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ABOUT IIDC

David Mank, Ph.D.

Director, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

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David Mank, Ph.D., is the Director of the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University, Indiana’s University Center for Excellence on Disabilities, and Full Professor in the School of Education.

As a writer and researcher, Dr. Mank has an extensive background in the education and employment for persons with disabilities. He has authored or coauthored numerous articles and book chapters. His interest also includes a focus on the transition of persons with disabilities from school to employment and community living.

Mank holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and English from Rockhurst College in Kansas City (1975), a Master’s from Portland State University in Special Education (1977), and a Doctorate in Special Education and Rehabilitation from the University of Oregon, Eugene (1985).

Mank is a member of the editorial boards of the Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (TASH), the Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Siglo Cero, and Associate Editor for the journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. He is Past President of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities. He was a founding board member of APSE, The Network on Employment. He was recipient of the Franklin Smith Award for National Distinguished Service from The Arc of the United States.



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Education

  • University of Oregon, Eugene | Doctorate in Special Education and Rehabilitation | 1985
  • Portland State University | Master's Degree in Special Educaiton | 1977
  • Rockhurst College | Batchelor's Degree in Psychology and English | 1975

Professional Experience

  • Higher Education Opportunity Experts Group | Member | 2009
  • Technical Assistance Team, Center for Persons with Disabilities, Utah State University. | Member | 2009
  • Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination, Washington, DC. | Member | 2009-2011
  • Education Advisory Board, National Down Syndrome Society, New York, NY. | Member | 2009
  • Committee for Advancement of Knowledge and Understanding, The Arc of the United States, Silver Spring, MD. | Member | 2009-2011
  • Research and Dissemination Committee, The Arc of the United Sates, Silver Spring, MD. | Member | 2008-2009
  • Advisory Group, Administration on Developmental Disabilities Program Evaluation. Washington, D.C. | Member | 2007
  • Board of Directors, Association for People in Supported Employment Foundation. Richmond, VA | Member | 2006-2009
  • University Center Working Group on Performance Measures: Administration on Developmental Disabilities and Westat. Washington, D.C. | Member | 2006
  • Board of Directors, The Council for Quality and Leadership. Baltimore, Maryland. | Member | 2005-2011
  • Advisory Committee on Adequacy of Incentives for the Ticket to Work, Social Security Administration. Washington, D.C. | Chair | 2003-2004
  • Roundtable on Transition to Adult Life, President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. Washington, D.C. | Member | 2003-2004
  • Long Range Planning Advisory Committee, National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation and Research, U. S. Department of Education. Washington, D.C. | Member | 2003-2004
  • Advisory Discussion on Post School Outcomes and IDEA Reauthorization, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Washington, D.C. | Member | 2003-2004

Awards, Honors & Certifications

  • Appointed Lifetime Founding Member of the Association for Persons in Supported Employment Emeritus Circle | 2006
  • Franklin Smith Award for Distinguished National Services, The Arc of the United States | 2001
  • Community Service Award, Noble of Indiana | 2000
  • Fellow, International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities | 2000
  • Service Award. More Advanced Individuals with Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder | 1999
  • Founders Award, McKenzie Personnel Systems, Eugene, OR | 1996
  • EXTERNAL EVALUATIONS
  • National Post-School Outcomes Center, University of Oregon | 2004-2009
  • State Implementation and Scaling-Up of Evidence-Based Practices, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | 2008-2012
  • Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, University of Oregon | 1998-2010
  • Evans Lawsuit Monitoring Office, Washington, DC | 2008

Presentations & Publications

  • SELECTED REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
  • Migliore, A., McAnaney, D. F., & Mank, D. (submitted for publication). Quality indicators in programs for job seekers with disabilities. Journal of Disability Policy Studies.
  • Mank, D. M., & Kiernan, W. (Eds.). (in press). Employment [Special issue]. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
  • Migliori, A., Grossi, T., Mank, D., & Rogan, P. Why do adults with intellectual disabilities work in sheltered workshops? Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 28, 29-40 | 2008
  • Mank, D. Alderbrook 2007. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 29(2), 1-10. | 2008
  • Mank, D. (2008). Alderbrook 2007. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 29(2), 1-10.
  • Migliore, A., Mank, D., Grossi, T., & Rogan, P. Integrated employment or sheltered workshops: Preferences of adults with intellectual disabilities, their families, and staff. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 26, 5-19. | 2007
  • Kim, J., & Mank, D. Parent and teacher perspectives in community based work training for secondary students with intellectual disabilities in South Korea. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. | 2006
  • Mank, D., Cioffi, A., and Yovanoff, P. Supported employment outcomes across a decade: Is there evidence of improvement in the quality of implementation? Mental Retardation, 41(3), 188-197. | 2003
  • Novak, J., Rogan, P., Mank, D., & Dileo, D. Supported employment and systems change: Findings from a national survey of state vocational rehabilitation agencies. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 19(3), 157-166. | 2003
  • Jenaro Rio, C., Mank, D., Doose, S., Butterley, J., and Tuckerman, P. Supported employment in the international context: An analysis of processes and outcomes. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 17(1), 5-21. | 2002
  • McGaughey, M., and Mank, D. Empirical evidence of systems change in supported employment. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 11(4), 210-222. | 2001
  • McGaughey, M., and Mank, D. State policy innovation and systems change: The context for the supported employment initiative. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 11(4), 202-209. | 2001
  • Mank, D. M. University Affiliated Programs. Research to practice on issues of disability. Exceptional Parent, 30(5), 70-73. | 2000
  • Mank, D., Cioffi, A., and Yovanoff, P. Direct support in supported employment and its relation to job typicalness, coworker involvement, and employment outcomes. Mental Retardation, 38(6), 506-516. | 2000
  • Mank, D. M., Cioffi, A. R., & Yovanoff, P. The impact of coworker involvement with supported employees on wage and integration outcomes. Mental Retardation, 37(5), 383-394. | 1999
  • SELECTED CHAPTERS AND BOOKS
  • Mank, D. M. Employment. In S. L. Odom, R. H. Horner, M. Snell, and J. Blacher (Eds.), Handbook on Developmental Disabilities (pp. 390-409). New York: Gilford Press. | 2007
  • Mank, D., & Rogan, P. Toward meaningful lives: A convergence of events, problems, and possibilities. In P. Rogan & P. Walker (Eds.), Make the day matter! Promoting typical lifestyles for adults with significant disabilities (pp. 141-150). Baltimore: Paul Brookes. | 2007
  • Wehman, P., Mank, D., Rogan, P., Luna, J., Kregel, J., Kiernan, W., Griffin, C., & Thoma, C. Employment and productive life roles. In K. Charlie Lakin and Ann Turnbull (Eds.), National goals & research for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities (pp. 149-178). Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation. | 2005

Areas of Expertise

  • Applied Research
  • Community Living
  • Disability Policy
  • Employment
  • Transition

Additional Information

  • EDITORIAL BOARDS
  • Siglo Cero, Member, 1997-Present
  • The Journal of the Association for People with Severe Handicaps, Member, 1995-Present
  • Mental Retardation, Member, 1993-Present
  • Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, Member, 1990-Present
  • Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Member, 1989-Present

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