RESEARCH TEAM
Collaborators
Alumni
| 2021 – present | Berkley Petersen PhD. Title TBA. FRQNT Doctoral scholarship |
| 2019 – 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 – present | Rachel Downey PhD. Dual-task gait as a function of exercise and cognitive training in healthy older adults. Concordia University Graduate Fellowship. |
| 2016 – 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 – present | Cai Li MA. Dual-mechanisms of control and inhibition in fine motor sequencing. CIHR and FRQS. |
| 2019 – 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 – 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. |
| 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 |