Stephen J. Page, Ph.D., F.A.H.A.
Stephen J. Page, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology, and Neurosciences, all at the University of Cincinnati Academic Medicine Center. He is also Director of the Motor Recovery Laboratory at Drake Rehabilitation Center. He is the author of over 55 peer reviewed articles, and has made over 80 national and international professional presentations. Currently, Dr. Page is the principal investigator of 4 grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, site PI for 2 FDA trials of new rehabilitative devices for stroke patients, and PI of several other grants. Virtually all of his work focuses on restoring movement after stroke.Dr. Page graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the College of Wooster, completed a Master of Science Degree at Ball State University, and graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Motor Learning and Control from The University of Tennessee. At both Ball State and Tennessee, Page was recognized as Outstanding Graduate Student. Page also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in rehabilitation research at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. In 2004, Page was named a fellow of the American Stroke Association. Moreover, in February 2006, Dr. Page and his team received the HealthCare Hero Award, given annually by the Cincinnati Business Courier to recognize outstanding work with the uninsured. In October, 2006, Dr. Page received the first ever Deborah Wilkerson Early Career Award, presented by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, and, in 2007, received a certificate of appreciation for his work from the American Occupational Therapy Association. Most recently, in 2008, Dr. Page was recognized UC's highest honor for an individual faculty member: the UC President's Excellence Award.
Dr. Page also feels a strong commitment to the patients that he endeavors to serve, and he ventures into the community at least once/month to “spread the word” about best practices to recover from a devastating stroke, both to patients and to clinicians. Dr. Page is also an active volunteer for the American Heart Association and, in 2005, Dr. Page was recognized as the Heart Association volunteer with the most community speaking hours. Dr. Page also attends several stroke support groups each month, acting as a resource for stroke patients and their families.