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Cantrice
Moffitt is the Rehabilitation Training and Outreach Specialist at the National
Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision. She is a
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Practitioner. Cantrice earned her M.S. in Rehabilitation Counseling from
Southern University, a graduate certificate in Forensic Vocational
Rehabilitation from the University of Florida, and a Vision Specialist
Certificate from Mississippi State University. She worked as a vocational
rehabilitation counselor for nine years. Cantrice enjoys using her knowledge
and experience to provide training, outreach, and technical assistance.
Kendra Farrow, CVRT is a Certified Vision
Rehabilitation Therapist. She is a graduate of Western Michigan University with
over 14 years of experience providing itinerant VRT services. In 2014,
she joined the team at the National Research and Training Center at Mississippi
State University. In her role as Research and Training Associate Kendra leads
workshops and training sessions provided by the center, conducts two program
evaluations, assists with knowledge translation activities, and directs course
development for the older blind technical assistance and training grant.
Jennifer L. Cmar, Ph.D.,
COMS has
14 years of experience in the blindness and low vision field, encompassing
research, university teaching, and provision of direct services. She has a
Ph.D. in special education, an MA in education, and MS and BS degrees in visual
disabilities. Jennifer has been a researcher at the NRTC on Blindness and Low
Vision since 2016. Her research focuses on improving employment outcomes for
individuals who are blind or have low vision, particularly for youth who are
transitioning from school to work.
Karla
Antonelli is a Research Scientist at the National Research and Training Center
on Blindness and Low Vision. She has a doctorate in cognitive science from
Mississippi State University which included a study on human factors design and
usability testing of computer systems for end users. Her work at the NRTC began
as a graduate student worker assisting with research projects seven years ago.
As a principal investigator, she has since contributed to projects on
mentoring, transportation, and transition for people with blindness or low
vision.
Adele Crudden, Ph.D.,
CRC, Professor, is a researcher at the National Research and Training Center on
Blindness and Low Vision and a professor of social work in the Sociology
Department at Mississippi State University. Previously, she worked at the
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services. Dr. Crudden’s experience
includes investigating issues associated with job retention and career
advancement of persons with blindness or low vision, a transportation
intervention to assist persons with blindness or low vision in getting to work,
identified barriers to and facilitators of competitive employment outcomes, and
transition to employment of youth with blindness or low vision. She has been an
AER member since 1994.