Mason Ameri

Dr. Mason Ameri specializes in disability employment, focusing on evidence-based strategies to enhance workplace inclusion for people with disabilities. Supported by $11.7 million in grant funding, his research has been published in high-impact journals and cited in popular media, including recognition in The New York Times’ “Best Live Conversations on Times Journalism.” Dr. Ameri has delivered talks at TEDx, Deutsche Bank, Accenture, Salesforce, the World Bank Group, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, among others, advancing the dialogue on disability inclusion. He teaches Management Skills and Negotiation courses at Rutgers Business School and has earned 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
MS, Rutgers University, Industrial Relations and Human Resources
MA, Rutgers University, Labor Studies and Employment Relations
BA, Rutgers University, Labor Studies and Employment Relations

Dr. Mason Ameri discusses how social categories, such as a disability or even the use of a name can trigger resistance from others which can then potentially limit opportunities.

Insights

For job seekers with disabilities, soft skills don’t impress in early interviews

Media Mentions

IZA World of Labor, Telework during the Covid-19 pandemic, Mason Ameri co-author

Monday, February 27, 2023

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

Thursday, February 09, 2023

Insider, Some CEOs are pushing workers to return to the office, but it could come with a cost: hurting diversity, Mason Ameri

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Los Angeles Times, Surge in remote working due to COVID fuels record employment for the disabled, Mason Ameri

Thursday, December 15, 2022

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

Monday, December 12, 2022

Publications

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

Ameri, M. & Kurtzberg, T. R. (Forthcoming). 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.

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

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.

Schur, L., Ameri, M., Kruse, D., & Blanck, P. (2024) Introduction to special issue: The new frontier of disability employment on the 50th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 34: 279-282.

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., Kruse, D. L., Park, S. R., van der Meulen Rodgers, Y., & Schur, L. 2022. Telework during the pandemic: Patterns, challenges, and opportunities for people with disabilities. IZA Discussion Papers, 15755.

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.

Kurtzberg, T. R., Naquin, C. E., & Ameri, M. 2022. Deception by device: Lying behavior on laptops versus cell phones. International Journal of Conflict Management.

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.
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Ameri, M., Ali, M., Schur, L., & Kruse, D. 2019. Disability and the unionized workplace. In S. M. Bruyère (Ed.), Employment and disability: Issues, innovations, and opportunities, 65-97. Ithaca: Industrial Relations Research Association.

Ameri, M., Ali, M., Schur, L., & Kruse, D. 2019. Disability and the unionized workplace. IZA Discussion Papers 12258, Institute of Labor Economics.

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. Videos - Watch: PBS Newshour | Watch: NJTV News

Kruse, D., Schur, L., Rogers, S., & Ameri, M. 2018. Why do workers with disabilities earn less? Occupational job requirements and disability discrimination. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 56: 798-834.

Schur, L., Han, K., Kim, A., Ameri, M., Blanck, P., & Kruse, D. 2017. Disability at work: A look back and forward. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 27: 482-497.

Schur, L., Ameri, M., & Adya, M. 2017. Disability, voter turnout, and polling place accessibility. Social Science Quarterly, 98: 1374-1390.

Ameri, M., Schur, L., Adya, M., Bentley, S., McKay, P., & Kruse, D. 2015. The disability employment puzzle: A field experiment on employer hiring behavior. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers.

Schur, L., Adya, M., & Ameri, M. 2015. Accessible democracy: Reducing voting obstacles for people with disabilities. Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, 14: 60-65.

Awards & Honors

Grants

2023: U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Awarded $430K

2023: MIT Election Data and Science Lab. Awarded $121K

2022: U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Awarded $88K

2022: U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Awarded $306.5K

2021: U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Awarded $267K

2021: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Awarded $4.3M

2021: Center for Women in Business. Awarded $8K

2020: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Awarded $4.3M

2020: National Science Foundation. Awarded $1.88M

2020: Negotiation & Team Resources Institute. Awarded $8.5K

2020: Rutgers University Research Council. Awarded $2K

Awards

2023: Faculty of Professional Practice Research Excellence Award

2023: Poets&Quants Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors

2022: Dean's Meritorious Service Award

2021: Academic of Management Discoveries Best Article Award

2021: Dean's Meritorious Education Innovation Award

2021: Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Innovations

2019: The Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching

2019: Faculty of Professional Practice Research Excellence Award

2019: Dean’s Meritorious Teaching Award