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Personal Statement
My clinical research focuses on identifying, integrating and advancing innovative evidence-based medicine rehabilitation solutions for older adults through highly effective research methods and partnerships. My research uses a multifaceted approach to evaluate musculoskeletal intervention strategies designed to enhance the effectiveness of rehabilitation in older adult patient populations. As such, I have 20 years of clinical research experience in patients with osteoarthritis planning joint arthroplasty and have served as the PI of a number of rehabilitation-focused investigations in these populations (AHRQ R01 HS025692, NIH R01 AG056585, VA RR&D I01 RX002251, NIH R01 HD065900. I have also worked closely with interdisciplinary teams in different settings (inpatient, home health, skilled nursing facilities) working with medically complex patients and have developed new lines of research involving musculoskeletal rehabilitation for these older adult populations (NIH R01 NR016209, VA RR&D I21 RX002054, VA RR&D I01 RX001978). I also have experience with tele-rehabilitation in post-surgical and medically complex patient populations (NIH R01 AG054366, VA I01 RX002417, NIH R44 AG055341). More recently, my clinical research has focused on implementation science to facilitate better translation of evidence-based practice and research into regular use by clinicians (NIH R01 AG072693).

Mentoring
A very important part of my contributions to science include serving as a research mentor to PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, PT faculty, and DPT students. Evidence of mentoring excellence is supported by a track record of trainees securing academic appointments, combined with mentoring awards, and mentored grants. My PhD and post-doctoral fellow trainees have all secured academic appointments and have demonstrated a track record of productivity (publications, presentations, grants, etc). In recognition of my mentoring, I received the Outstanding Research Mentor Award for the Clinical Science Program (2009), and the University of Colorado Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring Award (2016).

Recent Publications

The following research fields have been used to summarize Dr. Stevens-Lapsley's publication (the number in parentheis is the times that research field has appeared). The categories are based on 154 publications with 3,111 citations of her work, 77% of her publications have at least 1 citation:

• Clinical Research (106)
• Rehabilitation (78)
• Aging (51)
• Arthritis (48)
• Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities (30)
• Pain Research (28)
• Prevention (28)
• Physical Rehabilitation (27)
• Chronic Pain (26)
• Behavioral and Social Science (26)
• Health Services (17)

2022

Capin JJ, Minick K, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Snow G, Woodfield D, Dibblee P, Brennan G, Hunter SJ. Variation in outcomes and number of visits following care guideline implementation: Part 2 of an Analysis of 12,355 patients after total knee arthroplasty. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Dec 12:1-26. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.11370. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36503269
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Graber J, Kittelson A, Juarez-Colunga E, Jin X, Bade M, Stevens-Lapsley J. Comparing "people-like-me" and linear mixed model predictions of functional recovery following knee arthroplasty. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 Jul 28:ocac123. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocac123. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35903035

Toth MJ, Savage PD, Voigt TB, Anair BM, Bunn JY, Smith IB, Tourville TW, Blankstein M, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Nelms NJ. Effects of total knee arthroplasty on skeletal muscle structure and function at the cellular, organellar and molecular levels. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2022 Jul 28. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00323.2022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35900327

Capin JJ, Jolley SE, Morrow M, Connors M, Hare K, MaWhinney S, Nordon-Craft A, Rauzi M, Flynn S, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Erlandson KM. Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study. BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 26;12(7):e061285. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061285. PMID: 35882451

Cheuy VA, Dayton MR, Hogan CA, Graber J, Anair BM, Voigt TB, Nelms NJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Toth MJ. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Preserves Muscle Strength Early after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Effects on Muscle Fiber Size. J Orthop Res. 2022 Jul 20. doi: 10.1002/jor.25418. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35856287
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Capin JJ, Bade MJ, Jennings JM, Snyder-Mackler L, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Total Knee Arthroplasty Assessments Should Include Strength and Performance-Based Functional Tests to Complement Range-of-Motion and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. Phys Ther. 2022 Mar 30:pzac033. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzac033. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35358318
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Capin JJ, Wilson MP, Hare K, Vempati S, Little CE, McGregor D, Castillo-Mancilla J, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Jolley SE, Erlandson KM. Prospective telehealth analysis of functional performance, frailty, quality of life, and mental health after COVID-19 hospitalization. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Mar 26;22(1):251. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02854-6. PMCID: PMC8956362.
PMID: 35337276

Huebschmann AG, Glasgow RE, Leavitt IM, Chapman K, Rice JD, Lockhart S, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Reusch JEB, Dunn AL, Regensteiner JG. Integrating a physical activity coaching intervention into diabetes care: a mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot pragmatic trial. Transl Behav Med. 2022 Mar 21:ibac014. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibac014. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35312788

Carmichael J, Dennis D, Jennings J, Stevens-Lapsley J, Bade M. Feasibility and initial efficacy of a multimodal swelling intervention after total knee arthroplasty: A prospective pilot study with historical controls. Knee. 2022 Feb 17;35:25-33. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2022.01.008. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35183923

Gustavson AM, LeDoux CV, Himawan M, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Nearing KA. Implementation of a rehabilitation model in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): Preliminary data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Feb 4. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17674. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35119693

2021

Ha DM, Prochazka AV, Bekelman DB, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Studts JL, Keith RL. Modifiable factors associated with health-related quality of life among lung cancer survivors following curative intent therapy. Lung Cancer. 2021 Dec 2;163:42-50. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.11.012. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34896804.

LeDoux CV, Lindrooth RC, Stevens-Lapsley JE. The Impact of Total Joint Arthroplasty on Long-Term Physical Activity: A Secondary Analysis of the Health and Retirement Study. Phys Ther. 2021 Oct 4:pzab231. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab231. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34636910.

Kim C, Colborn KL, van Buuren S, Loar T, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Kittelson AJ. Neighbors-based prediction of physical function after total knee arthroplasty. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 18;11(1):16719. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94838-6. PMCID: PMC8373960.
PMID: 34408167.

Smith AC, O'Dell DR, Albin SR, Berliner JC, Dungan D, Robinson E, Elliott JM, Carballido-Gamio J, Stevens-Lapsley J, Weber KA 2nd. Lateral corticospinal tract and dorsal column damage: predictive relationships with motor and sensory scores at discharge from acute rehabilitation after spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Aug 6:S0003-9993(21)01345-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.07.792. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34371017.

Falvey J, Bade MJ, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Poor Recovery of Activities-of-Daily-Living Function Is Associated with Higher Rates of Postsurgical Hospitalization after Total Joint Arthroplasty. Phys Ther. 2021 Aug 2:pzab189. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab189. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34339513.

Christensen JC, Quammen DL, Rigby JH, Christiansen CL, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Trunk movement compensation identified by inertial measurement units is associated with deficits in physical performance, muscle strength and functional capacity in people with hip osteoarthritis. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2021 Jul 21;88:105436. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105436. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34364100

Rauzi, Michelle R.; Martin, Aimee St; Tran, Melissa K.; Christensen, Jesse C.; Monroe, Kelly M.; Doré, Peter M.; Stevens-Lapsley, Jennifer E.; Binder, Ellen F. Remote Exercise Intervention Fidelity For A Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial In Women After Hip Fracture, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: August 2021 - Volume 53 - Issue 8S - p 485 doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000764936.80871.c0
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2021/08001/Remote_Exercise_Intervention_Fidelity_For_A.1481.aspx

Graber J, Lockhart S, Matlock DD, Stevens-Lapsley J, Kittelson AJ. "This is not negotiable. You need to do this…": A directed content analysis of decision making in rehabilitation after knee arthroplasty. J Eval Clin Pract. 2021 Jun 14. doi: 10.1111/jep.13591. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34121294

Stutzbach JA, Gustavson AM, Derlein DL, Forster JE, Boxer RS, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Older adults in skilled nursing facilities demonstrate low physical activity during and after discharge. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Apr 9:1-6. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1892838. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33836134

Falvey JR, Gustavson AM, Price L, Papazian L, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Dementia, Comorbidity, and Physical Function in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Apr/Jun;42(2):E1-E6. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000131. PMCID: PMC5650947.
PMID: 28437317

Kittelson AJ, Loyd BJ, Graber J, Himawan MA, Waugh D, Davenport J, Hoogeboom TJ, Stevens-Lapsley J. Examination of exclusion criteria in total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation trials: influence on the application of evidence in day-to-day practice. J Eval Clin Pract. 2021 Mar 24. doi: 10.1111/jep.13564. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33763961

Gustavson AM, Falvey JR, LeDoux CV, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Stakeholder and Data-Driven Fall Screen in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: Quality Improvement Initiative. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2021 Mar 23. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000307. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33782362

Binder EF, Christensen JC, Stevens-Lapsley J, Bartley J, Berry SD, Dobs AS, Fortinsky RH, Hildreth KL, Kiel DP, Kuchel GA, Marcus RL, McDonough CM, Orwig D, Sinacore DR, Schwartz RS, Volpe E, Magaziner J, Schechtman KB. A multi-center trial of exercise and testosterone therapy in women after hip fracture: Design, methods and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Mar 11:106356. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106356. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33716173

Gustavson AM, LeDoux CV, Stutzbach JA, Miller MJ, Seidler KJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Determinants of Practice Change in Skilled Nursing Facility Rehabilitation: Adapting to and Sustaining Value With Postacute Reform. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2021 Jan 27. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000288. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33534337.

Duc M Ha, MD, MAS, Allan V Prochazka, MD, MSc, David B Bekelman, MD, MPH, Jennifer E Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, Edward D Chan, MD, Robert L Keith, MD, Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Health-Related Quality of Life Among US Lung Cancer Survivors, JNCI Cancer Spectrum, Volume 5, Issue 1, February 2021, pkaa118,
https://doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkaa118.

Grant Activity

Dr. Stevens-Lapsley has 16 grants to her name. The following research categories have been used to summarize Dr. Stevens-Lapsley's grants/funding (the number in parentheis is the times that research category has appeared):

• Clinical Research (14)
• Aging (12)
• Rehabilitation (12)
• Arthritis (8)
• Physical Rehabilitation (8)
• Chronic Pain (7)
• Pain Research (7)
• Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities (6)
• Behavioral and Social Science (4)

Current Grants

Advancing Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Grant number: R01AG072693
Funding amount: $617,000.00
Start/End date: 7/1/2021 - 6/30/2026
Funder: National Institute on Aging

Engaging Medically Complex Veterans in Tele-Rehabilitation Using a Biobehavioral Approach: A Pilot Study of Feasibly and Acceptability

Grant number: 1I21RX003730
Funding amount: $0.00
Start/End date: 7/1/2021 - 6/30/2023
Funder: United States Department of Veterans Affairs
NIH website: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10251603

Novel Strategies for Personalized Clinical Decisions in Knee Arthroplasty

Grant number: R01HS025692
Funding amount: $1,067,362.00
Start/End date: 9/1/2018 - 6/30/2023
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
NIH website: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9965906

Movement pattern biofeedback training after total knee arthroplasty

Grant number: R01AG056585
Funding amount: $2,733,944.00
Start/End date: 9/15/2017 - 4/30/2022
Funder: National Institute on Aging
NIH website: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9924429

Progressing Home Health Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults

Grant number: R01NR016209
Funding amount: $2,374,799.00
Start/End date: 7/1/2016 - 4/30/2022
Funder: National Institute of Nursing Research
NIH website: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9691496