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Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology and Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis
Susy Stark, PhD, MSOT, OTR/L, is a Professor of Occupational Therapy, Neurology, and Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Stark's clinical translational research seeks to develop and test the efficacy and effectiveness of compensatory interventions aimed at improving older adults' ability to age at home safely, elucidate their mechanism of action and implement programs to improve health outcomes. She has experience developing, manualizing, and testing clinical interventions to improve daily activity performance of older adults and adults with disabilities. Dr. Stark serves in community advisory roles, including advisory boards for SLAAA and State of Missouri Fall Coalition. She has held leadership positions with the American Occupational Therapy Association related to evidence-based practice, research, and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. She is a Co-Director of the TL1 Clinical Research Program and Director of the Aging Consortium of the Clinical and Translational Science Award at Washington university.