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Dr. Susan Lord is a researcher at Newcastle University with a focus on gait analysis, Parkinson’s disease, and mobility in aging populations. Her work integrates clinical neuroscience, wearable technology, and environmental factors to understand and mitigate mobility challenges in neurodegenerative conditions and elderly populations.
Research interests include gait biomechanics, visuo-cognitive interactions in movement, falls prevention strategies, and the application of wearable sensors for free-living activity monitoring. She collaborates frequently with experts in neurology, gerontology, and clinical engineering.
Her studies explore how environmental factors, cognitive load, and disease progression impact mobility, with recent emphasis on Parkinson’s disease gait characteristics, dual-task interference effects, and the development of reliable assessment tools.
Notable contributions include the Staying UpRight exercise program evaluation and the iTrack mobile eye-tracking system for Parkinson’s patients. Her work emphasizes translating clinical findings into practical interventions for long-term care settings and community-based rehabilitation.