| Roger M. Enoka Ph.D. |
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Dr. Enoka at a lab journal club in 2008 |
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| Born | Roger Maro Enoka April 7, 1949 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Education | Dip. P.E. University of Otago Dip. Teaching Christchurch Teachers' College M.S. University of Washington Ph.D. University of Washington |
| Employer | University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Organization | Department of Integrative Physiology |
| Known for | Biomechanics, Fatigue, Aging, Electromyography, Motor Control |
| Influenced by | Doug Stuart |
| Title | Professor and Chair |
| Awards | 2004 Presidential Lecture, American College of Sports Medicine |
| Website | |
| http://www.colorado.edu/intphys/faculty/enoka.html | |
Roger M. Enoka is professor and chair of the Department of Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.[1] He is also the director of the Neurophysiology of Movement Lab.[2]
In May 2010, Dr. Enoka was inducted into the University of Otago, School of Physical Education Wall of Fame.[3]
In July 2011, Dr. Enoka gave the Muybridge Keynote Lecture at the International Society for Biomechanics Meeting, held in Brussels, Belgium.[4]
Dr. Enoka has directed 12 doctoral dissertations in the Neurophysiology of Movement Lab and is currently directing an additional three.
| Student Name | Years | Dissertation Title |
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| James Howard | 1983 - 1987 | |
| Doug Laidlaw | 1993 - 2000 | Association Between Changes in Muscle Activation and Motor Performance with Advancing Age[5] |
| Tim Noteboom | 1997 - 2000 | Acute Stressors Activate the Arousal Response and Impair Performance of Simple Motor Tasks[6] |
| Kurt Kornatz | 1999 - 2004 | Motor Unit Activation and Fluctuations in Motor Output in Old Adults[7] |
| Anna Taylor | 1999 - 2003 | Responses of a Motor-Unit Population to Patterns of Activation |
| Kevin Keenan | 2000 - 2005 | The Surface Electromyogram as an Index of Activity in a Population of Motor Units[8] |
| Carol Mottram | 2000 - 2005 | Neural Mechanisms Contributing to Muscle Fatigue in Humans[9] |
| Brach Poston | 2002 - 2006 | Age-Related Differences in the Accuracy of Goal-Directed Contractions |
| Zach Riley | 2004 - 2008 | Motor Unit Activity in Human Biceps Brachii During Sustained Contractions[10] |
| Adam Marmon | 2005 - 2009 | The Influence of Arousal, Age, and Practice on Steadiness and Hand Function[11] |
| Mark Jesunathadas | 2005 - 2009 | Associations Between Movement and Properties of Motor Neurons and Muscles[12] |
| Mike Pascoe | 2007 - 2010 | Age-Associated Differences in Discharge Rate Modulation of Human Motor Units[13] |
| Matt Holmes | 2007 - | |
| Jamie Justice | 2008 - | |
| Jeff Gould | 2010 - |