Assistant Research Professor at the Beach Center on Disability at the University of Kansas and a member of the SWIFT Family and Community Engagement Team, which provides technical assistance to SWIFT partner schools. Dr. Gross is also the principal investigator of the Assessing Family Employment Awareness Training research project which provides training and technical assistance to families that raises expectations for and knowledge of competitive employment for individuals with disabilities. Her research interests include family-disability policy, competitive employment, participant direction of supports and services, and community access for individuals with disabilities.