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Personal profile
Research Interests
My research focuses on the way sensory information (visual, vestibular and proprioceptive) and cognitive resources are used to control movement. My current work focuses on balance 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 (Qualisys and xsens), brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS) and neuroimaging (fNIRS).
Open to PhD applications in
1. Investigating sensory integration for balance control in young and older adults using fNIRS
2. The 15 minute city: Speed and gait characteristics in city walking
3. Balance control and sensory integration in autism
4. Walking in the city in people living with Parkinson's
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
Primary Supervisor
Andrea Bianca Visser (DClin trainee)
Second supervisor
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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R1147MEE: Queen's University Belfast Core Equipment Call 2019
Price, M. (PI), Best, R. (CoI), Dessing, J. C. (CoI), Doumas, M. (CoI), Hamill, G. (CoI), Latu, I. (CoI), Morrow, D. J. (CoI), Riley, D. (CoI), Rodger, M. (CoI) & Taylor, S. (CoI)
28/01/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R1669PSY: Dance for Parkinson’s: Improving quality of life and movement in people living with Parkinson’s in Northern Ireland.
Doumas, M. (PI) & Rodger, M. (CoI)
25/05/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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R1067PSY: The role of cognition in older adults' postural adaptation and sensory reweighting
Doumas, M. (PI)
01/08/2011 → 31/12/2014
Project: Research
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A scoping review of educational and training interventions on Parkinson's disease for staff in care home settings
Finlay, S., Anderson, T., Henderson, E., Brown Wilson, C., Stark, P., Carter, G., Rodger, M., Doumas, M., O'Shea, E., Creighton, L., Craig, S., Crooks, S., Gillis, A. & Mitchell, G., 13 Jan 2025, In: Nursing Reports. 15, 1, 15 p., 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A systematic review of autistic adults’ experiences of anxiety from a qualitative perspective
Da Silva, A. B., Berry, E., Craig, S. & Doumas, M., 13 Dec 2025, (Early online date) In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the short-term effects of dance on motor and non-motor outcomes in people living with Parkinson’s: a crossover study
Carapellotti, A. M., Rodger, M. & Doumas, M., 31 Jul 2025, In: PLOS ONE. 20, 7, 14 p., e0328293.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pervasive motor and balance difficulties in university students with dyslexia
McPhillips, M., McNally, H., Taylor, B. & Doumas, M., May 2025, In: Dyslexia. 31, 2, 14 p., e70006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sensory reweighting for balance in people living with Parkinson’s Disease: postural adaptation, muscle co-contraction, and perceptual delays
McDonnell, P., Rodger, M., Teixeira, L. A., Mitchell, G. & Doumas, M., Mar 2025, In: Gait & Posture. 117, p. 342-348 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)14 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Winner, Annual School of Psychology ICARE Awards 2023
Doumas, M. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Parkinson's@NI Annual Conference 2025
Doumas, M. (Organiser) & Rodger, M. (Organiser)
07 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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NI Science Festival 2025
Doumas, M. (Participant)
23 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in Festival/Exhibition
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NIHR funding workshop
Doumas, M. (Organiser), Rodger, M. (Organiser), Bull, S. (Speaker), Adair, P. (Speaker), Breslin, G. (Speaker) & Shorter, G. (Speaker)
29 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Queen's on Ageing symposium
Carney, G. (Organiser), Hughes, C. (Organiser), Doumas, M. (Organiser) & McCann, M. (Organiser)
11 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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UKAgeNet (External organisation)
Doumas, M. (Advisor)
Oct 2024 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
Press/Media
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'A whiskey a day' - is this the secret to reaching 100?
25/10/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BBC Newsline: Hands-free phone ban for drivers 'should be considered'
13/08/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Capturing Grace documentary screening
Doumas, M. & Carapellotti, A.
01/05/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Cognitively and socially induced stress affects postural control
23/11/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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Contribution to BBC Radio Ulster series: Science and Stuff, part 2, How Music Works
Doumas, M. (Participant) & Carapellotti, A. (Participant)
Impact
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Improving motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease through dance
Doumas, M. (Participant) & Carapellotti, A. (Participant)
Impact