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
Rachel Downey, Concordia University (Presenter)
Sessions in which Rachel Downey attends
Christophe Grova PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)
Maria Angela Franceschini PhD, Harvard University (Keynote speaker)
Brittany Intzandt (Presenter)
Christopher Steele PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)
Rachael Seidler, University of Florida (Keynote speaker)
Karen Li PhD, Concordia University (Speaker)
Joe Verghese MBBS, MS, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Keynote speaker)