Sarah T Stahl, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science
Contact Details
3811 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh
PA
15213
Email sts80@pitt.edu
Education & Training
PhD
West Virginia University Developmental Psychology
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineGeriatric Psychiatry
Professional Affiliations
Member, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Member, American Psychosomatic Society
Member, Gerontological Society of America
Selected Honors & Awards
Early Stage Investigator Award, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
Barry Lebowitz Early Career Scientist Award, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Excellence in Research in the Field of Aging and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh Aging Institute
Research Interests
Bereavement and aging; Circadian rhythms and late-life depression; Behavioral interventions for depression prevention
Selected Research Publications & Products- Stahl ST, Altmann HM, Dew MA, Albert SM, Butters M, Gildengers A, Reynolds CF, Karp JK. The effects of gait speed and psychomotor speed on risk for depression and anxiety in older adults with medical comorbidities. J Amer Geriatr Soc. 2020; In press.
- Stahl ST, Rodakowski J, Smagula SF. Timing of daily activities over a 24-hour period and affective status among a national cohort of older dementia caregivers J Aging Health. 2020; In press.
- Stahl ST, Smagula SF, Rodakowski J, Dew MA, Albert SM, Karp JF, Butters M, Gildengers A, Reynolds CF. Subjective sleep quality and trajectories of interleukin-6 in older adults. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020; In press.
- Stahl ST, Smagula SF, Dew MA, Albert SM, Schulz RA, Reynolds, CF. Digital monitoring of sleep, meals, and physical activity for reducing depression in older spousally-bereaved adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020; 28(10): 1102-1106.
- Altmann H, Stahl ST, Gebara MA, Lenze EJ, Mulsant B, Blumberger D, Reynolds CF, Karp JF. Co-prescribed benzodiazepines in older adults receiving antidepressants for anxiety and depressive disorders: Association with treatment outcomes. J Clin Psychiatry. 2020; 81(6): 20m13283.
Education Interests
Gerontology; Grief support education; Behavioral intervention development