Conferences

European College of Sport Science Congress

Lausanne, Switzerland | July 2026

Isabella Ryan

Deficits in the proprioceptive senses of force and position in the knee extensors following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Authors: Isabella Ryan, Kaitlyn Sutton, Olivia Ryan, Emma Mitchell, Riley Pike, & Gregory Pearcey

Olivia Ryan

Inter-muscle Force and Activation Deficits during Dynamic Contractions after ACL Reconstruction

Authors: Olivia Ryan, Riley Pike, Ben Nazaroff, & Gregory Pearcey

The International Society of Electrophysiology & Kinesiology XXVI Congress

Jyväskylä, Finland | June 2026

Liam Bavis

Priming the motor pool: the effects of warm-up exercise on triceps surae motor unit firing patterns

Authors: Liam Bavis, Riley Pike, Emma Mitchell, Kaitlyn Sutton, Rafael Fujita, Jakob Škarabot, & Gregory Pearcey

Rafael Fujita

Differences in biceps brachii motor unit discharge rate across tasks and intensities are compartment-specific

Authors: Rafael Fujita, Simon Avrillon, Kaitlyn Sutton, Riley Pike, Emma Mitchell, Jakob Škarabot, & Gregory Pearcey

Emma Mitchell

Have some patience: determining the time required to mitigate repeated activation effects on motor unit recruitment

Authors: Emma Mitchell, Ethan Kean, Nick Maher, Rafael Fujita, Jakob Škarabot, & Gregory Pearcey

Nicholas Maher

Diurnal changes in force production and motor unit discharge patterns

Authors: Nicholas Maher, Kaitlyn Sutton, & Gregory Pearcey

Riley Pike

Residual force enhancement and depression effects on motor unit behaviour

Authors: Riley Pike, Ben Nazaroff, Olivia Ryan, Geoffrey Power, & Gregory Pearcey

Jordan Winter

Sex Differences in the Proprioceptive Senses of Force and Position

Authors: Kaitlyn Sutton, Jordan Winter, & Gregory Pearcey

Women in Science and Engineering International Women's Day Conference

St. John's, Canada | March 2026

Emma Mitchell

Larger and denser: Can the identification of motor units from high-density surface electromyograms be enhanced in females too? 

Authors: Emma Mitchell & Gregory Pearcey

Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Conference

London, Canada | October 2025

Ethan Kean

Restricting blood but not gains: Blood flow restriction to enhance motor unit activity

Authors: Ethan Kean, Emma Mitchell, Ben Nazaroff,  Jakob Škarabot, & Gregory Pearcey

Emma Mitchell

Larger and denser: Can the identification of motor units from high-density surface electromyograms be enhanced in females too?

Authors: Emma Mitchell, Kaitlyn Sutton, & Gregory Pearcey

Kaitlyn Sutton

Competing effects of agonist and antagonist vibration on the proprioceptive sense of force

Authors: Kaitlyn Sutton, Olivia Ryan, & Gregory Pearcey

Jordan Winter

Finding Speed: Predictors of Ice Hockey Skating Speed in Elite Youth Hockey Players

Authors: Jordan Winter, Jack Benson, Shaemus Best, Duanne Button, Kevin Power, & Gregory Pearcey

International Motoneuron Society Conference

St. John's, Canada | July 2025

Ethan Kean

Restricting blood but not gains: Blood flow restriction to enhance motor unit activity

Authors: Ethan Kean, Emma Mitchell, Ben Nazaroff,  Jakob Škarabot, & Gregory Pearcey

Nicholas Maher

History dependence of force affects motor unit firing behaviour

Authors: Riley Pike, Nicholas Maher, Ben Nazaroff, Olivia Ryan, Geoffrey Power, & Gregory Pearcey

Emma Mitchell

Giving the motoneurons in your legs a helping hand - Concurrent handgrip contractions to facilitate motoneuron excitability in the legs

Authors: Emma Mitchell, Ben Nazaroff, Riley Pike, Ethan Kean, Sophia Jenz, & Gregory Pearcey

Riley Pike

Human motor unit firing patterns during slow lengthening and shortening contractions

Authors: Ben Nazaroff, Sophia Jenz, Riley Pike, James (Drew) Beauchamp, & Gregory Pearcey

Kaitlyn Sutton

Implications of modifying motoneuron excitability on the proprioceptive sense of force

Authors: Kaitlyn Sutton, Olivia Ryan, & Gregory Pearcey

Exercise Neuroscience Group Meeting

Toronto, Canada | June 2025

Zamaneh Bonyatpour

Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to modify motoneuron pool excitability

Authors: Zamaneh Bonyatpour, Emma Mitchell, & Gregory Pearcey

Madison Hull

Neuromuscular fatigue affects on force reproduction

Authors: Madison Hull & Gregory Pearcey

Emma Mitchell

Giving the motoneurons in your legs a helping hand - Concurrent handgrip contractions to facilitate motoneuron excitability in the legs

Authors: Emma Mitchell, Ben Nazaroff, Riley Pike, Ethan Kean, Sophia Jenz, & Gregory Pearcey

Riley Pike

Motor unit firing behaviour during residual force depression and enhancement

Authors: Riley Pike, Ben Nazaroff, Olivia Ryan, Geoffrey Power, & Gregory Pearcey

Kaitlyn Sutton

Vincristine-induced neurotoxicity effects on force steadiness and underlying motor unit discharge behaviour

Authors: Kaitlyn Sutton, Joshua Skinner, & Gregory Pearcey

Brainwaves Conference

St. John's, Canada | March 2025

Zamaneh Bonyatpour

Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to modify motoneuron pool excitability

Authors: Zamaneh Bonyatpour, Emma Mitchell, & Gregory Pearcey

Ethan Kean

Restricting blood but not gains: Blood flow restriction to enhance motor unit activity

Authors: Ethan Kean, Emma Mitchell, Ben Nazaroff,  Jakob Škarabot, & Gregory Pearcey

Nicholas Maher

Diurnal changes in force production and motor unit discharge patterns

Authors: Nicholas Maher & Gregory Pearcey

Emma Mitchell

Giving the motoneurons in your legs a helping hand - Concurrent handgrip contractions to facilitate motoneuron excitability in the legs

Authors: Emma Mitchell, Ben Nazaroff, Riley Pike, Ethan Kean, Sophia Jenz, & Gregory Pearcey

The International Society of Electrophysiology & Kinesiology XXV Congress

Nagoya, Japan | June 2024

Kaitlyn Sutton

Antagonist vibration affects force output underlying motor unit discharge behaviour

Authors: Kaitlyn Sutton, Olivia Ryan, Ben Nazaroff, Riley Pike, Nicholas Maher, & Gregory Pearcey