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Raymond Chong

Department Chair

Raymond Chong

Department Chair

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

College of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

College of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences: Nutrition & Dietetics

The Graduate School

Administration
Department of The Graduate School

College of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Physical Therapy

Bio

Dr. Raymond Chong is chair of the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics. He has joint appointments in the School of Graduate Studies, Vision Discovery Institute & Institute of Neuroscience. He was previously chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, director of the Applied Health Sciences PhD program and director of the Movement Science Lab. He received his PhD in Exercise & Movement Science at the University of Oregon in 1997 and is first author in over 70% of his peer-reviewed papers.

Research Interest
How do we move? How are movements affected as we age? When there is a neurologic disease? When the mind is distracted? My interests include: (1) Automatic and volitional multisensory organization and postural control in humans during reaching, stance and walking in healthy and neurological conditions; (2) Movement theories.

Key words
aging attention balance balance control development gait motor control neuroscience Parkinson's disease physical therapy posture postural control reaching proprioception rehabilitation sensory integration sensory organization somatosensory vestibular vision visuomotor walking

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