Postdoctoral Fellows
Carole Leguy, PhD: Postdoc (2013-2015)
Erik Seedhouse, PhD: Postdoc (1999-2002)
Ph.D.
Farshid Sadeghiam, Ph.D. (2024): Canadian aging & inactivity study: Spaceflight-inspired exercises during head-down tilt bedrest blunted reductions in muscle-pump but not cardiac baroreflex in older persons.
Alexandre Laurin, Ph.D. (2015): New timing estimation of cardiovascular events: applications to seismocardiography, microneurography, and blood pressure.
Tesshin Hachiya, Ph.D. (2006): Vasoconstrictor responses assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy during graded lower body negative pressure.
James Carter, Ph.D. (2001): Response of blood pressure and heart regulation to quantified endurance training: age and gender effects.
Masters
Tiffany Stead, MSc (2024): Tiffany completed a study investigating the role of hypercoagulability in the development of venous thromboembolism in females exposed to stimulated microgravity using a dry immersion model.
Donya Divsalar, MSc (2023): Donya completed a combined individualized cycling exercise and artificial gravity training protocol for the ESA/CNES BRACE bedrest study and is currently residing in Germany, where she works with Airbus Defense and Space as a human systems integration and human factors engineer on Starlab, a commercial space station developed through a joint effort between Voyager Space and Airbus.
Malcom Tremblay, BKin - MSc Student (2022): Malcolm鈥檚 current research is to understand the reasons why astronauts lose the ability to control their blood pressure when standing, with the intention to apply the findings towards the development of interventions that will conserve an astronaut鈥檚 ability to control blood pressure when returning from space.
Mahan Rahimi, MASc (2016): Novel smart-technology-assisted therapy to effectively assist with fluid volume control in the legs of humans with excessive swelling or standing hypotension.
Michelle Bruner, M.Sc. (2012): The effect of exercise on the Cardio-Postural relationship.
Amanmeet Garg, M.Sc. (2010): The interaction between Cardiovascular and posture Controls and the effects of ageing.
Valerie Walker, M.Sc. (2003): Cardiorespiratory and Autonomic Responses to Maximal Voluntary Breath Hold.
International Visiting Students
Esm茅e Steijger, MSc (2023): Esm茅e researched the integration of a new technology, involving ECG and Seismocardiography, in the cardio-postural measurement system, Medical Enginnering from the Eindhoven University of Technology.
Stan Snijders, MSc (2023): Stan researchered the influence of cardio-postural interactions on central hypovolemia in our Supine-to-stand versus Supine-to-Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP), Cardiovascular/Musculoskeletal Baroreflex Responses study. Stan鈥檚 research provides a crucial physiological understanding to overcome certain spaceflight-induced hemodynamic consequences, ultimately enabling human space travel to more distant destinations, Medical Enginnering from the Eindhoven University of Technology.
Britt van Rooji, Ph.D. (2014): Non-invasive estimation of cardiovascular parameters using Ballistocardiography), Technical University of Eindhoven.
Joke Keijsers, Ph.D. (2013): Venous flow and volume modelling of the lower limbs during orthostatic stress and skeletal muscle pump activation), Technical University of Eindhoven.
Dries Agten, M.Sc. (2013): Electronic prototyping for cardiovascular health monitoring and postural analysis). Erasmus Program (Univ. Paul Sabatier, Toulouse France & Lule氓 Univ. of Technology S.weden.
Coursework Master鈥檚
Andrea Westbrook, M.Sc. (2013): Orthostatic tolerance and postural control using stabilogram diffusion analysis following short-arm centrifugation.
Brett Hollowell, M.Sc. (2009): Efficacy of combined HVR and HCVR tests for assessment of individual physiological oxygen and carbon dioxide sensitivity.
Parham Tabloei, M.Sc. (2008): Measurement Techniques and Experimentation Within Respiratory Physiology Using a Free Diving Model.
Solmaz Pourvali, M.Sc. (2007): Tonopen Versus Non-contact Tonometer: Comparison Of Intraocular Pressure Measurement At Altitude.
Nathan Taylor, M.Sc. (2007): Postural and cardiovascular control in young healthy subjects.
Honours Theses
Carolyn Allen, B.Sc. (honours, 2006): Cardiorespiratory responses to twelve weeks of breath-hold training.