J. Lucas McKay, PhD MSCR

Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University School of Medicine, United States

Dr. J. Lucas McKay is an engineer with unique training in epidemiology, biostatistics, clinical trial design, and the disease pathophysiology and clinical management of neurological disorders.

As a junior faculty member, Dr. McKay received an NIH-supported KL2 fellowship that allowed him to receive formal training in epidemiology, biostatistics, power analysis, and clinical study design at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. This provided him with an excellent and unique toolset to do translational clinical research using special purpose statistical software. He currently serves as a study biostatistician on two federally funded clinical trials in Parkinson’s disease and prodromal Alzheimer’s disease.

Presentation(s):

• Rates of Perceived Cognitive Exertion are Elevated in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment During Rhythmic Motor-Cognitive Tasks

  Wednesday, November 1, 2023
  3:00 PM – 3:15 PM  

• Rhythmic Movement Training Improves Spatial and Temporal Modulation of Gait in Older Adults With and Without Mild Cognitive Impairment

  Wednesday, November 1, 2023
  3:30 PM – 3:45 PM  

• Rhythmic Movement Sequences Elicit Impaired Gait Modulation Ability in Older Adults with Parkinson's Disease

  Wednesday, November 1, 2023
  2:45 PM – 3:00 PM