Sara Palmer,  Ph.D.

Sara Palmer received her Ph.D. in Psychology from the City University of New York in 1982. She has worked as a rehabilitation psychologist in university, hospital and private practice settings. She has been a clinical consultant to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 1985, joined the faculty in 1999, and was the attending psychologist for the spinal cord injury team at Good Samaritan Hospital from 2002 -2007. She currently holds a part-time faculty appointment.

Dr. Palmer currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Maryland Psychological Association and chairs their Committee on Disability Issues. She is a frequent presenter of professional and community workshops on psychosocial issues related to disability and rehabilitation. She is the first author of Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living, a book for people with spinal cord injuries and their families.

Education and Certifications:

• PhD   1982  City University of New York, clinical psychology
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Medical Rehabilitation Research, 2000-2001, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Licensed Psychologist in the State of Maryland

Faculty Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, Part-time, Johns Hopkins University Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Hospital Appointments:

• 1983  Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
• 1999  Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Representative Publications: 

Wegener S, Bechtold Kortte K, Hill-Briggs F, Johnson-Greene D, Palmer S, & Salorio C. Rehabilitation Psychology Assessment and Intervention. In R. Braddom (Ed.) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition, London, Elsevier, 2007.

Palmer S, Glass TA, Palmer JB, Loo S, Wegener ST. Crisis intervention with individuals and their families following stroke: a model for psychosocial services during inpatient rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Psychology, 49(4), November, 2004.

Glass TA, Palmer S. Cerebrovascular disease: Psychosocial aspects. In Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior. NB Anderson (ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. pp. 166-167, 2004.

Palmer S, Wegener ST. Rehabilitation psychology: overview and key concepts. Maryland Medicine, Autumn, 2003

Palmer S, Glass TA. Family function and stroke recovery: a review. Rehabilitation Psychology 48: 255-265, November, 2003.

Palmer S, Kriegsman KH, Palmer JB. Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide For Living.  Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.

Current Address:

Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Good Samaritan Hospital
5601 Loch Raven Blvd, POB, suite 406,
Baltimore, MD, 21239, USA.

Phone: (410) 532-4700 / Toll Free 1-888-JHU-REHAB (548-7342)
Fax: (410) 532-4770
Email: spalmer@jhmi.edu