Dorothy Farrar-Edwards

Research Interests

Cognition after Stroke Secondary prevention of stroke Functional performance and Alzheimer's disease Health disparities Minority research participation Activity and health, wellbeing

The following is a representative sample of contracts, grants and sponsored research.

2009-2015 - Amount: $625,000.00, "Enhancing Participation Of Underrepresented Groups In Biomarkers Research," Awarded By: NIH/NIMHD, Grant Institution: NIH/NCMHD, Sponsor Type: Federal, Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, Principal; Alexandra Adams, Co-Principal; Christine Sorkness, Co-Principal.

2008-2013 - "Minority Recruitment Satellite Program (core F)," Awarded By: University of Wisconsin Madison Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Grant Institution: National Institute on Aging, Sponsor Type: Federal, Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, Principal; Sanjay Asthana M.D., Principal.

6/30/2013 - Amount: $55,000.00, "Neural Correlates Of Driving Performance In Older Adults," Awarded By: UW Graduate School, Sponsor Type: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dorothy Farrar-Edwards; Vivek Prabhakaran, Co-Principal.

4/30/2013 - Amount: $15,000.00, "Pilot Project : Development Of An Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Program For African Americans W," Awarded By: Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Grant Institution: UW Madison, Dorothy Farrar-Edwards.

2007-2012 - Amount: $756,490.00, "Stroke Disparites Project Core B: Patient Recruitment, Retention, Behavioral Intervention And Outcomes," Awarded By: Georgetown University, Grant Institution: National Institute of Neruologic Disease and Stroke, Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, Principal; Chelsea A. Kidwell, Principal.

The following is a representative sample of publications.

Farrar-Edwards, D., Lang, C.E., Wagner, J.M., Birkenmeier, R.L., & Dromerick, A.W. (2012). An Evaluation of the Wolf Motor Function Test in Motor Trials. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Menon, R., Burgess, R.E., Wing, J.J., Gibbons, M.C., Shara, N., Trouth, A.J., German, L., Sobatka, I., Farrar-Edwards, D., & Kidwell, C.S. (2012). New Insights into the Temporal Profile and Etiology of Ischemic Infarcts in ICH. Annals of Neurology.

Dromerick, A.W., Gibbons, M.C., Farrar-Edwards, D., Farr, D., Gianetti, M.L., Sanchez, B.N., Shara, N.M., Fokar, A., Trouth, A.J., & Kidwell, C.S. (2011). Preventing Recurrence of Thromboembolic Events through Coordinated Treatment in the District of Columbia (PROTECT DC). International Journal of Stroke, pp. 22.

Chang, Y., Farrar-Edwards, D., & Lach, H. (2011). The Collateral Source Version of Geriatric Depression Scale: Evaluation of Psychometric Properties and Discrepancy Between Collateral Sources and Patients with Dementia in Reporting Depression. International Psychogeriatrics, pp. 9.

Hsia, A., Castle, A., Wing, J.J., Farrar-Edwards, D., Brown, N.C., Higgins, T.M., Wallace, J.T., Koslosky, S.S., Gibbons, M.C., Sanchez, B.N., Fokar, A., Shara, N., Morgenstern, L.B., & Kidwell, C.S. (2011). Understanding Reasons for Delay in Seeking Acute Stroke Care in an Underserved Urban Population. Stroke, 42, 1697-1701.

Tucker, F.M., Farrar-Edwards, D., Mathews, L., Baum, C.M., & Connors, L.T. (2011). Modifying Health Outcome Measures for Persons with Aphasia. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, pp. 16.

Berg, C.R., Farrar-Edwards, D., & King, A. (2011). Neurocognitive performance on the Children’s Kitchen Task Assessment with children with Sickle Cell Disease and matched controls. Child Neuropsychology.

Hsia, A.W., Farrar-Edwards, D., Morgenstern, L.B., Wing, J.J., Brown, N.C., Coles, R.C., Loftin, S., Wein, A., Koslosky, S.S., Fatima, S., Sanchez, B.N., Fokar, A., Gibbons, M.C., Trouth, A.J., & Kidwell, C.S. (2011). Racial Disparities in tPA treatment rate for stroke: A population-based study. Stroke, pp. 2217-2221.

Lach, H.M., Mantell, S.T., Chang, Y.P., & Farrar-Edwards, D. (2010). Reliability and Validity of the Short Form of the Geriatric Depression Scale. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 35, 210-215.

Dromerick, A.W., Lang, C.E., Birkinmeier, R.L., Wagner, J.M., Videen, T.O., Powers, W.J., Wolf, S.L., Farrar-Edwards, D., & Farrar-Edwards, D. (2009). Very Early Constraint Induced Movement during Stroke Rehabilitation (VECTORS):A Single Center RCT. Neurology, 73, 195-201.

The following is a representative sample of presentations.

Farrar-Edwards, D., Presenter & Author, Menon, R.S., Author Only, Gibbons, M.C., Author Only, Wing, J.J., Author Only, Sanchez, B.S., Author Only, Fokar, A., Author Only, Shara, N., Author Only, & Kidwell, C.S., Author Only (2011, February 10). High Rate of Enrollment of Black Subjects in a Genetic Substudy of an Intracerebral Hemorrhage Natural History Study, International Stroke Conference, American Heart Association, Los Angeles CA.

Menon, R., Presenter & Author, Burgess, R.E., Author Only, Gibbons, M.C., Author Only, Fokar, A., Author Only, Shara, N., Author Only, Trouth, A.J., Author Only, Farrar-Edwards, D., Author Only, & Kidwell, C.S., Author Only (2011, February 10). Interval Development of New Ischemic Lesions within 30 Days of Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage, International Stroke Conference, American Heart Association, Los Angeles CA.

Burgess, R.E., Presenter & Author, Menon, R., Author Only, Gibbons, M.C., Author Only, Fokar, A., Author Only, Shara, N., Author Only, Farrar-Edwards, D., Author Only, & Kidwell, C.S., Author Only (2011, February 10). Presence of DWI Lesions is the Strongest Predictor of Poor 1 Year Outcome in Patients with Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage, International Stroke Conference, American Heart Association, Los Angeles CA.

Farrar-Edwards, D. (2010, July 18). Multilevel Community Based Interventions to Decrease Barriers to Acute Stroke Treatment in and Underserved Urban Population, Systematic Neuroscience Research Program Health Disparities Conference, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, San Juan Puerto Rico.

Farrar-Edwards, D. (2010, May 30). Home Based Diagnosis and Care Management of African American Elders with Dementa, Annual Parish Nurse Training, Aurora Sinai Health Care System, St. Marys Hospital Milwaukee WI.

Farrar-Edwards, D., Author Only, Coles, R.C., Presenter & Author, Farr, D., Presenter & Author, Gibbons, M.C., Author Only, Kidwell, C.S., Author Only, & Dromerick, A.W., Author Only (2010, May 20). Effective Minority Recruitment in Acute Care Settings, Quality of Care and Health Outcomes in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, American Heart Association, Washington DC.

Dromerick, A.W., Author Only, Gibbons, M.C., Author Only, Kidwell, C.S., Author Only, Farr, D., Presenter & Author, Coles, R.C., Author Only, & Farrar-Edwards, D., Author Only (2010, May 19). Positive Attitudes Toward Risk Factor Reduction in an Urban Underserved Population Newly Diagnosed with Stroke, Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, American Heart Association, Washington DC.

Farrar-Edwards, D., Hahn, M., Author Only, & Dromerick, A.W., Author Only (2010, May 5). Very Early Constraint Induced Movement Therapy: One Year Outcome of a Single Center Phase II Randomized Control Trial for Upper Extermity Hemipareis after Stroke, XV World Congress of Occupational Therapy, World Federation of Occupational Therapy, Santiago Chile.

Farrar-Edwards, D. (2010, April 10). Barriers to Recruitment of African Americans with Acute Stroke for Clinical Trials, Research Conference, Washington University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis MO.