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Research interests
Dr. McDonald uses ecological theory and social action research to understand and promote the community integration of individuals with disabilities.
Education
Community & Prevention Research Psychology, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
Award Date: May 3 2006
Community & Prevention Research Psychology (major); Statistics, Methods and Measurement (minor), MA, University of Illinois at Chicago
Award Date: May 31 2003
Human Development & Family Studies (major); French (Minor), BS - with Honors, Cornell Unièersity
Award Date: May 31 1998
Research Interests
- Respectful, Inclusive Research with Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Participatory Action Research Addressing Disparities
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Projects
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Community and Work Participation Disparities: A Program of the ADA Participation Action Research Consortium (ADA PARC)
McDonald, K. E., Blanck, P. & Morris, M.
Department of Health & Human Services, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
9/30/17 → 9/29/22
Project: Research project
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Autism and Skilled Employment: An Exploratory Study to Inform Future Intervention
National Institutes of Health/DHHS, Portland State University
12/14/16 → 11/30/18
Project: Research project
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Disability and Rehabilitation Research Program: The Community for All Project
Administration for Community Living/DHHS
4/1/15 → 9/29/19
Project: Research project
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“[I] don’t wanna just be like a cog in the machine”: Narratives of autism and skilled employment
Raymaker, D. M., Sharer, M., Maslak, J., Powers, L. E., McDonald, K. E., Kapp, S. K., Moura, I., Wallington, A. F. & Nicolaidis, C., Jan 2023, In: Autism. 27, 1, p. 65-75 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Creating Academic-Community Partnerships to Jointly Enhance Advocacy and Research on Violence and Disability: Two Case Examples
Lund, E. M., Hughes, R. B., McDonald, K. E., Leotti, S., Katz, M. R., Beers, L. M. & Nicolaidis, C., 2022, In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. 14, 6, p. 956-963 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Eligibility criteria in NIH-funded clinical trials: Can adults with intellectual disability get in?
McDonald, K. E., Schwartz, A. E. & Sabatello, M., Oct 2022, In: Disability and Health Journal. 15, 4, 101368.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Facilitating the inclusion of adults with intellectual disability as direct respondents in research: Strategies for fostering trust, respect, accessibility and engagement
McDonald, K. E., Gibbons, C., Conroy, N. & Olick, R. S., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 35, 1, p. 170-178 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Racial-ethnic inequities in age at death among adults with/without intellectual and developmental disability in the United States
Landes, S. D., Wilmoth, J. M., McDonald, K. E. & Smith, A. N., Mar 2022, In: Preventive Medicine. 156, 106985.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
Press and Media
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Next on diversity: inclusion of participants with cognitive impairment in clinical trials
12/8/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Here's how to raise inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in clinical trials
11/26/22
1 item of Media coverage
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ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OFTEN EXCLUDED FROM CLINICAL TRIALS, RESEARCH FINDS
11/15/22
1 item of Media coverage
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25 TO LEAD: WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP INAUGURAL COHORT BEGINS INTENSIVE, INTENTIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Katherine E McDonald, Christine Elaine Ashby, Jamie L Winders, Heather Coleman, Marcelle Haddix, Lynn Brann, Shikha Nangia, Saba Siddiki, Amanda Eubanks Winkler, Jane M Read, Yutaka Sho, Heidi Hehnly, Julia Carboni & Emily Stokes-Rees
7/1/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment