john j. jeka
Research Interests
- Control of Upright Balance during Standing/Walking
- Multisensory Processing for Balance Control
- Virtual Reality
- Neurological Conditions that Lead to Balance Deficits
- Concussion, Parkinson鈥檚 Disease, Vestibular Loss, Cerebral Palsy, Aging
Education
- NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow 鈥 Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Laboratory, Brandeis University, Waltham MA (1992-1993)
- Ph.D. 鈥 Center for Complex Systems and Brain Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton FL (1992)
- MA (Psychology) 鈥 Tufts University, Medford MA (1988)
- BA 鈥 Tufts University, Medford MA (1979)
Funding
- 2017-2022 鈥 PI, NIH, 鈥Behavioral- and bio-markers of subconcussion with controlled human head impact鈥 ($2,500,000)
- 2016-2018 鈥 Mentor, DFG Postdoctoral Fellowship (Dr. Hendrik Reimann). Mechanisms for maintaining balance during locomotion ($150,000)
- 2014-2017 鈥 PI, Shriners Foundation, Sensory Fusion for Balance Control in Children with CP, ($543,952)
- 2012-2016 鈥 PI, NIH听1R21AG041714-01.听Sensory Treadmill to Improve Balance during Walking听($377,000)
- 2012-2016 鈥撎Co-PI, NSF BCS 1230311.听Collaborative Research: Understanding the Rules for Human Rhythmic Motor Coordination: From Walking to Juggling听($620,000)
- 2009-2012听鈥 PI,听NSF听0924883. The interaction of posture, locomotion and sensory information听($406,000)
- 2008-2012 鈥 PI, NIH 2RO1NS35070.听听Multisensory integration and human postural control听($1,451,000)