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Particulars
I completed my undergraduate (1999) and masters degrees (2001) in Sport and Exercise Science in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. I moved to the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham where I did my PhD (2001-2005) and then to Belgium to work as a postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven, initially funded by a university project (2006-2008) and then by a research fellowship from the research foundation of Flanders (2008-2011). Since August 2011 I am a Lecturer in Psychology at Queen’s.
Research Interests
I am interested in the way sensory information (visual, vestibular and proprioceptive) and cognitive resources are used to control movement. My current work focuses on postural control by assesing sensory integration and cognitive resource allocation in this process in neurotypical, atypical and clinical populations including young and older adults, adults with autism, Parkinson's disease and major depression. The methods I use include posturography, motion capture, brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS) and neuroimaging (fNIRS).
Teaching
I teach in two undergraduate modules and I supervise Undergraduate, Masters and PhD students
PSY2064 Perception and Psychobiology
PSY3098 Ageing: Mind, Brain and Behaviour
Other
Programme Director, MSc in Psychological Science (Conversion)
I supervise the following PhD students
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Projects
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R1067PSY: The role of cognition in older adults' postural adaptation and sensory reweighting
01/08/2011 → 31/12/2014
Project: Research
Research Output
- 26 Article
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The efficacy of dance for improving motor impairments, non-motor symptoms, and quality of life in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Carapellotti, A. M., Stevenson, R. & Doumas, M., 05 Aug 2020, In : PLoS ONE. 15, 8, 28 p., e0236820.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Slowed sensory reweighting and postural illusions in older adults: the moving platform illusion
Craig, C. & Doumas, M., 11 Feb 2019, In : Journal of Neurophysiology. 121, p. 690 –700 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Putting proprioception for balance to the test: Contrasting and combining sway referencing and tendon vibration
Doumas, M., Valkanidis, T. C. & Hatzitaki, V., 19 Oct 2018, In : Gait and Posture.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of gender in the association between personality and task priority in older adults’ dual-tasking while walking
Agmon, M., Armon, G., Denesh, S. & Doumas, M., 02 Jan 2018, In : BMC Geriatrics. 18, 1, p. 1-8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Shows Minimal, Measure-Specific Effects on Dynamic Postural Control in Young and Older Adults: A Double Blind, Sham-Controlled Study
Craig, C. E. & Doumas, M., 18 Jan 2017, In : PLoS ONE. 12, 1, 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)293 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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International Congress of Physiotherapy 2020 "Sensory Integration in Physical Therapy: From Perception to Treatment "
Mihalis Doumas (Invited speaker)
08 Feb 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Luis Augusto Teixeira
Mihalis Doumas (Host)
Jun 2019 → Jun 2021Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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School Seminar, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Title: Sensory integration in postural control
Mihalis Doumas (Invited speaker)
16 Apr 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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University of São Paulo
Mihalis Doumas (Visiting researcher)
09 Apr 2019 → 21 Apr 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Public presentation, Belfast Parkinson's UK support group. 'Postural control in healthy and clinical populations: Focus on Parkinson’s'
Mihalis Doumas (Invited speaker)
15 May 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press / Media
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Capturing Grace documentary screening
Mihalis Doumas & Anna Carapellotti
01/05/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Contribution to BBC Radio Ulster series: Science and Stuff, part 2, How Music Works
Mihalis Doumas (Participant) & Anna Carapellotti (Participant)
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Improving motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease through dance
Mihalis Doumas (Participant) & Anna Carapellotti (Participant)
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