Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait
The Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait investigates neurological conditions with particular reference to basal ganglia and cerebellar disorders such as Parkinson's disease and autism.
Our Team
Professor Robert Iansek
Appointments:
Head of Division, Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait
Director, Movement Disorders Program, Monash Health
Qualifications: Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP – Neurology); PhD; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) (Honours 2); Bachelor of Medical Sciences (B Med Sc) (Honours 1)
Research interests: Neurology · Multidisciplinary research
Dr Anna Murphy
Appointment: Manager & Biomechanist / Adjunct Senior Lecturer – Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait
Qualifications: PhD Biomechanics (The University of Queensland); BHlthSci (Honours, La Trobe University); BApplSci (HM, Wollongong University)
Role: Biomechanics expertise and management of the Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait
Research interests: Gait · biomechanics · neurological impairments with gait disorders
Ms Mary Danoudis
Appointment: Physiotherapist / Adjunct Research Fellow – Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait
Qualifications: Diploma of Business Studies; Masters of Physiotherapy; Bachelor of Applied Science – Physiotherapy; Diploma of Physiotherapy
Research interests: Gait and falls · Movement disorders
Associate Professor Jenny McGinley
Appointment: Affiliate – Clinical Research Centre for Movement Disorders and Gait / MONARC
Qualifications: PhD; Graduate Diploma (Neurosciences); Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)
Research interests: Gait across the lifespan · Gait in neurological disorders
Godfrey Keung
PhD candidate: ‘Development of walking assistive device’
Michael Stanley
PhD candidate: 'Gait Phase Detection of Knee Assistive Devices Based on Timed-Kinematics Approach'