Prof Matthew Janicki
Adjunct Professor, School of Rural Medicine
Contact
| Email: | mjanicki@uic.edu |
Matthew P. Janicki, Ph.D. is research associate professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and serves as director for technical assistance for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center in Aging with Developmental Disabilities–Lifespan Health and Function at the University.
Formerly, he was director for aging and special populations for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. Currently, he is leading a study of specialized group homes designed for dementia related care of adult with intellectual disabilities.
He was the principal investigator of studies examining how community agencies provide community supports to adults with intellectual disabilities affected by Alzheimer’s disease and how families are aided by community agencies in supporting adults with Down syndrome affected by Alzheimer’s disease.
He was also the project director of an effort that provided the World Health Organization with a series of background reports on promoting longevity among adults with intellectual disabilities throughout the world.
Currently he serves as the co-chair of the US National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices and is the editor of the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities.