M. Carolyn Baum, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA
Dr. Baum is a Professor in the Program of Occupational Therapy and Neurology and Elias Michael Director of the Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine. St. Louis, MO.
She currently serves as President of the American Occupational Therapy Association.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH


Dr. Baum. (right) uses everyday tasks to understand
cognitive function.		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 the MSOT and OTD Programs. She also serves as President of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

Since 1996 Dr. Baum has been the Principal Investigator of a grant supporting the Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Group (CRRG), an interdisciplinary group organized to better understand the relationship among brain function, behavior, and performance in persons with stroke. The goal of this research program is to design interventions that maximize recovery of individuals following stroke.

Dr. Baum has held many professional leadership positions. She previously served as President of the National Board of Certification of Occupational Therapy and has been 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. She also served on The Institute of Medicine committee that wrote the report for Congress Enabling America, which subsequently was published as a book. She served as 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 two honors of the American Occupational Therapy Association. In 1981 she delivered the Eleanor Clarke Slagel Lectureship and in 1983 she received the Award of Merit.

Dr. Baum, with her colleague and friend Dr. Charles Christiansen, authored and edited the text Occupational Therapy: Enabling Participation and Well-Being. Their book is used in occupational therapy curricula all over the world. Dr. Baum has recently co-authored a text Measuring Occupational Performance with Dr. Mary Law (McMaster University, Canada) and Winnifred 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.
RESEARCH SUMMARY

Dr Baum’s research focuses on enabling older adults to live independently. Rather than focus 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, and OASIS (the Older Adults Service and Information System).

Older adults 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 the problems that older adults experience. 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 unnecessary 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.

Currently Dr. Baum is the principal investigator of two projects, one funded by the, McDonnell Center for Higher Brain Function, Enhanced Image Archiving and Web-based Data Access. This project is building a web-based image archive to house the clinical images of persons who are entered into the CRRG project (patients admitted to Barnes-Jewish hospital with stroke) and is constructing web access to behavioral, performance, and outcome data generated through the projects included in the CRRG. She also serves as the principal investigator for the project Linking Neuroscience to Everyday Life. This is an interdisciplinary study that aims to strengthen rehabilitation approaches to improve the lives of person’s with cognitive loss. This project includes scientists from Neurobiology, Neuroradiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, Neurology, and Occupational Therapy.

Other projects include studying the occupational performance needs of persons with Parkinson’s disease and those with mild visual impairments that limit their performance in everyday life.


Link to Research Lab Descriptions: Occupational Performance Laboratory ,
Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Group

PUBLICATIONS (selected)

Baum, C. M. & Edwards, D. (1993). Cognitive performance in senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type: The kitchen task assessment. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 47, 431-436.

Baum,C. M., Edwards, D. F., Morrow-Howell, N. (1993). Identification and measurement of productive behaviors in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type. The Gerontologist, 33, 403-408.

Baum, C. M. (1995). The contribution of occupation to function in persons with Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Occupation Science: Australia, 2, 59-67.

Baum, C. M. & Bachelder, J. (1995). Rehabilitation of patients with progressive multiple sensory losses, including use of corrective lens and low vision aids. Seminars in Hearing 16, 281-286.

Baum, C. M. & Edwards, D. (1995). Occupational performance: Occupational therapy’s definition of function. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 49, 1019-1020.

Baum, C. M., Storandt, M., Yonan, C., & Edwards, D. (1995). The relation of neuropsychological test performance to performance of functional tasks in dementia of the Alzheimer type. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 1, 69-75.

Baum, C. M., McGeary, T., Pankiewicz, R., Braford, T., & Edwards, D. F. (1996). An activity program for cognitively impaired low-income inner city residents. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 12, 54-62.

Edwards, D. F. & Baum, C. M. (1996). Functional performance of inner city African American older persons with dementia. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, 12, 17-27.

Baum, C. M. (1997). The managed care system: The educator’s opportunity. Education Special Interest Section Quarterly Volume 7.

Baum, C. M. & Law, M. (1997). Occupational therapy practice: Focusing on occupational performance. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 51, 277-288.

Christiansen, C. & Baum C. M. (Eds.) (1997). Occupational therapy: Enabling function and well-being (2nd Ed.). Thorofare, NJ: Slack.

Christiansen, C. & Baum, C. M. (1997). 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.

Christiansen, C. & Baum, C. M. (1997). 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.

Christiansen, C. & Baum, C. M. (1997). Understanding occupation: Definitions and concepts. In C. Christiansen & C. M. Baum (Eds.), Occupational therapy: Enabling function and well-being (2nd Ed.). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M. (1998). Client-centered practice in a changing health care system. In M. Law (Ed.), Client-centered occupational therapy (pp. 29-44), Thorofare, NJ: Slack.

Baum, C. M. & Gray, D. (1998). People with disabilities, their families and rehabilitation services: Minimizing the impact of disability on personal relationships. In M. A. McColl & J. E. Bickenbach (Eds.), Introduction to Disability. Edinburgh: Harcourt Brace, 1998.

Baum, C. M. & Law, M. (1998). Community health: A responsibility, an opportunity, and a fit for occupational therapy. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52, 7-10.

Baum C. M. (2000). The evolution of rehabilitation science at Washington University School of Medicine. Technology and Disability 12(2&3), 119-122. The Netherlands: ISO Press.

Baum, C. M. (2000). Reinventing ourselves for the new millennium. OT Practice January 3, 12-15.

Baum, C. M. & Edwards, D. F. (2000). Documenting productive behaviors: Using the Functional Behavior Profile to plan discharge following stroke. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 26, 34-43.

Baum, C. M. (2001). A married couple dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. In S. E. Ryan & K. Sladyk (Eds.), Ryan’s occupational therapy assistant: Principles, practice issues, and techniques, 3rd edition (pp. 301-312). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M. & Baptiste, S. (2001). Using information to influence policy. In M. Law, C. M. Baum & W. Dunn (Eds.). Measuring occupational performance: Supporting best practice in occupational therapy (pp. 269-275). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M. & Edwards, D. F. (2001). The Washington University Activity Card Sort.

Baum, C. M., Perlmutter, M., & Dunn, W. (2001). Establishing the integrity of measurement data: Identifying impairments that can limit occupational performance and threaten the validity of assessments. In M. Law, C. M. Baum & W. Dunn (Eds.), Measuring occupational performance: Supporting best practice in occupational therapy (pp. 43-56). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Edwards, D. F. & Baum, C. M. (2001). Occupational performance: Measuring the perspectives of others. In M. Law, C. M. Baum & W. Dunn (Eds.), Measuring occupational performance: Supporting best practice in occupational therapy (pp. 77-88). Thorofare, NJ: Slack 2001.

Law, M. & Baum, C. M. (2001). Measurement in occupational therapy. In M. Law, C. M. Baum & W. Dunn (Eds.), Measuring occupational performance: Supporting best practice in occupational therapy (pp. 3-19). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Law, M., Baum, C., & Dunn, W. (2001). Challenges and strategies in applying an occupational performance measurement approach. In M. Law, C. M. Baum, & W. Dunn (Eds.), Measuring occupational performance. Supporting best practice in occupational therapy (pp. 277-283). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Law, M., Baum, C. M., & Dunn, W. (2001). Measuring occupational performance. Supporting best practice in occupational therapy. Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M. & Baptiste, S. (2002). Reframing OT practice. In M. Law, C. M. Baum, & S. Baptiste (Eds.), Occupational based practice: Fostering performance and participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M., Berg, C., Seaton, M., & White, L. (2002). Fostering Performance. In M. Law, C. M. Baum, & S. Baptiste (Eds.), Occupational based practice: Fostering performance and participation (pp. 27-40). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M., LaVesser, P., & Strong, S. (2002). Doing occupational therapy based practice. In M. Law, C. M. Baum, & S. Baptiste (Eds.), Occupational based practice: Fostering performance and participation (pp. 93-106). Thorofare, NJ:Slack (2002).

Baum, C. M., Missiiuna, C., & Perlmutter, M. (2002). Defining occupational therapy intervention. In M. Law, C. M. Baum, & S. Baptiste (Eds.), Occupational based practice: Fostering performance and participation (pp. 63-78). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M., Missiiuna, C., & Perlmutter, M. (2002). Doing client centered practice. In M. Law, C. M. Baum, & S. Baptiste (Eds.), Occupational based practice: Fostering performance and participation (pp. 51-59). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M., Wilkins, S. (2002). From diagnosis to occupational performance: In M. Law, C. M. Baum, & S. Baptiste (Eds.), Occupational based practice: Fostering performance and participation (pp. 41-50). Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Law, M., Baum, C. M., & Baptiste, S. (2002). Occupational based practice: Fostering performance and participation. Thorofare, NJ:Slack.

Baum, C. M. & Edwards, D. F. (2003). What persons with Alzheimer’s Disease can do: A tool for communication about daily activities. Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly, 4, 108-118.

Letts, L., Baum, C. M., & Perlmutter, M (2003). Person-environment-occupation assessment with older adults. OT Practice, June 2, 27-34.

Hahn, M. G. & Baum, C. M. (2004). Improving participation and quality of life through occupation. In G. Gillen & A. Burkhardt (Eds.). Stroke rehabilitation: A function-based approach (pp. 45-58). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

Baum, C. M., Bass Haugen, J. & Christiansen, C. (2005). A framework for decision-making occupations. In C. Christiansen & C. M. Baum (Eds.), Occupational therapy: Performance, participation and well-being.

Baum, C. M. & Christiansen, C. (2005). Outcomes of an occupation-based approach. In C. Christiansen & C. M. Baum (Eds.), Occupational therapy: Performance, participation and well-being.

Baum, C. M. & Christiansen, C. (2005). Overview of a PEOP framework to support occupation-based practice occupations. In C. Christiansen & C. M. Baum (Eds.), Occupational therapy: Performance, participation and well-being.

Edwards, D. F., Hahn, M. G., Dromerick, A. W. & Baum, C. M. (2005). Race differences in function and quality of life after mild stroke. Stroke, 34, 416.

Law, M., Baum, C. M., & Dunn, W. (2005). Occupational performance assessment. In C. Christiansen & C. M. Baum (Eds.), Occupational therapy: Performance, participation and well-being.

Edwards DF, Hahn MG, Baum C, Perlmutter MS, Sheedy C, Dromerick AW (2006): Screening Patients with Stroke for Rehabilitation Needs: Validation of the Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Guidelines. The American Society of Neurorehabilitation, 20(1): 42-48.

Edwards DF, Hahn M, Baum C, Dromerick AW (2006): The Impact of Mild Stroke on Meaningful Activity and Life Satisfaction. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 15 (5): 151-157.

Baum CM; Perlmutter M; Hollingsworth H, Bhorade A; Coleman A & Kass M: Engagement in Everyday Activity: the role of vision, cognition and depression (submitted).

Baum CM, Edwards DF, Morrison T, Hahn M & Dromerick MA. The Rehability, Validity, and Clinical Utility of the Executive Function Performance Test: A measure of executive function in a sample of persons with stroke. (submitted).

Baum, CM & Katz, N (in press) Occupational Therapy Approach to Assessing teh Relationship between cognition and function in Marcotte, T & Grant, I (eds). Everyday Functioning: translating laboratory perfomance to real world. Guilford Press.

CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail: baumc@msnotes.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