Beth Marks, RN, Ph.D.
Dr. Marks is also Associate Director for Research in the Rehabilitation Research and
Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities (RRTCADD) and President
of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities. She directs research
activities related to health promotion, health advocacy, primary health care, and
occupational health and safety for persons with intellectual and developmental
disabilities. Dr. Marks has developed and implemented community-based surveys
related to health and safety for people with disabilities and has written publications
and presented papers in the area of disability, health, and community
engagement in the United States and internationally. She has coedited a special
issue for Nursing Clinics of North America titled Promoting Health Across the
Lifespan for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and a feasibility study
report, Advancing Nursing Education at Bel-Air Sanatorium and Hospital in
Panchgani, Maharashtra, India, through The Global Health Leadership Office/
WHO Collaborating Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago.