CCWT’s recorded events.
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Measurement Issues with the Concept of Career Readiness: Insights from the CCR4T Study – Allison Lombardi
March 2023
Dr. Matthew Hora talks to Dr. Allison Lombardi about her focus on college and career readiness (CCR) and higher education experiences of students with disabilities, her measurement study, College and Career Readiness for Transition (CCR4T), and workshops she has developed and facilitated for college faculty focused on inclusive teaching and universally designed instruction.
Dr. Lombardi studies the transition from adolescence to adulthood, with a particular focus on college and career readiness (CCR) and higher education experiences of underrepresented groups, including students with disabilities. She has secured over $12 million in external funding from a range of agencies including the Institute of Educational Sciences and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Currently, she’s the principal investigator of College and Career Readiness for Transition (CCR4T), a measurement study, an exploration study of interrelationships between college and career readiness and self-determination. In efforts to focus on diversity and disability in higher education, she had developed and facilitated workshops for college faculty focused on inclusive teaching and universally designed instruction. She’s also continued to work on the validation and refinement of the Inclusive Teaching Strategies Inventory, a measure intended for college faculty that has been used in research studies across two- and four-year colleges in the United States, Spain, Canada, Germany, and Taiwan. Dr. Lombardi currently serves as co-editor of Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, and associate editor of Exceptional Children.
Congress in Black & White: How Racism Shapes Legislative Work & Careers – James Jones
February 2023
Dr. Jones is a leading expert on congressional staff diversity, and in this conversation with CCWT Co-Director Matthew Hora, Dr. Jones will talk about his research on congressional internships and implications for college students seeking careers in Washington, D.C. He is currently completing his first book, The Last Plantation, which represents the first major study of racial inequality in the congressional workplace. In addition, he has authored three groundbreaking policy reports on racial representation among congressional staff that demonstrate how racial minorities are underrepresented in both top and junior staff positions on Capitol Hill. His research has been covered by NPR, The Washington Post, and the Atlantic.
Examining the Postsecondary Education Pathways and Successes for Former Gang Members
September 2022
This study draws from two-part qualitative interviews with former gang members who earned four-year and advanced degrees. Findings center on the precollege experiences, motivations to enroll in college, and processes of becoming a collegian.
Dr. Adrian H. Huerta is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. His research focuses on boys and young men of color, college access and equity, and gang associated youth.
Familia/Family as Counterspace for Students of Color in Postsecondary STEM Contexts
July 2022
Nidia Bañuelos has a conversation with Dr. Blanca Rincón.