Clare Papay is a Senior Research Associate at Think College at the Institute for Community Inclusion, UMass Boston, where she conducts research on inclusive higher education for students with intellectual disability. Clare works primarily for the National Coordinating Center for the Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities model demonstration program funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education. Prior to joining Think College, she was assistant professor and director of inclusive special education programs at Arcadia University. At Arcadia, she also she co-founded and directed a two-year certificate program for students with intellectual disability that focuses on academic coursework, employment, and social inclusion in university life. Clare’s research focuses on the transition to postschool life for students with intellectual disability with a particular focus on the potential of postsecondary education for improving life outcomes for these individuals.
Clare Papay is a Senior Research Associate at Think College at the Institute for Community Inclusion, UMass Boston, where she conducts research on inclusive higher education for students with intellectual disability. Clare works primarily for the National Coordinating Center for the Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities model demonstration program funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education. Prior to joining Think College, she was assistant professor and director of inclusive special education programs at Arcadia University. At Arcadia, she also she co-founded and directed a two-year certificate program for students with intellectual disability that focuses on academic coursework, employment, and social inclusion in university life. Clare’s research focuses on the transition to postschool life for students with intellectual disability with a particular focus on the potential of postsecondary education for improving life outcomes for these individuals.