System Implementation
Whether what statute and rule require is actually delivered on the ground ; and where planning, service delivery, and outcomes separate.
Research & Writing
Selected policy work.
Special education and IDEA implementation, AI and emerging technology, transition to workforce, and legislative policy.
Flagship Research · 2026
AI Readiness and Special Education in Florida
Connecting IEP Transition, Workforce Preparation, and Economic Opportunity
- Indicator 13 transition-process compliance
- 99.85%Indicator 13 transition-process complianceFFY 2024
- Indicator 14C qualifying post-school outcome
- 71.14%Indicator 14C qualifying post-school outcomeFETPIP methodology
- Students in the Indicator 14 exiting population
- 18,869Students in the Indicator 14 exiting populationFFY 2024
Innovation exists; system integration remains unestablished.
Data & Accountability
What state-reported performance data can and cannot answer, and how reporting structures shape which questions remain unanswerable.
Emerging Policy
How AI and emerging-technology policy intersects with education, disability rights, credentialing, and workforce preparation.
Current Research
- Flagship · 2026
AI Readiness and Special Education in Florida
Connecting IEP Transition, Workforce Preparation, and Economic Opportunity
Examines how Florida’s special-education transition system connects with education, workforce-development, credential, and AI-readiness infrastructure.
- Special Education
- IDEA
- AI
- Workforce
- Implementation
- Legislative memorandum · Aug. 28, 2026
AI in Workforce and Education for Economic Development
Texas Senate legislative research
A high-level policy review of AI governance, education implementation, labor-market evidence, comparison states, data-center workforce policy, and disability-inclusive AI readiness.
- AI
- Workforce
- Legislative Research
- Original framework
READY Framework
Rights · Evidence · Alignment · Demonstration · Yield
A diagnostic framework for evaluating disability-transition and workforce-readiness programs in an AI-affected economy, grounded in IDEA and Section 504 transition requirements.
- IDEA
- Workforce
- Implementation
- Comparative policy research
Municipal Data-Center Policy Scan
Legislative planning research
A comparative regulatory scan of permitting, noise, setbacks, water, incentives, and enforcement prepared at a high level for legislative planning.
- AI
- Implementation
- Legislative Research
- Published Research
2026
The algorithm and the IEP: How state Big Tech regulation is failing neurodiverse students
Journal of Statesmanship & Public Policy
- Guest Commentary
Aug. 26, 2026
Students with Disabilities Still Aren’t Getting All They Need
Orlando Sentinel
- Selected Public Commentary
Feb. 2025
Erased & Misdiagnosed: The Healthcare Crisis for Black Neurodivergent Women
Public commentary
- Oral Presentation
Apr. 21, 2026
Lessons from the Least: Healing-Centered Discipline Reform for Neurodivergent Youth in U.S. Public Schools
Liberty University Research Week 2026
- Submitted Conference Proposal · Pending
2027 conference cycle
Who Gets to Be Ready? Neurodivergent Talent in the AI Economy
Submitted to Duquesne University’s 2027 Disabilities Conference · Applies the READY Framework
Where This Work Can Plug In
Legislative offices, agencies, and institutions carrying implementation questions.
Legislative and committee research, agency implementation review, education and disability organizations, and research or policy teams that need a defensible read of what the record actually supports.