People in the lab
Principal investigator
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Dr. David F. Collins PhD (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 1998 |
Laboratory Manager and Grant Facilitator
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MSc students
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Jocelyn McConnell
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2022 Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship 
2022 CIHR CGS M Scholarship
2022 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship
2022 75th Anniversary Graduate Student Award
2020 Faculty of Science Undergraduate Scholarship |
Stephanie Larosa
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2023 Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship
2023 CIHR CGS M Scholarship
2023 University of Alberta Recruitment Scholarship Current trainees
Former trainees
Jessica Leverett
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2024
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2022
| Project: | Grasping at illusions: Stimulating the skin to investigate the cutaneous contribution to kinesthesia in the human hand? |
2023 NSERC CGS M Scholarship
2022 Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship 
2022 AIHS Summer Studentship
2022 Jason Lang Scholarship 
2022 Government of Alberta Women in STEM Scholarship
2021 Undergraduate Research Initiative
Cassia Čulo
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2024
2024 Branch Out Foundation Undergraduate Grant
Cavan Chong
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2024
BSc (Animal Health) University of Alberta 2021
Dhiman Patel
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2024
BA (Psychology) University of Alberta 2021
Morgan Wolsey
BSc (Honors Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2024
2023 Alberta Innovates Summer Research Studentship Program
Lucas Bronder
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2022
Issac Porozni
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2022
Cindy Meng Chen
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2019
BSc (Sport Somatic Science) Beijing Sport University 2017
| Project: | Does stimulus pulse width influence contraction fatigability during neuromuscular electrical stimulation? |
Dr. Trevor Barss
Campus Alberta NeuroScience Postdoctoral Fellowship
PhD (School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education) University of Victoria 2016
MSc (Kinesiology) University of Saskatchewan 2010
BSc Honours with Great Distinction (Kinesiology, Biological Sciences Minor) University of Saskatchewan 2008
| Project: | Reducing fatigue of electrically-evoked contractions after a spinal cord injury. |
Emily Ainsley
CIHR CGS M Scholarship
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2017
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2014
| Project: | Contraction fatigue and motor unit overlap in the tibialis anterior during different intensities of interleaved neuromuscular electrical stimulation. |
Francisca Clavería
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2017
B.Physical Therapy, Universidad Mayor 2011
| Project: | Comparison of three types of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on fatiguability in the quadriceps muscles. |
John Luu
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2017
BSc Honours Biophysics University of British Columbia 2014
| Project: | Hyperpolarization of motor axons contributes to contraction fatigue during neuromuscular electrical stimulation. |
Sara Haring
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2015
2015 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
Dr. Mather Joner Wiest
University of Alberta Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship
CALDO Consortium Science Without Borders
MSc (Human Movement Science) Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 2011
PhD University of Alberta (2016)
| Project: | Mechanisms underlying contractions evoked by neuromuscular electrical stimulation. |
Yoshino Okuma
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2012
| Project: | Electrical stimulation site influences the spatial distribution of motor units recruited in tibialis anterior.. |
Jenny Lou
BSc (Honours Neuroscience) University of Alberta (2015)
2015 AIHS Summer Studentship
2013 Undergraduate Research Initiative
2012 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
Mariska Johnson (neé Booyens)
MSc University of Alberta (2015)
| Project: | The effect of a Plyometric Protocol on Muscle Potentiation. |
Leilane Rocha Pinheiro
Undergraduate at Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (Physical Therapy)
Science without Borders
Diana Le
Undergraduate at University of Alberta (Pharmacy)
Undergraduate Research Initiative
Dr. Abdulaziz Aldayel
Assistant Professor, Physical Education and Movement Science Dept., King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
| Research topic: |
Functional electrical stimulation of human muscle. |
Dr. Austin J. Bergquist
Alberta Paraplegic Foundation Award
PhD (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2013
| Project: | Functional electrical stimulation of human muscle. |
Alyssa Hindle
Ivy A Thomson and William A Thomson Graduate Scholarship
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2013
| Project: | Influence of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on cortical excitability. |
Helen Schimidt
MSc Student, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, Brazil.
Andrea Bui
BSc University of Alberta 2011
Physical Therapy at University of Alberta
Sarah M. Roshko
BSc. (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2011
2011 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
2010 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
Mandy Hong
BSc (Honours Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2011
Cam S. Mang
NSERC CGS M Scholarship
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
2008 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2010
BPE University of Alberta 2008
| Project: | Changes in corticospinal excitability induced by neuromuscular electrical stimulation. |
Dr. Joanna M. Auger (neé Clair)
NSERC PGS D Scholarship
NSERC CGS M Scholarship
Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship
PhD (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2010
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2005
| Project: | Using electrical stimulation to prevent muscle atrophy after spinal cord injury. |
Jamie M. Anderson-Reid
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2008
Dr. Jesse C. Dean, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
| Research topic: |
Central and peripheral contributions to contractions evoked by wide-pulse stimulation of human muscle. |
Lisa M. Yates
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2006
Alain Frigon
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2003
| Thesis: | Effect of rhythmic arm movement on reflexes in the legs: modulation of soleus H-reflexes and somatosensory conditioning. |
Dr. Timothy J. Carroll, PhD
Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship 2003
| Research topic: |
Sensory control of human limb movements. |
Evan R. L. Baldwin
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2005
| Thesis: | Wide pulse width, high frequency electrical stimulation: implications for neuromuscular electrical stimulation. |
Alexander M. Brown
2006 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
DDS University of Alberta 2010
BSc (Physiology) University of Alberta 2006
Piotr M. Klakowicz
NSERC Scholarship
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2005
| Thesis: | Reflexive and peripheral contributions to muscle contractions evoked by tetanic electrical nerve stimulation in humans. |
Alexander S. Tamm
2006 AHFMR Summer Studentship
2006 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award
MD University of Alberta
NSERC PGS D Scholarship
Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship
Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship
PhD (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 2009
| Thesis: | On the central mechanisms that contribute to contractions evoked by surface stimulation of human muscle. |
