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Shana D. Stites, PsyD, MS, MA

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

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My research

Zuelsdorff, M., Abner, E.L., Balls-Berry, J.E., Jicha, G.A., Lanata, S., Maestre, G.E., Rosselli, M., Stites, S.D., Whitmer, R.A., Wilkins, C.H., Barnes, L.L. Introducing social determinants of health to the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center network: Development and implementation in the Uniform Data Set , Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association , 21(5): 2025,e70279


Mozersky J, Dimtsu Assfaw A, Balls Berry JE, Moulder KL, Denny A, Aranda M, Asthana S, Babulal G, Berry B, Boyd A, Buchwald D, Croff R, Flatt J, Gabel M, Gleason CE, Glover CM, Green-Harris G, Hudson D, Jackson J, Johnson DK, Medina L, Mendez S, O'Bryant S, Park VT, Parker MW, Petty D, Stites SD, Streitz ML, Ushe M, Wilkins CH, Zuelsdorff M, Morris JC. Enhancing participation of historically minoritized groups in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research: National conference report , Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 21(5): 2025,e70168


Stites S.D & Brown R.T. Researchers: As the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife demonstrate, we need to care for our caregivers , Chicago Tribune: 2025


Stites SD, Midgett S, Largent EA, Harkins K, Sankar P, Krieger A, Sankar P, Brown L. Deconstructing Alzheimer’s Stigma: Gender identities correspond with patterns of internalization and judgment , The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Open Science, Education, and Practice, 5: 2025,63-75


Amin V, Behrman JR, Fletcher JM, Flores CA, Flores-Lagunes A, Kohler I, Kohler HP, Stites SD. Causal Effects of Schooling on Memory at Older Ages in Six Low-and-Middle-Income Countries: Nonparametric Evidence with Harmonized Datasets , The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, Advance online publication.: 2025


Stites SD, Kuz C, Halberstadter K, Humphreys V, & Mechanic-Hamilton D. Childhood Caregiver Educational Attainment, Intergenerational Social Mobility, and Alzheimer’s Risk , International Neuropsychological Society (INS) Annual Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana, USA : 2025


Stites SD, Schumann R, Kuz C, Harkins K, Largent E, Krieger A, Sankar P, Zuelsdorff M. Are Knowledge and Interpersonal Contact Cures for Alzheimer’s Stigma? Data From Caregivers Offer Clues , Stigma and Health: 2025


Erickson CM, Clapp J, Gupta A, Kleid M, Harkins K, Stites SD, Peterson AH, Karlawish J, Largent EA. What’s in a name? Terms persons supporting people living with MCI or dementia use to describe their role , Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20(S4): 2024,e085241


Stites SD. Ideas We Should Steal , The Age of Aging, Penn Medicine Podcast: 2024


Stites SD, Midgett S, Myers N, Kuz C, Halberstadter K, Humphreys V, & Mechanic-Hamilton D. Beyond Years of Education: Some Childhood Schooling Experiences Explain Cognitive and Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker Outcomes, Chicago, Illinois, USA , AAIC Advancements: Exploring Equity in Diagnosis: 2024