Piersol, Catherine
Profile
901 Walnut Street
6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 503-9509
(215) 923-2475 fax
6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 503-9509
(215) 923-2475 fax
Education
PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
MS, Boston University, Boston, MA
BS, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Certifications
- National Board Certification for Occupational Therapy
- Licensed Occupational Therapist: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
University Appointment
- Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
- Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy
- Director, Jefferson Elder Care
Professional Societies
- Member, American Occupational Therapy Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association
- Member, Gerontological Society of America
Research & Clinical Interests
- Intervention research in neurocognitive disorders and caregiving
- Translation and delivery of evidence-based interventions into realworld settings for persons with neurocognitive disorders and their caregivers
- Caregiver appraisal of functional capacity in persons with neurocognitive disorders and its impact on safety, participation and care
- Person-environment-occupation fit and the impact on function and aging in place
Awards & Honors
- Fellow of American Occupational Therapy Association, 2015, Bethesda, MD
- Stephen Heater Award of Outstanding Achievement, 2013, Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association, Philadelphia, PA
- Jeanette Blair Writer’s Award, American Occupational Therapy Association, 2013, Bethesda, MD
- Award of Appreciation, Philadelphia University Occupational Therapy Program, Class of 2006, 2009, Philadelphia, PA
- Award of Appreciation, Philadelphia University Occupational Therapy Program, Class of 2003, 2006, Philadelphia, PA
- Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Department of Labor, National Occupational Information Network, 2006, Washington, DC
- Occupational Therapist Award of Recognition, Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association, 1999, Philadelphia, PA
- American Occupational Therapy Association Service Commendation, 2003, 2006, 2011, Bethesda, MD
- Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Service Award, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Improving Glycemic Control in African Americans With Diabetes and Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Enhanced SAIL Program: Evaluation of an Evidence-based Fall Prevention Program for Community Dwelling Elders
- Tailored activities to reduce neuropsychiatric behaviors in persons with dementia: Case report
- Stakeholder engagement in research: A scoping review of current evaluation methods
- Dementia Family Caregivers’ Willingness to Pay for an In-home Program to Reduce Behavioral Symptoms and Caregiver Stress
- An intervention to reduce neuropsychiatric symptoms and caregiver burden in dementia: Preliminary results from a randomized trial of the tailored activity program–outpatient version
- Implementation of an evidence-based intervention to improve the wellbeing of people with dementia and their carers: Study protocol for 'Care of People with dementia in their Environments (COPE)' in the Australian context
- Targeting Behavioral Symptoms and Functional Decline in Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Occupational therapy interventions for people with Alzheimer's disease
- Effects of the tailored activity program in Brazil (TAP-BR) for persons with dementia
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Caregivers of People With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Major Neurocognitive Disorders: A Systematic Review
- Functional outcomes of the low vision depression prevention trial in age-related macular degeneration
- Translation of the Care of Persons with Dementia in their Environments (COPE) intervention in a publicly-funded home care context: Rationale and research design
- Reducing neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with dementia and associated burden in family caregivers using tailored activities: Design and methods of a randomized clinical trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Veterans' In-home Program for Military Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Families: Report on Impact for Family Members
- Efficacy and acceptability of a home-based, family-inclusive intervention for veterans with TBI: A randomized controlled trial
- Home: An evolving context for health care
- Psychometric properties of the Functional Capacity Card Sort for caregivers of people with dementia
- Scholarship of Practice in the Care of People with Dementia: Creating the Future Through Collaborative Efforts
- Nonpharmacological interventions to reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: A systematic review
- Exploration of Individual and Family Factors Related to Community Reintegration in Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury
- The Let's Go Program for Community Participation: A Feasibility Study
- Effectiveness and acceptability within a skilled nursing facility setting
- Correlates of quality of life for individuals with dementia living at home: The role of home environment, caregiver, and patient-related characteristics
- Meeting the needs of caregivers of persons with dementia: An important role for occupational therapy