Stark Lab

We aim to help older adults stay active at home and in the community.

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Susy was recently featured in The New York Times Ask Well! Check out the story, highlighting recommendations for how to prevent falls at home! https://t.co/2Pav4FDfj6

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Congratulations to coauthors on the publication on our Delphi study of a dyadic social support intervention for people with TBI! We built consensus on intervention components among a panel through three iterative surveys.

Read more: https://t.co/0y67KsllYi

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Another publication hot off the presses! We found that TIMM, a tailored medication management intervention for older adults, is feasible, acceptable and may reduce barriers and improve performance of medication management.
https://t.co/9vOAKeeOru

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Our article on fall research funding is now available in the American Journal of Health Promotion. We found that research funding on falls is disproportionately low. Addressing this gap in funding is especially urgent as the aging population grows.

https://t.co/1pi8jKtohi

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WashU School of Public Health has a new name: WashU Bursky School of Public Health! The Bursky Family Foundation’s $200M commitment will be transformational for our school and for public health.
https://t.co/0ifx9FBARS

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Reminder: Susy will be speaking at the Aging with Developmental Disabilities Conference at the St. Charles Convention Center tomorrow afternoon! Join us to learn more about how to minimize the risk of falls for adults aging with developmental disabilities.

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We are excited to announce that our undergraduate research assistant Izzy Erdmann was selected for WashU's Summer Undergraduate Research Guided Experience (SURGE) program! Congratulations, Izzy!

More on the SURGE program: https://t.co/8ixMTKhHEY

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Are you attending the Aging with Developmental Disabilities (AADD) Conference in May? Come to Susy’s session, “Minimizing Fall Risks for Adults Aging with Developmental Disabilities,” on May 12 at 1:15 p.m.!

More info: https://t.co/M2zKFTk3yO

#aaddconference #agingwithdd

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We loved seeing this feature on our good friend Bill Siedhoff in WashU Magazine! Bill is a Brown School alumnus who spent decades working for state and city agencies to support and advocate for people with disabilities and older adults.

https://t.co/7WANP51r7x

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New York Times Wirecutter recently released their reviews and rankings of shower chairs, featuring input from our friends Jon Sanford and Ian Rice!
https://t.co/nmCfjEX9Nd

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We recently found that falls were associated with faster progression to mild dementia, suggesting that falls may serve as an early clinical marker of AD progression. Read the paper, led by our former PhD student Audrey Keleman, in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: https://t.co/0zLGcNyy6D

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Attention all occupational therapists trained to deliver HARP: Recertification begins March 1, 2026!

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Wesley House experienced severe damage to their building during the May 2025 tornado. We were so happy to see that, on Jan. 31, they held an open house to celebrate reopening following renovations. Welcome back to our friends at Wesley House Association!

https://t.co/tqS6K2Kl8H

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Seasons greetings from all of us at the PEPLab! The lab will be closed this afternoon through Dec. 25 and on Dec. 31 & Jan. 1. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

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We were so excited to see Callista Poiter, former PEPLab graduate research assistant and current instructor of the "When I'm 64" class and WashU Medicine AHBR graduate student assistant, featured in the WashU Medicine AHBR newsletter! Congratulations, Callista!

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Social participation didn't change much over our 3-year study of people aging with disability, but it was influenced by physical and mental health factors. Addressing symptoms like pain, depression, and fatigue may help sustain social participation.

https://t.co/4NctyPHz6d

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Our lab will be closed Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday. We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving!

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The paper describing process outcomes of our RCT of COMPASS, an intervention to support people returning home from rehabilitation after stroke, is available online ahead of print in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation!

https://t.co/vVjvZnftXw

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Last week, Susy gave a talk, "There Is No Place Like Home," as a part of the WashU School of Public Health's Talking Public Health seminar series. Her presentation, all about community-based research to support aging in place, is available online now!

https://t.co/jnKtDIPhNg

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It's Awards Season at #ACRM2025!

#ACRM President Dr. Fofi Constantinidou and the Awards Committee are pleased to honor Melissa Krauss, MPH with the 2025 Elizabeth & Sidney Licht Award for excellence in scientific writing.

The award winning paper from Dr. Krauss is Community Participation Transition After Stroke (COMPASS) Randomized Controlled Trial: Effect on Adverse Health Events

At https://t.co/LiueQtzOQW

#networking #rehabilitation #physiatry #research #stroke