Reducing Falls in the Community

Paper Session Chair(s)

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  Dain LaRoche, PhD, FACSM (he/him/his)

  Associate Dean for Research
  Department of Kinesiology
  University of New Hampshire
  Durham, New Hampshire, United States

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  The Feasibility and Acceptability of Perturbation Balance Training in Rural Communities: A Mixed Methods Study
  

  First Author: Justin M. Whitten, MS – Montana State University
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Perceived Balance is Associated With Self-Reported Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
  

  First Author: Hanne R. Dolan, PhD, RN (she/her/hers) – Arizona State University
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Muscle Activation Variability as a Determinant of Gait Variability in Older Adults
  

  First Author: Dain P. LaRoche, PhD, FACSM (he/him/his) – University of New Hampshire
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Body Composition and Fall Risk in Mutually Exclusive Categories of Physical Activity in Older Women
  

  First Author: Renoa Choudhury, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Central Florida
• 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET

  Differential Associations of Hand Grip Strength and Chair Stand Time With Indoor and Outdoor Falls Among Older Adults
  

  First Author: Wenjun Li, PhD – University of Massachusetts Lowell