Stacie A. Salsbury, Ph.D., R.N.
Professor, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research
Research Interests
Spine care and symptom self-management in midlife and older adults; complementary and integrative health.
Research Keywords
gerontology, qualitative methods, integrative medicine, chronic illness, back and neck pain, pain management, chiropractic, clinical trials, health services research, patient-centered care, nursing, veteran health, patient perspectives, stakeholder engagement, implementation science, interprofessional collaboration, patient safety
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Doctor of Philosophy, Nursing, Gerontology (Ph.D.), University of Iowa
- Master of Science in Nursing, Gerontology (M.S.N.), University of Iowa
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), University of Iowa
- Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing, Scott Community College
Recent Awards/Key Committees
- Member, Research Committee, World Federation of Chiropractic
- Executive Committee, Global Patient Safety Task Force, World Federation of Chiropractic
- Member, Scientific Commission, The Clinical Compass
- Member, Pain Management Collaboratory, Partner Engagement and Implementation Science Workgroups
- Member, Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory, Implementation Science and Health Equity Cores
- Editorial Board Member, Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Chiropractic Education
- Member, Research Honors Committee, Palmer College of Chiropractic
- WOC Appointment, Research & Development, Iowa City VA Health Care System
- Peer Reviewer, 45+ biomedical journals
- Member, NIH-DoD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory, Stakeholder Engagement and Implementation Science Workgroups
- Alternate Member, Palmer Institutional Review Board
Funded Grants/Projects, 2011 - Present
Active Aging for Spine Health: Development of a Novel e-Health Intervention for Older Adults and Doctors of Chiropractic
Co-Principal Investigator
Chiropractic Care for Veterans: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Addressing Dose Effects for cLBP (VERDICT)
Co-Investigator
Collaborative Care for Veterans with Spine Pain and Mental Health Conditions (COCOV)
Co-Investigator
Kiernan Chiropractic Care in Rehabilitation at Crotched Mountain Specialty Hospital
Co-Investigator
Chiropractic Integration into Multidisciplinary Healthcare Systems
Co-Investigator
Co-Management of Older Adults with Low Back Pain by Medical Physicians and Doctors of Chiropractic (COCOA)
Clinical Project Manager, Co-Investigator
Implementation of the American College of Physicians Guideline for Low Back Pain: A Cluster
Randomized Trial (IMPACt-LBP) Co-Investigator
Selected Publications
“Like peanut butter to jelly”: a qualitative study of chiropractic care and home exercise among older adults with spinal disability
Author(s): Maiers M, Salsbury SA
Publication: Arthritis Care Res
Volume: 74
Issue: 11
Page(s): 1933-1941
Year: 2022
Be good, communicate, and collaborate: a qualitative analysis of stakeholder perspectives on adding a chiropractor to the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team
Author(s): Salsbury SA, Vining RD, Gosselin D, Goertz CM
Publication: Chiropr Man Therap
Volume: 26
Page(s): 29
Year: 2018
The World Health Organization Global Patient Safety Action Plan: a commentary with priorities for the chiropractic profession.
Author(s): Coleman BC, Rubinstein SM, Salsbury SA, Swain M, Brown R, Pohlman KA
Publication: Chiropr Man Therap
Care Outcomes for Chiropractic Outpatient Veterans (COCOV): a qualitative study with veteran stakeholders from a pilot trial of multimodal chiropractic care.
Author(s): Salsbury SA, Twist E, Wallace RB, Vining RD, Goertz CM, Long CR
Publication: Chiropr Man Therap
Year: 2022
Qualitative analysis of illness representations and coping perceptions among older adults with chronic spinal disability: “a thought in the back of my mind”.
Author(s): Salsbury SA, Maiers M.
Publication: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume: 44
Page(s): 652-662
Year: 2021
