Katherine McDonald

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Katherine McDonald is a scholar working on Safety Research, Clinical Psychology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine McDonald has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Safety Research, 30 papers in Clinical Psychology and 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Katherine McDonald's work include Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (26 papers), Disability Rights and Representation (23 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (20 papers). Katherine McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (26 papers), Disability Rights and Representation (23 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (20 papers). Katherine McDonald collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Katherine McDonald's co-authors include Dora Raymaker, Christina Nicolaidis, Elesia Ashkenazy, Sebastian Dern, Steven K. Kapp, Christopher B. Keys, Michael Weiner, Erin Stack, Scott D. Landes and Maya Sabatello and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Journal of General Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Katherine McDonald

67 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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“Respect the way I need to communicate with you”: Healthcare experiences of adults on the autism spectrum

2015 315 citations Christina Nicolaidis, Dora Raymaker et al. profile →
The AASPIRE practice-based guidelines for the inclusion of autistic adults in research as co-researchers and study participants

2019 286 citations Christina Nicolaidis, Dora Raymaker et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Risks and Safeguards in Social‐Behavioural Research With Adults With Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Systematic Review 2025 ·Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities ·Katherine McDonald, (unknown), Ariel Schwartz	1
2	Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials and Procedures: Lessons from Research with Autistic People and People with Intellectual Disability 2025 ·Autism in Adulthood ·Anne V. Kirby, (unknown), Katherine McDonald, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Juliet Mancino, Maya Sabatello, (unknown), Christina Nicolaidis	0
3	Clinical validation of 3D virtual modelling for laparoscopic complete mesocolic excision with central vascular ligation for proximal colon cancer 2024 ·European Journal of Surgical Oncology ·(unknown), (unknown), Jeffrey Dalli, (unknown), (unknown), Katherine McDonald, Jessica O’Reilly, (unknown), (unknown), Ann Brannigan, Jürgen Mulsow, (unknown), James F. Jones, Helen M. Fenlon, Leo P. Lawler, Ronan A. Cahill	2
4	Disability rights and empowerment: Reflections on AJCP research and a call to action 2023 ·American Journal of Community Psychology ·Yolanda Suarez‐Balcazar, Fabricio E. Balcázar, Delphine Labbé, Katherine McDonald, Christopher B. Keys, Tina Taylor‐Ritzler, (unknown), Joy Agner	4
5	Eligibility criteria in NIH-funded clinical trials: Can adults with intellectual disability get in? 2022 ·Disability and health journal ·Katherine McDonald, Ariel Schwartz, Maya Sabatello	26
6	An Expert Discussion on Knowledge Translation in Autism in Adulthood Research 2021 ·Autism in Adulthood ·Anne V. Kirby, Katherine McDonald, James Cusack, Brenna B. Maddox, (unknown), Lisa Morgan, Anne M. Roux, Nidhi Singhal, (unknown)	5
7	Disability, Ethics, and Health Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 ·American Journal of Public Health ·Maya Sabatello, (unknown), Katherine McDonald, Paul S. Appelbaum	103
8	“Starting to Live a Life”: Understanding Full Participation for People With Disabilities After Institutionalization 2020 ·American Journal of Occupational Therapy ·Amber M. Angell, (unknown), (unknown), Katherine McDonald, (unknown), (unknown), Lex Frieden, (unknown), Joy Hammel	7
9	Creating Accessible Survey Instruments for Use with Autistic Adults and People with Intellectual Disability: Lessons Learned and Recommendations 2020 ·Autism in Adulthood ·Christina Nicolaidis, Dora Raymaker, Katherine McDonald, Emily M. Lund, Sandra M. Leotti, Steven K. Kapp, Marsha Katz, Leanne Beers, Clarissa Kripke, Joelle Maslak, (unknown), (unknown)	97
10	Community participation and public transportation barriers experienced by people with disabilities 2019 ·Disability and Rehabilitation ·Jill Bezyak, Scott A. Sabella, Joy Hammel, Katherine McDonald, Robin Jones, (unknown)	127
11	Satisfaction, safety, and supports: Comparing people with disabilities’ insider experiences about participation in institutional and community living 2019 ·Disability and health journal ·(unknown), Katherine McDonald, Louis Fogg, Nicole E. Conroy, (unknown), (unknown), Lex Frieden, Joy Hammel	11
12	Development of the AASPIRE Web Accessibility Guidelines for Autistic Web Users 2019 ·Autism in Adulthood ·Dora Raymaker, Steven K. Kapp, Katherine McDonald, Michael Weiner, Elesia Ashkenazy, Christina Nicolaidis	37
13	A quantitative study of attitudes toward the research participation of adults with intellectual disability: Do stakeholders agree? 2017 ·Disability and health journal ·Katherine McDonald, Nicole E. Conroy, Robert S. Olick, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), D. Flanigan, (unknown), (unknown), Michael D. Kennedy, Kathleen A. King, Christopher J. Mansfield, (unknown), (unknown), Margaret A. Turk, (unknown), Pamela L. Walker, (unknown)	17
14	Is It Worth It? Benefits in Research With Adults With Intellectual Disability 2016 ·Intellectual and developmental disabilities ·Katherine McDonald, Nicole E. Conroy, Robert S. Olick, (unknown)	31
15	Is Safety in the Eye of the Beholder? Safeguards in Research With Adults With Intellectual Disability 2016 ·Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics ·Katherine McDonald, Nicole E. Conroy, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Robert S. Olick	24
16	You say you want a revolution: An empirical study of community-based participatory research with people with developmental disabilities 2016 ·Disability and health journal ·Katherine McDonald, Erin Stack	61
17	Getting to Inclusion: People With Developmental Disabilities and the Americans With Disabilities Act Participatory Action Research Consortium 2016 ·Inclusion ·Joy Hammel, Katherine McDonald, Lex Frieden	6
18	“You Can’t be Cold and Scientific” 2015 ·Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics ·Katherine McDonald, (unknown), (unknown), Robert S. Olick	31
19	Intellectual disability and faith communities: perspectives of Catholic religious leaders 2015 ·Disability & Society ·(unknown), Katherine McDonald	15
20	Collaboration Strategies in Non-Traditional CBPR Partnerships: Lessons from an Academic-Community Partnership with Autistic Self-Advocates 2011 ·American Journal of Community Psychology ·Christina Nicolaidis, Dora Raymaker, Katherine McDonald, Sebastian Dern, Elesia Ashkenazy, (unknown), Scott Robertson, (unknown)	11

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