Phone: +1 512 471 2786
Email: l.griffin@austin.utexas.edu
Office: BEL 534
Office Hours: Mon 3:30-6:30
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Lisa Griffin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. Her research interests are in the area of neuromuscular control. Current studies involve investigating changes during fatigue, aging, recovery from patellofemoral pain syndrome, ACL injury, and rotator cuff disease. She has expertise in single motor unit recording with intramuscular fine-wire electrodes and in the design of functional electrical stimulation systems for individuals with paralysis from spinal cord injury and stroke.
Ph.D. in Neuroscience, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, 1999
Investigates neuromuscular control mechanisms during fatigue, training, rehabiltiation and aging with single-motor unit recording, and designs electrical stimulation protocols for individuals with paralysis.
Associate Editor, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Member, Society for Neuroscience
Member, American College of Sports Education
Jeon, W., Hsiao, H. & Griffin, L. (2021). Effects of different initial foot positions on kinematics, muscle activation patterns, and postural control during a sit-to-stand in younger and older adults. Journal of Biomechanics, 117.
Yu, S., Lowe, T., Griffin, L. & Dong, X.N. (2020). Single Bout of Vibration-Induced Hamstrings Fatigue Reduces Quadriceps Inhibition and Coactivation of Knee Muscles after Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 55:102464.
Peng, Y., Johnson, A.E. & Griffin, L. (2020). Sex Differences in Neuromuscular Control of Quadriceps. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 120(10), 2193–2202.
Jeon, W., Jensen, J. & Griffin, L. (2019). Muscle activity and balance control during sit-to-stand across symmetric and asymmetric initial foot positions in healthy adults. Gait and Posture, 71, 138–144. (View)
Jeon, W. & Griffin, L. (2018). Effects of pulse duration on muscle fatigue during electrical stimulation inducing moderate-level contraction. Muscle and Nerve, 57, 642–649. (View)
Peng, Y-L., Tenan, MS. & Griffin, L. (2018). Hip position and sex differences in motor unit firing patterns of the vastus medialis and vastus medialis oblique in healthy individuals. Journal of Applied Phyiology, 124, 1438–1446. (View)
Doucet, BM., Mettler, JA., Griffin, L. & Spirduso, WW. (2016). Force Accuracy during Ramp Contractions of the Upper and Lower Extremity: The After-Peak Reduction. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 123, 244257. (View)
Tenan, MS., Hackney, A. & Griffin, L. (2016). Maximal Force and Tremor Changes Across the Menstrual Cycle. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116, 153–60. (View)
Mettler, L. & Griffin, L. (2016). Muscular Endurance Training and Motor Unit Firing Patterns during Fatigue. Experimental Brain Research(234), 267–276. (View)
Tenan, M., Hackney, A. & Griffin, L. (2016). Entrainment of motor activity in the vastus medialis complex is different between the sexes. Muscle and Nerve. (View)
Tenan, M., Marti, C. & Griffin, L. (2014). Motor unit discharge rate is correlated within individuals: A case for multilevel model statistical analysis. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 24, 917–922. (View)
Tenan, M., Peng, Y., Hackney, A. & Griffin, L. (2013). Menstrual cycle mediates vastus medialis and vastus medialis oblique muscle activity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise(45), 2151–2157. (View)
Doucet, B. & Griffin, L. (2012). Variable stimulation patterns in younger and older thenar muscle. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 222(2), 215–222. (View)
Mettler, J. & Griffin, L. (2012). Post-activation potentiation and muscular endurance training. Muscle and Nerve, 45(3), 416–425. (View)
Dhindsa, M., Merring, C., Brandt, L., Tanaka, H. & Griffin, L. (2011). Muscle spasticity associated with reduced whole-leg perfusion in persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 34(6), 594–599. (View)
Decker, M., Griffin, L., Abraham, L. & Brandt, L. (2010). Alternating stimulation of synergistic muscles during functional electrical stimulation cycling improves endurance in persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 20(6), 1163–1169. (View)
Mettler, J. & Griffin, L. (2010). What are the stimulation parameters that affect the extent of twitch force potentiation in the adductor pollicis muscle?. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 110, 1235–1242. (View)
Terry, K. & Griffin, L. (2010). Coherence and short-term synchronization are insensitive to motor unit spike train nonstationarity. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 185, 185–198. (View)
Griffin, L., Painter, P., Wadhwa, A. & Spirduso, W. (2009). Motor unit firing variability and synchronization during short-term light-load training in older adults. Experimental Brain Research, 197, 337–345. (View)
Doucet, B. & Griffin, L. (2009). Variable stimulation patterns for poststroke hemiplegia. Muscle & Nerve, 39, 54–62. (View)
Griffin, L., Decker, M., Hwang, J., Kitchen, K. & Ivy, J. (2009). Functional electrical stimulation cycling improves body composition, metabolic and neural factors in persons with spinal cord injury. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology(19), 614–622. (View)
Neuromuscular Control Pattern in Rotator Cuff Disease
Investigators: Xin Yu, Lisa Griffin, recruiting study participants
XIN YU, Ph.D., expected 2024 (Supervisor)
Neuromuscular adaptations to fatigue progression and load change of glenohumeral muscles, understand the neuromuscular control patterns in rotator cuff disease with single motor unit recording.
Huiying Zhu, Ph.D., expected 2024 (Supervisor)
Mohsen Alighanbari, Ph.D., expected 2023 (Supervisor)
Evaluating the effect of aging in the upper extremities to decelerate aging progressive degeneration through proper intervention and rehabilitation.
Understanding the effects of aging on the neuromuscular and biomechanical of human movement to distinguish those effects from the neurological disorders.
Timothy W Lowe, Ph.D., expected 2022 (Supervisor)
Fatigue: neural control mechanism of fatigue and the use of fatigue as a strategy to reduce arthrogenic muscle inhibition
Neuromuscular rehabilitation: neuromuscular training strategies for prevention of/ rehabilitation from, knee injuries in athletes.
Osteoarthritis: what mechanisms lead to the onset of OA and what strategies can be implemented to prevent OA, what strategies can minimize the effects of OA.
Knee Rehabilitation: Optimizing outcomes after total joint replacement through specialized rehabilitation
Sport Injury Mechanisms: strategies to reduce the risk of...
Jong Wang, Ph.D., expected 2021 (Supervisor)
Sex and aging effects on motor control patterns changes by neuromuscular fatigue. The orthopedic problems of both upper and lower extremities induced by those control pattern disruptions. Single motor unit (SMU) technique application in neurophysiological research. Electrical stimulation and motor relearning.
Christina V Mihova, M.S., expected 2021 (Supervisor)
Functional electronic stimulation protocol design for sit-to-stand (STS) in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury.
Drew Morrison, M.S., expected 2021 (Supervisor)
Year | Semester | Course |
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2020 | Fall | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control-Wb |
2020 | Fall | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy-Wb |
2020 | Summer | KIN s424K: Applied Human Anatomy-Wb |
2020 | Spring | KIN 395: 64-Neuromusc Asp Fatigue/Train |
2020 | Spring | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2019 | Fall | KIN 197: Research Problems |
2019 | Fall | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2019 | Fall | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2019 | Summer | KIN s424K: Applied Human Anatomy-Wb |
2019 | Spring | KIN 395: 8-Motor Cntrl: Neuromuscl Base |
2019 | Spring | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2018 | Fall | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2018 | Fall | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2018 | Summer | KIN s336: Neuromuscular Control |
2018 | Summer | KIN f424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2018 | Spring | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2018 | Spring | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2017 | Fall | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2017 | Fall | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2017 | Summer | KIN f424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2017 | Summer | KIN s336: Neuromuscular Control |
2017 | Spring | KIN 395: 64-Neuromusc Asp Fatigue/Train |
2017 | Spring | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2016 | Fall | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2016 | Fall | KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2016 | Summer | KIN s395: Human Anatomy |
2016 | Summer | KIN f324K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2016 | Spring | KIN 386: 1-Rsch Meths: Proposal Writing |
2016 | Spring | KIN 324K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2015 | Fall | KIN 324K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2015 | Fall | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2015 | Summer | KIN s315: Motor Learning |
2015 | Summer | KIN f324K: Applied Human Anatomy |
2015 | Spring | KIN 386: 1-Rsch Meths: Proposal Writing |
2015 | Spring | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2014 | Fall | KIN 395: 8-Motor Cntrl: Neuromuscl Base |
2014 | Fall | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2014 | Summer | KIN s315: Motor Learning |
2014 | Summer | KIN f336: Neuromuscular Control |
2014 | Spring | KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control |
2014 | Spring | KIN 386: 1-Rsch Meths: Proposal Writing |