Research Interests

• Effects of Parkinson’s disease and aging on the neural control of movement
• Exercise to improve neuromuscular function in people with Parkinson’s disease and older adults
• Muscular force control at the level of the motor unit
• Neuromuscular research methodology

Education

• Ph.D. – Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• M.S. – Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• B.S. – Biology,  University of Connecticut, Storrs

Courses

• KAAP 180: Introduction to Exercise Science
• KAAP 400: Research Methods
• KAAP 440: Special Topics: The Soft American
• KAAP 441: Readings in Biomechanics & Motor Control
• KAAP 651: Neurophysiological Basis of Human Movement