Lisa Griffin

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

Phone: +1 512 471 2786
Email: l.griffin@austin.utexas.edu
Office: BEL 534
Office Hours: Tues 2:00-5:00
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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, subacromial shoulder pain, stroke and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. 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.

Member, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology(2023)

Incoming Editor-in-Chief, Translational Journal of American College of Sports Medicine

Member, American Physiological Society

Member, International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society and Texas Subchapter, American College of Sports Medicine

Associate Editor-in-Chief, Applied Sciences, 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., Whitall, J., Griffin, L. & Westlake, K. (2021). Trunk kinematics and muscle activation patterns during stand-to-sit movement and the relationship with postural stability in aging. Gait & Posture, 86, 292–298.

Jeon, W., Griffin, L. & Hsiao, H. (2021). Effects of Initial Foot Position on Postural Responses to Lateral Standing Surface Perturbations in Younger and Older Adults. Gate & Posture, 90, 449–456.

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: 110251.

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)

Mohsen Alighanbari, Ph.D., expected 2024 (Supervisor)
Investigates balance control in healthy older adults and in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Huiying Zhu, Ph.D., expected 2024 (Supervisor)
Effects of aging on neuromuscular control during subacromial shoulder pain.

Ningzhen Zhao, M.S., expected 2024 (Supervisor)
Alternating muscle activation patterns across rotator cuff and deltoid muscles during fatigue.

Chastitie M Gaines, M.S., expected 2024 (Supervisor)
MRI imaging of sciatic nerve and in older adults with and without diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Year	Semester	Course
2023	Spring	KIN 397C: Mvmnt/Cogntv Rehab Sci Seminar
2023	Spring	KIN 327T: 3-Practicum In Disabilities
2023	Spring	KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy
2022	Fall	KIN 397C: Mvmnt/Cogntv Rehab Sci Seminar
2022	Fall	KIN 197C: Mvmnt/Cogntv Rehab Sci Seminar
2022	Fall	KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy
2022	Summer	KIN f424K: Applied Human Anatomy-Wb
2022	Spring	KIN 395: 64-Neuromusc Asp Fatigue/Train
2022	Spring	KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy
2021	Fall	KIN 397C: Mvmnt/Cogntv Rehab Sci Seminar
2021	Fall	KIN 197C: Mvmnt/Cogntv Rehab Sci Seminar
2021	Fall	KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy
2021	Summer	KIN f424K: Applied Human Anatomy-Wb
2021	Spring	KIN 424K: Applied Human Anatomy-Wb
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 s336: Neuromuscular Control
2017	Summer	KIN f424K: Applied Human Anatomy
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 f324K: Applied Human Anatomy
2016	Summer	KIN s395: Human Anatomy
2016	Spring	KIN 386: 1-Rsch Meths: Proposal Writing
2016	Spring	KIN 324K: Applied Human Anatomy
2015	Fall	KIN 336: Neuromuscular Control
2015	Fall	KIN 324K: Applied Human Anatomy
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

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