About the Authors
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Rachel Dolhun, MD, DipABLM
Principal Medical Advisor
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’ s Research
New York, New York
Dr. Dolhun is a double board-certified neurologist and lifestyle medicine physician, as well as a fellowshiptrained movement disorder specialist. At The Michael J. Fox Foundation, she develops educational materials to help people and families understand and navigate Parkinson’ s disease and connect to the latest research. Dr. Dolhun also leads training programs to train earlycareer neurologists and movement disorder specialists.
Brad McDaniels, PhD, CRC
Associate Department Chair, Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services
University of North Texas Denton, Texas
Dr. McDaniels is an Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Health Services at the University of North Texas. Trained in rehabilitation counseling at the University of Kentucky with postdoctoral work at Virginia Commonwealth University, he focuses on psychosocial adaptation and quality of life in Parkinson’ s disease, a commitment shaped by his mother’ s diagnosis, and serves on multiple Parkinson’ s advisory boards.
Lauren Zelouf, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Parkinson’ s Disease and Movement Disorders Center
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ms. Zelouf is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’ s School of Social Policy and Practice, where she received her Master of Social Work and a certificate in geriatric social work in 2018. She has been a social worker at Penn Medicine’ s Parkinson’ s Disease and Movement Disorders Center since July 2020.
Editing by Lauren Biscaldi, lead editor, publications, at The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Design by Suzi Speedling, head of creative at The Michael J. Fox Foundation and proud caregiver to her mom.
Personal stories as told to Lois Levine.
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