Peter Blanck

Peter Blanck (born 1957) is an American academic, psychologist, and lawyer who holds the titles of University Professor and Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University.[1]

Peter Blanck
University Professor and chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
Assumed office
2005
Kierscht Professor of Law and director of the Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center University of Iowa
In office
2000–2006
Professor, Department of Psychology University of Iowa
In office
1997–2006
Personal details
Born1957
Spouse(s)Wendy
ChildrenJason (daughter-in-law Elise), Daniel, Albert, & Caroline; Harry (dog)
ProfessionProfessor

Blanck was born in Elmont, New York in 1957. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from University of Rochester in 1979, and a Ph.D. degree in social psychology from Harvard University in 1982 under the supervision of Robert Rosenthal. In 1981, Blanck was awarded the American Psychological Association’s Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award, which "is presented annually to the psychology graduate student who submits the best research paper that was published or presented at a national, regional, or state psychological association convention during the past calendar year."[2]

After an additional year of postdoctoral research at Harvard University, Blanck earned a J.D. from the Stanford Law School in 1986. Blanck was elected President of the Stanford Law Review.[3] He then served as a law clerk for the Honorable Carl E. McGowan, judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Thereafter, Blanck was a legal associate at the Washington D.C. law firm Covington & Burling.

Blanck returned to academia in 1990 as an associate professor of law at the University of Iowa College of Law, adding a second professorship in psychology there in 1994. In 2002, he was named the Charles M. and Marion Kierscht Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law.[4]

In 2005, Blanck joined Syracuse University as University Professor, which is the highest faculty rank granted to eight prior individuals in the history of the University.[5] He also is Chairman of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University, which reaches around the globe in its efforts to advance the civic, economic, and social participation of people with disabilities with offices in Syracuse New York, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

In 2010, Blanck was appointed as an honorary professor at National University Ireland, Galway.[6]

In 2015, he won the Distinguished Service Award of NARRTC (formerly known as the National Association of Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers), which is presented to "individuals who have made impressive contributions to the field of disability through research, teaching, service, or advocacy. The Distinguished Service Award is generally given for sustained contributions or an accumulation of life-time achievements. It is the highest recognition conferred by NARRTC."[7]

Academic Background

Blanck was Kierscht Professor of Law and director of the Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center at the University of Iowa prior to his appointment at Syracuse University. Blanck is Honorary Professor, Centre for Disability Law & Policy, at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Blanck received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester, a Juris Doctorate from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University.[8]

Works

Blanck has written over 200 articles and books about the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related laws. He has received millions of dollars in grants to study disability law and policy. His recent books include:

Blanck and Robin Malloy served as editors for the Cambridge University Press series Disability Law and Policy.[20][21]

Blanck is Chairman of the Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC),[22] and President of Raising the Floor (RtF) USA. He is a former member of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, a former trustee of YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network, a former Senior Fellow of the Annenberg Washington Program, a former Fellow at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, and has been a Mary Switzer Scholar.[23]

Personal life

In 1983, Blanck was married to Wendy Jo Kislik, whom he met when they both were undergraduates at the University of Rochester.[24] She is an artist, specializing in fused glass. The wedding took place at the Water Club in New York City. They have four children: three sons, Jason Blanck [wife Elise], Daniel Blanck, Albert Blanck, and a daughter, Caroline Blanck. They have one granddaughter, Isabella.

In 2008, Dr. Blanck was inducted to the University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame.[25] While at Rochester, he lettered in Squash over the four-year period, and was elected team co-captain as a junior and senior.

References
  1. Curriculum vitae, Syracuse University, retrieved 2020-06-20.
  2. American Psychological Association, Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award, American Psychological Association, retrieved 2016-08-15.
  3. Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, Syracuse University, retrieved 2016-08-15.
  4. University of Iowa, Peter David Blanck, University of Iowa Law Library, retrieved 2016-08-16.
  5. Syracuse University, University Professors, Syracuse University Archives, retrieved 2016-08-15.
  6. National University of Ireland Galway, Centre for Disability Law & Policy, National University Ireland, Galway, retrieved 2016-08-17.
  7. BBI Chairman Peter Blanck to Receive 2015 National Distinguished Disability Service Award, Southeast ADA Center, May 1, 2015, retrieved 2016-08-15.
  8. "Publications - Peter Blanck". Law, Health Policy & Disability Center. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. Disability Law and Policy, Foundation Press, 2020, retrieved 2020-06-20.
  10. Supported Decision-Making: From Justice for Jenny to Justice for All, Independently published, 2019, ISBN 978-1693400254.
  11. Supported Decision-Making: Theory, Research, and Practice to Enhance Self-Determination and Quality of Life, Cambridge University Press, 2019, retrieved 2020-06-20.
  12. Heavy Laden: Union Veterans, Psychological Illness, and Suicide, Cambridge University Press, 2018, retrieved 2020-06-20.
  13. e-Quality: The Struggle for Web Accessibility by People with Cognitive Disabilities, Cambridge University Press, 2014, retrieved 2016-08-24.
  14. Routledge Handbook of Disability Law and Human Rights, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2017, retrieved 2016-09-15.
  15. Genetic Discrimination–Transatlantic Perspectives on the Case for a European Level Legal Response, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015, retrieved 2016-08-24.
  16. Bruyere, Susanne M. (2013), "People with Disabilities: Sidelined or Mainstreamed?", British Journal of Industrial Relations, 52 (3): 607–608, doi:10.1111/bjir.12070.
  17. Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities: An Analysis of Federal Law, LRP Publications, 2013, retrieved 2016-08-24.
  18. Disability Civil Rights Law and Policy, American Casebook Series, 2013, ISBN 978-0314279767.
  19. Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: Veterans and Benefits in Post-Civil War America, Cambridge University Press, 2013, retrieved 2016-08-24.
  20. Blanck, Peter; Malloy, Robin. Cambridge Disability Law and Policy Series. Cambridge University Press.
  21. "NIDRR Presents: The Right to Web Equality for People with Cognitive Disabilities". National Rehabilitation Information Center. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  22. Blanck, Peter. "Global Universal Design Commission". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  23. Blanck, Peter. "Disaster Mitigation for Persons with Disabilities". The Center for an Accessible Society. Retrieved June 4, 2015
  24. New York Times announcement, Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  25. "Athletics and Recreation : University of Rochester". www.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
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