Marissa Meucci
Assistant Professor College of Health & Wellness Department of Physical Therapy Providence
Biography
Marissa Meucci, PT, MSPT, Ph.D., is a physical therapist and health services researcher whose work focuses on improving the safety and independence of community-dwelling older adults. Her research examines healthcare services and policies that support older adults in safely remaining in their homes and communities as they age. She is particularly interested in the effectiveness of rehabilitation and physical therapy services and understanding care trajectories at the population level.
Dr. Meucci earned her Ph.D. in health services research from the Brown University School of Public Health. Her research uses large administrative claims and other population-based datasets to examine patterns of healthcare utilization and outcomes among older adults. She holds a master’s degree in physical therapy from Boston University’s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Her clinical experience includes inpatient rehabilitation and home health, with a focus on patients with neurological conditions such as stroke and brain injury.
Education
PhD, Brown University
Health Services
MS, Boston University
Physical Therapy
BS, Boston University
Health Studies
Physical Therapist
Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), Board of Physical Therapy
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Health Services Research Dissertation Grant (R36)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Sargent College Alumni Scholarship for Graduate Study
Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
American Physical Therapy Association
Cohen, S. & Ahmed, N. & Brown, M. & Meucci, M. & Greaney, M. (March 1, 2022). Rural-urban differences in informal caregiving and health-related quality of life.. (Journal Article).
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 38(2), 442-456.
Meucci, M. & Kurth, N. & Shireman, T. & Hall, J. (January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1, 2018). Availability of Medicaid home- and community-based services for older Americans and people with physical disabilities.. (Journal Article).
Home health care services quarterly, 37(1), 41-59.
Meucci, M. & Gozalo, P. & Dosa, D. & Allen, S. (October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 1, 2016). Variation in the Presence of Simple Home Modifications of Older Americans: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.. (Journal Article).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64(10), 2081-2087.
Jung, H. & Meucci, M. & Unruh, M. & Mor, V. & Dosa, D. (January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2013). Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Home Residents Admitted with Hip Fracture. (Journal Article).
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61(1), 101-106.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12043
Resnik, L. & Meucci, M. & Lieberman-Klinger, S. & Fantini, C. & Kelty, D. & Disla, R. & Sasson, N. (April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 1, 2012). Advanced upper limb prosthetic devices: implications for upper limb prosthetic rehabilitation.. (Journal Article).
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 93(4), 710-7.