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Rachel Downey

PhD Student Clinical Psychology
Concordia University
Participates in 1 Session

Rachel Downey is a third year PhD student studying Clinical Psychology at Concordia University. Her research focuses on how different forms of interventions (i.e., executive function training, aerobic exercise, balance and coordination training) can improve multi-tasking behaviour in older adults. Specifically, she is interested in better understanding methods to improve cognitive-motor dual-task performance (i.e., walking while doing a cognitive task) and how individual characteristics, such as age, hearing capacity, and baseline cognitive and physical functioning affect training efficacy. 

Sessions in which Rachel Downey participates

Wednesday 12 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM

Sessions in which Rachel Downey attends

Monday 10 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Christophe Grova PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

In this talk, we will present our recent developments in the context of Personalized functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy (fNIRS) investigatio...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM
Clinical translation of diffuse optical methods
45 minutes, 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM

Maria Angela Franceschini PhD, Harvard University (Keynote speaker)

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) are two established techniques which allow monitoring brain health ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Wednesday 12 May, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM

Christopher Steele PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Regional brain function is determined by its local structure and connectivity. I will present work from our lab that strives to quantify connect...
9:15 AM
9:15 AM

Rachael Seidler, University of Florida (Keynote speaker)

With aging, there are declines in sensorimotor functions such as fine motor control, gait and balance. Moreover, the largest age differences in ...
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Round Table / Q & A
15 minutes, 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
Lunch Break
1 hour 45 minutes, 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Karen Li PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)

Safe mobility is vital to the functional independence of older adults. Executive functions such as working memory updating and dividing attention p...
1:15 PM
1:15 PM

Joe Verghese MBBS, MS, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Keynote speaker)

Disorders of gait and cognition are central to many age related conditions and diseases. While there are medications available to treat some of ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Round Table / Q & A
15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM
2:15 PM
Presentation of awards
15 minutes, 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Closing Remarks
15 minutes, 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM