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CURRICULUM VITA GARY KAMEN Department of Kinesiology Totman Building, Room 160A University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003 Tel: 413-545-0784 Fax: 413-545-2906 kamen@kin.umass.edu EDUCATION University of Massachusetts at Amherst B.S. 1974 Zoology (cum laude) M.S. 1975 Kinesiology Ph.D. 1980 Kinesiology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Professor - Department of Kinesiology and Neuroscience and Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts; 1998 - present Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, 2002. Associate Professor - Department of Exercise Science and Neuroscience and Behavior Program, University of Massachusetts; September, 1995 - 1998 Associate Professor - Departments of Physical Therapy and Health Sciences, Boston University; June, 1988 - August, 1995 Research Associate Professor - Neuromuscular Research Center, Boston University; June, 1986 - August, 1987 Associate Professor - Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University; July, 1984 - May, 1988 Assistant Professor - Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University; September, 1980 - July, 1984 Postdoctoral Fellow - Department of Physiology, St. Louis University School of Medicine; July, 1979 - August, 1980 PUBLICATIONS

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BOOKS: Kamen, G. Foundations of Exercise Science. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002. Robertson, D.G.E., Hamill, J., Caldwell, G.E., Kamen, G. Research Methods in Biomechanics. Human Kinetics, 2004. Kamen, G. and D. Gabriel. Essentials of Electromyography. Human Kinetics, 2009. BOOK CHAPTERS: "Neuromuscular Adaptations to Exercise." In: Contributions of Physical Activity to Human Well-Being, V. Seefeldt, Ed., Reston, Va.: AAHPERD Publications, 1986. "Neuromuscular Physiology." In: Current Clinics in Sports Medicine, J.S. Torg, R.P. Welsh, and R.J. Shephard, Eds. Toronto: B.C. Decker, Inc., 1990. "Motor Unit Firing Behaviour in the Aged". In: Computer-Aided Electromyography and Expert Systems. J.E. Desmedt, Ed. New York: Elsevier, 1989, pp. 231-239. “Electromyographic Kinesiology”. In: Research Methods in Biomechanics Robertson, D.G.E., Hamill, J., Caldwell, G.E., Kamen, G. Human Kinetics, 2004. PUBLISHED ARTICLES: Kamen, Gary. Serial Isometric Contractions under Imposed Myotatic Stretch Conditions in High-Strength and Low-Strength Men. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 41, 73-82, 1979. Kroll, Walter, Priscilla M. Clarkson, Gary Kamen & Jean Lambert. Muscle Fiber Type Composition and Knee Extension Isometric Strength Fatigue Patterns in Power and Endurance-Trained Males. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 51, 323-333, 1980. Clarkson, Priscilla M., Sheryl T. Zigon & Gary Kamen. Post-Vibratory Effects on Fractionated Reaction Time and Maximum Isometric Strength. American Journal of Physical Medicine, 59, 271-279, 1980. Clarkson, Priscilla M., Frank I. Katch, Walter Kroll, Russell Lane & Gary Kamen. Regional Adipose Cellularity and Reliability of Adipose Cell Size Determination. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 33, 2245-2252, 1980. Clarkson, Priscilla M., Gary Kamen & Walter Kroll. Knee and Ankle Extension Isometric Endurance and Muscle Composition in Power and Endurance Athletes. Journal of Sports Medicine & Physical Fitness, 20, 255-264, 1980.

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Petrofsky, J., C. Williams, G. Kamen & A. R. Lind. The Effect of Handgrip Span on Isometric Exercise Performance. Ergonomics, 23, 1129-1135, 1980. Kamen, Gary, Walter Kroll, Priscilla M. Clarkson & Sheryl T. Zigon. Fractionated Reaction Time in Power-Trained and Endurance-Trained Athletes under Conditions of Fatiguing Isometric Exercise. Journal of Motor Behavior, 13, 117-129, 1982. Kamen, Gary, Walter Kroll & Sheryl T. Zigon. Exercise Effects upon Reflex Time Components in Weight Lifters and Distance Runners. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 13, 198-204, 1982. Clarkson, Priscilla M., Walter Kroll, Jackson Wai & Gary Kamen. A Comparison of Four Methods to Determine Fat Cell Size. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 34, 2287-2290, 1982. Kroll, W., S. T. Zigon, P. M. Clarkson & G. Kamen. Post Vibratory Effects on Fractionated Patellar and Achilles Reflex Times. American Corrective Therapy Journal, 36, 109-114, 1982. Kamen, Gary. A Flexible, Multiple-Graph Plotting Program for Interactive Use. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation, 14, 373, 1982. Kamen, Gary, Walter Kroll & Priscilla Clarkson. The use of the X-Y digitizer in exercise science research. The "New" Physical Educator, 39, 215-219, 1982. Kamen, Gary. The acquisition of maximal isometric plantar flexor strength: A force-time curve analysis. Journal of Motor Behavior, 15, 63-73, 1983. Brown, James, Brant Tolsma and Gary Kamen. Relationships between hand and eye dominance and turning direction in experienced gymnasts and non-athletes. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 57, 470, 1983. Kamen, Gary. Broadening horizons: hermeneutics and scholarly inquiry in physical education: reaction from the perspective of the natural sciences. Proceedings of the National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education - 1983, Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics, 1983, pp. 106-112. Kamen, Gary, Paul Taylor and Pamela J. Beehler. Ulnar and posterior tibial nerve conduction velocity in athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 5, 26-30, 1984. Abstracted In: Extracta Orthopaedica, 7, 500-501, 1984. Kamen, Gary. Strength recovery patterns following exercise with an imposed myotatic stretch in trained and untrained men. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 65, 178-181, 1984.

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Kamen, Gary. Alterations in electrical and mechanical components of muscle contraction following fatiguing exercise. In Biomechanics IX- A, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, pp. 107-111, 1985. Kamen, Gary. Characteristics of the Achilles tendon reflex following isometric and isotonic exercise. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 56, 238-244, 1985. Beehler, Pamela J. and Gary Kamen. Fractionated reaction time responses to auditory and electrocutaneous stimuli. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 57, 298-307, 1986. Leeds, E.V., J.E. Wilkerson, G. Brown, G. Kamen, and D. Bredle. Effects of exercise and anabolic steroids on total and lipoprotein cholesterol. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 18, 663-667, 1986. Kamen, G., S. Stashuk, and C.J. De Luca. Cross-correlation of motor unit firing rates during contraction of human first dorsal interosseous and tibialis anterior muscles. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 66, S52, 1987. Kamen, G. and H.H. Morris. Differences in sensorimotor processing of visual and proprioceptive stimuli. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 59, 29-34, 1988. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Conditioned patellar tendon reflexes in sprint and endurance-trained athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 20, 172-177, 1988. Kamen, G. and D.M. Koceja. Tendon Reflexes in the Aged. In: Central Determinants of Age-Related Declines in Motor Function, J.J. Joseph (Ed.), Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 515, 424-425, 1988. Kamen, G., G. Brown, J.E. Wilkerson, E.V. Leeds, and D. Bredle. Electromechanical changes in rat gastrocnemius following exercise training and steroid administration. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 59, 131-138, 1988. Kamen, G. and C.J. De Luca. Unusual motor unit firing behavior in aged adults. Brain Research, 482, 136-140, 1989. Kamen, G. and D.M. Koceja. Contralateral influences on patellar tendon reflexes in young and old adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 10, 311-315, 1989. Burke, J.R., G. Kamen, and D.M. Koceja. Long-latency enhancement of quadriceps excitability from stimulation of skin afferents in young and old adults. Journal of Gerontology, 44, M158-M163, 1989.

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Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Quadriceps excitability is enhanced by a conditioning Achilles tendon tap. Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 30, 415-421, 1990. Koceja, D.M., J.R. Burke and G. Kamen. Organization of segmental reflexes in trained dancers. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 12, 285-289, 1991. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Examination of segmental reflex pathways in intact humans. In: Electromyographical Kinesiology, P.A. Anderson, D.J. Hobart, J.V. Danoff, eds. New York: Elsevier, 1991, pp. 333-336. Beehler, P.J.H., G. Kamen and H.H. Morris. Stimulus intensity and experimental design effects on motor response processing. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 62, 267-275, 1991. Masakado, Y., G. Kamen and C.J. De Luca. Effects of percutaneous stimulation on motor unit firing behavior in Man. Experimental Brain Research, 86, 426-432, 1991. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Interactions in human quadriceps-triceps surae motoneuron pathways. Experimental Brain Research, 86, 433-439, 1991. Koceja, D.M., R.H. Bernacki and G. Kamen. Methodology for the quantitative assessment of human crossed-spinal reflex pathways. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 29, 603-606, 1991. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Segmental reflex organization in endurance-trained athletes and untrained subjects. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 24, 235-241, 1992. Kamen, G., S. Greenstein and C.J. De Luca. Lateral dominance and motor unit firing behavior. Brain Research, 576, 165-167, 1992. Kamen, G. and C.J. De Luca. Firing rate interactions among human orbicularis oris motor units. International Journal of Neuroscience, 64, 167-175, 1992. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Contralateral influences on triceps surae motoneuron excitability. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 85, 177-182, 1992. Burke, J.R., D.M. Koceja and G. Kamen. The relationships between body height extremes and the conditioned patellar tendon reflex response. International Journal of Neuroscience, 1993, 72, 45-58. Burke, J.R. and G. Kamen. Impairments of the response preparation process in the elderly. International Journal of Neuroscience, 81, 177-192, 1995.

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Kamen, G., S.V. Sison, D.C.C. Du and C. Patten. Motor unit discharge behavior in older adults during maximal effort contractions. Journal of Applied Physiology, 79, 1908-1913, 1995. Adeyanju, S.A., H.H. Morris and G. Kamen. Reliability of reaction time and its fractionated components under unresisted and resisted conditions. Journal of Theory and Research in Education 4:72-76, 1995. Burke, J.R. and G. Kamen. Changes in spinal reflexes preceding a voluntary movement in young and old adults. Journal of Gerontology, 51A, M17-M22, 1996. Burke, J.R., M.C. Schutten, D.M. Koceja and G. Kamen. Age dependent effects of muscle vibration and the Jendrassik maneuver on the patellar tendon reflex response. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 77, 600-604, 1996. Kamen, G. and G.E. Caldwell. Physiology and interpretation of the electromyogram. Invited Review. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 13:366-384, 1996. Kamen, G., C. Patten S. Sison and D. Du. An accelerometry-based procedure to measure balance and postural sway. Gerontology, 44:40-45, 1998. Cho, C.-Y. and G. Kamen. Detecting Balance Deficits in Frequent Fallers Using Clinical and Quantitative Evaluation Tools. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 46:426-430, 1998. Kamen, G. and C.C.D. Du. Influences of motor unit recruitment on rate modulation during precision force control. Neuroscience, 88:643-653, 1999. Leong, B., G. Kamen, C. Patten, and J.R. Burke. Maximal motor unit discharge rates in the quadriceps muscles of older weight lifters. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31:1638-1644, 1999. Sayers, S.P., P.M. Clarkson, Rouzier, P.A., and G. Kamen. Adverse events associated with eccentric exercise protocols: six case studies. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 31:1697-1702, 1999. Kamen, G. and A. Roy. Motor unit synchronization in young and old adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology 81(5):403-410, 2000. Patten, C. and G. Kamen. Adaptations in Motor Unit Discharge Activity with Force Control Training in Young and Older Adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology 83:128-143, 2000. Patten, C., G. Kamen and D Rowland. Adaptations in Motor Unit Discharge Rate to Strength Training in Young and Older Adults Muscle and Nerve 24:542-550, 2001.

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Sayers, S.P., C.A. Knight, P.M. Clarkson, E. van Wegen, and G. Kamen. The effect of oral ketoprofen on muscle soreness, force recovery, and sEMG activity following eccentric exercise Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 33:702-710, 2001. Knight, C.A. and G. Kamen. Adaptations in muscular activation following resistance exercise training in young and older adults Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 11:405-412, 2001. Price, T.B., Kamen, G., Damon, B.M., Knight, C.A., Applegate, B., Gore, JC., Edward, K. and Signorile, J.F. Comparison of MRI with EMG to study muscle activity associated with dynamic plantar flexion Magnetic Resonance Imaging 21:853-861, 2003. Kamen, G. Neuromotor Issues in Human Performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 75:1-2, 2004. Kamen, G. Neural Issues in the Control of Muscular Strength. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 75:3-8, 2004. Garry, M., G. Kamen, and M. Nordstrom. Hemispheric differences in the relationship between corticomotor excitability following a fine-motor task and motor learning Journal of Neurophysiology 91(4):1570-1578, 2004. Kamen, G. Reliability of motor-evoked potentials during resting and active contraction conditions. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 36(9): 1574-1579, 2004. Kamen, G. and C.A. Knight. Training-related adaptations in motor unit discharge rate in young and older adults J Gerontol: Med Sci 59:1334-1338, 2004. Knight, CA and G Kamen. Enhanced motor unit rate coding with improvements in a force-matching task Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 14(6), 619-629, 2004. Knight, C.A. and G. Kamen. Superficial motor units are larger than deeper motor units in human vastus lateralis muscle Muscle and Nerve 31:475-480, 2005.

Kamen, G. Aging, Resistance Training and Motor Unit Discharge Behavior. Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology 30:341-351, 2005. Rubinstein, S.R. and G. Kamen. Decreases in motor unit firing rate during sustained maximal-effort contractions in young and older adults. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 15:536-543, 2005. Kamen, G., R. Sullivan, S. Rubinstein, and A. Christie. Evidence of self-sustained motoneuron firing in young and older adults Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 16:25-31, 2006.

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Gabriel, D.A., G. Kamen and G. Frost. Neural Adaptations to Resistive Exercise: Mechanisms and Recommendations for Training Practices Sports Medicine 36:133-149, 2006. Crews, R.T. and G. Kamen. Motor-evoked potentials following imagery and limb disuse International Journal of Neuroscience 116:639-651, 2006.

Christie, A. and G. Kamen. Doublet discharges in motoneurons of young and older adults Journal of Neurophysiology 95:2787-2795, 2006. Knight, CA. and G. Kamen. Modulation of motor unit firing rates during a complex sinusoidal force task in young and older adults. Journal of Applied Physiology 102:122-9, 2007. Christie, A., B. Fling, R.T. Crews, L.A. Mulwitz and G. Kamen. Reliability of motor-evoked potentials in the ADM muscle of older adults. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 164:320-324, 2007. Clancy, E.A., H. Xia, A. Christie and G. Kamen. Equalization filters for multiple-channel electromyogram arrays Journal of Neuroscience Methods 165:64-71, 2007. Knight, C.A. and G. Kamen. Relationships between voluntary activation and motor unit firing rate during maximal voluntary contractions in young and older adults European Journal of Applied Physiology 103:625-630, 2008. Gabriel DA and G. Kamen. The most consistent finding in SEMG is inconsistent findings. Journal of Applied Physiology 105:1677, 2008.

Gabriel, D.A. and G. Kamen. Experimental and modeling investigation of spectral compression of biceps brachii SEMG activity with increasing force levels. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 19(3):437-48, 2009.

Fling, B.W, A. Christie and G. Kamen. Motor Unit Synchronization in FDI and Biceps Brachii Muscles of Strength-Trained Males Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 19: 800-809, 2009.

Christie A, G.J. Inglis, G. Kamen and D.A. Gabriel. Relationships between surface EMG variables and motor unit firing rates. European Journal of Applied Physiology 107:177-85, 2009.

Fling BW, Knight CA, Kamen G. Relationships between motor unit size and recruitment threshold in older adults: implications for size principle. Experimental Brain Research 197:125-33, 2009.

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Christie, A., and G. Kamen. Motor Unit Firing Behavior During Prolonged 50% MVC Dorsiflexion Contractions in Young and Older Adults Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 19:543-52, 2009.

Christie, A., and G. Kamen. Short-Term Training Adaptations in Maximal Motor Unit Firing Rates and Afterhypolarization Duration Muscle and Nerve 2010 41:651-660, 2010.

Gabriel, DA, Christie, A., Inglis, J.G. and G. Kamen. Experimental and modelling investigation of surface EMG spike analysis. Medical Engineering and Physics 33:427-437, 2011.

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PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS: Kamen, Gary. Effects of an Imposed Myotatic Stretch on Serial Isometric Contractions in Trained and Untrained Men. AAHPER Abstracts, 1978. Kamen, Gary, Priscilla M. Clarkson & Walter Kroll. Muscle Fiber Type Composition and Isometric Endurance of Power and Endurance Athletes. AAHPER Abstracts, 1979. Kamen, Gary. Analysis of the Force-Time Curve During the Acquisition of Maximal Isometric Plantar Flexion Strength. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1980. Kamen, Gary. Force-Time Curves and Peripheral Motor Processes. In: Proceedings of the Biomechanics Symposium, 1980. Kamen, Gary. Effects of Exercise Type and Intensity upon Knee Extensor Fractionated Reaction Time. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1981. Kamen, Gary. Fatiguing Exercise Effects upon Mechanical Latency and the Muscle Contraction Process. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1981. Kamen, Gary. Fatiguing Exercise Effects upon the Human Achilles Tendon Reflex. Abstracts of the American Physiological Society Meeting, 1981. Kamen, Gary, Paul Taylor & Pam Beehler. Ulnar and Tibial Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity in Athletes and Untrained Individuals. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1982. Kamen, Gary & Harold Morris. Reaction time and stimulus modality: Can visual dominance be attenuated? AAHPERD Abstracts, 1983. Cornwall, Mark W. & Gary Kamen. Alterations in electromyographic parameters accompanying learning during a rapid wrist extensor task. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, 1983. Kamen, Gary & Harold Morris. Stimulus modality effects upon central and peripheral reaction time components. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1984. Leeds, E. M., J. E. Wilkerson, G. Kamen, G. Brown, D. Bredle. The effect of anabolic steroids and anaerobic training on plasma lipoproteins and cholesterol in rats. Abstracts of the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology, 1985. Kamen, Gary, D. Bredle, G. Brown, J. E. Wilkerson. Joint effects of exercise and anabolic steroid administration on muscle contractile properties in male and female rats. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1985.

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Bredle, Don, G. Kamen and S. Math. Topical anesthesia fails to alter upper arm strength and endurance. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1985. Beehler, Pamela J. and Gary Kamen. Stimulus intensity effects upon auditory and electrocutaneous reaction time. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1985. Brown, Gordon D., D. Bredle, E. Leeds, J. E. Wilkerson, Gary Kamen. Changes in body weight and muscle wet weight in male and female rats following exercise and durabolin treatment. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1985 Kamen, Gary, D. Bredle, G. Brown, J. Wilkerson. Muscle electromechanical properties following exercise training and anabolic steroid treatment in male and female rats. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1985. Wilkerson, J.E., E.M. Leeds, G. Brown, D. Bredle, G. Kamen. The effect of anabolic steroids and anaerobic training on plasma testosterone levels in male and female rats. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1985. Koceja, D.M., G. Kamen, H.H. Morris. Effects of a conditioning patellar tendon reflex on contralateral reflex characteristics. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, 1985. Cornwall, M.W. and G. Kamen. The effects of practice with inertial loads upon previously learned ballistic movement patterns. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, 1985. Beehler, P.J. and G. Kamen. Central and motor response processing to auditory and electrocutaneous stimuli of matched intensities. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1986. Kamen, G. and D.M. Koceja. Use of the bilateral tendon tap paradigm to examine reflex function in the aged. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1986. Re-presented by invitation: Boston University Neuroscience Group, September, 1986. Lacourse, M.G., H.H. Morris, and G. Kamen. Within versus between subjects designs in the analysis of submaximal force estimation. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1986. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Conditioned patellar tendon reflex characteristics in sprint-trained and endurance-trained athletes. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1986. Koceja, D.M., and G. Kamen. Effects of topical anesthesia on conditioned tendon reflex characteristics. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, 1986. Burke, J.R., E.M. Lonardi, D.M. Koceja, and G. Kamen. Effects of ipsilateral and contralateral electrocutaneous stimulation on the patellar tendon reflex. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, 1986.

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Beehler, P.H., G. Kamen, and H.H. Morris. Exposure to different ranges of auditory stimulus intensities and its effects upon motor response processing. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1987. Kamen, G., D. Stashuk, and C.J. De Luca. Motor unit firing patterns in the aged. Abstracts of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1987. De Luca, C.J., G. Kamen, S. Solar, and D. Stashuk. Studies of motor unit interaction in human muscle. Abstracts of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1987. Kamen, G., D. Stashuk, and C.J. De Luca. Alterations in motor unit firing behavior during isometric contractions in older adults. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, November, 1987. Burke, J.M., D.M. Koceja and G. Kamen. Cutaneous stimulation produces a long-latency spinal facilitation in the elderly. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1988. Koceja, D.M., J.M. Burke and G. Kamen. Conditioned Achilles tendon reflex characteristics in dancers. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, May, 1988. De Luca, C.J., D. Stashuk, G. Kamen and S. Solar. The common drive of motor units. Abstracts of the International Society for Electrophysiological Kinesiology, June, 1988. Burke, J.R., E.M. Lonardi, D.M. Koceja, and G. Kamen. The age-dependent variations of the patellar tendon reflex response to muscle vibration. Physical Therapy, 68, 863-864, 1988. De Luca, C.J., D. Stashuk, and G. Kamen. Synchronous firing behavior in human motor units. Proceedings of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, November, 1988. Kamen, G. and C.J. De Luca. Application of a decomposition technique to study motor unit firing behavior in older adults. Abstracts of the Gerontology Society of America, November, 1988. Koceja, D.M., J.M. Burke and G. Kamen. Patellar tendon reflex characteristics are enhanced by a conditioning achilles tendon reflex. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, November, 1988. Kamen, G., C.J. De Luca and D. Stashuk. Motor control of the aged. Rehabilitation R & D Progress Reports, 25, 308, 1988. Koceja, D. and G. Kamen. Differences in crossed-spinal reflex patterns between endurance-trained athletes and untrained subjects. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1989.

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Heston, M., J. Ozmun, and G. Kamen. Stimulus intensity alters motor response processing during rapid movements. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1989. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Examination of segmental reflex function in endurance-trained and untrained subjects. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, May, 1989. Kamen, G., N. Paul and C.J. De Luca. The common drive of motor units in human orbicularis oris muscle. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, October, 1989. re-presented by invitation: Boston Area Neuroscience Group, January, 1990. Kamen, G. Motor Unit Firing Behavior in Aged Adults, Physical Therapy, 1990. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Achilles tendon reflex excitability is depressed by an ipsilateral conditioning stimulus. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, May, 1990. Kamen, G. and C.J. De Luca. Hand dominance is related to the common fluctuation of motor unit firing rates. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, May, 1990. Kamen, G., Y. Masakado and C.J. De Luca. Influences on the recruitment threshold of human motor units: revisiting the role of skin receptors. Abstracts of the 8th International Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, August, 1990. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Examination of segmental reflex pathways in intact humans. Abstracts of the 8th International Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, August, 1990. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Differential effects of a conditioning stimulus upon the contralateral alpha motoneuron pool. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, October, 1990. Kamen, G., Y. Masakado and C.J. De Luca. Motor unit activation is not topographically localized in human muscle. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, November, 1990. De Luca C.J., G. Kamen and N. Paul. Experimental Investigations of Common Drive Behavior in Human Motor Units. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 235, 1990. De Luca, C.J., A. Roy, N. Paul and G. Kamen.. The myoelectric signal decomposition technique. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 231-232, 1990. De Luca, C.J., K.R. Murthy, T. Sciascia and G. Kamen. Control properties of lower back muscles Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 234, 1990.

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De Luca, C.J. and G. Kamen. Motor unit firing behavior in older adults. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 232, 1990. De Luca, C.J., G. Kamen, S. Sison and K.R. Murthy. Recurrent inhibition in older adults. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 232, 1990. De Luca, C.J., Y. Masakado, G. Kamen and A. Roy. The role of cutaneous receptors in motor unit firing behavior. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 233, 1990. De Luca, C.J., N. Paul and G. Kamen. Myoelectric changes during fatigue. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 236, 1990. Kamen, G. Visual feedback inhibits kinesthetic learning in aged adults. AAHPERD Abstracts, 1991. Kamen, G. Neuromuscular Mechanisms Underlying Rapid Movement Initiation: What's Going On In There? AAHPERD Abstracts, March, 1991. Koceja, D.M. and G. Kamen. Differences in soleus H-reflex excitability in endurance-trained athletes. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1991. Sison, S.V., M.T. Rosenstein and G. Kamen. Coincidence-anticipation timing: modification by movement distance and stimulus characteristics. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1991. Burke, J.R. and G. Kamen. Motor preparation in young and old adults. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, November, 1991. De Luca, C.J., G. Kamen and A. Roy. Motor control deficiencies: synchronous firing and drive behavior among motor units in aged adults. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 219, 1991. De Luca, C.J. and G. Kamen. Motor control deficiencies: firing rate behavior among human orbicularis oris motor units. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 219, 1991. De Luca, C.J., F. Felici and G. Kamen. Motor control deficiencies: interactions between human motor unit recruitment and discharge behavior - effects of topical anesthesia. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 220, 1991. De Luca, C.J., G. Kamen and Y. Masakado. Motor control deficiencies: effects of percutaneous stimulation on motor unit firing behavior in man. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 220, 1991. De Luca, C.J., G. Kamen, Y. Masakado and A. Roy. Motor control deficiencies: compartmentalization in the human tibialis anterior muscle. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 221, 1991.

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De Luca, C.J., G. Kamen, S. Sison and M. Rosenstein. Motor control deficiencies: effects of stimulus characteristics and movement distance on coincidence-anticipation timing. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 221-222, 1991. De Luca, C.J., N. Paul, R. Murthy and G. Kamen. Motor control deficiencies: fatigue effects on motor unit firing behavior. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 222, 1991. De Luca, C.J., G. Kamen, B. Kowack and M. D'Agati. Motor control deficiencies: visual feedback inhibits kinesthetic learning in aged adults. Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports, 28, 222-223, 1991. Burke, J.R. and G. Kamen. Achilles tendon reflex facilitation preceding a voluntary movement in young and old adults. Abstracts of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1992. Kamen, G., C. Patten, and D. Du. Development of an accelerometry-based system to measure static and dynamic balance in the elderly. 3rd International Conference on Physical Activity, Aging and Sports, Jyväskyla, Finland, June, 1992. Burke, J.R. and G. Kamen. Age-related changes in the excitability of the responding and the non-responding motoneuron pools prior to movement onset. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, November, 1992. Patten, C., G. Kamen, S. Sison and C.D. Du. Quantitative assessment of balance performance in young and older normal subjects. Neurology Report, 16(4):24, 1992. Burke, J.R., M.L. Schutten, D. Koceja and G. Kamen. Effects of Jendrassik facilitation on the patellar tendon-tap reflex in young and old adults, AAHPERD Abstracts, 64, A-72, 1993. Patten, C., G. Kamen, D. Du and S. Sison. Improvements in balance in young and old adults documented by accelerometry. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 25, S198, 1993. Lacourse, M.G., G. Kamen, S. Sison and D. Du. Reliability of identifying single motor units from a multiple-unit spike train. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 25, S197, 1993. Kamen, G., S.V. Sison, D.C.C. Du and C. Patten. Motor unit discharge rates during maximal effort in older adults. Abstracts of the XXXII Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Glasgow, 1993. Kamen, G., D.C.C. Du, S.V. Sison, and A. Roy. Synchronous motor unit activity in young and old adults during maximal effort contractions. Abstracts of the Society for Neuroscience, November, 1993.

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Kamen, G. Multichannel Identification of Motor Unit Action Potentials. Abstracts of the IInd World Congress of Biomechanics, Amsterdam, July, 1994. Leong, B., G. Kamen, C. Patten and C.C. Du. Motor Unit Discharge Rates in Older Weight Lifters During Maximal Voluntary Contractions. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 27:S6, 1995. Patten, C., G. Kamen, D. Rowland and C.C. Du. Rapid Adaptations of Motor Unit Firing Rate during the Initial Phase of Strength Development. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 27:S6, 1995. Cho, CY, G Kamen and K Holt. Using Accelerometry for Assessing Balance Performance in Normal Elderly and Frequent Fallers. Abstracts of the World Confederation of Physical Therapy, 1995. Patten, C., JR Burke, G Kamen and D Rowland. Age and Practice Effects on Motor Unit Discharge Rate Variability. Neuroscience Abstracts, 21, 1432, 1995. Du, DCC and G Kamen. Motor Unit Recruitment Influences on the Firing Rates of Previously-Recruited Motor Units. Neuroscience Abstracts, 21, 268, 1995. Kamen, G. Neuromuscular Adaptations in Exercise Science. Invited Symposium. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 28, S126, 1996. Patten, C., and G. Kamen. Adaptations in motor unit discharge behaviour following isometric resistance training in young and older adults. Abstracts of the Canadian Society of Biomechanics, 1996. Patten, C. and G. Kamen. Adaptations in Human Motor Unit Discharge Behaviour to Strength Training. Neuroscience Abstracts, 22, 130, 1996. Du, D.C.C. and G. Kamen. Multi-channel motor unit classification during active force modulation using a neural network algorithm. Neuroscience Abstracts, 22, 668, 1996. Patten, C. and G. Kamen. Adaptations in motor unit discharge efficiency following isometric resistance training. Physical Therapy, 77, S83-S84, 1997. Bockol, P.D., H.S. Thompson, G. Kamen and P.M. Clarkson. The effect of physiologic vibration on position sense. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29, S24, 1997. Patten, C., R.E.A. van Emmerik and G. Kamen. Motor unit discharge rate variability: age and training related adaptations in frequency content. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 29, S198, 1997.

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Kamen, G., C.A. Knight, D.P. Laroche and D.G. Asermely. Maximal firing rates of vastus lateralis motor units in young and old adults. Abstracts of the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1997. Patten, C, KA Rainsford, G Kamen and MM Porter. Adaptations in antagonist motoneuron excitability in young & older adults. Soc Neurosci Abstr. 23:2237, 1997. Kamen, G., C.A. Knight, D.P. Laroche and D.G. Asermely. Resistance training increases vastus lateralis motor unit firing rates in young and old adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30:S337, 1998. Knight, C.A., G. Kamen, and J.M. Burke. Increased motor unit activation in young and older adults following resistance exercise training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 30:S336, 1998. Patten, C., G. Kamen, M.M. Porter, K.A. Rainsford, S.E. Chabot. Age and Training-Related Adaptations in Motor Unit Discharge Activity with Force Modulation. XII International Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology, 1998. Patten, C. and G. Kamen. Motor Unit Recruitment-Derecruitment Thresholds Following Force Control Training in Young and Older Adults. Neurosci Abstr, 24:424, 1998. Kamen, G, C. Patten and D. Rowland. Motor Unit Synchronization in Young and Older Adults Following Resistance Exercise Training. Neurosci Abstr, 24:424, 1998. Patten, C. and G. Kamen. Age And Training-Related Adaptations In Control Of Muscular Force. Abstracts of the annual meeting of the National Rehabilitation, Research & Development Conference, Washington, 1998. Kamen, G. and C. Patten. Differences in Lateralization among Synchronized Abductor Digiti Minimi Motor Units in Young and Older Adults. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Neurophysiology, January, 1999. Knight, C.A. and G. Kamen. Increases in strength and decreases in 50% MVC endurance time in both older and younger individuals after a 6-week strength training program. Res. Quart. Exerc. Sport, 70:A-28, 1999. Patten, C., R.E.A. van Emmerik and G. Kamen. Motor unit discharge rate variability: adaptations in frequency content with force control training. Med Sci Sports Exerc 31:S136, 1999. Knight, C., E. van Wegen, S. Sayers, T. Ward, P. Clarkson, G. Kamen. Delayed onset muscle soreness alters myoelectric activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 31:S73, 1999. Bockol, P.D., G. Kamen, P.M. Clarkson. Effect of eccentric exercise on position sense. Med Sci Sports Exerc 31:S205, 1999.

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Kamen, G. and C.A. Knight. The relationship between maximal motor unit firing rate and surface-recorded EMG amplitude in young and older adults. Proceedings of the Fifth International Brain Research Organization World Congress of Neuroscience, Jerusalem, Proceedings p. 67, 1999. Grant, P.V., J. Burke and G. Kamen. Variability in the Human Magnetic-Evoked Response. Proceedings of the International Conference on “Progress in Motor Control – II: Structure-Function Relations in Voluntary Movements,” State College, PA, 1999. Kamen, G. The Adaptive Neuromuscular System. Abstracts of the New England Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1999. Knight, C.A., J.M. Haddad, S.P. Sayers and G. Kamen. Challenges in predicting delayed onset muscle soreness from the reducer-augmenter scale. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Suppl) 71:A91, 2000. Bell, R.C. and G. Kamen. The effect of training on submaximal force estimation. Proceedings of the 6th annual undergraduate conference on research. P. 67, 2000. Lee, J.M., B. Heighington, K. Thoman, G. Kamen and P. Grant. Reliability of cortical-evoked responses in human subjects. Proceedings of the 6th annual undergraduate conference on research. P. 67-68, 2000. Rumford, F.J., C. Patten, K. McGill, G. Kamen and R.E.A. van Emmerik. Motor unit discharge variability in hemiparetic versus control subjects. Proceedings of the 6th annual undergraduate conference on research. P. 68, 2000. Temkin, D., G. Kamen and P.V. Grant. Muscle disuse causes physiological changes in neural pathways. Proceedings of the 6th annual undergraduate conference on research. P. 68-69, 2000. Grant, P.V., G. Kamen, J. Lee, B. Heighington, D. Temkin, J. Burke. Variability in the assessment of cortical-evoked potentials for the biceps brachii and first dorsal interosseous muscles. . Med Sci Sports Exerc 32:S164, 2000. Sayers, S.P., P.M. Clarkson, C.A. Knight, E. van Wegen and G. Kamen. The effect of oral ketoprofen administration on muscle soreness, recovery of force, and EMG following eccentric exercise. . Med Sci Sports Exerc 32:S170, 2000. Knight, C.A. and G. Kamen. Evidence of a motor unit size gradient along increasing recording depths within human vastus lateralis muscle. Neurosci Abstr, vol 26, 2000. C.A. Knight and G. Kamen. Motor unit discharge behavior during 10% MVC isometric contractions following resistance exercise training in young and older adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:S215, 2001.

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Kamen, G. and C. Knight. Motor Unit Discharge Rate During Submaximal Isometric Contractions in Young and Older Adults Following Resistance Exercise. XVIIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Zurich, 2001. Garry, M.I., G. Kamen and M.A. Nordstrom. Increase in motor cortex excitability following a manipulation task is related to wihin-session improvement in task performance when using the preferred hand. Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Adelaide, 2003. Knight, C and G Kamen. Measurements of Complexity in Motor Unit Discharge Behavior of Young and Older Adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc Abstracts, 36:S123-S124, 2004. Gabriel, D., S. Rubinstein, A. Christie, J. Inglis and G. Kamen. Surface electromyographic spike activity and motor unit firing rates at different levels of maximum contraction. Proceedings of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 2004. S.R. Rubinstein, G. Kamen, J.A. Kent-Braun. Motor unit firing rate and surface EMG amplitude behavior during maximal-effort fatiguing contractions in young and older adults. Proceedings of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 2004. Gabriel, D., S Rubinstein, A Christie, JG Inglis and G Kamen. Surface electromyographic spike activity and motor unit firing rates at different levels of maximum contraction. Annual meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, 2004. Christie, A., R. Sullivan, S. Rubinstein and G. Kamen. Evidence of Self-Sustained Firing in Older Adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc Abstracts, 37, 2005. Christie, A and G Kamen. Incidence of motor unit doublet discharges in young and older adults. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2005 Christie, A and G Kamen. Reliability of Motor-Evoked Potentials in the ADM muscle of Older Adults. MSSE Abstracts, 2006. Gabriel, D., A Christie, J.G. Inglis, and G Kamen. Surface emg spike frequency and motor unit firing rates at different levels of maximal voluntary contraction. ISEK Abstracts, 2006. Christie, A. and G. Kamen. Motor unit firing behavior during fatiguing contractions in young and older adults, Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2006. Fling, B., A. Christie and G. Kamen. The Magnitude of Motor Unit Synchronization in Strength-Trained Males. ACSM Abstracts, 2007. Christie, A. and G. Kamen. Impact of doublet discharges on force production in young and older humans. ACSM Abstracts, 2007.

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Kamen, G. Neuromuscular Adaptations and Motor Unit Discharge Behavior. Invited Presentation, Motor Control, 11:S11, 2007. Christie, A., O. Hamdani and G. Kamen. Effect of Fatigue on Motor Unit Synchronization. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, November, 2007. Christie, A., G. Kamen, J.G. Inglis, and D. Gabriel. Relationships between Biceps Brachii Surface EMG Characteristics and Motor Unit Firing Behavior. ISEK Abstracts, June, 2008. Fling, B., K. Johnson, C.A. Knight, and A. Christie. Relationships Between Motor Unit Size and Recruitment Threshold in Young and Older Adults. ISEK Abstracts, June, 2008. Kasi, PK, LS Krivickas, M Meister, E Chew, P Bonato, M Schmid, G Kamen, P Liu, and EA Clancy. Characterization of motor unit behavior in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. IEEE EMBS Neuroengineering Conference, 2009. Christie, A. and G. Kamen. Gender And Age-related Training Adaptations In Maximal Motoneuron Firing Rate. ACSM Abstracts, 2009. Gabriel, D.A. , A Christie, J.G. Inglis and G. Kamen. Experimental and Modelling Investigation of sEMG Spike Analysis. ASB Abstracts, 2010.

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PRESENTATIONS Kamen, Gary. Neuromuscular Specificity of Training: Reflex Time. Presented at the Eastern District AAHPER Research Symposium, February, 1979. Kamen, Gary. Changes in Maximal Isometric Strength as Affected by Exercise Type and Intensity. Presented at the Massachusetts AAHPER Conference. March, 1979. Kamen, Gary. Fatiguing Exercise Effects upon Plantar Flexor Fractionated Reaction Time. Annual NASPSPA Conference, 1980. Kamen, Gary. Fractionated Patellar Reflex Time Following Isometric and Isotonic Exercise. Midwest AHPERD Convention. March, 1981. Kamen, Gary. The 'New' Motor Learning. Invited presentation, Indiana AHPERD Annual Meeting, October, 1981. Adeyanju, Kunle, Harold Morris & Gary Kamen. Reliability of reaction time and its fractionated components under resisted and unresisted conditions. Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Annual Meeting. October, 1982. Kamen, Gary. Broadening Horizons: Hermeneutics and Scholarly Inquiry in Physical Education: Reaction from the Perspective of the Natural Sciences. Invited Presentation, National Association of Physical Education in Higher Education, January, 1983. Morris, Harold, Kunle Adeyanju & Gary Kamen. Strength training alters motor time under a resisted condition. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, 1983. Kamen, Gary. Alterations in electrical and mechanical components of muscle contraction following fatiguing exercise. Ninth International Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 1983. Hendrick, Joy, Harold Morris & Gary Kamen. Fractionated reaction times in the study of the psychological refractory period. Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Meeting. October, 1983. Kamen, Gary. Electromechanical Delay in Human Muscle. Indiana University Research Seminar. November, 1983. Kamen, Gary. Some current issues for the motor learning/integration interface. Invited presentation, University of Illinois, June, 1983. Morris, Harold H., Gary Kamen and Joy Hendrick. Variation of reaction time components in the psychological refractory period paradigm. Olympic Scientific Congress, July, 1984.

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Willett, Michael, Peter Lecius & Gary Kamen. Effects of post-contraction on isokinetic contractions at varying speeds. Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual meeting. October, 1984. Kamen, Gary. Teaching Sports and Fitness as an Academic Discipline. Annual meeting of the Midwest District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, February, 1985. Wilkerson, J. E., E. M. Leeds, G. D. Brown, G. Kamen, D. Bredle. Anabolic steroid and exercise effects on muscle protein water and contractile properties. Presented at the annual meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, May, 1985. Beehler, P.J.H., G. Kamen and H.H. Morris. Stimulus intensity and experimental design effects upon central and motor response processing. Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, 1986. Kamen, G., P.J. Beehler, T. Bull. Both central processing and motor activation are slowed by complex stimulus conditions requiring a rapid voluntary response. Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, 1986. Beehler, P.J.H., G. Kamen, and H.H. Morris. Range effects and sensorimotor processing. Annual meeting of the Measurement and Evaluation Council, AAHPERD, October, 1986. Kamen, G., D.M. Koceja. Tendon Reflexes in the Aged. Presented at a Conference entitled, "Central Determinants of Age-Related Declines in Motor Function", New York Academy of Sciences, October, 1986. Lonardi, E.M., J.R. Burke, D.M. Koceja, and G. Kamen. Effect of height extremes on long latency responses in a conditioned tendon reflex paradigm. Annual Meeting of the Indiana AAHPERD, September, 1986. Kamen, G., D. Stashuk, S. Solar, and C.J. De Luca. Cross-correlation of motor unit firing rates during contraction of human first dorsal interosseous and tibialis anterior muscles. VIII International Congress of Electromyography and Related Clinical Neurophysiology, Sorrento, Italy, May, 1987. Beehler, P.J.H., G. Kamen, and H.H. Morris. A review of experimental design and range effects in motor control and motor learning research. Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, June, 1987. Kamen, G. Spinal motor processing in older adults. Invited lecture, Department of Physical Therapy, Boston University, October, 1988. Kamen, G. Current Research on the Physiology of Aging. Invited lecture, Conference on Perspective on Rehabilitation and Aging, VA Northport Regional Medical Education Center, Coatesville, PA, December, 1988.

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De Luca, C.J. and G. Kamen. Control Properties of Motor Units: Evolving Concepts. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on Motor Control, Albena, Bulgaria, July, 1989. Kamen, G. Motor Control in Geriatrics. Invited presentation, American Academy of Clinical Neurophysiology, Boston, MA, July, 1989. Kamen, G. New Developments in Aging Motor Control Research. Invited lecture, Perspectives on Rehabilitation and Aging, VA Medical Center, Boston, MA, August, 1989. Kamen, G. Basic Concepts in Electromyography. Invited lecture, Department of Physical Therapy, Boston University, January, 1990. Kamen, G. Human Motor Unit Firing Behavior. Invited lecture, Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, July, 1990. Kamen, G. EMG Biofeedback. Invited seminar, Boston University, March, 1991. Kamen, G. Human Motor Unit Firing Behavior. Invited seminar, University of Massachusetts, March, 1991. Kamen, G. Invited Tutorial: Instrumentation in Biomechanics: Electromyography. Annual AAHPERD Conference, Indianapolis, April, 1992. Kamen, G. Human Motor Unit Firing Behavior. Invited Seminar, University of Wisconsin - Madison, April, 1992. Kamen, G. Methods to Improve Balance for Older Adults. Invited Seminar, UCLA, October, 1992. Kamen, G. Postural Balance Assessment for the Elderly. Invited Seminar, Pepperdine University, October, 1992. Patten, C., G. Kamen, S. Sison and C.D. Du. Quantitative assessment of balance performance in young and older normal subjects. Combined Sections Meeting, American Physical Therapy Association, February, 1993. Kamen, G. Motor Unit Activity - Balance Problems. Invited Seminar, VA Medical Center, Northampton, MA, May, 1993. Kamen, G. Balance Problems in the Elderly. Invited Presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Orlando, October, 1993. Kamen, G. Human Motor Unit Discharge Behavior, New England ACSM, November, 1994.

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Kamen, G. Exercise: Promoting Function and Independence in the Elderly. Boston University Certificate in Gerontology Program. June, 1995. Kamen, G. Adaptations to Motor Unit Discharge Behavior. Invited Presentation, Exercise Neuroscience Group, York University, Toronto, August, 1995. Kamen, G. Adaptations in Motor Unit Discharge Behavior. Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Cincinatti, 1996. Rainsford, K., Chabot, S., Patten, C. and Kamen, G. Task Specific Adaptations in Motor Unit Discharge Following Force Control Training. University of Massachusetts Annual Conference on Undergraduate Research, Amherst, 1997. Chabot, S., Rainsford, K., Patten, C. and Kamen, G. Force Control Training Produces Strength Gains Without Increase in Maximal Motor Unit Discharge Rate. University of Massachusetts Annual Conference on Undergraduate Research, Amherst, 1997. Kamen, G. The AAHPERD Research Grants Program. Annual Meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1997. Kamen, G. Symposium: Grant Writing Tips. Annual Meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 1999. Kamen, G., C. Knight and P. Grant. The Adaptive Neuromuscular System. Symposium organized for the New England Chapter American College of Sports Medicine, 1999. Kamen, G., C Knight, D Koceja, L Li. Neuromuscular Control in Sport Performance. Symposium organized for the Research Consortium, AAHPERD, 2001. Kamen, G. Neuromuscular Characteristics of Weightlifting. Annual Meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2001. Kamen, G. Recent Advances in EMG Techniques for Exercise and Sport Science. Symposium organized for the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2002. Kamen, G. Control Mechanisms for Human Motor Unit Discharge Behavior. Movement Control, Human performance and Training Adaptation International Symposium, Jyvaskyla, Finland, October, 2006. Kamen, G. Aging and Motor Unit Discharge Behavior. Movement Control, Human performance and Training Adaptation International Symposium, Jyvaskyla, Finland, October, 2006. Kamen, G. Resistance Training and Motor Unit Discharge Behavior. Movement Control, Human performance and Training Adaptation International Symposium, Jyvaskyla, Finland, October, 2006.

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Kamen, G. Motor Unit Decomposition. Symposium on EMG Decomposition, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, June, 2007. Kamen, G. Neuromuscular adaptations in response to physical activity. Invited Symposium, International Conference on Progress in Motor Control VI, Santos, Brazil, 2007. Christie, A. and G. Kamen. Gender Differences in Maximal Motor Unit Firing Rate. Integrative Biology of Exercise Conference, September, 2008. Foulis, S.A., Christie, A., L. Maynard, G. Kamen and J. Kent-Braun. Interaction of Old Age and Motor Unit Behavior during Submaximal Contractions. IPE Conference, 2010. Foulis, S.A., L. Maynard, G. Kamen and J. Kent-Braun. Altered force modulation strategies during submaximal contractions in old age. ACSM Abstracts, 2011.

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INVITED SEMINARS Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Boston University Brock University Coatesville, PA Veterans Medical Center Indiana University Indiana State University Michigan State University Montclair State University New York Chiropractic College Northampton, MA Veterans Medical Center Oregon State University Palo Alto VA Rehabilitation Research Center Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Rice University St. Louis University UCLA University of Adelaide University of Delaware University of Illinois University of Jyväskylä University of Massachusetts University of North Carolina University of Ottawa University of Wisconsin University of Southern California University of South Carolina GRANTS An Assessment of Spinal Inhibitory Circuits in Man. U.S. Public Health Service, $2,500. The Relative Importance of Vision and Proprioception in a Reaction Time Task. Spencer Foundation, $7,500. Postdoctoral Teaching Grant, Lilly Endowment, $4,500. Electromyographic Correlates of Rapid, Bilateral Reciprocal Movement. U.S. Public Health Service, $3,500. Mechanisms of Bilateral Tendon Reflexes in the Aged, U. S. Public Health Service, $5,072. Summer Faculty Fellowship, Indiana University, $4,000.

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Motor Unit Decomposition in the Aged Motor System, National Institute on Aging, $33,000. Variability of Motor Unit Firing Patterns in Aged Adults, U.S. Public Health Service, $5,000. The Boston VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Program, Department of Veterans Affairs, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, $6,700,000. Co-Investigator, Proposal No. B594-RA, "Motor Control Project". An Intervention Strategy to Prevent Falls in the Elderly, Boston University Graduate School, $5,000. Control Properties of Aged Human Motor Units. National Institutes of Health NIA AG09662, $250,000. Short-Term Training Influences on Balance in Young and Old Adults. Baltimore Therapeutic Technologies. Neural Plasticity of Human Motor Unit Control Properties (with Carolynn Patten). Foundation for Physical Therapy Research, $1,500. Neural Adaptations in Human Motor Unit Control Properties (with Carolynn Patten). Foundation for Physical Therapy, $14,900, 1995. Regulation of Motor Unit Discharge Behavior. University of Massachusetts Faculty Research Grant, $5,000, 1996. Strength Training and Motor Unit Activity in Older Adults. American College of Sports Medicine, Cybex Senior Investigator Grant on Exercise and Aging, $15,000, 1996. Strength Training and Motor Unit Activity in Older Adults (Year 2). American College of Sports Medicine, Cybex Senior Investigator Grant on Exercise and Aging, $15,000. Ketoprofen Influence on EMG Responses Accompanying Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (Priscilla Clarkson, P.I.). Proctor & Gamble, $50,000, 1998. A Single-Dose, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Topical and Peroral Ketoprofen Following the Onset of Muscle Soreness from Exercise Overexertion (Priscilla Clarkson, P.I.). Proctor & Gamble, $260,000, 1998. Human Motor Unit Discharge Variability (with Christopher Knight), NIH, 2001. Noninvasive Motor Unit Discharge Assessment (Edward Clancy, P.I.). NIH, $299,052, 2003.

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The Use of Motor Imagery as a Countermeasure during Limb Immobilization (with Ryan Crews) ACSM, 2003, $5000. The Magnitude of Motor Unit Synchronization in Strength Trained Individuals (with Brett Fling) ACSM, 2006, $5000. HONORS & AWARDS Fellow, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education Fellow, Research Consortium, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine Lilly Postdoctoral Teaching Award, 1982-83 Indiana University Summer Faculty Research Fellowship, 1986 NASPE Distinguished Achievement Award, 1986 National Institute on Aging, National Research Service Award Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1986-1987 Young Professional Award, Midwest AAHPERD, 1988. Outstanding Young Men of America, 1988 Outstanding Research Paper Award for 1988, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport TEACHnology Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2005-2006 Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, 2006 Who's Who in American Education Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals Who's Who in Science and Engineering Who's Who in the East Who’s Who in Health Sciences Education Who's Who in America Who's Who in the World POPULAR PRESS REPORTS Outdoor Magazine, September, 1994. Feature on "Coordination"

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES President-Elect, President, and Past-President, Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (1995-98) Editorial Associate, Behavioral and Brain Sciences Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology Ad hoc reviewer for: AAHPERD Abstracts ACSM Abstracts American Journal of Clinical Nutrition American Journal of Physiology Brain Research C.V. Mosby Publishing Co. Clinical Neurophysiology Experimental Brain Research Experimental Neurology Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology European Journal of Applied Physiology IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering Journal of Applied Physiology Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology Journal of Motor Behavior Journal of Neuroengineering & Rehabilitation Journal of Neurophysiology Journal of Physical Activity & Health Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Muscle & Nerve Neurobiology of Aging Neuroscience Methods Neuroscience Research Physical Therapy Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Grant reviewer for: American Institute of Biological Sciences Canada Foundation for Innovation Cooperative Funding Program, AAHPERD Research Consortium Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs

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National Institutes of Health National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Space Biomedical Research Institute National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Fellow, American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine