Faculty profile

Matthew Heath

Back to faculty

ProfessorSchool of KinesiologyWestern University

Matthew Heath

Professor

School of Kinesiology

Faculty of Health Sciences

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

ORCID

Supervision signals

Professors usually supervise graduate students in their department's programs.
37 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 19 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (5 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

These signals come from public records, including CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions. Ask the professor or the graduate program whether they are taking new students.

Academic metrics

111

Publications

Citations

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

Counts cover the publications linked to this profile. Citations and the h-index appear when the source records them.

Profiles and links

University Profile Search on Google Scholar iDORCID

Find them onX · LinkedIn · Bluesky · YouTube

Signals and details

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest papers

Neural and computational mechanisms of embodied learning: From brain-body interaction to translational applications.
Journal of sport and health science · 2026
Keep calm and exercise on: A single bout of exercise supports executive function across a continuum of trait anxiety levels.
Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2026
Feasibility and exploratory cognitive outcomes of three exercise modalities in oldest-old adults in assisted living facilities: A 24-week pilot randomized controlled trial.
Journal of affective disorders · 2026

All 111 publications

Latest funding

Cognition, movement, and exercise
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$102,000
The cognitive and sensory control of goal-directed movement
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$288,000
Visual and cognitive control of action
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$235,000

All 7 grants and awards

111 publications.

Neural and computational mechanisms of embodied learning: From brain-body interaction to translational applications.

Yu Q, Zhang Z, Wang P, Raab M, Herold F, Heath M, Mavilidi M, Paas F, Zou L

Journal of sport and health science2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2026.101177 PMID: 42754145

Keep calm and exercise on: A single bout of exercise supports executive function across a continuum of trait anxiety levels.

Buwadi L, Jeyarajan G, Rahimi A, Heath M, Tari B

Journal of mood and anxiety disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.xjmad.2026.100200 PMID: 42741225

Feasibility and exploratory cognitive outcomes of three exercise modalities in oldest-old adults in assisted living facilities: A 24-week pilot randomized controlled trial.

Tao Y, Wang H, Zhang Z, Yu Q, Heath M, Tari B, Taylor A, Kramer AF, Erickson KI, Ligeza TS, Paas F, Teo WP, Falck RS, Liu-Ambrose T, Herold F, Zou L

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.121913 PMID: 42092399

All Is Relative-A Call for Considering "Physiologically Informed" Control Conditions to Improve the Mechanistic Understanding of the Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition.

Herold F, Tari B, Kujach S, Dupuy O, Green CS, Gronwald T, Heath M

Scandinavian journal of psychology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/sjop.70101 PMID: 42036998

Exercise Density Influences the Expression of a Postexercise Inhibitory Control Benefit: Evidence from a Low-Volume Interval Exercise Protocol.

Mendes A, Gavigan L, Gall G, Herold F, Zou L, Heath M

Restorative neurology and neuroscience2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/09226028261469816 PMID: 42536617

Guiding functional near-infrared spectroscopy research on sedentary behavior and brain health.

Li J, Chen Y, Tao Y, Zhang Z, Yu Q, Niu H, Heath M, Teo WP, Lowe CJ, Ludyga S, Tari B, Hallgren M, Owen N, Cheval B, Perrey S, Mavilidi M, Paas F, Campbell MJ, Toth A, Scholkmann F, Hakim U, Ronca F, Herold F, Zou L

Journal of sport and health science2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2026.101161 PMID: 42492742

Pedal cadence differentially impacts cerebral blood flow but not a postexercise executive function benefit: evidence from active and passive exercise.

Tari B, Rahimi A, Buwadi L, Qian Y, Zou L, Heath M

Journal of neurophysiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1152/jn.00572.2025 PMID: 42102395

Longitudinal associations between sedentary behavior types and mathematics ability mediated by externalizing and internalizing problems.

Guan K, Zhang Z, Liu Z, Pindus DM, Hillman CH, Yu Q, Kramer AF, Kuang J, Erickson KI, Herold F, Hallgren M, Heath M, Jiang R, Werneck AO, Xu X, Zou L

NPJ science of learning2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41539-026-00424-8 PMID: 41980983

Accelerometer-derived movement phenotypes and adolescent mental health in pediatric obesity: A causal machine-learning study.

Pan S, Wang P, Herold F, Heath M, Lee EWJ, Law EL, Lowe CJ, Werneck A, Gerber M, Moreau D, Mavilidi M, Paas F, Hallgren M, Xu X, Zou L

International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2026.100704 PMID: 42376369

Reduced cerebral blood flow does not alter concurrent or post-intervention inhibitory control: evidence from a 3-h head-down tilt protocol in healthy young adults.

Edgar C, Van Riesen J, Rahimi A, Qian Y, Zou L, Heath M

Experimental brain research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00221-026-07230-z PMID: 41591488

Cognition, movement, and exercise

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Heath, Matthew

Keywords: action; aerobic; exercise; executive function; cortical hemodynamics; grasping; motor control; neuroscience; saccade; vision

$102,000

The cognitive and sensory control of goal-directed movement

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Heath, Matthew

$288,000

Visual and cognitive control of action

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Heath, Matthew

$235,000

CIHR Team in Physical Activity, Mobility and Neural Health

Principal investigatorCIHR2009Team Grant: Physical Activity, Mobility and Health (full application)

Principal investigators: Shoemaker, Kevin J; Gardiner, Phillip F; Hachinski, Vladimir; Heath, Matthew; Melling, Jamie; Noble, Earl G; Petrella, Robert J; Rice, Charles L; St. Lawrence, Keith S; Suskin, Neville G

Keywords: Autonomic Nervous System; Cardiovascular Control; Cortex; Cortical Networks; Electrophysiology; Heat Shock Proteins; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Microneurography; Motor Control; Motor Neuron; Nerve Blood Flow; Neural Properties; Neuroprotection; Ultrasound Imaging; Vascular Disease

$2,385,043

CIHR Team in Physical Activity, Mobility and Neural Health

Principal investigatorCIHR2009Team Grant: Physical Activity, Mobility and Health (LOI)

Principal investigators: Shoemaker, Kevin J; Gardiner, Phillip F; Hachinski, Vladimir; Heath, Matthew; Melling, Jamie; Noble, Earl G; Petrella, Robert J; Prior, Peter L; Rice, Charles L; St. Lawrence, Keith S; Suskin, Neville G

Keywords: Autonomic Nervous System; Cardiovascular Control; Cognition; Cortex; Cortical Perfusion; Heat Shock Proteins; Ion Channels; Motor Control; Motor Neuron; Nerve Blood Flow; Neural Properties; Neurprotection; Vascular Cognitive Impairment; Vascular Disease

$10,000

Transcranial magnetic stimulation in sensorimotor processes

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Heath, Matthew

$25,406

Multisensory control of action

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Heath, Matthew

$142,435

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

Something wrong or missing on this profile? Suggest a correction

Matthew Heath

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Neural and computational mechanisms of embodied learning: From brain-body interaction to translational applications.

Keep calm and exercise on: A single bout of exercise supports executive function across a continuum of trait anxiety levels.

Feasibility and exploratory cognitive outcomes of three exercise modalities in oldest-old adults in assisted living facilities: A 24-week pilot randomized controlled trial.

All Is Relative-A Call for Considering "Physiologically Informed" Control Conditions to Improve the Mechanistic Understanding of the Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognition.

Exercise Density Influences the Expression of a Postexercise Inhibitory Control Benefit: Evidence from a Low-Volume Interval Exercise Protocol.

Guiding functional near-infrared spectroscopy research on sedentary behavior and brain health.

Pedal cadence differentially impacts cerebral blood flow but not a postexercise executive function benefit: evidence from active and passive exercise.

Longitudinal associations between sedentary behavior types and mathematics ability mediated by externalizing and internalizing problems.

Accelerometer-derived movement phenotypes and adolescent mental health in pediatric obesity: A causal machine-learning study.

Reduced cerebral blood flow does not alter concurrent or post-intervention inhibitory control: evidence from a 3-h head-down tilt protocol in healthy young adults.

Cognition, movement, and exercise

The cognitive and sensory control of goal-directed movement

Visual and cognitive control of action

CIHR Team in Physical Activity, Mobility and Neural Health

CIHR Team in Physical Activity, Mobility and Neural Health

Transcranial magnetic stimulation in sensorimotor processes

Multisensory control of action

Frequent collaborators

Luc Tremblay

Teresa Liu-Ambrose

Digby Elliott

Harry Prapavessis

Dave Humphreys

Stefan Everling

Ewan Macpherson