Dr Jasmine Menant
Dr Menant is听a Senior Research Scientist, Lead of Cognition and Mobiity Studies within the Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre at NeuRA.听 She has a background in exercise science and completed a PhD in applied physiology / biomechanics at UNSW (School of Population Health) in 2008.
She is the Communication Manager of the Australia New-Zealand Fall Prevention Society where she sits on the Executive Board. She is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Society for Posture & Gait.
Research Interests:
Her research in ageing and clinical groups with balance impairments combines mechanistic work, longitudinal studies and randomised controlled trials to investigate the control of balance and gait, identify risk factors for falls and mobility decline and develop interventions to improve health outcomes.
Broad Research Areas:
Ageing, Physiology, Neuroscience, Gerontology - Geriatrics, Biomechanics
Qualifications:
BSc Hons, PhD
Specific Research Keywords:
Fall prevention, Sensory Mechanisms, Balance, Biomechanics, Human Movement and Sensation, Mobility, Ageing, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.
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2023
World Cancer Research Fund听International (MENANT, Goldstein, Park, Lord, Mizrahi, Sturnieks, Sherrington) (2024-2025) (~$113, 832 (59, 942 British Pounds). 鈥Integrated balance training to improve symptoms, balance and quality of life in cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a feasibility study鈥
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NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies grant (MENANT, Sturnieks, Park, Goldstein, Lord, Davis, Mizrahi, Koczwara, Grimison, Yates) (2023-2026) ($808,943). 鈥Cognitive-motor step training to reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) symptoms in cancer survivors鈥.
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UNSW Ageing Futures Institute seed grant (Jug茅, Brown,听MENANT, Cysique, Bilston, Rae) ($29,921). 鈥Understanding obstructive sleep apnoea-related cerebellar degeneration for dementia and fall risk prevention鈥.
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Research Grants Council Hong Kong (Chan W, Yeung, MENANT, Sturnieks, Chan S, Mok, Lord) (2024- 2026) (~ $315, 759 (1,564,925 HKD)). 鈥Investigating the effects of step training and the mediating effects of prefrontal cortex functioning in older adults with mild dementia: a randomized wait-list controlled trial鈥.
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2022
UNSW Ageing Futures Institute seed grant (MENANT, McDonald, Delbaere, Lord) ($28,163). 鈥Exploring neural mechanisms for why older people with fear of falling are at increased risk of falls鈥
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2021
Multiple Sclerosis Research Association Project Grant (Hoang, Lord and MENANT) ($240,000) (2021-2023), 鈥Tailored exercise targeting identified weak muscle groups and impaired gait to maximise mobility in people with Multiple Sclerosis鈥
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2020
UNSW Research Infrastructure Scheme (Butler 鈥, MENANT听et al) ($151,845)
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UNSW Cancer Clinical Academic Group Seed Grant (Goldstein, Park, McCrary, MENANT, Harris and Simar) ($200,000) (2019-20), 鈥Exercise rehabilitation for cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: Impact and mechanisms鈥
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SPHERE Age and Ageing Clinical Academic Group Project Seed Grant (Lord 鈥MENANT) ($44,433), 鈥Implementation of a novel exergaming system for improving balance and mobility in aged care rehabilitation鈥
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UNSW Major Research Equipment and Instructure Initiative grant (Lord, [鈥 MENANT [鈥) - ($ 404,120), 鈥Perturbation treadmill and Laboratory Manager鈥.
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Parkinson's NSW Research Grant (Lord, Sturnieks, Okubo, MENANT) ($ 48,143)听鈥Reactive and volitional step training to reduce risk of falling in people with Parkinson鈥檚 disease: A randomized controlled trial鈥
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UNSW Major Research Equipment and Instructure Initiative grant (Lord, [鈥 MENANT [鈥) - ($ 218,097), 鈥Movement Analysis System鈥.
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NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council) Project Grant 鈥 CIB (Sturnieks, MENANT, Valenzuela and Delbaere) 鈥 ($ 1,558 415) (2015 - 2019) 鈥A randomised controlled trial of cognitive-only and cognitive-motor training to prevent falls in older people: understanding physical, neuropsychological and neural mechanisms鈥
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APEX Foundation Research grant 鈥 CIC (Porter, Hocking, MENANT) 鈥 ($ 17,857) 鈥Exploring attention and motor control in Williams Syndrome鈥浓赌
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France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration Program 鈥 Early Career Fellowship ($ 4,800) 鈥溾 collaboration听with Dr C Assaiante, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, University Aix-Marseille on neuroimaging studies in children and adolescents.听
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NHMRC Project Grant - CIB (Lord, MENANT, Migliaccio, Titov, Close and Delbaere) 鈥 ($ 589,772) (2012 - 2015) 鈥A randomised controlled trial of dizziness interventions based on a multidisciplinary assessment in older people: towards the development of a multiple profile assessment of dizziness 鈥 the MPA-D鈥
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APEX Foundation Research grant 鈥 CIC (Hocking, Porter, MENANT听et al) 鈥 ($ 20,140) 鈥Exploring the cognitive-motor profile in individuals with intellectual disability鈥
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France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration Program 鈥 Early Career Fellowship ($ 5,777) 鈥 collaboration with Dr C Assaiante, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, University Aix-Marseille on neuroimaging studies in children and adolescents.听
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UNSW Medicine, Early Career Researcher grant - ($ 20,000), 鈥Sensory and neuromuscular mechanisms underlying the relationship between body composition and physical function in older people鈥
My current research projects include:
- Cognitive-motor step training to reduce chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) symptoms in cancer survivors : multisite randomised controlled trial.
-听Lower limb muscle contributions to gait patterns in people with Multiple Sclerosis.
- Exploring neural mechanisms for why older people with fear of falling are at increased risk of falls
-Determining optimal balance and gait assessments for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people
- Mechanistic studies investigating cortical activity during balance, stepping and walking using functional near-infrared spectroscopy in ageing, fall risk and Parkinson鈥檚 Disease
- Understanding obstructive sleep apnoea-related cerebellar degeneration for dementia and fall risk prevention
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My Research Supervision
PhD:听Kulvara Lapanan: 鈥Cortical responses during postural challenges in older people and people with Parkinson鈥檚 disease鈥. School of Population Health, UNSW.
PhD:听Cameron Hicks: 鈥Determining optimal balance and gait assessments for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people鈥. School of Population Health, UNSW
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