Mason Ameri

Dr. Mason Ameri specializes in disability employment, helping businesses tap into the talent of employees with disabilities. Backed by $11.7 million in grant funding, his research has been published in top academic journals and cited in major media, including recognition in The New York Times’ “Best Live Conversations on Times Journalism." He has spoken at Deutsche Bank, Accenture, Salesforce, the World Bank Group, TEDx, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, among others. At Rutgers Business School, he teaches Management Skills and Negotiation courses and has received multiple teaching excellence awards, including the Dean’s Meritorious Awards, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, and recognition as one of Poets&Quants’ Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors.

Academic degrees

PhD, Rutgers University, Industrial Relations and Human Resources

Dr. Mason Ameri witnessed perseverance firsthand: His father driving a New York City taxi, his mother earning a master’s in special education while working in fast food. Their journey from adversity to achievement shaped his drive to make an impact.

Media Mentions

The New York Times, Elections Have Gotten More Accessible for Disabled Voters, but Gaps Remain, Mason Ameri

Thursday, April 18, 2024

The New York Times, Can’t Think, Can’t Remember: More Americans Say They’re in a Cognitive Fog, Mason Ameri

Monday, November 13, 2023

The New York Times, The Best Live Conversations on Times Journalism, Mason Ameri

Thursday, February 09, 2023

The New York Times, Employment of disabled people is up. Is remote work the future?, Mason Ameri

Monday, December 12, 2022

The New York Times, For Disabled Workers, a Tight Labor Market Opens New Doors, Mason Ameri

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Publications

Ameri, M. & Kurtzberg, T. R. (2025). The language of inclusion: A randomized trial of how DEI statements influence hiring practices for people with visible and invisible disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 18: 101717.

Ameri, M., Kurtzberg, T.R., Schur, L., Colella, A., Adya, M., & Kruse, D. L. (2025). Intersecting biases: Does veteran status overcome disability and gender disadvantages in the employment landscape? ILR Review, 0.

Kurtzberg, T. R. & Ameri, M. (2024). Balancing acts in hybrid work: Insights from managers and employees with disabilities on flexibility and fairness. Rutgers Business Review, 9: 234-239.

Kurtzberg, T. R. & Ameri, M. (2024). Research: The stigma disabled people face during negotiations. Harvard Business Review.

Ameri, M. & Kurtzberg, T. R. Improving disability hiring. (2024). How to improve the hiring process for disabled candidates. Harvard Business Review.

Ameri, M. & Kurtzberg, T. R. (2024). Neat gizmo! / That looks scary: Employer reactions to assistive technology. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 34: 316-326.

Ameri, M. (2024). From classroom to boardroom: Self-advocacy and navigating the transition for students with disabilities. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 34: 327-334.

Ameri, M. & Kurtzberg, T. R. (2024). Small empires: How equipped are small business owners in hiring people with disabilities? Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 34: 350-358.

Kurtzberg, T. R. & Ameri, M. 2024. Beyond compliance: A randomized trial of DEI statements and subsequent signals for job seekers with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 17, 101513.

Ameri, M., Kruse, D. L., Park, S. R., van der Meulen Rodgers, Y., & Schur, L. 2023. Telework during the pandemic: Patterns, challenges, and opportunities for people with disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 16, 101406.

Ameri, M. & Kurtzberg, T. R. 2022. Leveling the playing field through remote work. MIT Sloan Management Review.

Ameri, M. & Kurtzberg, T. R. 2022. The disclosure dilemma: Requesting accommodations for chronic pain in job interviews. Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice.

Ameri, M., Amoroso, L., & Kurtzberg, T. R. 2021. Advancing diversity training. Rutgers Business Review, 6: 154-160.

Ameri, M. Kurtzberg, T. R., Schur, L., & Kruse, D. 2021. Disability and influence in job negotiations. International Journal of Conflict Management, 32: 266-291.

Schur, L., Ameri, M., & Kruse, D. 2020. Telework after COVID: A “silver lining” for workers with disabilities? Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 30: 521-536.

Ameri, M., Rogers, S., Schur, L., & Kruse, D. 2020. No room at the inn? Disability access in the new sharing economy. Academy of Management Discoveries, 6: 176-205.

Ameri, M., Schur, L., Adya, M., Bentley, S., McKay, P., & Kruse, D. 2018. The disability Employment puzzle: A field experiment on employer hiring behavior. ILR Review, 71: 329-364.

Awards & Honors

Grants

Sponsor	Amount	Funding Period
Department of Health and Human Services	$4,300,000	2021–2026
Department of Health and Human Services	$4,300,000	2020-2025
National Science Foundation	$1,884,010	2020–2024
United States Election Assistance Commission	$430,000	2023–2024
United States Election Assistance Commission	$306,500	2022–2023
United States Election Assistance Commission	$267,000	2021–2022
Pew Charitable Trusts	$121,000	2023
United States Election Assistance Commission	$88,000	2022–2023
Negotiation and Team Resources—Peterson Research Grant	$8,472	2020–2021
Rutgers Business School Center for Women in Business	$8,000	2021–2023
Rutgers Research Council Grants and Subventions	$2,000	2020–2022
Rutgers Business School Center for Women in Business	$1,400	2024

Honors

Recognition	Year
Poets&Quants Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors	2023
Dean’s Meritorious Scholarly Contribution Award	2023
Academy of Management Discoveries Best Article Award	2021
Dean’s Meritorious Education Innovation Award	2021
The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Innovations	2021
RBS Innovation Challenge	2020
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching	2019
Dean’s Meritorious Scholarly Contribution Award	2019
Dean’s Meritorious Teaching Award	2019