Previous Research
2025:
- Wani, D. K., Chandrana, A., Alomar, J. A., Pacheco, A., Macpherson, C. E., Kipnis, D., Fineman, J., Rafferty, M., Katus, L., Shah, H., Quinn, L. (2025). Reliability and variability of self-reported physical activity and exercise self-efficacy measures among people with Parkinson disease. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2460727
- Macpherson C, Kempner K, King M, Kaplan, M, Pacheco A, Wani D, Kuo S, Quinn L. Feasibility of a Telehealth Physical Activity Coaching Intervention for Degenerative Cerebellar Ataxia. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy ():10.1097/NPT.0000000000000516, May 09, 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000516
2024:
- Kipnis, D.*, Pacheco, A.*, Delfing, D., Toomer-Mensah, N., Macpherson, C. E., Rieger, J., Parker, A., Coley, R. B., Coley, D., Shah, H., & Quinn, L. (2024). Community-based participatory research approach to address healthcare disparities confronting members of the Black Diaspora with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 119, 105936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105936 * co-first authors
- Kipnis D, Lin M, Pacheco A, Mensah N, Gu Y, Macpherson C, Kempner K, Parker A, Coley B, Coley D, Shah H, Quinn L. Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Care for Historically Marginalized Communities Affected by Parkinson Disease: A Qualitative Study. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02011-2
2023:
- Pacheco A, van Schaik T, Paleyes N, Blacutt M, Vega J, Schreier A, Zhang H, Macpherson C, Desai R, Jancke G, Quinn L A Wearable Vibratory Device (The Emma Watch) to Address Action Tremor in Parkinson Disease: Pilot Feasibility Study JMIR Biomed Eng 2023;8:e40433. URL: https://biomedeng.jmir.org/2023/1/e40433
2022:
- Macpherson CE, Shih H-JS, Pacheco A, McGill R, Quinn L., On “Updates in Motor Learning: Implications for Physical Therapy Practice and Education.” [Letter to the Editor]. Leech KA, Roemmich RT, Gordon J, Reisman DS, Cherry-Allen KM. Phys Ther. 2022;102:pzab250. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzab250, Physical Therapy, Volume 102, Issue 8, August 2022, pzac083, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzac083
Non Peer-Reviewed Publications
2025:
- Pacheco, A. C. (2025). Implementation of consumer wearable devices as a self-management tool in a physical activity coaching program for people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease: A mixed methods study (Order No. 31996157). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (3205340664).
2022:
- The PD Movers: We Keep Moving, Living and Thriving with Parkinson’s Disease in Our Black and African American Communities Edited and compiled by Danielle Kipnis, Michele Lin, Hiral Shah, Lori Quinn and Anita Parker. Illustrations by Randell Pearson. Contributions by Alissa Pacheco, Chelsea Macpherson, and Elizabeth Delaney (2022)