David Bolton
Kinesiology and Health Science
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office Hours: Tues 9:00 - 11:00 amOffice Location: SCCE 483
Phone: 435-797-7329
Email: dave.bolton@usu.edu
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Biography
As an assistant professor in KHS I currently run my own 'Perception-Action' Laboratory where I supervise a postdoctoral researcher and several graduate and undergraduate students on research projects. After receiving my BSc in Human Kinetics (University of Guelph, Canada) I obtained my Master’s degree in Exercise and Sports Sciences (University of Florida, USA) where I studied upper limb motor recovery in stroke patients. I then completed my PhD degree in Neuroscience (University of Alberta, Canada) using both animal and human models to study balance regulation during walking. Following the PhD, I completed over three years of postdoctoral training at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Canada) where I helped develop a model to study cortical contributions to human balance. During this time, I also studied how the prefrontal cortex (an area critical for executive function) modifies sensory transmission according to task demands. Notably, my research into balance control has encompassed wide-ranging perspectives in an attempt to understand this complex and distributed form of sensorimotor control. Prior to starting my faculty position at Utah State University, I was a research fellow at Queens University Belfast (Belfast, United Kingdom) where I investigated neural adaptations that underlie motor learning, specifically addressing how these adaptations change with an aging nervous system. My research over the past 20 years has provided insight into the neural control of balance and offered a greater understanding of how the nervous system is transformed by purposeful motor practice. My research program is currently funded by a National Institute on Aging R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant 1R21AG061688-01 (Title: Before the Fall: Anticipatory Brain Roles in Reactive Balance Control). I belong to the Society for Neuroscience.
Teaching Interests
Neuroscience; Motor control
Research Interests
Neural control of balance
Awards
Discretionary Award for Exceptional Staff Performance, 2015
Queens University Belfast
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