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Overview

Robert L. Schalock is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Medicine, with significant focus on Safety Research, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Education.

The main topics covered in their work include Disability Education and Employment, Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, Family and Disability Support Research, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Healthcare innovation and challenges, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life.

Notable recent publications by Schalock include:

  • An Overview of Intellectual Disability: Definition, Diagnosis, Classification, and Systems of Supports (12th ed.) (2021), published in American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • A New Paradigm in the Field of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Characteristics and Evaluation (2021), published in Psicothema
  • El modelo de calidad de vida y apoyos: la unión tras veinticinco años de caminos paralelos (2021), published in Siglo Cero
  • Using a Multidimensional Model to Analyze Context and Enhance Personal Outcomes (2020), published in Intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Measurable Indicators of CRPD for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within the Quality of Life Framework (2020), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Frequent co-authors working alongside Schalock include:

  • Ruth Luckasson
  • Miguel Ángel Verdugo Alonso
  • Laura E. Gómez
  • Marc J. Tassé
  • Karrie A. Shogren

The scientist's publications often appear in the following venues:

  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • Siglo Cero
  • Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
  • American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Best Publications

  • Handbook on Quality of Life for Human Service Practitioners

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel Angel Verdugo Alonso

  • Conceptualization, Measurement, and Application of Quality of Life for Persons With Intellectual Disabilities: Report of an International Panel of Experts

    Robert L. Schalock;Ivan Brown;Roy Brown;Robert A. Cummins

  • The Renaming of Mental Retardation: Understanding the Change to the Term Intellectual Disability

    Robert L. Schalock;Ruth A. Luckasson;Karrie A. Shogren

  • The concept of quality of life: what we know and do not know

    R. L. Schalock

  • The relationship between quality of life and self-determination: an international study.

    Y. Lachapelle;M. L. Wehmeyer;M.-C. Haelewyck;Y. Courbois

  • Quality of life and its measurement: important principles and guidelines.

    Miguel A. Verdugo;R. L. Schalock;K. D. Keith;R. J. Stancliffe;R. J. Stancliffe

  • Calidad de vida: manual para profesionales de la educación, salud y servicios sociales

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel Ángel Verdugo Alonso

  • Conceptualizing Supports and the Support Needs of People With Intellectual Disability

    James R Thompson;Valerie J Bradley;Wil H E Buntinx;Robert L Schalock

  • An Overview of Intellectual Disability: Definition, Diagnosis, Classification, and Systems of Supports (12th ed.).

    Robert L Schalock;Ruth Luckasson;Marc J Tassé

  • Mental retardation: Definition, classification, and systems of supports, 10th ed.

    Ruth Luckasson;Sharon Borthwick-Duffy;Wil H. E. Buntinx;David L. Coulter

  • Cross-Cultural Study of Quality of Life Indicators

    Robert L. Schalock;Miguel Angel Verdugo;Christina Jenaro;Mian Wang

  • The Construct of Adaptive Behavior: Its Conceptualization, Measurement, and Use in the Field of Intellectual Disability

    Marc J . Tassé;Robert L . Schalock;Giulia Balboni;Hank Bersani

  • The concept of quality of life and its role in enhancing human rights in the field of intellectual disability.

    M. A. Verdugo;P. Navas;L. E. Gómez;R. L. Schalock

  • Models of Disability, Quality of Life, and Individualized Supports: Implications for Professional Practice in Intellectual Disability

    Wil H. E. Buntinx;Robert L. Schalock

  • The conceptualization and measurement of quality of life: implications for program planning and evaluation in the field of intellectual disabilities.

    Robert L. Schalock;Gordon S. Bonham;Miguel A. Verdugo

  • Quality of Life Model Development and Use in the Field of Intellectual Disability

    Robert L. Schalock;Kenneth D. Keith;Miguel Á. Verdugo;Laura E. Gómez

  • The intellectual disability construct and its relation to human functioning.

    Michael L. Wehmeyer;Wil H. E. Buntinx;Yves Lachapelle;Ruth A. Luckasson

  • The quality of life of older people aging in place: a literature review

    Patricia Vanleerberghe;Nico De Witte;Nico De Witte;Claudia Claes;Claudia Claes;Robert L. Schalock

  • Three Decades of Quality of Life

    Robert L. Schalock

  • Quality of Life: Its Application to Persons With Intellectual Disabilities and Their Families—Introduction and Overview

    Roy I. Brown;Roy I. Brown;Robert L. Schalock;Ivan Brown

  • Mental Retardation: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports. 10th Edition.

    Ruth Luckasson;Sharon Borthwick-Duffy;Wil H. E. Buntinx;David L. Coulter

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel Ángel Verdugo
Miguel Ángel Verdugo University of Salamanca
Karrie A. Shogren
Karrie A. Shogren University of Kansas
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Michael L. Wehmeyer University of Kansas
Keith F. Widaman
Keith F. Widaman University of California, Riverside
Dalun Zhang
Dalun Zhang Texas A&M University
David John Felce
David John Felce Cardiff University
Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little Texas Tech University
Chris Hatton
Chris Hatton Manchester Metropolitan University
Eric Emerson
Eric Emerson Lancaster University
Robert A. Cummins
Robert A. Cummins Deakin University

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