Julie E Kramme

Julie E Kramme is a Researcher at the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, actively contributing to research on intellectual and developmental disabilities with emphasis on direct support professionals and community living initiatives.

Her expertise spans intellectual and developmental disabilities, direct support workforce dynamics, National Core Indicators systems, and transition services for adults with disabilities. She investigates critical issues including workforce diversity, retention challenges, retirement transitions, and community integration barriers through mixed-methods approaches and large-scale survey data analysis.

Recent publications reveal growing crises in direct support workforce stability and systemic gaps in retirement planning for adults with intellectual disabilities, highlighting urgent needs for policy interventions and workforce development strategies within disability service systems.

Dr. Kramme currently contributes to two major federally funded initiatives: a community-based transition model for Minnesota youth with IDD (2024-2025) and a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center focused on community living and participation. Her collaborative work through the Institute on Community Integration advances evidence-based practices in disability research and service delivery.