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In the news: Online job interview simulator improves prospects for people returning from incarceration

Lab Alumni Dr. Ed-Dee G. Williams named “Hero Among Us” by Boston Celtics

Lab Director receives 2024 MICHR Distinguished Clinical and Translational Research Mentor Award

The School of Social Work Research Office 2024 Annual Report

Dr. Matthew Smith Receives the 2024 MICHR Distinguished Clinical & Translational Research Mentor Award!

2024 INSAR Poster Demonstrating “Workchat: A Virtual Workday” and Its Initial Implementation Process Outcomes

2024 Illinois Center for Transition and Work Symposium

New Publication from Level Up Lab Alumnus Dr. Ed-Dee Williams

Congratulations to Level Up Lab Director Matt Smith on his appointment as Associate Dean for Research through the School of Social Work!

Congratulations to Level Up Lab director, Matthew Smith PhD., MSW, who was recently appointed Associate Dean for Research with the School of Social Work!

$3.16M NIH Grant Allows the Lab to Offer Virtual Job Interview Training to Autistic Students in Michigan and California

An accomplishment acknowledgment for Ph.D. Candidate Kari Sherwood, MS, MEd, MSW for receiving a 2023-24 CEW+ Award naming her a Mary Malcomson Raphael Scholar.

Ph.D. Candidate, Kari Sherwood, MS, MEd, MSW, Named a 2023-24 Mary Malcomson Raphael Scholar by U-M CEW+!

Virtual Reality Job Interview Training: An Enhancement to IPS Supported Employment for Adults with Serious Mental Illness

Dr. Matthew J. Smith Named Next Associate Dean For Research

New Paper Published in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Our research cited in MIT Technology Review

New Paper Published in Clinical Social Work Journal by Dr. Ed-Dee Williams

New Paper Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry

New Paper Published in Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals

New Paper Published in Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

AI-powered virtual job interview tool promotes Smart Decarceration

On the Cover of Psychiatric Services!

Webcast: Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Autistic Youth: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility and Initial Effectiveness Trial

Dr. Matthew Smith Joins NIMH Conference on Mental Health Services Research (MHSR)

Dr. Matthew Smith Joins Inside Schizophrenia Podcast

OUR MISSION

At the Level Up: Employment Skills Simulation Lab, we help bridge the equity gap in employment opportunities for underserved groups by harnessing technology for social good, ensuring healthy development for all youth, promoting smart decarceration, and eradicating social isolation.

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University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106