Black woman in her 40s with mid-length curly hair, often pulled back in a knot, that wears glasses.

Aisha Omar

ARRT Postdoctoral Fellow

  • EdD, Spalding University
  • MA, Auburn University – Montgomery, Justice and Public Safety
  • BA, Alabama State University, Political Science/Sociology

As an advocate and parent of a son with autism, Dr. Aisha Omar has been working on issues that impact the neurodivergent community for 16 years. She has completed the LEND Fellowship with AUCD, participated in the Kentucky Partnership in Policymaking program, and served on the Kentucky Advisory Council on Autism. In her work as an employment educational ambassador for the Human Development Institute at University of Kentucky, Dr. Omar partnered with the Social Security Administration to learn and educate about Work Incentives Planning and Assistance and the federal Achieving a Better Life Experience (“ABLE”) Act Accounts. At the ICI, Aisha’s research interests include services for youth transitioning to adulthood and integrated employment solutions for African Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities