Dr Michele Callisaya - Researcher Profile

Biography

Michele works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow on the TASCOG study. Michele is a physiotherapist examining the impact of brain ageing on cognition, gait and falls risk in older people.

Keywords

Geriatrics, gerontology, ageing, gait, falls, brain ageing

Qualifications

PhD

Institution: University of Tasmania/Menzies Research Institute Tasmania

Year awarded: 2010

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE OF RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Institution: University of South Australia

Year awarded: 2005

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE

Institution: La Trobe University

Year awarded: 1993

Publications

Journal Articles

Martin, K., Blizzard, L., Wood, A.G., Srikanth, V., Thomson, R., Sanders, L.M., Callisaya, M., 2012, Cognitive function, gait, and gait variability in older people: a population-based study, The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences [E], vol e, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 1-7.

Callisaya, M., Blizzard, L., McGinley, J.L., Srikanth, V., 2012, Risk of falls in older people during fast-walking - the TASCOG study, Gait and Posture [P], vol 36, issue 3, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 510-515.

Choi, P., Ren, M., Phan, T.G., Callisaya, M., Ly, J., Beare, R., Chong, W., Srikanth, V., 2012, Silent infarcts and cerebral microbleeds modify the associations of white matter lesions with gait and postural stability, Stroke [P], vol 43, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1505-1510.

Callisaya, M., Blizzard, L., Schmidt, M., Martin, K., McGinley, J., Sanders, L., Srikanth, V., 2011, Gait, gait variability and the risk of multiple incident falls in older people: A population-based study, Age And Ageing [P], vol 40, issue 4, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 481-487.

Callisaya, M., Blizzard, L., Schmidt, M.D., McGinley, J.L., Srikanth, V., 2010, Ageing and gait variability-a population-based study of older people, Age And Ageing [P], vol 39, issue 2, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 191-197.

Srikanth, V., Sanders, L.M., Callisaya, M., Martin, K., Phan, T.G., 2010, Brain aging and gait, Aging Health [P], vol 6, issue 1, Future Medicine Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 123-131.

Callisaya, M., Blizzard, L., McGinley, J.L., Schmidt, M.D., Srikanth, V., 2010, Sensorimotor factors affecting gait variability in older people-a population-based study, The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences [P], vol 65 A, issue 4, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 386-392.

Callisaya, M., Blizzard, L., Schmidt, M.D., McGinley, J., Lord, S., Srikanth, V., 2009, A population-based study of sensorimotor factors affecting gait in older people, Age And Ageing [P], vol 38, issue 3, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 290-295.

Srikanth, V., Beare, R.J., Blizzard, L., Phan, T.G., Stapleton, J., Chen, J., Callisaya, M., Martin, K., Reutens, D.C., 2009, Cerebral white matter lesions, gait, and the risk of incident falls: a prospective population-based study, Stroke: a journal of cerebral circulation, vol 40, issue 1, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 175-180.

Callisaya, M., Blizzard, L., Schmidt, M.D., McGinley, J., Srikanth, V., 2008, Sex modifies the relationship between age and gait: A population-based study of older adults, Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences, vol 63, issue 2, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 165-170.

Callisaya, M., Thuy, A.B., Blizzard, L., Schmidt, M.D., McGinley, J.L., Srikanth, V., 2007, Subject-matter considerations in assessing the fit of a linear regression model, Australasian Epidemiologist [P], vol 14, issue 2, Australasian Epidemiological Association, Australia, pp. 35-37.

Grants

Title:

Brain ageing: understanding the relationships between brain structure, gait, cognition and falls.

Investigators:

Callisaya, M

Funding:

(2012 - 2015). National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).