Jennifer Brach

Research Interests:

Aging
Exercise
Community Programs

Ongoing Projects:

On the Move
PRIMA

Summary:

Jennifer S. Brach is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. Her areas of interest include community-based participatory research, aging, gait, exercise, physical activity, and physical function. She is responsible for teaching research methods in physical therapy courses in the DPT program and the Methods of Inquiry course in the PhD program.

Departments

Department of Physical Therapy

Programs

Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Science

Doctor of Physical Therapy Residential and Hybrid Program

Doctor of Physical Therapy/Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering

Education & Training

PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
MS, University of Pittsburgh, 1994

Awards

Chattanooga Research Award, American Physical Therapy Association, 1996
Doctoral Opportunities for Clinicians and Scholars- PODS I award Foundation for Physical Therapy, 1998–99
Adopt-A-Doc Award AP, Geriatric Section, 1998, 1999, 2000
Best Written Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology, 2000–01
Outstanding Doctoral Student, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Epidemiology, 2000–01
Induction into Delta Omega National Honor Society for Schools of Public Health 2001
Geriatric Award of Excellence, Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association, Geriatric Special Interest Group, 2002
New Investigator Award, American Geriatric Society, 2005
Excellence in Research Award, Section on Geriatrics, APTA, 2008
Presidential Poster Award - Rehabilitation, American Geriatric Society, 2009

Representative Publications

Peer-Reviewed publications

Other Publications

Brach JS, Rosano C, Studenski S Mobility in Hazzard’s Geriatric Medicine and Geronotology: Sixth Edition (Principles of Geriatrics and Gerontology) Halter, Ouslander, Tinetti, Studenski, High, Asthana, Hazzard eds McGraw Hill 6th ed 2009 chap 74.