Sarah T Stahl, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science

Areas of Expertise

  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety, OCD & Trauma Disorders
  • Older Adults
  • Sleep & Circadian Health
Sarah T Stahl, PhD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Geriatric mental health; Social/behavioral rhythms; Lifestyle medicine

Education Interests

Gerontology; Grief support education; Clinical research methodology

Selected Publications

  1. Stahl ST, Kincman J, Szanto K. A walk with grief: A personal narrative of coping with the death of a same sex partner in late life. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2025 Sep 20:S1064-7481(25)00480.
  2. Stahl ST, Skidmore E, Kringle E, Shih M, Baum C, Hammel J, Krafty R, Covassin N, Li J, Smagula SF. Rest-activity rhythm characteristics associated with depression symptoms in stroke survivors. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023; 104(8): 1203-1208.
  3. 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.
  4. Stahl ST, Beach SR, Musa D, Schulz R. Living alone and depression: The modifying role of the perceived neighborhood environment. Aging Ment Health. 2017; 21: 1065-1071.
  5. Ferguson KA, Reitschuler-Cross EB, Stahl ST. A multimethod examination of medical students' experiences with bereavement and complicated grief. Omega (Westport). 2023 Dec;88(2):668-689. doi: 10.1177/00302228211049678. Epub 2021 Sep 30. PMID: 34590884.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Developmental Psychology, West Virginia University
Postdoctoral
Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Member, American Psychosomatic Society
  • Member, Gerontological Society of America

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Medical Student Research Mentoring Merit Award, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • 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

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