David Vaillancourt, PhD

Assistant Professor Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition 1919 West Taylor 650 AHSB (M/C 994) Chicago, IL 60612 Email: court1@uic.edu Phone: 312.355.2058 Fax: 312.355.2305

Bio
Dr. Vaillancourt completed his masters and PhD degrees at The Pennsylvania State University.  His PhD work was funded by NIA and focused on time series analysis of motor unit physiology and tremor in Parkinson's disease.  He completed postdoctoral work at UIC working with patients with essential tremor and Parkinson's disease following deep brain stimulation surgery.  Dr. Vaillancourt was also supported by a National Research Service Award from NINDS where he developed skills in functional brain imaging and neuroanatomy.  Dr. Vaillancourt is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at UIC.  He holds secondary appointments in bioengineering, neurology, and the interdisciplinary training program in neuroscience at UIC.  He is on the editorial board of Journal of Motor Behavior. 

Research Interests
Dr. Vaillancourt's research focuses on the role of the cortex, basal ganglia, and cerebellum in healthy and pathological motor control.  He is also focused on examining how spatial and temporal forms of visual information stimulate the brain differently.  He also examines the effects of various treatment interventions on the motor deficits of Parkinson's disease.

Selected Publications-
Yu, H., Sternad, D., Corcos, D.M., Vaillancourt, D.E. (2007). Role of hyperactive cerebellum and motor cortex in Parkinson's disease. NeuroImage. 35(1): 222-233.

Mayka, M., Corcos, D.M., Leurgans, S.E., & Vaillancourt, D.E. (2006). Locations and boundaries of the motor and premotor regions in functional brain imaging: A meta-analysis. NeuroImage 31(4): 1453-1474.

Vaillancourt, D.E., Mayka, M., & Corcos, D.M. (2006). Intermittent visuomotor processing in the human cerebellum, parietal cortex, and premotor cortex. Journal of Neurophysiology 95: 922-931.

Vaillancourt, D.E., Mayka, M., Thulborn, K.R., & Corcos, D.M. (2004). Subthalamic nucleus and internal globus pallidus scale with the rate of change of force production in humans. NeuroImage 23: 177-188.

Vaillancourt, D.E. & Newell, K.M. (2002). Changing complexity in human behavior and physiology through aging and disease. Neurobiology of Aging 23, 1-11.