As a speech and language pathologist in the Columbus City Schools
in Columbus, Ohio, Anita Manley
uses classroom drama as a mode for realizing the communication and academic skills of her
research has included inquiry into the ways drama strategies effectively address the communication and literacy skill challenges of students enrolled in special education programs.
has also led many workshops at state, national, and international education and drama conferences.
Manley was the co-editor of Dreamseekers: Creative Approaches to the African-American Heritage, which was awarded the Distinguished Book Award by the American Alliance for Theatre and Education in 1998.