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The goal of EMPOWER is to equip transition-aged students with visual impairment living in rural communities, their families, and the transition professionals who serve them with virtual supports to improve postsecondary education and employment outcomes.
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info@empowervi.org
Our Team
Hilary Travers, Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator
Michele Schutz, Ph.D.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Co-Principal Investigator
Emily Lanchak, M.Ed.
Vanderbilt University
Project Director
Katrina Dubree, M.Ed.
Vanderbilt University
Educational Consultant
Kat Kirbaba
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Project Assistant
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