Seasons greetings from all of us at the PEPLab! The lab will be closed this afternoon through Dec. 25 and on Dec. 31 & Jan. 1. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

We were so excited to see Callista Poiter, former PEPLab graduate research assistant and current instructor of the "When I'm 64" class and WashU Medicine AHBR graduate student assistant, featured in the WashU Medicine AHBR newsletter! Congratulations, Callista!

Social participation didn't change much over our 3-year study of people aging with disability, but it was influenced by physical and mental health factors. Addressing symptoms like pain, depression, and fatigue may help sustain social participation. https://t.co/4NctyPHz6d

Our lab will be closed Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday. We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving!

The paper describing process outcomes of our RCT of COMPASS, an intervention to support people returning home from rehabilitation after stroke, is available online ahead of print in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation! https://t.co/vVjvZnftXw

Last week, Susy gave a talk, "There Is No Place Like Home," as a part of the WashU School of Public Health's Talking Public Health seminar series. Her presentation, all about community-based research to support aging in place, is available online now! https://t.co/jnKtDIPhNg

It's Awards Season at #ACRM2025! #ACRM President Dr. Fofi Constantinidou and the Awards Committee are pleased to honor Melissa Krauss, MPH with the 2025 Elizabeth & Sidney Licht Award for excellence in scientific writing. The award winning paper from Dr. Krauss is Community

Congratulations to lab data analyst Missy Krauss on her ACRM award! Missy received the Elizabeth and Sidney Licht Award for Excellence in Scientific Writing for her paper describing safety outcomes of the COMPASS intervention. Way to go, Missy!

Join us this Wednesday at noon for Susy's talk “No Place Like Home," part of the WashU School of Public Health Talking Public Health seminar series! The talk will be held in the Havana Room at 4240 Duncan Avenue and via Zoom: https://t.co/V1j7RHjayw

Susy was recently featured on Public Health Ideas! She sat down with Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, to talk about our lab's research on creating safe environments for aging in place and fall prevention for people with disabilities and older adults. https://t.co/WPS1ehnKRB

Excellent opinion piece by our colleague Jaclyn Schwartz in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Sweeping layoffs in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services pose a very real threat to education for children with disabilities. https://t.co/172LovXwzf

Who else is going to be at the St. Louis #WalkToEndAD? We'll be walking with the WashU Knight ADRC!

Today is Day 1 of recruitment for our latest COMPASS study! COMPASS is an intervention to support people transitioning home from inpatient rehabilitation after a stroke. This study will test its clinical efficacy, cost-effectiveness and real-world implementation potential.

⚠️ Join us this #FallsPreventionWeek to raise awareness. Falls can result in injuries, fear of falling, and lower quality of life. Together, we can push for better #fallsprevention. @NCOAging #FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek #AgingWell #healthyageing

The recording of yesterday's MADRN webinar is now available! John C. Morris of the Knight ADRC joined us to discuss Alzheimer's disease, with a focus on risk factors, early detection, and new treatment options. https://t.co/ykI73MVGlQ

Please join us this afternoon at 1 p.m. CDT for a webinar on early detection in Alzheimer's disease hosted by John Morris of the WUSTL Knight ADRC! The webinar is open for anyone to attend. Meeting ID 912 8837 5158. https://t.co/LSHgCrcHK6

PEPLab study coordinator Bri did a great job sharing information on home modifications at Paraquad's Universal Design workshop last week, and we were happy to see Selena Washington and her students from SLU OT!

Congratulations to PEPLab alumna Makenna Snyder!

Our review of leisure interventions and mental health for middle-aged and older adults is available in print in Disability and Rehabilitation! We found that leisure interventions can improve depression, anxiety, happiness, and well-being. https://t.co/dc7vll5giH

Yesterday at the @WashUMedADRC Summer Poster Session, undergrad research assistant Mar Delgado presented on a project that found an association between turn velocity and preclinical AD. Mar will present again today at the Friedman Center for Aging Summer Program Poster Symposium.