Researcher

Title

• Professor, Département des sciences de l’activité physique, Université du Québec à Montréal

• Postdoctorate, Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, 2003-2007
• Postdoctorate, Department of Kinesiology, Arizona State University, 2001-2003
• Doctorate, Department of Kinesiology, University of Montreal, 1997-2001

• Motor rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy
• Interaction between cognition and movement
• Postural control
• Dance in rehabilitation
• Active video game and virtual reality

Awards and Distinctions

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Huntington’s Disease Society of America, 2005-2007
• Young Investigator Award, Huntington’s Disease Association, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Arizona State University, 2001-2003

Presentations

• Lemay, M. Fortin, S. (2016). Dance in rehabilitation setting to improve balance in children with a hereditary peripheral neuropathy. First national symposium for dance and well-being. Toronto, Canada.
• Lemay, M. (2013). Clinical Kinesiology: The use of Physical Exercise in OCD-Spectrum Disorders. Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy. Montréal, Canada.
• Lemay, M. (2012). Contrôle postural et patron de marche de l’enfant avec un DMC : Évaluation et pistes d’intervention. Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (CIRRIS). Québec, Canada.
• Lemay, M. (2011). On the relation between fatigue and falls in children with NMD.  DMD-Bone meeting. Ottawa, Canada.
• Lemay, M. (2011). L’activité physique chez l’enfant présentant une atteinte motrice: le rôle et les défis du kinésiologue. Première journée scientifique du Groupe de Recherche en Activité Physique Adaptée (GRAPA). Montréal, Canada.

Publications

• Robert T., M, Ballaz, L., Lemay, M. (2016). The effect of viewing a virtual environment through a head-mounted display on balance. Gait and Posture, 48, 261-266.
• Ballaz, L., Robert, M., Parent, A., Prince, F., Lemay, M. (2014). Impaired Visually Guided Weight-shifting Ability in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35(9):1970-1977.
• Robert, M., Ballaz, L., Hart, R., Lemay, M. (2013). Evaluating exercise intensity levels in children with cerebral palsy playing with an active video game console.  Physical Therapy, 93 (8), 1084-1091. 
• Lemay, M,  Lê, T.-T., Lamarre, C. (2012). Deficits in two versions of a sustained attention test in adolescents with cerebral palsy. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 15(4):253-258. 
• Ballaz, L., Huffenus, A.-F., Lamarre, C., Koclas, L, Lemay, M. (2012). Effect of forced use therapy on posture in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a pilot study.  Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 44(3):268-271.