john j. jeka

John J. Jeka


Professor
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Office Location:
201T Health Sciences Complex

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,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)