Student - College of Education

Xinyu Li is a Ph.D. candidate in the Neuromuscular Physiology Research Laboratory, directed by Dr. Lisa Griffin in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. Her research examines how neuromuscular electrical stimulation affects intermuscular EMG coherence and motor unit recruitment patterns. She has expertise in advanced EMG signal processing and single motor unit decomposition. Through this work, she aims to provide new insights for neurorehabilitation strategies in people with neuromuscular disorders.

Functional electrical stimulation and EMG signal processing.

Lisa Griffin (Supervisor)
Investigates neuromuscular control mechanisms during fatigue, training, rehabilitation and aging with single-motor unit recording, and designs electrical stimulation protocols for individuals with paralysis.

ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, American College of Sports Medicine

Mary Buice Alderson Scholarship, the University of Texas at Austin (2026 - 2027)

Texas New Scholar Fellowship, the University of Texas at Austin (2024 - 2025)

College of Education Recruitment Fellowship, the University of Texas at Austin (2023 - 2024)

Kinesiology Travel Award & Shirley Cooper Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (2022)

Rackham Conference Travel Grant, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (2022)