Biography
Jennifer Brach is an accomplished researcher with has over 120 peer-reviewed publications and she has been funded by NIH and PCORI for more than 20 years. She is best known for the development and testing of On the Move: Group Exercise for Improved Mobility in Older Adults, an evidenced-based chronic disease management and fall prevention program.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
- Master of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Awards
- New Investigator Award, American Geriatric Society, 2005
- Excellence in Research Award, Section on Geriatrics, American Physical Therapy Association, 2008
- Presidential Poster Award – Rehabilitation, American Geriatric Society, 2009
Research Interests
- Aging
- Mobility
- Gait
- Physical activity
- Exercise interventions
Publications
- Peer-Reviewed 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.