People in the lab

Principal investigator

Dr. David F. Collins
Associate Professor

PhD (Neuroscience) University of Alberta 1998
MSc (Neuroscience) University of Guelph 1990
BSc (Human Kinetics) University of Guelph 1987

PhD students

Austin J. Bergquist
Alberta Paraplegic Foundation Award
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta 2006

Project: Functional electrical stimulation of human muscle.

Matheus J. Wiest
MSc (Human Movement Science) Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2011)
BSc (Physical Education) Federal University of Santa Maria (2007)

Project: Mechanisms underlying contractions evoked by neuromuscular electrical stimulation.

MSc students

Yoshino Okuma
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Alberta (2009)

Project: Properties of motor neurons.

Alyssa Hindle
BSc (Kinesiology) University of Victoria (2009)

Project: Influence of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on cortical excitability.

Laboratory Manager and Grant Facilitator

Alejandro L. Ley
MBA University of Alberta 2011
BSc (Mechanical Engineering) University of Alberta 1997

Research assistants

Andrea Bui
Undergraduate at University of Alberta (Kinesiology)

Former trainees

Sarah M. Roshko
Undergraduate at University of Alberta (Kinesiology)

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: Using electrical stimulation to prevent muscle atrophy after spinal cord injury.

Dr. Joanna M. 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.

Kaitlin Cleveley
Undergraduate at University of Alberta (Physical Education)

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
BSc (Physiology) University of Alberta 2006
Undergraduate at University of Alberta (Dentistry)

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
Undergraduate at University of Alberta (Medicine)

Dr. Olle Lagerquist
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.