Journal Articles

+NeuroMob students supervised by Dr. Allen

  1. Cashaback JGA, Allen JL, Chou AHY, Lin DJ, Price MA, Secerovic NK, Song S, Zhang H, Miller HL (2024). NSF DARE – transforming modeling in neurorehabilitation: a patient-in-the-loop framework. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 21(1):1-24. Open Access Link
  2. Shelton AD, McTaggart EM, Allen JL, Mercer VS, Crenshaw JR, Franz JR (2024). Does the effect of walking balance perturbations generalize across contexts? Human Movement Science, 93:103158. PubMed
  3. Liss DJ+, Carey HD+, Allen JL (2023). Young adults use whole-body feedback and ankle proprioception to perceive small locomotor disturbances. Human Movement Science, 89:103084. PubMed 
  4. Eichenlaub EK, Urrego DD, Sapovadia S, Allen JL, Mercer V, Crenshaw JR, Franz JR (2023). Susceptibility to walking balance perturbations in young adults is largely unaffected by anticipation. Human Movement Science, 89:103070. PubMed
  5. Tracy JB, Hafer JF, Buckley TA, Allen JL, Reimann H, Crenshaw JR (2023). A novel method to quantify individual limb contributions to standing postural control. Gait & Posture, 102:106-111. PubMed 
  6. Shelton AD, McTaggart EM, Allen JL, Mercer VS, Franz JR (2022). Slowing down to preserve balance in the presence of optical flow perturbations. Gait & Posture. 96:365-370. PubMed
  7. Liss DJ+, Carey HD+, Yakovenko S, Allen JL (2022). Young adults perceive small disturbances to their walking balance even when distracted. Gait & Posture, 91:198-204. PubMed
  8. Carey HD+, Liss DJ+, Allen JL (2021). Young adults recruit similar motor modules across walking, turning, and chair transfers. Physiological Reports. 9(18):e15050. PubMed
  9. Allen JL, Carey HD+, Ting LH, Sawers A (2020). Generalization of motor module recruitment across standing reactive balance and walking is associated with beam walking performance in young adults. Gait & Posture. 82:242-247. PubMed
  10. Payne AM, Sawers A, Allen JL, Stapley PJ, Macpherson JM, Ting LH (2020). Reorganization of motor modules for standing reactive balance recovery following pyridoxine-induced large-fiber peripheral sensory neuropathy in cats. Journal of Neurophysiology. 124(3):868-882. PubMed
  11. Sauder NR, Meyer AJ, Allen JL, Ting LH, Kesar TM, Fregly BJ (2019). Computational design of FastFES treatment to improve propulsive force symmetry during post-stroke gait. Frontiers in Neurorobotics. PubMed
  12. Allen JL, Kesar TM, Ting LH (2019). Motor module generalization across balance and walking is impaired after stroke. Journal of Neurophysiology. 122(1):277-289. PubMed
  13. Allen JL, Ting LH, Kesar TM (2018). Stroke gait rehabilitation using functional electrical stimulation induces changes in ankle muscle coordination. Frontiers in Neurology. PubMed
  14. Allen JL, Franz JR (2018). The motor repertoire of older adult fallers may constrain their response to balance perturbations. Journal of Neurophysiology. 120(5):2368-2378. PubMed
  15. Allen JL, McKay JL, Sawers A, Hackney ME, Ting LH (2017). Increased neuromuscular consistency in gait and balance after partnered, dance-based rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurophysiology. 118(1):363-73. PubMed
  16. De Groote F, Allen JL, Ting LH (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
  17. Versteeg CS, Ting LH, Allen JL (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. PubMed
  18. Ting LH, Chiel HJ, Trumbower RD, Allen JL, McKay JL, Hackney ME, Kesar TM (2015). Neuromechanical principles underlying movement modularity and their implications for rehabilitation. Neuron. 86(1):38-54. PubMed
  19. Sawers A, Allen JL, Ting LH (2015). Long-term training modifies the modular structure and organization of walking balance control. Journal of Neurophysiology. 148(6):3359-3373. PubMed
  20. Simpson CS, Sohn MH, Allen JL, Ting LH (2015). Feasible muscle activation ranges based on inverse dynamics analyses of human walking. Journal of Biomechanics. 48(12):2990-2997. PubMed
  21. Allen JL, Kautz SK, Neptune RR (2014). Forward propulsion asymmetry is indicative of changes in plantarflexor function during walking in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis. Clinical Biomechanics. 29:780-786. PubMed
  22. Allen JL, Kautz SK, Neptune RR (2013). The influence of merged muscle excitation modules on post-stroke hemiparetic walking performance. Clinical Biomechanics. 28(6):697-704. PubMed
  23. Allen JL, Neptune RR (2012). Three-dimensional modular control of human walking. Journal of Biomechanics. 45(12):2157-2278. PubMed
  24. Allen JL, Kautz SK, Neptune RR (2011). Step length asymmetry is representative of compensatory mechanisms used in post-stroke hemiparetic walking. Gait & Posture. 33(4):538-543. PubMed. 

Conference Proceedings

  1. 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].

Book Chapters

  1. Allen JL, Ting LH (2016). “Why is neuromechanical modeling of posture and balance so hard?” in Neuromechanical Modeling of Posture and Locomotion. Prilusky BI and Edwards DH (Eds). Springer, Berling. 
  2. Ting LH, Allen JL (2014). “Neuromechanics of Postural Control” in Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience, Jaeger D and Jung R (Eds). 

Recent Conference Presentations

+NeuroMob students supervised by Dr. Allen

  1. Rahimi-Goloujeh M+, Allen JL (2023). Motor modules are largely unaffected by different walking biomechanics. 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 8-11, Knoxville, TN. (podium)
  2. Maddox GM+, Shelton AD, Mercer VS, Crenshaw JR, Franz JR, Allen JL (2023). Reduced muscle coordination complexity alters walking balance control across a range of diverse perturbations in older adults. 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 8-11, Knoxville, TN. (podium)
  3. Allen JL (2023). Embedding the control of balance into the muscle coordination for walking is associated with better walking function. XXIX Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, July 30 – August 3, Fukuoka, Japan. (podium)
  4. Allen JL, Rahimi-Goloujeh M+ (2023). Motor modules are largely unaffected by different walking biomechanics. 19th International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics, July 26-28, Kyoto, Japan. (podium)
  5. Allen JL (2023). Age- and stroke- related impairments in the neuromuscular control of dynamic balance during walking. NSF Dare Conference: Transformative Opportunities for Modeling in Neurorehabilitation, March 3-4, Los Angeles, CA. (podium).
  6. Maddox GM+, Carey HD+, Shelton AD, Mercer VS, Crenshaw JR, Franz JR, Allen JL (2022). Muscle coordination complexity across different locomotor tasks in young adults. North American Congress on Biomechanics, August 21-25, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (poster)
  7. Carey HD+, Maddox GM+, Shelton AD, Mercer VS, Crenshaw JR, Franz JR, Allen JL (2022). Young adults recruit a task-specific motor module during lateral precision stepping. North American Congress on Biomechanics, August 21-25, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (poster)
  8. Liss DJ+, Allen JL (2022). Feedback of whole-body motion contributes to conscious perception of locomotor disturbances. North American Congress on Biomechanics, August 21-25, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (podium)
  9. Allen JL (2022). Motor module generalization across standing reactive balance and walking contributes to successful walking balance control. 9th World Congress of Biomechanics, July 10. (virtual podium presentation)
  10. Allen JL, Liss DJ+. (2022). Ankle Proprioception is important for the perception of subtle slip-like locomotor disturbances in young adults. 9th World Congress of Biomechanics, July 11 (virtual podium presentation)
  11. Liss DJ+, Allen JL (2021). Ankle proprioception contributes to conscious perception of locomotor disturbances. 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 10-13. (virtual poster presentation)
  12. Carey HD+, Allen JL (2020). Young adults recruit similar motor modules across walking, turning, and chair transfers. 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 4-7. (virtual poster presentation)
  13. Liss DJ+, Allen JL (2020). Young adults can perceive very small locomotor disturbances even when distracted. 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 4-7. (virtual podium presentation)
  14. 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. (poster)
  15. 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. (poster)
  16. 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. (poster)
  17. 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. (poster)
  18. 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, 2018, Rochester, MN. (poster)