Muscle Physiology Lab

 

University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Department of Kinesiology

 
30 Eastman Lane, 22 Totman Bldg
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-5305
Lab Director: Jane Kent-Braun, Ph.D.

Lab Alumni

2011
Damien Callahan, Ph.D.
Anita Christie, Ph.D.

Ryan Larsen, Ph.D.

2010
Linda Chung, Ph.D.

2009
Mike Tevald, PT, Ph.D.
Bryce Jones, MS

2007
Ian Lanza, Ph.D.

2006
Danielle Wigmore, Ph.D.

2004
Marie Walsh, MD, M.S.

2003
David Russ, PT, Ph.D.

2002
Theodore Towse, Ph.D

2001
Paul Sacco, Ph.D.


Current Lab Members

Ian Lanza (2000-2007)
Graduate Research Assistant

Education:
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 2007
M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 2003
B.S., University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., 1999

Dissertation work: Ian's dissertation project used magnetic resonance spectroscopy to study changes in skeletal muscle energetics with old age.

Previous Research Projects: Master's research involved examining age-related differences in the magnitude and mechanisms of muscle fatigue during isometric and dynamic contractions. Additional work involved examining torque-velocity relationships in the ankle dorsiflexors and knee extensors in young and old humans.