NAU News — NAU, Coconino County collaborate to measure business sentiment during COVID-19 pandemic

	NAU, Coconino County collaborate to measure business sentiment during COVID-19 pandemic The Economic Policy Institute is administering a survey that is designed to measure business sentiment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impacts of local and state government pandemic restrictions on local businesses. It is the first survey to provide rolling data specific to northern Arizona.
	NAU researchers develop online simulation to foster culturally responsive training program for student teachers Associate professor Gretchen McAllister is working with SICCS professor Eck Doerry to turn the virtual Jabulani School into a product that can help teachers everywhere understand the complexity of today’s classrooms and earn diversity training certification.
	In technology-reliant time, NAU researcher studies why people with disabilities are less likely to use technology Because of the pandemic, assistant professor Heather Williamson’s research, which focuses on why individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities use technology at much lower rates, is more important than ever before.