Research members
The membership structure at PERFORM is intended to accommodate a wide range of health research interests and foster a culture of collegiality, innovation and excellence in research development, community engagement and training opportunities.
About PERFORM researchers
The centre is home to over 50 research members, some who hold prestigious chairs, professorships or fellowships. Our researchers are experts in disciplines as varied and diverse as exercise science, chemistry, psychology, engineering, computer science, creative arts therapy, big data, and journalism, representing a range of institutions and universities.
Annually, our scientists lead a wide variety and range of interdisciplinary health research projects at PERFORM. They give local, national and international research talks or presentations, publish in leading journals worldwide and receive countless media stories on their work.
Research members collaborate with Quebec and Canada’s major research universities and centres, and have international research collaborations with centres in more than 19 countries.
Members from departments
We are proud to have a multidisciplinary group of research members that include Canadian and Concordia Research Chairs. We invite you to get to know our members.
Applied Human Sciences
Shannon Hebblethwaite
Social inclusion and leisure engagement for marginalized communities, including older adults, persons with disabilities, first-time mothers
Shawn Wilkinson
Developing effective, supportive networks for community members living with mental health issues
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dajana Vuckovic
Developing mass spectrometry methods for targeted and untargeted metabolomics and biomarker quantitation in biofluids and tissues
Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE)
Nizar Bouguila
Developing machine learning approaches to extract knowledge from multimodal data
Arash Momammadi
Advanced Biological Signal/Image Processing and Machine Learning Solutions
Yong Zeng
Understanding how people are creative in design
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Tristan Glatard
Building platforms for the efficient and automated processing of Big Data
Marta Kersten-Oertel
Developing novel visualization methods, display devices and interaction paradigms for improving clinical workflows and patient outcomes
Tiberiu Popa
Research includes geometric modeling, animation, 2D to 3D reconstruction, etc. One important focus spatio-temporal geometry acquisition (or 4D geometry acquisition) with vast applications in many disciplines ranging from games, engineering, e-commerce to medical.
Yiming Xiao
Using image computing to improve the efficiency and accuracy of clinical diagnosis and surgery
Creative Arts Therapies
Laurel Young
Understanding how music can help individuals and communities reach their full potential for living well
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Habib Benali – Scientific Director, PERFORM Centre
Modelling of normal and pathological dynamics of the brain's anatomo-functional circuits observed by neuroimaging tools to better understand brain activity in healthy aging and disease
Jun Cai
Both theoretical and applied researches on the development of algorithms, protocols and systems for addressing challenging issues on resource management and traffic scheduling lying in the loop of data processing (acquisition, transmission and analysis).
Glenn Cowan
Electronic design for wireline communication, computation, biomedical sensing and sport technology
How can pervasive computing and artificial intelligence be used to achieve personalized healthcare at reasonable cost
Hassan Rivaz
Developing novel image processing algorithms to improve detection and diagnosis capabilities of medical imaging
Steve Shih
Developing lab-on-chip (or microfluidic) tools for solving problems in biology and in chemistry
Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology (HKAP)
Angela Alberga
Examining how different factors influence our engagement in healthy behaviours
Simon L. Bacon
How does behaviour influence the development of asthma, cardiovascular disease and obesity
Richard Courtemanche
Brain synchrony and Behavior
Thien Thanh Dang Vu
Understanding the causes of sleep disorders to better inform treatment
Peter Darlington
Our immunology laboratory studies environmental factors that contribute to the risk of developing autoimmunity
Richard DeMont
Understanding the neuromuscular system as it relates to prevention and rehabilitation of orthopaedic injury
Geoff Dover
Correlating psychological factors to tissue pathology in chronic pain patients and athletes
Maryse Fortin
Understanding the role of paraspinal muscle in spinal disorders
Robert Kilgour
Assessing and evaluating rehabilitation and supportive care programs for advanced cancer patients with cachexia
Studying the skinny on fat in disease development and progression
How can we integrate physiological and clinical outcomes to improve concussion diagnosis and recovery?
Veronique Pepin
Optimizing exercise testing and training approaches in individuals with chronic cardiopulmonary diseases
Nancy St-Onge
Posture, balance, and movement control in healthy and impaired populations
Journalism
David M. Secko
New models in health and science journalism
Mathematics and Statistics
Lisa Kakinami
Understanding how our behaviours, lifestyles, and life circumstances relate to obesity and heart disease
Marketing
Jordan Lebel
Which factors influence consumer food choices at home and away?
Physics
Claudine Gauthier
Looking at the impact of lifestyle on the brain in healthy aging
Christophe Grova
Investigating normal and pathological brain functions combining several modalities (electrophysiology and imaging)
Psychology
Nicole Alberts
What explains the range of difference in coping ability and adjustment among individuals living with a catastrophic or chronic disease
Linda Booij
The impact of early trauma on human brain development and underlying molecular mechanisms
Emily Coffey
How does our brain learn complex skills, like music and language?
Mark Ellenbogen
Understanding the development of affective disorders from a multidisciplinary perspective
How depression, worry, rumination, and sleep disturbances can amplify stress-induced immune dysregulation
Karen Li
Understanding the cognitive and motor processes involved in multiple-task performance in adulthood and healthy aging
Jennifer McGrath
Untangling how greater stress and poorer sleep may get under the skin to adversely impact children’s health
Virginia Penhune
Understanding the plastic changes that occur in the human brain during motor learning and performance
Natalie Phillips
How cognitive abilities (language, attention) change and interact as we age
Christopher Steele
Quantification of human connectional architecture, cerebellar connectivity and function, and motor plasticity
Affiliate members
Louis Bherer
Effect of cognitive stimulation and physical activity on cognitive decline associated with aging and chronic disease
Affiliation: Université de Montréal
Tamara Cohen
Understanding which health behaviors are related to achieving healthy body weights throughout the lifecycle
Affiliation: University of British Columbia
Kaberi Dasagupta
Developing and testing strategies and programs to reduce vascular disease and its risk factors by addressing physical activity, eating habits, and social determinants of health
Affiliation: McGill University
Maxime Descoteaux
Brain connectivity from state-of-the-art diffusion MRI acquisition, reconstruction, tractography, processing and visualization
Affiliation: University of Sherbrooke
Tiago Falk
Developing signal processing methods that enable innovative automated medical diagnostic and human performance monitoring tools
Affiliation: Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
Richard Hovey
Understanding how community approaches can reduce social isolation for people living with chronic health conditions
Affiliation: McGill University
Paul Martineau
Research program oriented on sport medicine and musculoskeletal trauma focused towards the development of novel treatment and diagnostic strategies
Affiliation: McGill University
Jean-Paul Soucy
Understanding the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative conditions using nuclear medicine techniques and developing new approaches for diagnosis and for follow-up tests to assess response to therapy
Affiliation: McGill University
David J. Pearsall
Understanding the Biomechanics of Human Locomotion and Injury Prevention
Affiliation: McGill University
Alain Ptito
Neuroimaging and cognitive markers for the diagnosis, prognosis and rehabilitation of mTBI/concussion
Affiliation: McGill University
Shawn Robbins
Utilizing biomechanical and clinical measures to assess orthopaedic health conditions in both clinical and laboratory settings
Affiliation: McGill University
Mathieu Roy
Understanding how psychological factors can effect pain
Affiliation: McGill University
Emilie Sandman
Research program oriented on Upper Extremity, Sport Medicine and Musculoskeletal Trauma focused towards the development of prevention programs, novel treatments and diagnostic strategies
Affiliation: Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur-de-Montréal
Become a PERFORM research member
Be part of a research environment that promotes collaboration and excellence in health. Benefit from privileged access to PERFORM facilities, researcher members, partners, networks and professionals, as well as experiential learning, knowledge translation and community engagement programs.
