About me
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My Locations
Qualifications and experience
- Advancing Research on Care and Outcome Measurement (ARCOM) Program, International
- Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), International
- Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART), International
- Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART) Diversity and Disparities Professional Interest Area, International
- American Psychological Association, National
- Anna T Meadows Society for Clinician Educators at the Perelman School of Medicine, Local
- National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) New Investigator Awards Scientific Review Committee, National
- National Institute on Aging Review Committees (R36 and R61/R33), National
- Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD), International
- Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Local
- Swiss National Science Foundation, National
- The Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (JHAD-RCMAR) Pilot Program Review Committee, National
Treatments and Conditions
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