RESEARCH TEAM
Collaborators
Alumni
2021 to present: Berkley Petersen PhD. Title TBA. FRQNT Doctoral scholarship
2019 to present: Averil Parker PhD. The impact of rhythmic ability on mobility in older adults. NSERC Alexander Graham Bell CGS-D & Miriam Rolland Doctoral Scholarship.
2018 to present: Rachel Downey PhD. Dual-task gait as a function of exercise and cognitive training in healthy older adults. Concordia University Graduate Fellowship.
2016 to present: Laurence Lai PhD. Age differences in dual mechanisms of control in postural recovery. Faculty of Arts and Science Entrance Award.
2014-2018: Halina Bruce PhD. Combined exercise and cognitive training to improve mobility in older adults with hearing loss. Hydro Quebec Scholarship, PERFORM Centre Doctoral Fellowship, FRQS Doctoral Scholarship. Neurosychologist, Halifax, NS.
2012-2018: Kiran Vadaga PhD. Degrees of proactive and reactive control in inhibitory tasks: Executive functioning in older adults. Concordia Psychology. Tri-Council Vanier Scholarship NSERC. Clinician in private practice, Ottawa, ON.
2011-2015: Yana Korotkevich PhD. Effects of age and musical experience on conflict adaptation during finger sequenceing performance. Concordia Psychology. Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Penhune. FQRNT. Now: Clinical Psychologist in private practice.
2008-2014: Lawrence Baer PhD. Kinematic and cognitive aspects of sensorimotor synchronization. Concordia Psychology. Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Penhune. FQRNT. Clinical intern CAMH University of Toronto, Post-doctoral fellow, Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Now: Staff Psychologist, CAMH Toronto
2008-2013: Mervin Blair PhD. The time course of inhibitory processes in sequential action regulation in healthy aging. Concordia Psychology. NSERC. Now: Cognitive Neurology Fellow, Parkwood Hospital, London ON.
2007-2011: Kevin Trewartha PhD. Conflict monitoring and motor control during pre-potent response suppression in aging: A behavioral, kinematic and electrophysiological investigation. Concordia Psychology. Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Penhune. NSERC. Post-doctoral fellow, Queen's University Psychology. Now: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Michigan Technical University
2004-2010: Sarah Fraser PhD. Fine motor control and aging: A role for executive functions in sequential tapping performance? Concordia Psychology. Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Penhune. NSERC. Post doctoral fellow UQAM; McGill University Social Work. Now: Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, U Ottawa
2001-2005: Judith Levy-Bencheton PhD. A study of age group differences in multiple measures of executive functioning.Concordia Psychology. CRDH Scholarship. Now: Clinical psychologist, Corrections Canada.
2021 to present: Cai Li MA. Dual-mechanisms of control and inhibition in fine motor sequencing. CIHR and FRQS.
2019 to 2021: Berkley Petersen MA. Dual-task balancing in community dwelling older adults with or without sensory impairments. NSERC CGS-M, Concordia Special Entrance Award, PERFORM Centre Graduate Scholarship in Preventive Health Research.
2019 to present: Elnaz Torabinejad MSc (Concordia Electrical and Computer Engineering). Kinematic signatures of young and older adults during anticipation and recovery stages of postural perturbation. Co-supervised with Dr. Habib Benali.
2017-2019: Averil Parker MA. The impact of rhythmic ability on mobility in older adults. NSERC CGS-M, FRQNT.
2016-2018: Rachel Downey MA [Fast-tracked to PhD]. Dual-task gait as a function of exercise and cognitive training in healthy older adults. CIHR CGS-M, Whitlock Graduate Scholarship.
2014-2016: Laurence Lai MA. The effects of exercise and cognitive training on executive functions in older adults. Faculty of Arts and Science Entrance Award
2013-2015: Victoria Nieborowska MA thesis. Dual-task walking and listening in a virtual reality environment. Concordia Psychology. Arts and Science Entrance Award.
2012-2014: Halina Bruce MA. The interaction of age-related hearing loss and balance in dual-task situations. Concordia Psychology. CIHR, FRSQ. CPA Graduate Thesis Award
2010-2012: Kiran Vadaga MA. Varieties of inhibition in sequential performance. Concordia Psychology. CIHR, NSERC.
2009-2013: Mai-Linh Dovan MSc. Examining the Effects of Anxiety on Running Efficiency in a Cognitive-motor Dual-task.Concordia Exercise Science. Co-supervised with Dr. Richard DeMont. CRDH Scholarship.
2009-2011: Yana Korotkevich MA. Cognitive load effects on motor adaptation in healthy aging. Concordia Psychology. Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Penhune. FQRNT.
2006- 2008:
- Lawrence Baer MA. Movement asymmetry in a sensorimotor synchronization task. Concordia Psychology. Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Penhune. CRDH Scholarship.
- Mervin Blair MA. An investigation of chunking and inhibitory processes in young and older adults using a sequential action paradigm. Concordia Psychology. NSERC.
- Gabriela Abbud MSc. Attentional requirements of walking by gait phase. Concordia Exercise Science. Co-supervised with Dr. Richard DeMont. CRDH Scholarship. Physical therapist, Calgary, AB.
2005-2007: Kevin Trewartha MA. Age-related differences in kinematic signatures of executive control of pre-potent motor responses. Concordia Psychology. Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Penhune. NSERC.
2002-2004: Sarah Fraser MA. Walking while judging: Cognitive facilitation in young and older adults during the concurrent performance of cognitive and sensorimotor tasks. Concordia Psychology. Co-supervised with Dr. Virginia Penhune. SSHRC.
2000-2002: Elise Levinoff MSc. McGill Neurology and Neurosurgery. Co-supervised with Dr. Howard Chertkow. Now: MD Geriatrics, Jewish General Hospital.
2023-2024: Nicholas Vanlian, Kristina Tedone, Kathy Su
2022-2023: Carolynn Boulanger, Alexandra Coughlin, Nicola Oppedisano, Jessica Ladouceur
2021-2022:Samara Goren, Carolina Jobet, Gabriella Milanova, Chris Ocampo
2020-2021: Nathan Gagné, Alyssa Stevenson, Emma Feng, Hanifah Daniel
2019-2020:Jessy Burdman-Villa, Isabelle Oppong, Sarah Benketira, Monica Younan, James Thompson (co-supervisor with L. Dyer, JMSB)
2018-2019: Melissa Nicolesi, Arielle Crestol
2017-2018: Kesaan Kandesamy (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award), Roudaina Halabi, Paola Basilio
2016-2017:Arthi Rajadurai, Candice Aflalo, Nina Ehrhardt
2015-2016: Natasha Fatouros, Rigoberto Basilio, Serina Giagnotti, Steve Desbiens, Louiza Harkouk
2014-2015: Audrée Arcelin, Melissa Aguilar
2013-2014: Krystina Prsa, Shruti Venkatesh, Eugeni Alexandrov, Devin Goldstein
2012-2013: Melanie Mulligan-Pittarelli, Amanda Mangione, Gifty Asare
2011-2012: Alejandro Gomora, Anastassia Alguinina, Elissa Zavaglia
2010-2011: Marc-Olivier Hamel-Doyon, Michael Dalili, Eileen Wong
2009-2010: Jamie Hynes, Natalie Laviolette (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award), Kiran Vadaga
2008-2009: Monique LeBlanc, Joni Shuchat
2007-2008: Claudia Starnino, Stephanie Torok, Madeleine Ward, Teresa Colodonato
2006-2007: Melissa Hendry, Kareen Downes
2005-2006: Anna Chung
2003-2004: Katie Dupuis, Tziona Lugazi
2002-2003: Jordan Camarda, David Silva
2001-2002: Virginia Chow (CPA Undergraduate Thesis Award)
2019: Kesaan Kandesamy (Directed Readings)
2013: Pooja Vyas (Exercise Science)
2012: Ryan Burgess (Science College)
2006-2007: Kareen Downes, Karim Hamati, Caroline Doromajian, Stephanie Torok, Erika-May Poulin-Passmore
2005-2006: Angela Malorni, Gessica Di Stefano, Nathalie Fazzari
2004-2005: David Pike, Madeleine Ward
2003-2004: Melanie Onesi, Nicole Lalonde
2002-2003: Katie Dupuis, Tziona Lugazi
2001-2002: Bryan Willey, Geneviève Lacaille, Jordan Camarda, Paula Tee
2022: Carolynn Boulanger (NSERC)
2021: Andrea Forgacs (NSERC); Hayfa Akoubi (Concordia)
2020: Emma Feng (NSERC)
2019: Kesaan Kandasamy (NSERC Winter), Jessy Burdman-Villa (Concordia)
2018: Gelymar Sanchez Aponte (NSERC)
2017: Kesaan Kandasamy (Concordia)
2016: Samantha Briand – held in name; Candice Aflalo (Concordia)
2015: Natasha Fatouros, Monica Crosetta
2014: Carolyn Wyse
2013: Claire Barnes, Tara Gralnick
2011: Angela Malorni, Gessica Di Stefano, Nathalie Fazzari
2010: Kiran Vadaga
2009: Kiran Vadaga
2008: Joni Shuchat
2007: Melissa Hendry
2005: Tziona Lugasi
2004: Kate Dupuis
2003: Jordan Camarda
2002: Virginia Chow