Education B.P.H.E., Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON. Academic Positions

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1 LARA A. PILUTTI, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa 200 Lees Avenue E250G, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 Phone: x lpilutti@uottawa.ca Education Ph.D., Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Adapted Exercise Interventions for Persons with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Advisor: Audrey L. Hicks, Ph.D B.Sc., Biology, Queen s University, Kingston, ON B.P.H.E., Physical and Health Education, Queen s University, Kingston, ON Academic Positions 2016-Present Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA Exercise Neuroscience Research Laboratory, PI: Robert W. Motl, Ph.D. Grants & Fellowships Funding Submitted & Awarded 2016 Home-Based Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling in Severe Multiple (submitted) Sclerosis Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, Multiple Sclerosis Research Program, Pilot Clinical Trial Awards Total funding: $635,093 USD; Role: Principal Investigator 2016 G-EO Gait Rehabilitation Training in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (awarded) National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Pilot Grant Total Funding: $44,000 USD; Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Peter Altenburger) 2016 Lifestyle Physical Activity Intervention for Improving Cardiorespiratory Fitness (awarded) and Vascular Comorbidity Risk in Multiple Sclerosis National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Research Grant Total Funding: $351,620 USD; Role: Principal Investigator

2 Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling in Severe Multiple Sclerosis: (awarded) Implications for Brain Health, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Pilot Research Award Program Total Funding: $39,399 USD; Role: Principal Investigator Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling in Severe Multiple Sclerosis (awarded) National Multiple Sclerosis Society Pilot Grants Total funding: $43,229 USD; Role: Principal Investigator Behavioral Intervention for Physical Activity in MS (BI-PAMS), National (awarded) Multiple Sclerosis Society Total funding: $1,096,330 USD; Role: Co-investigator (PI: Robert Motl) At-Home Resistance Exercise (AdHeRE) in Multiple Sclerosis: Combining (awarded) Behavioral & Exercise Intervention Strategies, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Total funding: $109,682 USD; Role: Principal Investigator Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training in Advanced Multiple Sclerosis (awarded) National Multiple Sclerosis Society Total funding: $109,472 USD; Role: Co-investigator (PI: Jacob Sosnoff) Home-Based Resistance Training for Older Adults with Advanced Multiple (awarded) Sclerosis, Center for Health Aging and Disability Research Program, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Total funding: $19,997 USD; Role: Principal Investigator Development of Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness Testing Protocols in (awarded) Persons with Multiple Sclerosis with Severe Disability, National Multiple Sclerosis Society Total funding: $90,426 USD; Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Robert Motl) Increasing Physical Activity Behaviour in Individuals with MS, (awarded, declined) Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (MSSOC) Total funding: $39,000 CAD; Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical and Population Health Increasing Physical Activity Behaviour in Individuals with MS, (awarded) Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (MSSOC) Total funding: $39,000 CAD; Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical and Population Health Publications & Presentations Book Chapters 1. Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Benefits of Progressive Resistance Training in Multiple Sclerosis in Resistance Training for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Disease. Ed. Ciccolo JT, Kraemer, WJ. Taylor and Francis: Boca Raton, FL,

3 Published & In Press Manuscripts 1. Edwards T, Klaren RE, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. Oxygen uptake efficiency slope across the disability spectrum in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, in press. 2. Motl RW, Sandroff BMS, Pilutti LA, Klaren RE, Baynard T, Fernhall B. Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and aerobic capacity in persons with multiple sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, in press. 3. Sebastião E, Hubbard EA, Klaren RE, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Fitness correlates of fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, in press. 4. Stratton ME, Pilutti LA, Crowell J, Kaczmarksi H, Motl RW. Virtual street-crossing performance in persons with multiple sclerosis: Feasibility and task performance characteristics. Traffic Injury Prevention 2016, in press. 5. Bhaduri B, Nolan RM, Shelton RL, Pilutti LA, Motl RW, Boppart SA. Ratiometric analysis of in vivo retinal layer thicknesses in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Biomedical Optics 2016;21: Platta ME, Ensari I, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. The effect of exercise training on fitness in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016;97: Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Pilutti LA, Duda JL, Motl RW. Sedentary behaviour in people with multiple sclerosis: Is it time to stand up against MS? Multiple Sclerosis Journal 2016;22: Pilutti LA, Motl RW, Edwards TA, Wilund K. Rationale and design of a randomized controlled clinical trial of functional electrical stimulation cycling in persons with severe multiple sclerosis. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2016;3: Motl RW, Pilutti LA. Is physical exercise a multiple sclerosis disease modifying treatment? Experts Review of Neurotherapeutics 2016;16: Bhaduri B, Nolan RM, Shelton RL, Pilutti LA, Motl RW, Moss HE, Pula JH, Boppart SA. Detection of retinal blood vessel changes in multiple sclerosis with optical coherence tomography. Biomedical Optics Express 2016;7: Pilutti LA, Paulseth JE, Dove C, Jiang A, Rathbone MP, Hicks AL. Exercise training in progressive multiple sclerosis: a comparison of recumbent stepping and body weight supported treadmill training. International Journal of MS Care 2016; DOI: Hubbard EA, Wetter NC, Sutton BP, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Diffusion tensor imaging of the corticospinal tract and walking performance in multiple sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2016;363: Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Body mass index underestimates adiposity in persons with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016;97:

4 14. Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Does the six-minute walk test measure walking performance or physical fitness in persons with multiple sclerosis? NeuroRehabilitation 2015;37: Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Klaren RE, Learmonth YC, Platta M, Hubbard E, Stratton M, Motl RW. Physical fitness assessment across the disability spectrum in multiple sclerosis: A comparison of testing modalities. Journal of Neurological Physical Therapy 2015;39: Sandroff BM, Hubbard EA, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. No association between body composition and cognition in multiple sclerosis: a brief report. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 2015;52: Klaren RE, Hubbard EA, Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Wetter NC, Sutton BP. Objectively measured physical activity is associated with brain volumetric measurements in multiple sclerosis. Behavioural Neurology 2015;2015: Motl RW, Hubbard EA, Sreekumar N, Wetter NC, Sutton BP, Pilutti LA, Sosnoff JJ, Benedict RHB. Pallidal and caudate volumes correlate with walking function in multiple sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2015;354: Learmonth YC, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Generalised cognitive motor interference in multiple sclerosis. Gait and Posture 2015;42: Motl RW, Putzki N, Pilutti LA, Cadavid D. Longitudinal changes in self-reported walking ability in multiple sclerosis. PLoS ONE 2015;10:e Motl RW, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Klaren RE. Does the effect of a physical activity behavior intervention vary by characteristics of persons with multiple sclerosis? International Journal of MS Care 2015;17; Motl RW, Learmonth YC, Pilutti LA, Gappmaier E, Coote S. Top 10 research questions related to physical activity and multiple sclerosis. Research Quarterly for Sport and Exercise 2015;86: Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Hubbard EA, Wetter NC, Sutton BP. Cardiorespiratory fitness and thalamic, hippocampal, and basal ganglia volumes in multiple sclerosis. NeuroImage: Clinical Manuscript 2015;7; Klaren RE, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Motl RW. Impairment and disability in persons with MS: do functional performance or functional limitations matter? Psychology, Health and Medicine 2015;20: Sosnoff JJ, Klaren RE, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Motl RW. Reliability of gait analysis in multiple sclerosis over 6 months. Gait and Posture 2015;41:

5 26. Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Benedict RHB, Motl RW. Association between physical fitness and cognitive function in multiple sclerosis: does disability status matter? Neurorehabilitation Neural Repair 2014;29: Pilutti LA, Platta ME, Motl RW, Latimer-Cheung AE. The safety of exercise training in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 2014;343: Ensari I, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. Exercise training improves depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis: Results of a meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 2014;76: Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Sandroff BM, Klaren R, Motl RW. Lifestyle physical activity improves body composition in multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014;95: Sandroff BM, Klaren R, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Oxygen cost of walking in persons with multiple sclerosis: Disability matters, but why? Multiple Sclerosis International, 2014; Learmonth YC, Sandroff, BM, Pilutti LA, Klaren R, Ensari I, Riskin, BJ, Holtzer R, Motl RW. Cognitive motor interference during walking in multiple sclerosis using an alternate letter alphabet task. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014;95: Sandroff BM, Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Learmonth YC, Ensari I, Dlugonski D, Klaren RE, Balantrapu S, Riskin BJ. Accuracy of StepWatch and ActiGraph accelerometers for measuring steps taken among persons with multiple sclerosis. PLOS ONE, 2014;8:e Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Sandroff B, Klaren R, Motl RW. Randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention targeting symptoms and physical activity in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2014;20: Motl RW, Sosnoff JJ, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Klaren R, Sandroff BM. Walking and cognition, but not symptoms, correlate with dual task cost of walking in multiple sclerosis. Gait and Posture, 2014; 39: Sandroff, BM, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Learmonth YC, Suh Y, Balantrapu S, Pula JH, Motl RW. Comparing two conditions of administering the six-minute walk in persons with MS. International Journal of MS Care, 2014;16: Sandroff BM, Klaren R, Pilutti LA, Dlungonski D, Benedict RH, Motl RW. Randomized controlled trial of physical activity, cognition, and walking in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology, 2014;261: Motl RW, Learmonth YC, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Klaren R. Validity of minimal clinically important difference values for the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12? European Neurology 2014;71:

6 38. Sandroff BM, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Pula JH, Benedict RHB, Motl RW. Physical activity is associated with cognitive processing speed in persons with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 2014;3: Motl RW, Cadavid D, Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Pula JH, Benedict RH. Cognitive processing speed has minimal influence on the construct validity of Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 scores. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2013;335: Klaren R, Motl RW, Dlugonski D, Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA. Objectively quantified physical activity in persons with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013;94: Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Sandroff BM, Suh Y, Pula JH, Sosnoff JJ, Motl RW. Gait and six-minute walk performance in persons with multiple sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2013;334: Learmonth YC, Dlugonski D, Pilutti, LA, Motl RW. The reliability, precision and clinically meaningful change of walking assessments in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2013;19: Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Motl RW. Physical activity and information processing speed in persons with multiple sclerosis: A prospective study. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2013:6: Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Learmonth YC, Goldman MD, Brown TR. Clinical importance of steps taken per day among persons with multiple sclerosis. PLOS ONE, 2013;8:e Latimer-Chung AE, Pilutti LA, Hicks AL, Martin Ginis KA, Fenuta A, MacKibbon A, Motl RW. The effects of exercise training on fitness, mobility, fatigue, and quality of life among adults with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013;94: Latimer-Chung AE, Martin Ginis KA, Motl RW, Hicks AL, Pilutti LA, Brouwers M, Duggan M, Persad R, Smith K, Wheeler G. Development of evidence-informed physical activity guidelines for adults with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013;94: Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Suh Y, Blanatrapu S, Motl RW. Steps per day among persons with multiple sclerosis: Variation by demographic, clinical, and device characteristics. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013;94: Sosnoff JJ, Balantrapu S, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Morrison S, Motl RW. Cognitive processing speed is related to fall frequency in older adults with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013;94:

7 49. Learmonth YC, Dlugonski D, Pilutti, LA, Sandroff BM, Klaren R, Motl RW. Psychometric properties of the Fatigue Severity Scale and the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2013;331: Pilutti LA, Greenlee TA, Nickrent M, Motl RW, Petruzzello SJ. Effects of exercise training on fatigue in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis. Psychosomatic Medicine, 2013;75: Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Dlugonski D, Sosnoff JJ, Pula JH. Accelerometry as a measure of walking behavior in multiple sclerosis. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2013;127: Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM. The importance of physical fitness in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Novel Physiotherapies, 2013;3: Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Klaren R, Balantrapu S, McAuley E, Sosnoff JJ, Fernhall B. Rationale and design of a randomized controlled, clinical trial investigating a comprehensive exercise stimulus for improving mobility disability outcomes in persons with multiple sclerosis. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 2013;35: Pilutti LA, Hicks AL. Rehabilitation of ambulatory limitations. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2013;24: Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Dlugonski D, Balanatrapu S, Suh Y, Pula JH, Sosnoff JJ, Motl RW. Further validation of Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 scores based on spatiotemporal gait parameters. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2013;94: Motl RW, Balantrapu S, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Yoojin S, Sandroff B, Lane A, Fernhall B. Symptomatic correlates of six-minute walk performance in persons with multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2013;49: Motl RW, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, McAuley E. Premorbid physical activity predicts disability progression in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 2012;323: Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Pula JH, Motl RW. Weight status in persons with multiple sclerosis: Implications for mobility outcomes. Journal of Obesity 2012; Motl RW, Pilutti LA. The benefits of exercise training in multiple sclerosis. Nature Reviews Neurology 2012;8: Pilutti LA, McAuley E, Motl RW. Weight status and disability in multiple sclerosis: An examination of bi-directional associations over a 24-month period. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 2012;1: Pilutti LA, Hicks AL. Role of exercise in multiple sclerosis: Potential of adapted exercise modalities. Critical Reviews in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011;23:

8 62. Pilutti LA, Lelli DA, Paulseth JE, Crome M, Jiang S, Rathbone MP, Hicks AL. Effects of 12 weeks of supported treadmill training on functional ability and quality of life in progressive multiple sclerosis: A pilot study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011;92: Rathbone M, Pilutti L, Caciagli F, Jiang S. Neurotrophic effects of extracellular guanosine. Nucleotides, Nucleosides and Nucleic Acids 2008;27:1-7. Published Abstracts 1. Kinnett-Hopkins DL, Motl RW, Hubbard EA, McAuley E, Pilutti LA, Learmonth YC. The interpretation and meaning of exercise, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in persons with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2016;18:S Edwards T, Klaren RE, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. Oxygen uptake efficiency slope across the disability spectrum in persons with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2016;18:S Pilutti LA, Stratton ME, Platta ME, Learmonth YC, Motl RW. Home-based resistance training for older adults with severe multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2016;18:S Hubbard EA, Wetter NC, Sutton BP, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Volume of subcortical grey matter structures and gait outcomes in multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2016;18:S Balto JM, Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Loneliness in multiple sclerosis: Putative antecedents and manifestations. International Journal of MS Care 2016;18:S4. 6. Stratton M, Pilutti L, Motl R. Street crossing performance in persons with multiple sclerosis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2015;47: Platta M, Pilutti L, Kistler B, Stratton M, Wilund K, Motl R. Physical fitness is associated with better arterial function in persons with multiple sclerosis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2015;47: Pilutti L, Motl R. Body mass index underestimates adiposity in persons with multiple sclerosis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2015;47: Hubbard EA, Wetter NC, Pilutti LA, Sutton BP, Motl RW. Diffusion tensor imaging of the corticospinal tract and walking outcomes in multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2015;17:S Sosnoff JJ, Wajda DA, Pilutti LA, Ousley CO, Sung JH, Motl RW. Body-weight supported treadmill training in persons with MS with mobility limitations. International Journal of MS Care 2015;17:S Klaren KE, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Motl RW. Impairment and disability in persons with MS: Do functional performance or functional limitations matter? International Journal of MS Care 2015;17:S1. 8

9 12. Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Klaren RE, Learmonth, YC, Platta M, Hubbard E, Stratton M, Motl RW. Physical fitness assessment across the disability spectrum in multiple sclerosis. Int J MS Care 2014;16:S Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Sandroff BM, Klaren R, Motl RW. Physical activity intervention improves body composition in multiple sclerosis: Preliminary evidence from a randomized controlled trial. Int J MS Care 2014;16:S Platta M, Pilutti LA, Motl RW, Latimer-Cheung AE. The safety of exercise training in multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. Int J MS Care 2014;16:S Sandroff BM, Klaren RE, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Benedict RHB, Motl RW. Randomized controlled trial of physical activity and cognition in persons with multiple sclerosis. Int J MS Care 2014;16:S Ensari I, Motl RW, Pilutti LA. Exercise training improves depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis: Results of a meta-analysis. Int J MS Care 2014;16:S Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Benedict RHB, Motl R.W Physical fitness, cognitive function, and disability status in multiple sclerosis. Int J MS Care 2014;16:S Motl RW, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Klaren R. Does the effect of a physical activity behavior intervention vary by clinical characteristics of persons with multiple sclerosis? Int J MS Care 2014;16:S Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Klaren R, Motl RW. Randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention targeting physical activity and symptoms in MS. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Pilutti LA, Matilla TA, Motl RW, Nickrent M, Petruzzello SJ. Effects of exercise training on fatigue in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Klaren R, Motl RW, Dlugonski D, Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA. Objectively quantified physical activity in persons with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Motl RW. Physical activity and cognitive processing speed in multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Motl RW, Learmonth YC, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Klaren R. Validity of MCID values for the multiple sclerosis walking scale-12. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Motl RW, Cadavid D, Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Pula JH, Benedict RHB. Cognitive processing speed and its influence on the validity of MSWS-12 scores. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Balantrapu S, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Wajda DA, Sosnoff JJ, Motl RW. Postural sway and spatiotemporal parameters of gait in multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S3. 9

10 26. Learmonth YC, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Motl RW. The reliability, precision and clinically meaningful change of walking assessments in multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Learmonth YC, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Motl RW. Reliability, precision and clinically meaningful change of fatigue outcomes in MS. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Motl RW, Sosnoff JJ, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Klaren R, Sandroff BM. Walking and cognition, but not symptoms, correlate with dual task cost of walking in MS. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Sosnoff JJ, Balantrapu S, Moon Y, Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Fanning J, Finlayson M, Morrison S, McAuley E, Motl RW. Home based exercise program and fall risk reduction in older adults with MS. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Sosnoff JJ, Balantrapu S, Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Morrison S, Motl RW. Recurrent falls in older adults with MS. International Journal of MS Care 2014;14:S Pilutti LA. Adapted exercise interventions for persons with progressive multiple sclerosis. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, 2013;38: Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Dlugonski D, Blanatrapu S, Suh Y, Pula JH, Sosnoff JJ, Motl RW. Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 Scores and gait parameters. International Journal of MS Care 2012;14:S2 33. Pilutti LA, McAuley E, Motl RW. Weight status and disability in multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2012;14:S2 34. Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Hicks AL, Martin Ginis KA, Fenuta A, Latimer-Chung AE. Exercise training and physical fitness in persons with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. International Journal of MS Care 2012;14:S Motl RW, Pilutti LA, Sandroff BM, Dlugonski D, Suh Y, Blanatrapu S, Pula JH. Validation of accelerometry as a measure of ambulation in multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2012;14:S Sandroff BM, Dlugonski D, Pilutti LA, Pula JH, Benedict RHB, Motl RW. An update on physical activity and cognition in persons with MS. International Journal of MS Care 2012;14:S Motl RW, Balantrapu S, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Yoojin S, Sandroff B, Lane A, Fernhall B. Symptomatic correlates of six-minute walk performance in persons with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2012;14:S Motl RW, Suarez G, Pilutti LA. Clinical importance of accelerometer output in persons with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care 2012;14:S2. 10

11 39. Sandroff BM, Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Suh Y, Balantrapu S, Pula JH, Sosnoff JJ, Motl RW. Two conditions of administering the six-minute walk in persons with MS. International Journal of MS Care 2012;14:S Matilla TA, Nickrent M, Pilutti LA, Motl RW, Petruzzello SJ. Chronic exercise training effects on fatigue in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2012;44:S Pilutti LA, Noseworthy M, Paulseth JE, Lelli DA, Jiang S, Rathbone MP, Hicks AL. Exercise reduces brain iron content in progressive multiple sclerosis: A pilot trial. International Journal of MS Care 2011;13:S Pilutti LA, Paulseth JE, Lelli DA, Crome M, Hansebout C, Jiang S, Rathbone MP, Hicks AL. Bodyweight supported treadmill training in progressive multiple sclerosis: Effects on physical function, fatigue, quality of life and brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Multiple Sclerosis 2010;16: Pilutti LA, Lelli DA, Paulseth JE, Jiang S, Rathbone MP, Hicks AL. The effects of treadmill training on functional ability, quality of life and fatigue in primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis 2009;15: Rodrigues L, Pilutti L, Hicks A. Twitch contractile properties in individuals with spinal cord injuries. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism 2007;33:S Rodrigues L, Pilutti L, Hicks A. Force-frequency relationship and fatigue of paralyzed human tibialis anterior muscle. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism 2007;33:S Rodrigues L, Pilutti L, Hicks A. Posttetanic potentiation in the paralyzed human tibialis anterior muscle. Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism 2007;33:S76. Presentations 1. Pilutti, LA, Motl RW, Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJCS, Backus D. Correlates and Consequences of Sedentary Behavior in Neurodegenerative Diseases Symposium: Sedentary Behavior in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Current Research and Clinical Implications for Reducing Sedentary Time. American Congress for Rehabilitation Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2 Nov Pilutti LA. Exercise and Multiple Sclerosis: Adapted Training Solutions. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Chicago Chapter, Evanston Support Group. Chicago, IL, 15 June Pilutti LA. Moving Toward Wellness: An MS Wellness Workshop. Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Lower Mainland Chapter. Vancouver, BC, 30 April Pilutti LA. Moving Toward Wellness: An MS Wellness Workshop. Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Victoria Chapter. Victoria, BC, 1 May

12 5. Pilutti LA. New Approaches for Exercise Training in Advanced Multiple Sclerosis. The Fannie and Charles Penikoff Research Symposium, Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. Chicago, IL, 18 October Pilutti LA. Alternative Exercise Strategies in MS: At-home Exercise Programs, Regional Research Symposium, Peoria, IL, 23 August Pilutti LA, Motl RW. Exercise and multiple sclerosis. Invited speaker: Physical Activity in the Primary & Secondary Prevention of Chronic Disease Symposium. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Annual Meeting, Regina, 11 October Pilutti LA, Dlugonski D, Sandroff BM, Suh Y, Balantrapu S, Motl RW. Characterizing daily step counts in persons with multiple sclerosis. Platform presentation: Rehabilitation, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centres, San Diego 1 June Int J MS Care 2012;14:S2. 9. Pilutti LA. Physical activity and multiple sclerosis: Promoting Health and Wellness. MS Wellness Summit 2012, National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Springfield, IL, 21 April Pilutti LA, Paulseth JE, Lelli DA, Jiang S, Rathbone MP, Hicks, AL. Supported treadmill walking for patients with progressive multiple sclerosis. Rehabilitation Research Colloquium, Queen s University, 20 May Pilutti LA. Exercise therapy for people with multiple sclerosis. May at Mac Department of Kinesiology recruitment presentation. McMaster University, 7 May Pilutti LA, Lelli DA, Paulseth JE, Crome M, Jiang S, Rathbone MP, Hicks AL. Effects of 12 weeks of supported treadmill training on functional ability and quality of life in progressive multiple sclerosis. Department of Kinesiology, Seminar series. McMaster University, 4 December Professional Memberships, Certifications & Service 2016 uottawa/cheo-ri Collaborative Initiative Awards Evaluation Committee Faculty of Health Sciences University of Ottawa Graduate College Conference Travel Awards Committee Department of Kinesiology and Community Health University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Elections and Credentials Committee, College of Applied Health Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 2014, 2015 Hiring committee chair, Visiting Research Specialist Department of Kinesiology and Community Health University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 12

13 2015-Present 2013-Present 2013-Present 2010-Present 2008-Present 2010-Present 2012-Present 2013-Present 2012-Present Member, Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) Member, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Member, Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) Member, Ontario Society for Health and Fitness (OSHF) Member, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP), Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Neurostatus Certification, Level C Grant Reviewer Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Multiple Sclerosis Research Program, Panel Member Research Board Grants, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign National MS Society (UK), Project Grants & Junior Fellowship Italian Multiple Sclerosis Society Ad hoc Journal Reviewer American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine International Journal of Multiple Sclerosis Care Journal of the Neurological Sciences Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair Neurology Neurology: Clinical Practice Nutrients PLOS One Research in Developmental Disabilities The Physician and Sports Medicine Content Expert & Consensus Panel Member Physical Activity Guidelines for Canadians with Multiple Sclerosis Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Synapse Mentorship Program, CIHR Youth Connections Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Student Relations Committee, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON McMaster Athletic Council Executive, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Positions held: President ( ), Outreach Coordinator ( ) Kinesiology Graduate Body, Secretary, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON 13

14 Awards & Scholarships Du Pré Grant, Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MFIS), 1, Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Research Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), $105, Young Investigator Travel Award, America s Committee on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS), San Antonio, TX, $ Young Investigator Travel Award, ACTRIMS, Atlanta, GA, $ World Congress Meeting on Multiple Sclerosis, Travel Scholarship Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (MSSOC), Montreal, QC, $1, The Canada Life Assurance Company Scholarship McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, $15, Graduate and Entrance Scholarship, Ph.D. Program McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, $4, Graduate and Entrance Scholarship, M.Sc. Program McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, $3,500 Teaching & Training Experience Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Courses: Kinesiology 122 Physical Activity & Health Kinesiology 452 Clinical & Applied Exercise Physiology Kinesiology 385 Research Experience in Kinesiology Teaching Assistant, Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Courses: KIN 4MM3 Advanced Exercise Testing and Prescription KIN 4SS3 Human Aging: Biological and Lifestyle Influences KIN 3B03 Physical Activity for Challenged Populations KIN 3F03 Management Concepts and Programme Design KIN 2H03 History and Philosophy of Kinesiology Guest Lecturer, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Courses: KIN 2C03 Neuromuscular Exercise Physiology endms Research and Training Network, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada endms Summer School 2011, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB endms Summer School 2010, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS endms Network Trainee Champion , Manitoba-Ontario Regional Research and Training Centre end MS Manitoba-Ontario Regional Research and Training Centre 2011 Meeting and Neuroinflammation Symposium, Toronto, ON endms 2010 Annual Conference and Meeting, Whistler, BC 14

15 Research Assistant, Centre for Health Promotion & Rehabilitation Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON MacTurtles Cardiac Exercise Rehabilitation Program MacSeniors Seniors Exercise Program MacWheelers Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program Research Assistant, Kinesiology, Queen s University, Kingston, ON Clinical Exercise Physiology Lab: Exercise and Pregnancy Research Program PI: Prof. Larry Wolf, Ph.D. STUDENT SUPERVISION & STUDENT AWARDS Graduate 2016-Present 2016-Present 2015-Present Rachel Klaren, PhD student Role: Thesis committee member Thesis: Characterization of Physical and Cognitive Function and Physical Activity on Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins, PhD student Role: Thesis committee member Thesis: The Feasibility of a Patient Informed, Racially Tailored Home-Based Exercise Program for Black Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis Thomas Edwards, MS student Role: Thesis Advisor Thesis: The Acute Metabolic Demands of Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling in Severe Multiple Sclerosis Brian Sandroff, PhD Role: Thesis committee member Thesis: The Acute Effects of Varying Intensities of Treadmill Walking Exercise on Cognition in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis Michelle Stratton, MS Role: Thesis Advisor Thesis: Virtual Street-Crossing Performance in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: Implications for Pedestrian Safety Matthew Platta, MS Role: Thesis Advisor Thesis: Fitness and Cardiovascular Function in Multiple Sclerosis 15

16 Other 2015, 2016 Irisa Myint, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (summer) Student Inquiry and Research (SIR) project Advisor Student Awards Thomas Edwards, MS student Masters Studentship Award, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling in Severe Multiple Sclerosis Total funding: $20,000 CAD; Funding period: 07/01/ /30/2017 (EGID 2665) 16