Sauder N.R., Meyer A.J., Allen J.L., Ting L.H., Kesar T.M., Fregly B.J. (2019). Computational design of FastFES treatment to improve propulsive force symmetry during post-stroke gait. Frontiers in Neurorobotics. article
Allen, J.L., Kesar, T.M., and Ting, L.H. (2019). Motor module generalization across balance and walking is impaired after stroke. Journal of Neurophysiology. 122(1):277-289. pubmedlink
Allen, J.L., Ting, L.H., and Kesar, T.M. (2018). Stroke gait rehabilitation using functional electrical stimulation induces changes in ankle muscle coordination. Frontiers in Neurology.article
Allen, J.L. and Franz, J.R. (2018). The motor repertoire of older adults falls may constrain their response to balance perturbations. Journal of Neurophysiology. pubmed link
Allen, J.L., McKay, J.L., Sawers, A., Hackney, M.E., and Ting, L.H. (2017). Increased neuromuscular consistency in gait and balance after partnered, dance-based rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurophysiology.118(1):363-73. link
De Groote, F., Allen, J.L., and Ting, L.H. (2017). Contribution of muscle short-range stiffness to initial changes in joint kinetics and kinematics during perturbations to standing balance: a simulation study. Journal of Biomechanics.55:71-77. pubmed link
Versteeg, C.S., Ting, L.H., and Allen, J.L. (2016). Hip and ankle strategies for reactive balance emerge from varying priorities to reduce effort and kinematic excursion: a simulation study. Journal of Biomechanics. 49(14):3230-37. article
Ting, L.H., Chiel, H.J., Trumbower, R.D., Allen, J.L., McKay, J.L., Hackney, M.E., Kesar, T.M. (2015). Neuromechanical principles underlying movement modularity and their implications for rehabilitation. Neuron 86(1):38-54. article
Sawers, A., Allen, J.L., and Ting, L.H. (2015). Long-term training modifies the modular structure and organization of walking balance control. Journal of Neurophysiology. 148 (6): 3359-3373. article
Simpson, C.S., Sohn, M.H., Allen, J.L., and Ting, L.H. (2015). Feasible muscle activation ranges based on inverse dynamics analyses of human walking. Journal of Biomechanics 48(12):2990-2997. article
Allen, J.L., Kautz, S.K., Neptune, R.R. (2014). Forward propulsion asymmetry is indicative of changes in plantarflexor function during walking in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis. article
Allen, J.L., Kautz, S.K., Neptune, R.R. (2013). The influence of merged muscle excitation modules on post-stroke hemiparetic walking performance. Clinical Biomechanics28(6):697-704. article
Allen, J.L. and Neptune, R.R. (2012). Three-dimensional modular control of human walking. Journal of Biomechanics 45(12):2157-2278. article
Allen, J.L., Kautz, S.K., Neptune, R.R. (2011). Step length asymmetry is representative of compensatory mechanisms used in post-stroke hemiparetic walking. Gait & Posture 33(4):538-543. article
Book Chapters
Allen, J.L. and Ting, L.H. (2016). “Why is neuromechanical modeling of posture and balance so hard?” in Neuromechanical Modeling of Posture and Locomotion, Prilusky B.I. and Edwards, D.H. (eds). Springer, Berlin. link
Ting, L.H., and Allen, J.L. (2014). Neuromechanics of Postural Control. In D. Jaeger and R. Jung (Eds). Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience.
Conference Proceedings
Drnach L., Allen, JL, Essa I, Ting, LH (2019). A data-driven predictive model of individual specific effects of FES on human gait dynamics. International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Montreal, May 2019. [44% acceptance rate] article
Recent Conference Abstracts
+NeuroMobLab students
Cohen HN+, McDonald HD+, Allen JL (2019). Scaling of muscles in young adults while experiencing external disturbances during sit-to-stand motion. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. October 16-19, Philadelphia, PA.
Phillips MP+, Liss DJ+, Allen JL (2019). Perception threshold of external disturbances to locomotion in healthy young adults. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. October 16-19, Philadelphia, PA.
Liss DJ+, Suffridge J, Allen JL (2019). Changes in movement smoothness and muscle activity during different goal-directed reaching tasks. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. October 16-19, Philadelphia, PA.
McDonald HD+, Liss DJ+, Allen JL (2019). Muscle synergy timing but not structure affected by cognitive dual-task during timed-up-and-go test. Annual Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society. October 16-19, Philadelphia, PA.
Drnach L, Allen JL, Essa I, Ting LH (2019). A switched linear dynamical systems framework for modeling individual-specific joint angle trajectories and responses to muscle stimulation during gait. XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics and 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, July 31-August 3, Calgary, Canada
Allen, J.L., Kesar, T.M., and Ting, L.H. (2018). Motor module generalization across walking and balance is associated with better walking performance post-stroke. 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 8-11, Rochester, MN
McDonald HD+ and Allen JL (2018). Modular control of the timed up and go test in stroke survivors. 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 8-11, Rochester, MN. *finalist in the Master's Student Poster Competition
Allen JL, Thompson JD, Franz JR (2017). Aging and falls history effects on the modular control of walking with optical flow perturbations. 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. August 9-11, Boulder, CO.