Chatkaew Pongmala, PhD
Research Investigator
Radiology
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24 Frank Lloyd Wright Dr, Lobby B, Rm 100
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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Chatkaew Pongmala, PhD
Research Investigator
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Dr. Pongmala is a research investigator at the Functional Neuroimaging, Cognitive, and Mobility Laboratory with expertise in aging and neurological disorders especially Parkinson’s disease. Her research interests are physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mobility such as gait and balance. She is also interested in clinical outcome measures of cognition, quality of life, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and mobility in older adults.

    Qualifications
    • Ph.D.
      University of Turin, Turin, 2021
    • M.Sc.
      Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 2010
    • B.Sc. (1st Hons)
      Mahidol University, Bangkok, 2007
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Global REACH
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
    Research Overview

    • Balance, gait, posture, and movement analysis
    • Physical activity and Sedentary behavior
    • Frailty
    • Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
    • Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation
    • Osteosarcopenia and Frailty
    • Biomechanics

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      The effects of combining repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with task-specific training on gait performance in individuals with Parkinson's disease: A review article.
      Niemrungruang K, Thanakamchokchai J, Pongmala C, Khobkhun F. Physiother Res Int, 2024 Jul; 29 (3): e2105 DOI:10.1002/pri.2105
      PMID: 38864408
    • Journal Article
      Impaired contrast sensitivity performance in freezers and fallers in Parkinson’s disease
      Brown T, van Emde Boas M, Carli G, Griggs A, Pongmala C, Albin R, Bohnen N. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2024 May; 122: 106660 DOI:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.106660
    • Journal Article
      Targeting sedentary behavior decreases depressive symptoms and improves sleep in people with Parkinson’s Disease
      van Emde Boas M, Pongmala C, Griggs A, Carli G, Bohnen NI. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2024 May; 122: 106609 DOI:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.106609
    • Journal Article
      Targeting sedentary behavior decreases depressive symptoms and improves sleep in people with Parkinson’s Disease
      van Emde Boas M, Pongmala C, Griggs A, Carli G, Bohnen NI. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2024 May; 122: 106600 DOI:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2024.106600
    • Journal Article
      Body Composition, Falls, and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Gender-Specific Effects.
      Pongmala C, Stonsaovapak C, van Emde Boas M, Bhanderi H, Luker A, Michalakis F, Kanel P, Albin RL, Haus JM, Bohnen NI. J Frailty Aging, 2024 13 (3): 293 - 299. DOI:10.14283/jfa.2024.31
      PMID: 39082775
    • Journal Article
      Association of Specific Leg Muscle Strength and Motor Features in Parkinson's Disease.
      Pongmala C, Stonsaovapak C, Luker A, Griggs A, van Emde Boas M, Haus JM, Bohnen NI. Parkinsons Dis, 2024 2024: 5580870 DOI:10.1155/2024/5580870
      PMID: 38939534
    • Journal Article
      Correction to: Noradrenergic cardiac denervation is associated with gait velocity in Parkinson disease: a dual ligand PET study.
      Carli G, Kanel P, Roytman S, Pongmala C, Albin RL, Raffel DM, Scott PJH, Bohnen NI. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2024 Jul 29; DOI:10.1007/s00259-024-06839-y
      PMID: 39073432
    • Journal Article
      Noradrenergic cardiac denervation is associated with gait velocity in Parkinson disease: a dual ligand PET study.
      Carli G, Kanel P, Roytman S, Pongmala C, Albin RL, Raffel DM, Scott PJH, Bohnen NI. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2024 Jul 3; DOI:10.1007/s00259-024-06822-7
      PMID: 38958681