Principal Investigator

Dr. Laura K. Fitzgibbon-Collins

Dr. Laura Fitzgibbon-Collins is the Principal Investigator of the Vascular, Brain and Mobility Lab, also known as the VBM Lab, at Western University’s School of Kinesiology.

Her research examines how vascular and cerebrovascular health relate to mobility, cognition, brain health, and healthy aging across adulthood.

Research Areas

Vascular and Brain Health

Cerebrovascular and cardiovascular function across aging, disease, and everyday physiological change.

Mobility, Cognition and Fall Prevention

How movement, cognition, gait, balance, and falls risk interact across adulthood.

Women’s Health and Inclusive Research

Sex-specific aging, women’s health, hormone-related physiology, and inclusive participant representation.

Current Projects

View current VBM Lab research projects

Explore active studies from the Vascular, Brain and Mobility Lab at Western University.

Selected Publications

Dynamic cerebral autoregulation in people with mild cognitive impairment.

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. doi.org/10.1177/0271678X251345361

Neurovascular de-coupling underlies dual-task cost across cognitive abilities.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions. doi.org/10.1002/trc2.70156

Older Adults’ Drop in Cerebral Oxygenation on Standing Correlates With Postural Instability and May Improve With Sitting Prior to Standing.

The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaa194

Navigating the brain: How cerebral blood flow shifts with task complexity.

PLOS ONE. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333684