Rate My Professor Brook Galna

Brook Galna is an Associate Professor in the School of Allied Health at Murdoch University, affiliated with the Centre for Healthy Ageing and Health Futures Institute. He also serves as Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science, specializing in Motor Learning. Galna obtained his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Melbourne, where his thesis focused on the Biomechanics of Obstacle Crossing in Parkinson's disease. He further holds a graduate qualification in Statistics. Before joining Murdoch University, Galna was a Research Associate at Newcastle University's Institute for Ageing and Health.

Galna's research encompasses multi- and inter-disciplinary health studies, with a concentration on movement quality, quantity, and alterations over time, particularly in contexts of neurodegeneration. His key interests include Parkinson's disease, gait, biomechanics, and neurodegeneration. He has authored numerous publications, including 'Progression of gait dysfunction in incident Parkinson's disease: Impact of medication and phenotype' (2015), 'Turning Slowly Predicts Future Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease' (2025, Annals of Neurology), 'Bilateral blood flow restriction of the legs worsens acute walking balance of older adults – a full factorial randomised experiment' (2026, Gait & Posture), 'Synchronisation of multiple unconnected inertial measurement units using software correction' (2025), and 'The walking experience of persons with multiple sclerosis' (2026). His work appears in journals such as Disability and Rehabilitation, PLoS One, and Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. With over 9,300 citations on Google Scholar, Galna's contributions have advanced understanding of gait impairments, balance in older adults, real-world mobility in Parkinson's, and exercise effects in clinical populations, including projects on autism exercise programs and blood flow restriction risks for falls.