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 aging, fatigue, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and the design of functional electrical stimulation systems for establishing a sit-to-stand in individuals with spinal cord injury.
Ph.D. in Neuroscience, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, 1999
Investigates neural control mechanisms during muscle fatigue and aging with single-motor unit recording, and designs electrical stimulation protocols for individuals with paralysis.
Member, Editorial Board, 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. & 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. doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00702.
Doucet, BB., 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, 244–257. (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)
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)
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)
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...
Woohyoung Jeon, Ph.D., expected 2020 (Supervisor)
FES (functional electrical stimulation) design to assist sit-to-stand (STS) for patients with paraplegia from spinal cord injury (SCI).
Possible age-related changes in control of movement and muscle activation pattern to compensate for the weakened lower limb muscles.
Balance limiting factors and neuromuscular adaptations with age or consciously selected motor strategies to compensate for age-related declines.
Key Y Nahan (Supervisor)
Geoffrey G Futch (Supervisor)
Jong Wang (Supervisor)
Yi-Ling Peng (Supervisor)
