Chesney Elizabeth Craig

Dr Chesney Elizabeth Craig is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research focuses on neurological, behavioral, and psychological determinants of falls in older adults and individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. She employs multidisciplinary techniques such as motion tracking, mobile EEG, and structural MRI to investigate fall outcomes. Chesney holds a PhD in Sensory Integration and Compensatory Mechanisms in Older Adults’ Postural Control from Queen’s University Belfast (2017) and a BSc (1st class Hons) in Psychology (International) from the University of Leeds (2013).

• Teaching Focus: Neuropsychology, Biopsychology, Research Dissertation Guidance
• Previous Roles: Senior Research Associate (Manchester Metropolitan Psychology, 2018), Research Associate (Manchester Metropolitan Exercise and Sport Science, post-PhD)

Professional contributions include serving as a journal reviewer for The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, Neuropsychologia, and others, grant reviewing for MRC/ESRC/NSERC, and membership in the External Relations Committee of the International Society for Posture and Gait Research.