Dr Paulo Pelicioni

Qualifications

BPT Physiotherapy

Postgraduate Certificate in Motor Learning

MSc in Human Movement Sciences

PhD in Public Health and Community Medicine

Certified for MDS-UPDRS training program and exercise

Awards Prizes and Invitations

2020 – Awarded with two A grades (A is the highest grade in the UNSW grading system. Two grades are awarded);

2019 – The Helen and Emanuel Poteris Award (2019);

2019 – Invitation for an academic visit to the German Sport University;

2017 – De Luca Foundation 2017 Student Travel grant to participate in the International Society of Biomechanics Conference;

2017 – University of New South Wales Travel Grant to participate in the International Society of Posture and Gait Research Conference;

2016 – 2020 – NeuRA Supplementary Scholarship;

2016 – 2020 – PhD Scholarship full funded by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal do Ensino Superior, Brazil;

2014 – São Paulo State University Travel Grant;

2013 – 2015 – MSc full scholarship funded by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil;

2013 –  São Paulo State University Travel Grant;

2013 –  2014 – Research internship scholarship developed at Neuroscience Research Australia, fully funded by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil;

2010 – Scientific initiation prize 2010 – Anhnaguera College;

2009 – Scientific initiation prize 2009 – Anhnaguera College;

2007 – 2010 – Undergraduate fully funded by Programa Universidade Para Todos, Brazil

Professional Disciplinary Involvement

2020 – Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park Health Care Group – Invited Research Advisor

2020 – Affiliated Research Fellow at Posture and Gait Studies Laboratory, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro – Brazil

2020 – Fundação Nacional de Desenvolviment do Ensino Superior Particular (FUNADESP, Brazil) – Invited Research Advisor

2020 – Reviewer for the PLoS One

2020 – Reviewer for the Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

2020 – Reviewer for the New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy

2019 – Reviewer for the Peer

2019 – Reviewer for the European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

2019 – Reviewer for the Motriz – Journal of Physical Education

2019 – Reviewer for the Journal of Sensors

2019 – Reviewer for the Clinical Epidemiology

2019 – Member of the Parkinson’s NSW organization

2018 – 2019 – Social Committee Chair, Early and Mid-Career Committee (EMCC) at Neuroscience Research Australia

2017 – current – Member of the Communication Committee for the International Society of Posture and Gait Research

2017 – Social Media Committee, Motor Impairment Group, at Neuroscience Research Australia

2016 – current – Reviewer for the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

2016 – current – Junior member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society

2016 – current – Member of the Australian and New Zealand falls Prevention Society

2011 – 2018 – Registered Physiotherapist – Brazilian Physiotherapy Board

2011 – current – Member of the Brazilian Society of Motor Behaviour

Conference Presentations

• Cognitive and motor cortices activity during complex stepping tasks in older people at high risk of falling. The 4th Australian Biology of Ageing Conference, 2019, Sydney, Australia.
• Effects of step training in older people and people with Parkinson’s disease on haemodynamic changes in cognitive and motor cortical areas during stepping performance and gait adaptability. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress, 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Prefrontal and motor cortical activity during stepping tasks in older people at low and high risk of falling. International Society for Posture and Gait Research World Congress, 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Cognitive contributions to the control of balance during stepping in young and older adults – a fNIRS study. 1st International Motor Impairment Conference, Sydney, Australia.
• Motor and prefrontal cortical activation during a complex stepping task in older people. 8th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference, 2018, Hobart,Australia.
• Insights into the cortical control of balance during choice-stepping reaction time tasks: a fNIRS study. Symposium of the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society and the Neuroscience Research Australia Motor Impairment Program, 2017, Sydney, Australia.
• Gait stability is affected by antiparkinsonian medication in Parkinson’s disease subtypes. XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2017, Brisbane/Australia.
• Sit-to-walk fluidity is impaired in the postural instability and gait difficulty Parkinson’s disease subtype. XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2017, Brisbane/Australia.
• Cognitive activity measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy during walking tasks in young adults, older adults and clinical groups: a systematic review. International Society of Posture and Gait Research World Congress, 2017, Fort Lauderdale/USA.
• Effects of mild and marked cognitive impairment on gait stability and risk of falls in people with Parkinson’s disease. International Society of Posture and Gait Research World Congress, 2017, Fort Lauderdale/USA.
• Fall risk factors and circumstances in Parkinson’s disease subtypes. 7th Biennial Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference, 2016, Melbourne/Australia.
• The relation between the performance of transition phase of sit-to-walk and strength components in Parkinson’s disease patients. 18th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Sciences, 2013, Barcelona/Spain.

Other Publications 

PAPERS

• MORAIS, L.C., PEREIRA, M.P., LAHR, J., PELICIONI, P.H.S., RINALDI, N.M., GOBBI, L.T.B. Predictors of the functional reach test in people with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Physical Education, v. 28, p. 1-8, 2017. DOI: 10.4025/jphyseduc.v28i1.2846.
• PEREIRA, M.P., PELICIONI, P.H.S., GOBBI, L.T.B. The role of proprioception in the sagittal setting of anticipatory postural adjustments during gait initiation. Human Movement, v. 16, p. 200-207, 2015. DOI: 10.1515/humo-2015-0049.
• PELICIONI, P.H.S., PEREIRA, M.P., LAHR, J., GOBBI, L.T.B. Kinetic and kinematic analysis of sit to walk task in young and elderly people. Revista Brasileira de Ciências do Esporte, v. 37, n. 3, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.rbce.2013.05.002.

BOOK CHAPTERS

• GOBBI, L.T.B., LAHR, J., JAIMES, D.A.R., PESTANA, M.B., PELICIONI, P.H.S. Effects of physical activity on walking in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. In: BARBIERI, F.A., VITÓRIO, R. (Org.) Locomotion and Posture in Older Adults. 1 ed. Cham-Switzerland: Springer, 2017, p. 177-193. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48980-3-12.
• GOBBI, L.T.B., BARBIERI, F.A., VITORIO, R., PEREIRA, M.P., TEIXEIRA-ARROYO, C., SANTOS, P.C.R., MORAIS, L.C., PELICIONI, P.H.S., SIMIELI, L., ORCIOLI-SILVA, D., LAHR, J., HAMANAKA, A.Y.Y., SALLES, A.C., ALVES, A.P.T., TAKAKI, C.B., LIRANI-SILVA, E., CEZAR, F.A., STELLA, F., FERREIRA, M.D.T.O., CAETANO, M.J.D., RINALDI, N.M., FORMAGGIO, P.M., BATISTELA, R.A., RAILE, V. Long-Term Multimodal Exercise Program Improves Motor and Non-Motor Parameters of People with Parkinson´s Disease. In: RANA, A.Q. (Org.) A synopsis of Parkinson´s Disease. 1 ed. Rijeka-Croatia: InTech, 2014, p. 147-160. DOI: 10.5772/57104.
• Mr Pelicioni is co-author of another scientific paper and other 3 book chapters published in Portuguese.
• You are free to walk! Measuring cortical activity out of the scanner during locomotor tasks. International Society of Posture and Gait Research blog 09/09/2019, ispgr.org/you-are-free-to-walk/ (academic blog).
• Pelicioni PHS, Menant JC, Lord SR. Neural correlates of stepping response in people with Parkinson’s disease. Open Science Framework, 11/9/2019, osf.io/fjur7 (hypothesis registration).
• Pelicioni PHS, Menant JC, Lord SR. Neural correlates of gait adaptability in people with Parkinson’s disease. Open Science Framework, 14/10/2019, osf.io/74k2h (hypothesis registration).