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Your central hub for all news related to the Origins of Balance Deficits and Falls Research Cluster. Explore news and updates about activities relating to our research cluster below.

June 15, 2022

A Rebalancing Act - OBDAF Cluster Researchers Featured

A Rebalancing Act Drs. Brain Dalton and Vicki Komisar featured in UBC News Article Congratulations to cluster researchers Dr. Brain Dalton and Dr. Vicki Komisar and their trainees, who were recently featured in a UBC News article for their research work on human balance and falls. Drs. Dalton and...

March 29, 2022

Exploring emotional-modulation of visually evoked postural responses through virtual reality

Congratulations to past cluster trainee Emma Nielsen, and cluster researchers Drs. Taylor Cleworth, and Mark Carpenter on their recent publication: "Exploring emotional-modulation of visually evoked postural responses through virtual reality" Exposure to postural threat has been documented to...

Schematic outlining the experimental protocol and grouping of trials.

February 11, 2022

Facilitation and Habituation of Cortical and Subcortical Control of Standing Balance Following Repeated Exposure to a Height-related Postural Threat

Congratulations to cluster researchers Drs. Martin Zaback, Allan Adkin, Romeo Chua, Timothy Inglis, and Mark Carpenter on their recent publication: "Facilitation and Habituation of Cortical and Subcortical Control of Standing Balance Following Repeated Exposure to a Height-related Postural Threat"...

December 15, 2021

Congratulations to our Trainee Award Winners!

Congratulations to all Cluster Trainee award winners! Several Cluster trainees received awards at the annual UBC Kinesiology Awards night. The event was held on Thursday November 25th, 2021. University of BC Scholarship: Liam Foulger Doctoral Affiliated Award (Patrick David Campbell Graduate...

Experimental setup and block diagram of robotic simulation.

October 13, 2021

Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays

Congratulations to cluster researchers Drs. Patrick Forbes, Timothy Inglis, Romeo Chua, and Jean-Sébastien Blouin, along with Brandon Rasman, Ryan Peters, Oscar Ortiz, and Ian Franks on their recent publication: "Learning to stand with unexpected sensorimotor delays". Human standing balance relies...

September 30, 2019

A Novel MRI Compatible Balance Simulator to Detect Postural Instability in Parkinson's Disease

Congratulations to cluster researchers Eveline Pasman, and Drs. Martin McKeown, Taylor Cleworth, Bastiaan R. Bloem J. Timothy Inglis, and Mark G. Carpenter on their recent publication: "A Novel MRI Compatible Balance Simulator to Detect Postural Instability in Parkinson's Disease". Postural...

September 16, 2019

Cluster Member Awarded Providence Health Care Practice-Based Research Challenge Award

Congratulations to cluster member Yvette Reid , an Audiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital, for receiving a Providence Health Care Practice-Based Research Challenge Awardin the amount of $5,000 for her research project entitled: “Postural stability in superior canal dehiscence syndrome”. The Practice-...

September 4, 2019

Post- Doctoral Position: Fall- Related Injury Prevention in Older Adults

The Injury Biomecahnics and Aging Labratory Department of Kinesiology at the University of Waterloo is seeking a post-doctorate! Post-Doctoral Position: Fall-Related Injury Prevention in Older Adults University of Waterloo (UW), Department of Kinesiology, Injury Biomechanics & Aging Laboratory...

June 23, 2019

Effect of handrail height and age on the timing and speed of reach-to-grasp balance reactions during slope descent

Cluster members Dr. Vicki Komisar and Dr. Alison Novak investigated the effect of handrail height on the timing and speed of reach-to-grasp balance reactions during slope descent, in fourteen younger and thirteen older adults. Participants walked along an 8° slope mounted to a robotic platform...

June 11, 2019

Cluster Supporting Students to Present at SCAPPS 2019

The OBDAF Cluster will be helping to support Conference Registration costs for Cluster Trainees to present balance and falls related research at the upcoming SCAPPS meeting on October 17th to 19th . There will be a dedicated oral presentation session at SCAPPS for the top Cluster trainee...

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