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Overview

Paul van Donkelaar is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with a notable emphasis on Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology, alongside Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Emergency Medicine as subfields.

The main topics of Paul van Donkelaar's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Elder Abuse and Neglect, Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse, as well as Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances.

Frequent publication venues for their work are the Journal of Neurotrauma, Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Experimental Brain Research, Frontiers in Neurology, and Journal of Family Violence.

Notable recent papers include:

  • A global collaboration to study intimate partner violence-related head trauma: The ENIGMA consortium IPV working group, 2021, Brain Imaging and Behavior
  • Characterization of Cognitive-Motor Function in Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury, 2021, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • An Acute Bout of Soccer Heading Subtly Alters Neurovascular Coupling Metrics, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury: Unmasking and Addressing the Gaps, 2024, Journal of Neurotrauma
  • Using Behavior Change Theory to Understand How to Support Screening for Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence, 2021, Women's Health Reports

They have frequently collaborated with Jonathan D. Smirl, Shambhu Prasad Adhikari, Colin Wallace, Karen Mason, and Tori N. Stranges, indicating a network of coauthors contributing to research in related areas.

Best Publications

  • Effects of Single-Task Versus Dual-Task Training on Balance Performance in Older Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

    Patima Silsupadol;Patima Silsupadol;Anne Shumway-Cook;Vipul Lugade;Paul van Donkelaar

  • Training-related changes in dual-task walking performance of elderly persons with balance impairment: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial

    Patima Silsupadol;Patima Silsupadol;Vipul Lugade;Anne Shumway-Cook;Paul van Donkelaar

  • Gait stability following concussion.

    Tonya M Parker;Louis R Osternig;Paul Van Donkelaar;Li-Shan Chou

  • Perceptual and Physiological Responses to Jackson Pollock's Fractals

    Richard P. Taylor;Branka Spehar;Paul Van Donkelaar;Caroline M. Hagerhall

  • Effects of Concussion on Attention and Executive Function in Adolescents

    David Howell;Louis Osternig;Paul Van Donkelaar;Ulrich Mayr

  • Tracking the recovery of visuospatial attention deficits in mild traumatic brain injury.

    Charlene I. Halterman;Jeanne Langan;Anthony Drew;Erika Rodriguez

  • The effect of divided attention on gait stability following concussion.

    Tonya M. Parker;Louis R. Osternig;Heng Ju Lee;Paul Van Donkelaar

  • Cognitive task effects on gait stability following concussion

    Robert D. Catena;Paul van Donkelaar;Li-Shan Chou

  • Altered balance control following concussion is better detected with an attention test during gait

    Robert D. Catena;Paul van Donkelaar;Li-Shan Chou

  • The potential for animal models to provide insight into mild traumatic brain injury: Translational challenges and strategies.

    Sandy R. Shultz;Stuart J. McDonald;Cole Vonder Haar;Alicia Meconi

  • Recovery of cognitive and dynamic motor function following concussion

    Tonya M Parker;Louis R Osternig;Paul van Donkelaar;Li-Shan Chou

  • Different gait tasks distinguish immediate vs. long-term effects of concussion on balance control.

    Robert D Catena;Paul van Donkelaar;Li-Shan Chou

  • Balance control during gait in athletes and non-athletes following concussion.

    Tonya M. Parker;Louis R. Osternig;Paul van Donkelaar;Li-Shan Chou

  • The Interaction Between Executive Attention and Postural Control in Dual-Task Conditions: Children With Cerebral Palsy

    Dinah S. Reilly;Marjorie H. Woollacott;Paul van Donkelaar;Sandra Saavedra

  • Head stability during quiet sitting in children with cerebral palsy: effect of vision and trunk support.

    Sandra Saavedra;Marjorie Woollacott;Paul van Donkelaar

  • The allocation of attention during smooth pursuit eye movements.

    Paul Van Donkelaar;Anthony S. Drew

  • Dorsal and ventral visual stream contributions to perception-action interactions during pointing.

    Ji-Hang Lee;Paul van Donkelaar

  • Eye Hand Coordination in Children with Cerebral Palsy

    Sandra Saavedra;Aditi Joshi;Marjorie Woollacott;Paul van Donkelaar

  • Effects of a secondary task on obstacle avoidance in healthy young adults.

    Ka-Chun Siu;Ka-Chun Siu;Robert D. Catena;Li-Shan Chou;Paul van Donkelaar

  • The Human Dorsal Premotor Cortex Generates On-Line Error Corrections during Sensorimotor Adaptation

    Ji-Hang Lee;Paul van Donkelaar

  • Shoulder joint position sense improves with elevation angle in a novel, unconstrained task.

    David N. Suprak;Louis R. Osternig;Paul van Donkelaar;Andrew R. Karduna

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Mayr
Ulrich Mayr University of Oregon
Martha E. Shenton
Martha E. Shenton Harvard University
Ian M. Franks
Ian M. Franks University of British Columbia
Grant L. Iverson
Grant L. Iverson Harvard University
Erin D. Bigler
Erin D. Bigler University of Utah
Frank G. Hillary
Frank G. Hillary Pennsylvania State University
Jennie Ponsford
Jennie Ponsford Monash University
Elisabeth A. Wilde
Elisabeth A. Wilde Baylor College of Medicine
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg

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