Jared Embree is a researcher and program leader focused on accessibility and access to care. For more than a decade he has worked to improve systems in Dayton and across Ohio for people with disabilities, and he has partnered with state agencies around the country to build telehealth programs in rural areas and training programs for professionals in mental health, substance use treatment, and vocational rehabilitation.
Most recently, Jared served as Program Director of the Master of Science in Leadership Development at Wright State University (2024–2026) and as Research Manager at OneFifteen (2021–2025). Before that, he spent more than a decade with Substance Abuse Resources & Disability Issues (SARDI) at Wright State. He has also served as an evaluator for the Deaf Off Drugs & Alcohol (DODA), Technology Assisted Care (TAC), and Electronic Consumer Advocacy Model (eCAM) programs in Dayton.
Much of his research has focused on suicide and suicidal behavior, from the compounding effects of multiple risk factors among Deaf individuals to statewide analysis of how access to care relates to suicide rates in rural areas. His current work explores augmented decision making: using machine learning and distributed pools of experts to develop accessible diagnostic instruments for special populations, such as sign language users and non-native speakers.
Jared holds a B.A. in Sociology from Wittenberg University (2002), and an M.A. in Applied Behavioral Science (2011) and an Ed.D. in Organizational Studies (2024) from Wright State University. He served with AmeriCorps through City Year in Columbia, South Carolina, and remains committed to volunteering.
Outside of work, Jared is an avid climber and caver. He is active with the Dayton Underground Grotto and the Rockcastle Karst Conservancy, volunteers at the historic Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve and Carter Caves State Resort Park, and co-created Gone Caving, a card game that introduces young people to conservation and ecology underground.