Dr Richard Foster

Journal article

Bailey HGB, O’Brien TD, Barton GJ, Bass A, Wright D, Pinzone O, Greaves H, Foster RJ. 2024. Exploratory Investigation of Head Stability in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Typically Developing Children during a Targeted Stepping Task Applied Sciences, 14 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Skervin TK, Thomas NM, Schofield AJ, Hollands MA, Maganaris CN, O’Brien TD, Baltzopoulos V, Foster RJ. 2023. Accuracy and Precision of a Novel Photogate System to Measure Toe Clearance on Stairs Sensors, 23 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Barnett CT, De Asha AR, Skervin TK, Buckley JG, Foster RJ. 2022. Spring-mass behavioural adaptations to acute changes in prosthetic blade stiffness during submaximal running in unilateral transtibial prosthesis users Gait and Posture, 98 :153-159 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Skervin TK, Thomas NM, Schofield AJ, Hollands MA, Maganaris CN, O'Brien TD, Baltzopoulos V, Foster RJ. 2021. Using a stair horizontal-vertical illusion to increase foot clearance over an inconsistently taller stair-riser. PLoS One, 16 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Skervin TK, Thomas NM, Schofield AJ, Hollands MA, Maganaris CN, Foster RJ. 2021. The next step in optimising the stair horizontal-vertical illusion: Does a perception-action link exist in older adults? Experimental Gerontology, 149 :111309-111309 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Thomas NM, Skervin TK, Foster RJ, Parr JVV, Carpenter MG, O'Brien TD, Maganaris CN, Baltzopoulos V, Lees C, Hollands MA. 2021. Influence of step-surface visual properties on confidence, anxiety, dynamic stability, and gaze behaviour in young and older adults. Human Movement Science, 77 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Parr JVV, Foster RJ, Wood G, Thomas NM, Hollands MA. 2020. Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder Show Altered Visuomotor Control During Stair Negotiation Associated With Heightened State Anxiety Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Bailey HGB, Kirk C, Mills RS, Foster RJ. 2020. A preliminary cross-sectional assessment of postural control responses to continuous platform rotations following a sport-related concussion Gait and Posture, 81 :213-217 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Parr JVV, Foster RJ, Wood G, Hollands MA. 2020. Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder Exhibit Greater Stepping Error Despite Similar Gaze Patterns and State Anxiety Levels to Their Typically Developing Peers Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Foster RJ, Haley MR, Talbot IW, De Asha AR, Barnett CT. 2020. Individuals with unilateral transtibial amputation exhibit reduced accuracy and precision during a targeted stepping task Journal of Biomechanics, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Thomas N, Skervin T, Foster RJ, O'Brien TD, Carpenter M, Maganaris CN, Baltzopoulos V, Lees C, Hollands MA. 2020. Optimal lighting levels for stair safety: influence of lightbulb type and brightness on confidence, dynamic balance and stepping characteristics Experimental Gerontology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Foster RJ, Maganaris CN, Reeves ND, Buckley JG. 2019. Centre of mass control is reduced in older people when descending stairs at an increased riser height. Gait and Posture, 73 :305-314 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Osateerakun P, Barton G, Foster R, Bennett S, Lakshminarayan R. 2018. P 037 – Prediction of moments from movements without force platforms using artificial neural networks: A pilot test Gait and Posture, 65 :299-300 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Elliott DB, Hotchkiss J, Scally AJ, Foster R, Buckley JG. 2016. Intermediate addition multifocals provide safe stair ambulation with adequate 'short-term' reading Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 36 :60-68 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Elliott DB, Foster RJ, Whitaker D, Scally AJ, Buckley JG. 2015. Analysis of lower limb movement to determine the effect of manipulating the appearance of stairs to improve safety: a linked series of laboratory-based, repeated measures studies Public Health Research, 3 :1-56 DOI Publisher Url Public Url

Foster RJ, Whitaker D, Scally AJ, Buckley JG, Elliott DB. 2015. What You See Is What You Step: The Horizontal-Vertical Illusion Increases Toe Clearance in Older Adults During Stair Ascent Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 56 :2950-2957 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Foster RJ, Hotchkiss J, Buckley JG, Elliott DB. 2014. Safety on stairs: Influence of a tread edge highlighter and its position Experimental Gerontology, 55 :152-158 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url

Foster RJ, De Asha AR, Reeves ND, Maganaris CN, Buckley JG. 2014. Stair-specific algorithms for identification of touch-down and foot-off when descending or ascending a non-instrumented staircase GAIT & POSTURE, 39 :816-821 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Foster RJ, De Asha AR, Reeves ND, Maganaris CN, Buckley JG. 2014. Stair-specific algorithms for identification of touch-down and foot-off when descending or ascending a non-instrumented staircase Gait and Posture, 39 :816-821 DOI

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Foster RJ, Holmes G, Butler PB. 2013. The effects of virtual reality game training on trunk to pelvis coupling in a child with cerebral palsy Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 10 DOI Author Url Publisher Url

Barton GJ, Hawken MB, Foster RJ, Holmes G, Butler PB. 2011. Playing the Goblin Post Office game improves movement control of the core: A case study International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2011, :1-5 DOI Publisher Url

Foster RJ, Buckley JG, Whitaker D, Elliott DB. The addition of stripes (a version of the ‘horizontal-vertical illusion’) increases foot clearance when crossing low-height obstacles Ergonomics, :1-6 DOI Publisher Url

Conference publication

Walker RL, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Carter B, Wright DM, Foster RJ. How children with cerebral palsy and their parents helped co-design ‘The Walk-Along Project’ protocol to investigate causes of daily falls Gait & Posture, 97 :S268-S269 DOI Publisher Url

Walker R, O'Brien TD, Barton GJ, Carter B, Wright DM, Foster RJ. Do challenging walking environments contribute to increased fall risk in children with cerebral palsy? A narrative review Gait & Posture, 90 :304-305 DOI Publisher Url

Research Grants Awarded:

National Biomechanics Day Initiative, Women in Biomechanics, Joanna Wootton (PI, LJMU), Rich Foster (Mentor, Co-Lead), Grant value (£): 700, Duration of research project: 1 day. 2024

Theia Markerless, Markerless Motion Capture Consultancy, Rich Foster (PI, LJMU), Karl Gibbon (LJMU), Grant value (£): Funding: £382,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2024

The ART (Ageing Research Translation) of Healthy Ageing Network, Developing an Implementation Framework for Stair Falls Interventions, Emma Mulliner (PI, LJMU), Tom O'Brien (LJMU), Neil Reeves (MMU), Rich Foster (LJMU), Sandra Ortega Martorell (LJMU), Costis Maganaris (LJMU), Vida Maliene (LJMU), Stefan White (LJMU), Mark Hollands (LJMU), Patryk Kot (LJMU), Asan Akpan (University of Liverpool), Justine Shenton (Living Well Sefton),, Grant value (£): £9,955, Duration of research project: 3 months. 2023

The Waterloo Foundation, Fall Prevention Training for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder, Tom O'Brien (PI, LJMU), Mark Hollands (LJMU), Rich Foster (LJMU), Costis Maganaris (LJMU), Greg Wood (MMU), Heloise Debelle (LJMU), Grant value (£): £64,953, Duration of research project: 15 months. 2023

NIHR Clinical Research Network North West Coast Investigator Initiated Trial, Is Markerless three-dimensional motion Analysis a viable alternative to traditional Gait analysis?, Rich Foster (PI, LJMU), Grant value (£): £10,000, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2023

National Biomechanics Day, Women in Biomechanics, Bex Walker (PI, LJMU), Rich Foster (Mentor, Co-Lead), Grant value (£): 700, Duration of research project: 1 day. 2023

The ART (Ageing Research Translation) of Healthy Ageing Network, Proteome Dynamics to Inform Healthy Muscle Ageing, Jatin Burniston (PI, LJMU), Grant value (£): £10,000, Duration of research project: 6 months. 2023

Dunhill Medical Trust, Using body worn sensors to inform data-driven home modifications with the aim of reducing falls risk in older adults, Mark Hollands (PI, LJMU), Neil Thomas (Pupil Labs), Rich Foster (LJMU), Mathew Schwartz (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Silvia Del Din (Newcastle University), Mark Carpenter (University of British Columbia), Grant value (£): £266,738, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2022

NIHR Allied Research Collaboration North West Coast PhD Studentship, Evaluating the feasibility of installing Visual Adaptations in the Built Living Environment of older adults to prevent falls, Rich Foster (PI, LJMU), Lisa Alcock (Newcastle University), Clarissa Giebel (University of Liverpool), Costis Maganaris (LJMU), Mark Hollands (LJMU), Grant value (£): £71,754, Duration of research project: 3 years. 2022

NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group Research Capability Funding, Visual modifications of the home environment to reduce falls in older adults (VISMOD#2), Rich Foster (PI, LJMU), Lisa Alcock (Newcastle University), Grant value (£): £11,298, Duration of research project: 3 months. 2021

NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group Research Capability Funding, Visual modifications of the home environment to reduce falls in older adults (VISMOD#1, Rich Foster (PI, LJMU), Lisa Alcock (Newcastle University), Grant value (£): £27,205, Duration of research project: 6 months. 2020

The Waterloo Foundation, Can training children with Developmental Coordination Disorder where to look during walking reduce their risk of trips and falls? A proof-of-concept study, Mark Hollands (PI, LJMU), Greg Wood (MMU), Rich Foster (LJMU), Grant value (£): £57,360, Duration of research project: 12 months. 2019