Beth Marks, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Associate Professor
Disability and Human Development
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About
Beth Marks, PhD, RN, FAAN is a Research Associate Professor and co-director of the HealthMattersTM Program and the CDC-funded National Healthy Brain Initiative for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability in the Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois Chicago and Past President of the National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities. She directs research programs related to the empowerment and advancement of people with disabilities through evidence-based health promotion programs, health equity initiatives, and primary health care. Beth has several publications related barriers and facilitators for education and employment of nurses with disability including the Nurses with Disability: Transforming Healthcare for All and the White Paper on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Nursing Educational Programs. She has also published numerous articles and books related to health promotion, health advocacy, and primary health care including the Health Matters: The Exercise and Nutrition Health Education Curriculum for People with Developmental Disabilities and Health Matters for People with Developmental Disabilities: Creating a Sustainable Health Promotion Program. She also co-produced a documentary film entitled Open the Door, Get 'Em a Locker: Educating Nursing Students with Disabilities to address ableism in nursing education and practice.
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Education
PhD, Disability Studies, Primary Health Care, Occupational Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1996
MSN, Community Health, Occupational Health, University of Cincinnati, 1991
BSN, University of Cincinnati, 1985
Licensures and Certifications
Registered Nurse