The professorship honors her exceptional clinical expertise, scientific accomplishments and commitment to advancing neuropsychological care for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions.
A new study finds technologies, such as lane departure warnings and adaptive cruise control, may help people with Parkinson’s improve their on-road driving performance.
A new study finds technologies, such as lane departure warnings and adaptive cruise control, may help people with Parkinson’s improve their on-road driving performance.
See how Dr. Karen Hegland is propelling health forward with her research on swallowing and upper airway disorders among patients with Parkinson's Disease.
The awards support Lauren Kenney and Adrianna Ratajska's dissertation research on Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, respectively.
Through a case study, this course will provide an example of a comprehensive driving evaluation for an individual with Parkinson’s disease. Participants will learn how to utilize clinical findings to interpret on road driving performance while taking into account the individual’s context and environment when making fitness to drive recommendations. In addition, participants will be introduced to intervention strategies that may support individuals with Parkinson’s disease to continue to drive.
Scientists in the department of clinical and health psychology discovered that about one quarter of study participants had significant memory problems.
In a study of older adults who completed cognitive tasks while cycling on a stationary bike, Dr. Lori Altmann and fellow researchers found that participants’ cycling speed improved with no cost to their cognitive performance.
