 |  | Baum, M. Carolyn, PhD., OTR/L, FAOTA
Carolyn M. Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Professor of Occupational Therapy and Neurology
Elias Michael Director, Program in Occupational Therapy
(314) 286-1619
(314) 286-1601 (fax)
baumc@wustl.edu
Area of Research Interest: Dr Baum’s research focuses on enabling older adults to live independently. Rather than focusing on peoples deficits, she seeks to understand what a person with chronic disease or disability can do. She and her colleagues have built a measurement model that demonstrates the capacity of a person to engage in activities, tasks, and roles. By understanding the capacities of the person, it is possible to minimize disability. Understanding capacities also helps both the person and the family acquire skills to maximize the person’s performance, while minimizing stress on the family that has chosen to care for their loved one.
Dr. Baum received her BS in Occupational Therapy at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; her MA degree in Health Management at Webster University in St. Louis, MO; and her PhD in Social Work with a concentration in Social Policy and Aging at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Baum directs the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine and teaches in both the MSOT and OTD Programs.
Since 1996 Dr. Baum has been the Principal Investigator of a grant supporting the Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Group (CRRG), an interdisciplinary research group organized to better understand the relationship between brain function, behavior, and performance in persons with stroke. The goal of this research is to design interventions that maximize recovery of individuals following stroke.
Dr. Baum has held many professional leadership positions. She was President of the American Occupational Therapy Association from 2004 to 2007, President of the National Board of Certification of Occupational Therapy, and was involved in two major rehabilitation policy initiatives. She served on the National Institute of Health committee that wrote the rehabilitation plan for Congress implementing the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research and on The Institute of Medicine committee that wrote Congressional report, Enabling America, which was subsequently published as a book. She was Editor of the professional journal OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health from 1997-2003, and she currently serves on the Executive Board for The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis.
Dr. Baum received the top honors of the American Occupational Therapy Association. In 1981 she delivered the Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lectureship, in 1983 received the Award of Merit, and in 2008 received the AOTA/AOTF Presidents’ Commendation honoring a respected leader of the profession who has made sustained contributions to occupational therapy over a lifetime of service. Additionally, she was inducted into the Academy of Research of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation in 2006.
Dr. Baum, with her colleague and friend Dr. Charles Christiansen, authored and edited the text Occupational Therapy: Enabling Participation and Well-Being, now in its third edition used in occupational therapy curricula worldwide, and co-authored the text Measuring Occupational Performance with Dr. Mary Law (McMaster University, Canada) and Winifred Dunn (University of Kansas). Her work is included in major texts focusing on disability issues, client-centered care, measurement, and occupation-based practice fostering performance and participation.
Focus of Research
Dr Baum’s research focuses on enabling older adults to live independently. Rather than focusing on people’s deficits, she seeks to understand what a person with chronic disease or disability can do. Her work has been recognized by funding from the National Institutes of Health, the James S. McDonnell Foundation, the Social Security Administration, NIDRR, and OASIS (the Older Adults Service and Information System).
People are living longer; some have retained good health while others are experiencing the consequences of sensory, motor, physiological, and cognitive changes that threaten their potential to live independently. Most measurement models seek to describe problems experienced by older adults. Dr. Baum and her colleagues Dr. Dorothy Edwards and Monica Perlmutter have built a measurement model that demonstrates the capacity of a person to engage in activities, tasks, and roles. By understanding the capacities of the person, it is possible to minimize disability. Understanding capacities also helps both the person and the family acquire skills to maximize the person’s performance, while minimizing stress on the family caring for their loved one.
Dr. Baum is principal investigator of two major interdisciplinary projects. Enhanced Image Archiving and Web-based Data Access is funded by the McDonnell Center for Higher Brain Function and focuses on building a web-based image archive to house clinical images of persons entered into the CRRG project (patients admitted to Barnes-Jewish hospital with stroke) and constructing web access to behavioral, performance, and outcome data generated through the projects included in the CRRG. Linking Neuroscience to Everyday Life, funded by the James S. McDonnell Foundation, is an interdisciplinary study with scientists from Neurobiology, Neuroradiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, Neurology, and Occupational Therapy with the aim to strengthen rehabilitation approaches to improve the lives of persons with cognitive loss.
Links to Research Lab Descriptions: Occupational Performance Laboratory and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Group
EXTERNAL FUNDING CURRENT OR RECENTLY COMPLETED
Governmental:
2009-2014 Investigator, NIDRR, “Measurement of Medical Rehabilitation Outcomes” (Allen Heineman, PI)
2008-2013 Investigator, NIDRR, “Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Stroke Rehabilitation” (Eliot Roth, PI)
2007-2009 Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute, "Development of a Vision-specific Utilities elicitation Method"
Non-governmental:
2009-2011 Investigator, “Enhanced Acute Medical Rehabilitation for Late-Life Depression After Hip Fracture and Other Medical Conditions”
(Eric Lenz, PI)
2005-2009 Principal Investigator, J.S. McDonnell Foundation, “Linking Neuroscience to Everyday Life”
2005-2009 Principal Investigator, McDonnell Center for Higher Brain Function, "Enhanced Image Access and Wed-based Data Access”
2001-2004 Co-Principal Investigator, McDonnell 21st Century Collaborative Activity Award “Brain Recovery: Return of Cognition and Social Function” (JSMF 21002032) $2,000,000 (Alexander Dromerick, MD & Donald T. Stuss, PhD, Co-Investigators)
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator, James S. McDonald Foundation Grant “Improving Cognitive Performance: Cognition, Neurobiological Mechanisms, Treatment, and Community Reintegration” (JSMF 98.32 CRH-QUA.11) $600,000 (Alexander Dromerick, MD, Co-Principal Investigator; M. Corbetta, MD; T. Thach, MD; S. Peterson, MD; D. Edwards, PhD; R. Almli, PhD; J. Duchek, PhD)
2005-2007 Principal Investigator, McDonnell Center for Higher Brain Function, "Enhanced Image Access and Web-based Data Access"
2001-2004 Co-Principal Investigator, McDonnell 21st Century Collaborative Activity Award, Brain Recovery: Return of Cognition and Social Function"
1998-2002 Co-Principal Investigator, James s. McDonnell Foundation Grant, "Improving Cognitive Performance: Cognition, Neurobiological Mechanisms, Treatment and Community Reintegration"
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (related to laboratory):
Mann M, Edwards D, Baum CM: OASIS: A new concept for promoting the quality of life for older adults. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 1986;40(11)784-786.
Baum CM, Edwards D, Leavitt K, Grant E, Deuel R: Performance components in senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type: motr planning, language and memory. Occupational Therapy Journal of Research 1988;8:356-368.
Edwards DF, Baum CM: Caregiver burden across stages of dementia. Occupational Therapy Practice 1990;2(1):17-31.
Baum CM: Addressing the needs of the cognitively impaired elderly from a family policy perspective. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 1991;45(7):594-606.
Edwards DF, Deuel RK, Baum CM, Morris JC: A quantitative analysis of apraxia in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type: stage related differences in prevalence and type. Dementia 1991;2:142-149.
Edwards DF, Baum CM, Deuel RM: Constructional apraxia in Alzheimer’s disease: contributions to functional loss. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics 1991;9(3,4):53-68.
Baum CM, Edwards DF, Morrow-Howell N: Identification and measurement of productive behaviors in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type. The Gerontologist 1993;33(3):403-408.
Baum CM, Edwards D: Cognitive performance in senile dementia of the Alzheimer’s type: The kitchen task assessment. American Journal of Occupational Therapy 1993;47(5):431-436.
Baum CM, Storant M, Yonan C, Edwards D: The relation of neuropsychological test performance to performance of functional tasks in dementia of the Alzheimer type. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 1995; 11(1):69-75.
Baum CM: The contribution of occupation to function in persons with Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of Occupation Science: Australia 1995; 2(2):59-67.
Baum CM, Bachelder J: Rehabilitation of patients with progressive multiple sensory losses, including use of corrective lens and low vision aids. Seminars in Hearing 1995;16(3):281-286.
Baum CM, McGeary T, Pankiewicz R, Braford T, Edwards DF: An activity program for cognitively impaired low-income inner city residents. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 1996; 12(2): 54-62.
Edwards DF, Baum CM: Functional performance of inner city African American older persons with dementia. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 1996; 12(2): 17-27.
Edwards DF, Baum CM, Meisel M, Depke M, Williams J, Braford T, Morrow-Howell N, and Morris JC: Home-based multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of inner city elderly with dementia. The Gerontologist 1999; 39(4):483-488.
Edwards DF, Baum CM, Meisel M, Depke M, Williams J, Braford T, Morrow-Howell N, and Morris JC: Home-based multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment of inner city elderly with dementia. The Gerontologist 1999; 39(4):483-488.
Baum CM, Edwards DF: Documenting Productive Behaviors: Using the Functional Behavior Profile to Plan Discharge Following Stroke. Journal of Gerontological Nursing April 2000, 26(4):34-43.
Everard KM, Lach HW, Fisher EB, Baum CM: Relationship of Activity and Social Support to the Functional Health of Older Adults. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 2000, 55B(4): S208-S212.
Baum CM, Perlmutter M & Edwards DF: Measuring Function in Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly Summer 2000, 1(3), 44-61.
Baum CM & Edwards DR: What Persons With Alzheimer's Disease Can Do: A Tool for Communication About Daily Activities. Alzheimer's Care Quarterly 2003, 4(2): 108-118.
Letts L, Baum C, & Perlmutter M: Person-Environment-Occupation Assessment with Older Adults. OT Practice, June 2, 2003, 27-34.
Edwards DF, Hahn M, Baum C, Dromerick AW: The Impact of Mild Stroke on Meaningful Activity and Life Satisfaction. Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases 2006, 15 (5): 151-157.
Edwards DF, Hahn M, Dromerick AW, Baum MC: Race differences in function and quality of life in mild stroke. Stroke, 2005, 36(2): 480.
Edwards DF, Hahn MG, Baum C, Perlmutter MS, Sheedy C, Dromerick AW. Undetected Impairment in Persons with Stroke: Validation of the Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Guidelines. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 2006; 20:42-48.
Edwards DF, Hahn MG, Baum CM, Dromerick AW. The impact of mild stroke on activity participation and life satisfaction. Journal of Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke, 2006; 15(4): 151-15.
Edwards DF, Baum CM, Hsia A, Kidwell C, & Dromerick, AW: Racial disparities in function and quality of life after first ischemic stroke. Neurology 2007; 68(12): A132-A133.
Baum CM, Perlmutter M, Hollingsworth, Bhorade A, Coleman A & Kass M: Engagement in Everday Activity: the roles of vision, cognition and depression. (submitted).
Baum CM, Connor LT, Morrison MT, Hahn M, Dromerick AW & Edwards DF. The Reliability, Validity, and Clinical Utility of the Executive Function Performance Test: A Measure of Executive Function in a Sample of People with Stroke. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2008; Vol 62(4), 446-455.
Hartman-Maeir A, Katz N& Baum CM: Cognitive-Functional Profile (CFP) for individuals with suspected cognitive disabilities. Occupational Therapy in Health Care 2009, 23:1, 1-23.
INVITED PUBLICATIONS (related to the laboratory)
Hunt-Fine L, Baum CM, Lottes LM: Institutional settings for geriatric occupational treatment practice. In: Robertson, S. & Kirkland, M. (Eds). Role of occupational therapy and the elderly, Rockville, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association 1985;139-144.
Baum CM: Identification and use of environmental resources. In (eds) Christiansen, C.& Baum, M.C. Occupational therapy: overcoming human performance deficits. Thoroughfare, New Jersey: Slack, Inc. 1991;788-802.
Christiansen C, Baum CM: (Eds.) Occupational therapy: overcoming human performance deficits. Thorofare, NJ: Slack 1991.
Baum CM: Cognitive rehabilitation: an adaptive approach. Royeen, C. (Ed.) Cognitive Rehabilitation Rockville, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association 1993.
Baum CM, LaVesser P: Caregiver assistance: using family members and attendants. Christiansen, C. (Ed.) Activities of Daily Living Activities. Rockville, MD: American Occupational Therapy Association 1993.
Baum CM: Supporting the family: Strategies for managing neurological deficits in Alzheimer’s and related disorders. The Goldies S. Cohen Memorial Conference, Newton, Pennsylvania: Associates in Medical Marketing Company, Inc. 1995; 27-32.
Baum CM: Women as care providers and care receivers: Effective strategies. In (eds) Krotoski, D.M., Nosek, M.A., & Turk, M.A. Women with Physical Disabilities: Achieving and Maintaining Health and Well-Being. Baltimore: Paul. H. Brookes 1996; 243-257.
Baum CM: Achieving Effectiveness with a Client-Centered Approach: A Person-Environment Interaction. In Gray, Quatrano, & Lieberman (Eds.), Designing and Using Assistive Technology: The Human Perspective. National Institute of Health Conference Proceedings. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes 1998; 137-146.
Christiansen C & Baum CM: (Eds.) Occupational therapy: Enabling Function and Well-Being (2nd Ed.). Thorofare, NJ: Slack 1997.
Christiansen C & Baum CM: Understanding occupation: Definitions and concepts. In C. Christiansen & C. Baum (Eds.), Occupational therapy: Enabling function and well-being (2nd Ed.). Thorofare, NJ:Slack 1997.
Christiansen C & Baum CM: The occupational therapy context: Philosophy-principles-practice. In C. Christiansen & C. Baum (Eds.), Occupational therapy: Enabling function and well-being (2nd Ed.). Thorofare, NJ:Slack 1997.
Christiansen C & Baum CM: Person-environment occupational performance: A conceptual model for practice. In C. Christiansen & C. Baum (Eds.), Occupational therapy: Enabling function and well-being (2nd Ed.). Thorofare, NJ:Slack 1997.
Baum CM: Client-Centered Practice in a Changing Health Care System. In (Ed) Law M: Client-Centered Occupational Therapy, Thorofare, NJ: SLACK 1998; 29-44.
Baum CM & Gray D: People with Disabilities, Their Families and Rehabilitation Services: Minimizing the Impact of Disability on Personal Relationships. In (Eds) McCall & Bichenbach, Introduction to Disability, Edinburgh: Harcourt Brace, 1998.
Baum C: The Evolution of Rehabilitation Science at Washington University School of Medicine. Technology and Disability 12, 2&3, 119-122. The Netherlands, ISO Press 2000.
Law M & Baum C: Measurement in Occupational Therapy. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ:Slack 2001; 3-19.
Baum C, Perlmutter M, Dunn W: Establishing the Integrity of Measurement Data: Identifying Impairments that Can Limit Occupational Performance and Threaten the Validity of Assessments. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ:Slack 2001; 43-56.
Edwards, D & Baum C: Occupational Performance: Measuring the Perspectives of Others. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ:Slack 2001; 77-88.
Baum C & Baptiste S: Using Information to Influence Policy. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ:Slack 2001; 269-275.
Law M, Baum C, Dunn W: Challenges and Strategies in Applying an Occupational Performance Measurement Approach. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ:Slack 2001; 277-283.
Law M, Baum C, & Dunn W: Measuuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ:Slack 2001.
Law M & Baum C: Measurement in Occupational Therapy. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W: Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack 2001; 3-19.
Baum C, Perlmutter M, Dunn W: Establishing the Integrity of Measurement Data: Identifying Impairments that Can Limit Occupational Performance and Threaten the Validity of Assessments. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack 2001; 43-56.
Edwards D & Baum C: Occupational Performance: Measuring the Perspectives of Others. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack 2001; 77-88.
Baum C & Baptiste S: Using Information to Influence Policy. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack 2001; 269-275.
Law M, Baum C, Dunn W: Challenges and Strategies in Applying an Occupational Performance Measurement Approach. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C & Dunn W, Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice. In Occupational Therapy. Thorofare, NJ: Slack 2001; 277-283.
Baum C M: A married couple dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. In (Eds) Ryan, S.E. & Sladyk, K., Ryan’s Occupational therapy assistant: Principles, practice issues and techniques, 3rd edition. Thorofare, NJ:Slack 2001 301-312.
Law M, Baum CM, Baptiste S: Occupational Based Practice: Fostering Performance and Participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack (2002).
Baum CM & Baptiste S: Reframing OT Practice: In (Eds) Law M, Baum CM, Baptiste S, Occupational Based Practice: Fostering Performance and Participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack (2002).
Baum CM, Berg C, Seaton, M, White L: Fostering Performance: In (Eds) Law M, Baum CM, Baptiste S, Occupational Based Practice: Fostering Performance and Participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack (2002) 27-40.
Baum CM, Wilkins S: From Diagnosis to Occupational Performance: In (Eds) Law M, Baum CM, Baptiste S, Occupational Based Practice: Fostering Performance and Participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack (2002) 41-50.
Baum CM, Missiiuna C, Perlmutter M: Defining Occupational Therapy Intervention. In (Eds) Law M, Baum CM, Baptiste S, Occupational Based Practice: Fostering Performance and Participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack (2002) 63-78.
Baum CM, Missiiuna C, Perlmutter M: Doing client centered practice. In (Eds) M Law, Mc Baum & S Baptiste, Occupational Based Practice: Fostering Performance and Participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack (2002) 51-59.
Baum CM, LaVesser P, Strong S: Doing Occupational Therapy Based Practice. In (Eds) Law M, Baum CM, Baptiste S, Occupational Based Practice: Fostering Performance and Participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack (2002) 93-106.
Letts L, Baum C, & Perlmutter M: Person-environment-Occupation Assessment with Older Adults. OT Practice, June 2, (2003), 27-34.
Hahn MG & Baum MC: Improving Participation and Quality of Life Through Occupation. In Stroke Rehabilitation: A Function-Based Approach. St. Louis, MO: Mosby (2004), 45-58.
Christiansen C & Baum CM: The Nature of Occupations. In (Eds) Christiansen & Baum, Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation and Well-Being (2005).
Baum CM & Christiansen C: Overview of a PEOP Framework to Support Occupation-Based Practice Occupations. In (Eds) Christiansen & Baum, Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation and Well-Being (2005).
Baum CM, Bass Haugen J & Christiansen C: A Framework for Decision-Making Occupations. In (Eds) Christiansen & Baum, Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation and Well-Being (2005).
Law M, Baum CM, & Dunn W: Occupational Performance Assessment. In (Eds) Christiansen & Baum, Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation and Well-Being (2005).
Baum CM & Christiansen C: Outcomes of an Occupation-Based Approach. In (Eds) Christiansen & Baum, Occupational Therapy: Performance, Participation and Well-Being (2005).
Law M, Baum C, & Dunn W: Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2nd Edition. Thorofare, NJ:Slack, Incorporated (2005).
Baum C, Perlmutter M, & Dunn W: Establishing the Integrity of Measurement Data: Identifying Impairments That Can Limit Occupational Performance and Threaten the Validity of Assessments. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C, & Dunn W: Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2nd Edition. Thorofare, NJ:Slack, Incorporated (2005) 49-64.
Edwards D, Baum C: Occupational Performance: Measuring the Perspectives of Others. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C, & Dunn W: Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2nd Edition. Thorofare, NJ:Slack, Incorporated (2005) 93-106.
Law M, Dunn W, Baum C: Measuring Participation. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C, & Dunn W: Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2nd Edition. Thorofare, NJ:Slack, Incorporated (2005) 107-128.
Baum C, Baptiste S, Law M: Using Information to Influence Policy. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C, & Dunn W: Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2nd Edition. Thorofare, NJ:Slack, Incorporated (2005) 367-374.
Law M, Baum C, Dunn W: Challenges and Strategies in Applying an Occupational Performance Measurement Approach. In (Eds) Law M, Baum C, & Dunn W: Measuring Occupational Performance. Supporting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy, 2nd Edition. Thorofare, NJ:Slack, Incorporated (2005) 375-382.
Baum, C. and Katz, N. (in press). Occupational Therapy Approach to Assessing the Relationship between Cognition and Function. In Marcotte, T. and Grant, I. (Eds). Everyday Functioning: Translating Laboratory Performance to the Real World". New York, NY: Guildford Press.
Foster E., Perlmutter M, Baum CM. Evaluating Occupational Performance of Older Adults. In Cuppola S, Elliott S, and Toto P (Eds) Strategies to Advance Gerontology Excellence: Promoting Best Practice in Occupational Therapy. American Occupational Therapy Association, Bethesda, Maryland 2008, 349-382.
Baum C: Foreword. In Christiansen, CH and Townsend, EA (Eds) Introduction to Occupation—The Art and Science of Living, 2nd Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson 2008, xv-xvi.
Baum, C. and Katz, N. (in press). Occupational Therapy Approach to Assessing the Relationship between Cognition and Function. In Marcotte, T. and Grant, I. (Eds). Everyday Functioning: Translating Laboratory Performance to the Real World". New York, NY: Guildford Press.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail: baumc@wusm.wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 286-1619 office
Fax: (314) 286-1601
Mailing address:
Program in Occupational Therapy
4444 Forest Park Ave., Campus Box 8505
St. Louis, MO 63108
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