Terry Ellis, PhD, PT, FAPTA

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Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

• Neurorehabilitation
• Parkinson disease / Clinical Practice Guidelines / Physical Therapy Models of Care
• Characterizing and improving walking behavior in persons with Parkinson disease
• Mobile health technologies / Digital Therapeutics
• Augmenting walking capacity using soft robotic systems in persons with Parkinson disease and stroke

Courses Taught

 

Selected Publications

Lists of published works: Google Scholar

Topically organized bibliography with reprints

Partial Bibliography at PubMed

• Liu Y, Zhang G, Tarolli CG, Hristov R, Jensen-Roberts S, Waddell EM, Myers TL, Pawlik ME, Soto JM, Wilson RM, Yang Y, Nordahl T, Lizarraga KJ, Adams JL, Schneider RB, Kieburtz K, Ellis T, Dorsey ER, Katabi D. Monitoring gait at home with radio waves in Parkinson’s disease: A marker of severity, progression, and medication response. Sci Transl Med. 2022 Sep 21;14(663):eadc9669. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adc9669. Epub 2022 Sep 21. PMID: 36130014.
• Yang Y, Yuan Y, Zhang G, Wang H, Chen YC, Liu Y, Tarolli CG, Crepeau D, Bukartyk J, Junna MR, Videnovic A, Ellis TD, Lipford MC, Dorsey R, Katabi D. Artificial intelligence-enabled detection and assessment of Parkinson’s disease using nocturnal breathing signals. Nat Med. 2022 Aug 22. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01932-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35995955.
• Lang CE, Holleran CL, Strube MJ, Ellis TD, Newman CA, Fahey M, DeAngelis TR, Nordahl TJ, Reisman DS, Earhart GM, Lohse KR, Bland MD. Improvement in the capacity for activity vs. improvement in performance of activity in daily life during outpatient rehabilitation. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2022 Aug 4. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000413. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35930404.
• Osborne JA, Botkin R, Colon-Semenza C, DeAngelis TR, Gallardo OG, Kosakowski H, Martello J, Pradhan S, Rafferty M, Readinger JL, Whitt AL, Ellis TD. Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Physical Therapy Association. Phys Ther. 2021 Dec 28:pzab302. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab302. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34963139.
• Shields RK; Benchmarking Research Advances Value in Education (BRAVE) Group, Dudley-Javoroski S. Benchmarking in Academic Physical Therapy: A Multicenter Trial Using the PT-GQ Survey. Phys Ther. 2021 Dec 1;101(12):pzab229. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab229. PMID: 34723335.
• Mirelman A, Ben Or Frank M, Melamed M, Granovsky L, Nieuwboer A, Rochester L, Del Din S, Avanzino L, Pelosin E, Bloem BR, Della Croce U, Cereatti A, Bonato P, Camicioli R, Ellis T, Hamilton JL, Hass CJ, Almeida QJ, Inbal M, Thaler A, Shirvan J, Cedarbaum JM, Giladi N, Hausdorff JM. Detecting Sensitive Mobility Features for Parkinson’s Disease Stages Via Machine Learning. Mov Disord. 2021 Sep;36(9):2144-2155. doi: 10.1002/mds.28631. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID: 33955603.
• Arens P, Siviy C, Bae J, Choe DK, Karavas N, Baker T, Ellis TD, Awad LN, Walsh CJ. Real-time gait metric estimation for everyday gait training with wearable devices in people poststroke. Wearable Technol. 2021;2:e2. doi: 10.1017/wtc.2020.11. Epub 2021 Mar 25. PMID: 34396094; PMCID: PMC8360352.
• Porciuncula F, Baker TC, Arumukhom Revi D, Bae J, Sloutsky R, Ellis TD, Walsh CJ, Awad LN. Targeting Paretic Propulsion and Walking Speed With a Soft Robotic Exosuit: A Consideration-of-Concept Trial. Front Neurorobot. 2021 Jul 28;15:689577. doi: 10.3389/fnbot.2021.689577. PMID: 34393750; PMCID: PMC8356079.
• Zajac JA, Cavanaugh JT, Baker T, Colón-Semenza C, DeAngelis TR, Duncan RP, Fulford D, LaValley M, Nordahl T, Rawson KS, Saint-Hilaire M, Thomas CA, Earhart GM, Ellis TD. Are Mobile Persons With Parkinson Disease Necessarily More Active? J Neurol Phys Ther. 2021 Oct 1;45(4):259-265. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000362. PMID: 34091569; PMCID: PMC8460597.
• Colón-Semenza C, Fulford D, Ellis T. Effort-Based Decision-Making for Exercise in People with Parkinson’s Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2021;11(2):725-735. doi: 10.3233/JPD-202353. PMID: 33459665.
• von Lühmann A, Zheng Y, Ortega-Martinez A, Kiran S, Somers DC, Cronin-Golomb A, Awad LN, Ellis TD, Boas DA, Yücel MA. Towards Neuroscience of the Everyday World (NEW) using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Curr Opin Biomed Eng. 2021 Jun;18:100272. doi: 10.1016/j.cobme.2021.100272. Epub 2021 Feb 3. PMID: 33709044; PMCID: PMC7943029.
• Ellis TD, Colón-Semenza C, DeAngelis TR, Thomas CA, Hilaire MS, Earhart GM, Dibble LE. Evidence for Early and Regular Physical Therapy and Exercise in Parkinson’s Disease. Semin Neurol. 2021 Apr;41(2):189-205. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1725133. Epub 2021 Mar 19. PMID: 33742432; PMCID: PMC8678920.
• Dibble LE, Ellis TD. The sobering and puzzling reality of rehabilitation referrals for Parkinson disease.
  Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 Feb;83:113-114. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.01.016. Epub 2021 Feb 1. PMID: 33551313.
• Ellis TD, Earhart GM. Digital Therapeutics in Parkinson’s Disease: Practical Applications and Future Potential. J Parkinsons Dis. 2021;11(s1):S95-S101. doi: 10.3233/JPD-202407. PMID: 33646177; PMCID: PMC8292155.
• Schootemeijer S, van der Kolk NM, Ellis T, Mirelman A, Nieuwboer A, Nieuwhof F, Schwarzschild MA, de Vries NM, Bloem BR. Barriers and Motivators to Engage in Exercise for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease. J Parkinsons Dis. 2020;10(4):1293-1299. doi: 10.3233/JPD-202247. PMID: 32925106; PMCID: PMC7739964.
• Siviy, C., Bae, J., Baker, L., Porciuncula, F., Baker, T., Ellis, T. D., Awad, L. N., & Walsh, C. J. (2020). Offline assistance optimization of a soft exosuit for augmenting ankle power of stroke survivors during walking. IEEE robotics and automation letters, 5(2), 828–835. https://doi.org/10.1109/lra.2020.2965072.
• Awad, L. N., Kudzia, P., Revi, D. A., Ellis, T. D., & Walsh, C. J. (2020). Walking faster and farther with a soft robotic exosuit: Implications for post-stroke gait assistance and rehabilitation. IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology, 1, 108–115. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojemb.2020.2984429
• Holleran CL, Bland MD, Reisman DS, Ellis TD, Earhart GM, Lang CE. Day-to-Day Variability of Walking Performance Measures in Individuals Poststroke and Individuals With Parkinson Disease. Neurol Phys Ther. 2020 Oct;44(4):241-247. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000327. PMID: 32769671; PMCID: PMC7486249.
• Landers MR, Ellis TD. A Mobile App Specifically Designed to Facilitate Exercise in Parkinson Disease: Single-Cohort Pilot Study on Feasibility, Safety, and Signal of Efficacy. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Oct 5;8(10):e18985. doi: 10.2196/18985. PMID: 33016887; PMCID: PMC7573700.
• Ellis T, Billinger SA. Author Response to Scorza et al. Phys Ther. 2020 Jul 19;100(7):1230. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa062. PMID: 32280976.
• Nordahl TJ, Ellis TD. Commentary on “Predictive Factors of Fall-Related Activity Avoidance in People
  With Parkinson Disease-A Longitudinal Study With a 3-Year Follow-up”. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2020;44(3):195-196. doi:10.1097/NPT.0000000000000322.
• Rawson KS, Cavanaugh JT, Colon-Semenza C, DeAngelis T, Duncan RP, Fulford D, LaValley MP, Mazzoni P, Nordahl T, Quintiliani LM, Saint-Hilaire M, Thomas CA, Earhart GM, Ellis TD. Design of the WHIP-PD study: a phase II, twelve-month, dual-site, randomized controlled trial evaluating the effects of a cognitive-behavioral approach for promoting enhanced walking activity using mobile health technology in people with Parkinson-disease. BMC Neurol. 2020 Apr 20;20(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01718-z. PMID: 32312243; PMCID: PMC7171812.
• Hutchinson K, Sloutsky R, Collimore A, Adams B, Harris B, Ellis TD, Awad LN. A Music-Based Digital Therapeutic: Proof-of-Concept Automation of a Progressive and Individualized Rhythm-Based Walking Training Program After Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2020 Nov;34(11):986-996. doi: 10.1177/1545968320961114. Epub 2020 Oct 10. PMID: 33040685.
• Park EJ, Akbas T, Eckert-Erdheim A, Sloot LH, Nuckols RW, Orzel D, Schumm L, Ellis TD, Awad LN, Walsh CJ. A hinge-free, non-restrictive, lightweight tethered exosuit for knee extension assistance during walking. IEEE Trans Med Robot Bionics. 2020;2(2):165-175. doi: 10.1109/tmrb.2020.2989321. Epub 2020 Apr 21. PMID: 33748694; PMCID: PMC7977627.
• Siviy C, Bae J, Baker L, Porciuncula F, Baker T, Ellis TD, Awad LN, Walsh CJ. Offline assistance optimization of a soft exosuit for augmenting ankle power of stroke survivors during walking. IEEE Robot Autom Lett. 2020;5(2):828-835. doi: 10.1109/lra.2020.2965072. Epub 2020 Jan 9. PMID: 33748413; PMCID: PMC7971105.
• Awad LN, Kudzia P, Revi DA, Ellis TD, Walsh CJ. Walking faster and farther after stroke with a soft robotic exosuit: Implications for post-stroke gait assistance and rehabilitation. IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. April 2020. Doi; 10.1109/OJEMB.2020.2984429.
• Ellis T. Exercise in Parkinson’s Disease: are we narrowing in on the essential elements? Lancet Neurol 2019 Nov;18(11);982-983. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30348-5. Epub 2019 Sep 11.
• Mirelman A, Bonato P, Camicioli R, Ellis TD, Giladi N, Hamilton JL, Hass CJ, Hausdorff JM, Pelosin E, Almeida QJ. Gait Impairments in Parkinson’s disease. Lancet Neurol. 2019 Jul; 18(7):697-708. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30044-4. Epub 2019 Apr 8. Review.
• Ellis TD, Cavanaugh JT, DeAngelis T, Hendron K, Thomas CA, Saint-Hilaire M, Pencina K, Latham NK. Comparative Effectiveness of mHealth-Supported Exercise Compared With Exercise Alone for People With Parkinson Disease: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Phys Ther. 2019 Feb 1;99(2):203-216. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy131. PMID: 30715489.
• Ellis TD, Dibble LE, Peterson DS. Moving Beyond Effectiveness. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2019 Jan;43(1):1-2. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000248. PMID:30531380.
• Ellis TD, Rochester L. Mobilizing Parkinson’s Disease: The Future of Exercise. Journal of Parkinson’s disease. 2018; 8(s1):S95-s100. DOI 10.3233/JPD-181489.

Selected Presentations

• Ellis T. Implementing a Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program for Persons with Parkinson Disease: Evidence for Early Implementation of Self-Management. International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Madrid, Spain; September 15-18, 2022.
• Ellis T. Digital Health supported exercise in persons with Chronic Neurological Conditions. American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Research; 2022 Retreat – Advances in Rehabilitation Technology; Beverly, MA; July 11-14 2022.
• Goldman J, Volpe D, Ellis T, Wood J, Kasman G. Rehabilitation & Parkinson Disease: Optimizing Outcomes at all Stages. Parkinson’s Foundation Centers of Excellence Leadership International Conference; Boston, MA; May 12, 2022.
• Ellis T. Annual Greene Invited Lecturer 2022. Springfield College, Department of Physical Therapy. Each year, a noted scholar in the field of Physical Therapy is invited to campus to deliver the Greene Lecture to faculty, students and clinicians; Springfield, MA; April 7, 2022.
• Ellis T. Irma Ruebling Invited Distinguished Speaker for 2022. Saint Louis University Program in Physical Therapy. This speaker series was named in honor of Irma Ruebling, the former Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at Saint Louis University, who envisioned a forum where distinguished investigators come to campus and interact with faculty, students, and clinicians to foster dialog about important issues and trends in physical therapy research; Saint Louis, MO; March 24, 2022.
• Ellis T. Real World Walking in Parkinson Disease. What Really Matters? Shirley Ryan Ability Lab: Legs & Walking AbilityLab. Research Seminar Series. Chicago, IL (Virtual); October 4, 2021.
• Ellis T. Rehabilitation Medicine Initiative. Leaders in Research Group. Importance of Early and Regular Physical Therapy over the disease continuum in Parkinson Disease. Parkinson’s Foundation. May 26, 2021.
• Ellis T. Update on Physiotherapy in Parkinson’s disease. Pills on PD Rehabilitation Webinar Series (Virtual); Fresco Parkinson Institute; Fiesole Italy; May 5, 2021.
• Ellis T. Mobile Health Technologies Bring Therapeutic Exercise to the Home during a Pandemic. La Trobe University Academic Research Collaborative in Health (ARCH) Digital Public Education Seminar Program. Melbourne, Australia (Virtual); November 24, 2020.
• Ellis T, Jagota P. Physical Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease. International Congress of Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders: Special Topics in Movement Disorders (Virtual); September 14, 2020.
• Ellis T, Thomas S. International Congress of Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders. Proactive Patient Management. Nice, France; September 22-26, 2019.
• Ellis T, Dibble L, Mak M. 5 th World Parkinson Congress 2019. Is there a “best” exercise for Parkinson’s Disease? Benefits of Aerobic, Resistance and Balance exercise for PD. Kyoto, Japan; June 4-7; 2019.

Licenses and Certifications

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Registration in Allied Health Professions Physical Therapist License, 1988 – present
• Board Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist 1999 to present

Awards and Honors

• American Parkinson Disease Association Shawn Thornton Award for Excellence (2022)
• Catherine Worthingham Fellow, American Physical Therapy Association (2020)
• Excellence in Research Award, Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting (2019)
• Chattanooga Research Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) (2016)