By Associate Professor Jasmine Charlotte Christiane Menant

Book Chapters

Sherrington C; Tiedemann A; Hassett L; Pinheiro MB; Menant J, 2026, 'Physical function, falls, and the role of physical activity across the life course', in The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Health, Taylor & Francis, pp. 36 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781042009237-7

Menant JC; Menz HB; Chaplin C, 2021, 'Gait Characteristics and Falls', in Falls in Older People Risk Factors Strategies for Prevention and Implications for Practice Third Edition, pp. 51 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108594455.004

Menant JC; Okubo Y; Menz HB, 2021, 'Postural Stability and Falls', in Falls in Older People Risk Factors Strategies for Prevention and Implications for Practice Third Edition, pp. 23 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108594455.003

Menant J, 2018, 'Gait, balance, and falls in Huntington disease', in Day BL; Lord SR (ed.), Handbook of Clinical Neurology Vol 159: Balance Gait and Falls, pp. 251 - 260

Menant J; Gandevia S, 2018, 'Poliomyelitis', in Day BL; Lord SR (ed.), Handbook of Clinical Neurology Vol 159: Balance Gait and Falls, Elsevier, pp. 337 - 344

Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Lord SR, 2013, 'Balance and Ageing', in The Biology of Ageing and Its Clinical Implication A Practical Handbook, Radcliffe Pub

, 2012, '- Soccer Shoe Design and Its Influence on Player’s Performance', in The Science of Footwear, CRC Press, pp. 586 - 601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b13021-31

Lord SR; Menant JC, 2012, 'Footwear, balance and falls in older people', in Goonetilleke RS (ed.), The Science of Footwear, CRC Press, pp. 535 - 560

sturnieks D; menant J; Lord SR, 2012, 'Aging, balance and falls', in Abdulla A; Rai GS (ed.), The Biology of Ageing and Its Clinical Implication, Radcliffe Pub

Journal articles

Hicks C; Menant J; Allen N; Callisaya ML; Cameron ID; Cameron MH; Canning CG; Close J; Dean CM; Delbaere K; Gunn H; Henderson EJ; Hoang P; Latt MD; Menz HB; Merom D; Sherrington C; Srikanth V; Sturnieks DL; Taylor ME; Tiedemann A; Wettasinghe AH; Lord SR, 2026, 'Predictive accuracy of gait speed for falls: An individual participant data meta-analysis', Ageing Research Reviews, 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2026.103207

Thng J; Sturnieks DL; Hoang P; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2026, 'Corrigendum to “Understanding adherence and its impact on function in a six-month step exergame intervention for people” [Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Volume 107, 106948, March 2026] (Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders (2026) 107, (S2211034825006868), (10.1016/j.msard.2025.106948))', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2026.107228

Lapanan K; Chaplin C; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2026, 'Effect of Interactive Cognitive-Motor Training on Balance, Mobility, and Cognition in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', American Journal of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, 105, pp. 495 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002896

Menant JC; Pelicioni PHS; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2026, 'Cortical activity during supported and unsupported choice-stepping reaction time tasks in young and older people: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study', Human Movement Science, 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2026.103464

Thng JWH; Sturnieks DL; Hoang P; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2026, 'Understanding adherence and its impact on function in a six-month step exergame intervention for people with multiple sclerosis', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2025.106948

Liu JQJ; Yeung MK; Chen M; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Tam YK; Tang PM; Wong KC; Wong KL; Wong YL; Chan WLS, 2026, 'The choice stepping reaction task: how prefrontal network topology reconfigures in aging and dementia', Geroscience, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02534-y

Djajadikarta ZJ; Donges SC; Diong J; Hoang PD; Kennedy DS; Menant JC; Lord SR; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC, 2025, 'Proprioception and muscle performance unchanged by in-home step training in multiple sclerosis: secondary outcomes analysis', PEERJ, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20354

STURNIEKS DL; CHAN LL; CERDA MTE; ARBONA CH; PINILLA BH; MARTINEZ PS; SENG NW; SMITH N; MENANT JC; LORD SR, 2025, 'Cognitive functioning and falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 128, pp. 105638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105638

Hicks C; Menant J; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2024, 'Two simple modifications to the World Falls Guidelines algorithm improves its ability to stratify older people into low, intermediate and high fall risk groups', Age and Ageing, 53, pp. afae192 - afae192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae192

van Schooten KS; Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2024, 'Brain and brawn in balance: Central processing speed and muscle torque development speed are independently associated with the ability to recover balance with feet-in-place', Gait and Posture, 111, pp. 132 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.04.010

Chantanachai T; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Menant J; Delbaere K; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Humburg P; Taylor ME, 2024, 'Cognitive and physical declines and falls in older people with and without mild cognitive impairment: a 7-year longitudinal study', International Psychogeriatrics, 36, pp. 306 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610223000315

Hoang P; Sturnieks DL; Butler A; Chaplin C; Hicks C; Lo J; Ratanapongleka M; Robinson S; Smith N; Turner J; Krishnan AV; Barnett M; Gandevia S; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2024, 'A custom-built step exergame training programme to prevent falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial', Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 30, pp. 571 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13524585241229360

Sturnieks DL; Hicks C; Smith N; Ratanapongleka M; Menant J; Turner J; Lo J; Chaplin C; Garcia J; Valenzuela MJ; Delbaere K; Herbert RD; Sherrington C; Toson B; Lord SR, 2024, 'Exergame and cognitive training for preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: a randomized controlled trial', Nature Medicine, 30, pp. 98 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02739-0

Chan LLY; Delbaere K; Numbers K; Lam B; Menant J; Sturnieks DL; Trollor JN; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2024, 'Poor mobility and lower limb weakness are associated with three distinct depressive symptom trajectories over 6 years in older people', Australasian Journal on Ageing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13273

Hoang PD; Lord S; Gandevia S; Menant J, 2024, 'Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) position statement on exercise for people with mild to moderate multiple sclerosis', PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO-REVISTA DE CIENCIAS DEL EJERCICIO Y LA SALUD, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v22i2.62226

Tung C; Lord SR; Pelicioni PHS; Sturnieks DL; Menant JCC, 2023, 'Prefrontal and Motor Planning Cortical Activity during Stepping Tasks Is Related to Task Complexity but Not Concern about Falling in Older People: A fNIRS Study', Brain Sciences, 13, pp. 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13121675

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Menant JC; Chaplin C; Canning C; Brodie MA; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y, 2023, 'Combined Reactive and Volitional Step Training Improves Balance Recovery and Stepping Reaction Time in People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37, pp. 694 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15459683231206743

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Delbaere K; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2023, 'Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-Related Fractures in Community-Living Older People with Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 6040, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116040

Chu NCW; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2022, 'Visuospatial working memory and obstacle crossing in young and older people', Experimental Brain Research, 240, pp. 2871 - 2883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-022-06458-9

Héroux ME; Butler AA; Cashin AG; McCaughey EJ; Affleck AJ; Green MA; Cartwright A; Jones M; Kiely KM; Van Schooten KS; Menant JC; Wewege M; Gandevia SC, 2022, 'Quality Output Checklist and Content Assessment (QuOCCA): a new tool for assessing research quality and reproducibility', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e060976, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060976

Montero-Odasso M; Van Der Velde N; Martin FC; Petrovic M; Tan MP; Ryg J; Aguilar-Navarro S; Alexander NB; Becker C; Blain H; Bourke R; Cameron ID; Camicioli R; Clemson L; Close J; Delbaere K; Duan L; Duque G; Dyer SM; Freiberger E; Ganz DA; Gómez F; Hausdorff JM; Hogan DB; Hunter SMW; Jauregui JR; Kamkar N; Kenny RA; Lamb SE; Latham NK; Lipsitz LA; Liu-Ambrose T; Logan P; Lord SR; Mallet L; Marsh D; Milisen K; Moctezuma-Gallegos R; Morris ME; Nieuwboer A; Perracini MR; Pieruccini-Faria F; Pighills A; Said C; Sejdic E; Sherrington C; Skelton DA; Dsouza S; Speechley M; Stark S; Todd C; Troen BR; Van Der Cammen T; Verghese J; Vlaeyen E; Watt JA; Masud T; Kaur Ajit Singh D; Aguilar-Navarro SG; Aguilera Caona E; Alexander NB; Allen N; Anweiller C; Avila-Funes A; Barbosa Santos R; Batchelor F; Becker C; Beauchamp M; Birimoglu C; Blain H; Bohlke K; Bourke R; Alonzo Bouzòn C; Bridenbaugh S; Gabriel Buendia P; Cameron I; Camicioli R; Canning C; Alberto Cano-Gutierrez C; Carlos Carbajal J; Cristina Carvalho De Abreu D; Casas-Herrero A; Ceriani A; Cesari M; Chiari L; Clemson L; Close J; Manuel Cornejo Alemn L; Dawson R; Doody P; Dsouza S; Duan L; Duque G; Dyer S; Ellmers T; Fairhall N; Ferruci L; Freiberger E; Frith J; Gac Espinola H, 2022, 'World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative', Age and Ageing, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac205

Chantanachai T; Taylor ME; Lord SR; Menant J; Delbaere K; Sachdev PS; Kochan NA; Brodaty H; Sturnieks DL, 2022, 'Risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older people with mild cognitive impairment: a prospective one-year study', Peerj, 10, pp. e13484, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13484

Menant JC; Goldstein D; Au K; Trinh T; van Schooten KS; McCrary JM; Harris CA; Forster BC; Park SB, 2022, 'Corrigendum to “Evidence of slow and variable choice-stepping reaction time in cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy” [Gait Posture 89 (2021) 178–185](S0966636221002514)(10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.07.010)', Gait and Posture, 92, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.11.006

Hoang PD; Lord S; Gandevia S; Menant J, 2022, 'Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) position statement on exercise for people with mild to moderate multiple sclerosis', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25, pp. 146 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.08.015

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Okubo Y; Menant JC, 2022, 'Cortical activation during gait adaptability in people with Parkinson's disease', Gait and Posture, 91, pp. 247 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.038

Menant JC; Goldstein D; Au K; Trinh T; van Schooten KS; McCrary JM; Harris CA; Forster BC; Park SB, 2021, 'Evidence of slow and variable choice-stepping reaction time in cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy', Gait and Posture, 89, pp. 178 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.07.010

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Halmy B; Menant JC, 2021, 'Cognitive and Motor Cortical Activity During Cognitively Demanding Stepping Tasks in Older People at Low and High Risk of Falling', Frontiers in Medicine, 8, pp. 554231, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.554231

Pelicioni PHS; Menant JC; Henderson EJ; Latt MD; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2021, 'Mild and marked executive dysfunction and falls in people with Parkinson's disease', Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 25, pp. 437 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2020.11.005

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Delbaere K; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2021, 'Predictors of development and persistence of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older people: A two-year longitudinal study', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 21, pp. 519 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14172

Figtree WVC; Menant JC; Chau AT; Hübner PP; Lord SR; Migliaccio AA, 2021, 'Prevalence of Vestibular Disorders in Independent People Over 50 That Experience Dizziness', Frontiers in Neurology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2021.658053

Lim ML; van Schooten KS; Radford KA; Menant J; Lord SR; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Delbaere K, 2021, 'The Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (IconFES) in community-dwelling older people—a longitudinal validation study', Age and Ageing, 50, pp. 822 - 829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa213

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC, 2020, 'People With Parkinson’s Disease Exhibit Reduced Cognitive and Motor Cortical Activity When Undertaking Complex Stepping Tasks Requiring Inhibitory Control', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, pp. 1088 - 1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968320969943

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Menant J; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2020, 'Impact of pain on reactive balance and falls in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study', Age and Ageing, 49, pp. 982 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa070

Menant JC; Maidan I; Alcock L; Al-Yahya E; Cerasa A; Clark DJ; de Bruin E; Fraser S; Gramigna V; Hamacher D; Herold F; Holtzer R; Izzetoglu M; Lim S; Pantall A; Pelicioni P; Peters S; Rosso AL; St George R; Stuart S; Vasta R; Vitorio R; Mirelman A, 2020, 'A consensus guide to using functional near-infrared spectroscopy in posture and gait research', Gait and Posture, 82, pp. 254 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.09.012

Perin C; Valagussa G; Mazzucchelli M; Gariboldi V; Cerri CG; Meroni R; Grossi E; Cornaggia CM; Menant J; Piscitelli D, 2020, 'Physiological profile assessment of posture in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing peers', Brain Sciences, 10, pp. 1 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10100681

Hocking DR; Fritsche S; Farhat H; Atkinson A; Bendak H; Menant J, 2020, 'Working memory is a core executive function supporting dual-task locomotor performance across childhood and adolescence', Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2020.104869

Hicks C; Levinger P; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Sturnieks DL, 2020, 'Reduced strength, poor balance and concern about falls mediate the relationship between knee pain and fall risk in older people', BMC Geriatrics, 20, pp. 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1487-2

Menant JC; Meinrath D; Sturnieks DL; Hicks C; Lo J; Ratanapongleka M; Turner J; Migliaccio AA; Delbaere K; Titov N; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2020, 'Identifying Key Risk Factors for Dizziness Handicap in Middle-Aged and Older People', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21, pp. 344 - 350.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.08.016

Menant JCC, 2020, 'Reducing dizziness-related impairment in people aged 50+', Salud I Ciencia, 24, pp. 61 - 63

Lord S; Caetano J; Menant J, 2019, '160 Gait Adaptability in Older People and People with PD', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv34 - iv39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.160

Menant J; Pelicioni P; Okubo Y; Canning C; Sturnieks D; Lord S, 2019, '161 Brain Activation Assessed with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (FNIRS) During Stepping and Gait in Older People and Those with PD', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv34 - iv39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.161

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