Contact: Evangelos A. Christou Ph.D. Director Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory Department of Health and Kinesiology Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843-4243 Phone: 979-862-3089 Fax: 979-847-8987 Email: eachristou@hlkn.tamu.edu

 

Education 1994               B.S., Department of Human Potential and Performance, Truman State Univeristy, Kirksville, Missouri, USA 1994               A.T.C.,    NATA Board of Certification. 1996               M.S.,    Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA 2000               Ph.D.,   Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, USA 2000-2004     Postdoctoral training, Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory (Roger M. Enoka), Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Research Interests The identification of neuromuscular mechanisms that mediate acute perturbations (arousal, fatigue, and sleep) and chronic influences (aging, disease, training, and learning) to motor performance in humans.

Professional Experience 2004-2006:   Senior Research Associate, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder 2006-date:    Assistant Professor, Director of Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University

Honors and Awards 1993, International Scholarship Award, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri. 1994, Cum Laude, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri. 1995, T.K. Cureton Physical Fitness Award, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 1997, 2000 Laura J. Huelster Travel Scholarship, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 2004, R03 grant (AG024662) from National Institute on Aging, University of Colorado, Boulder

Recent Publications Christou EA & Tracy BL.  Aging and Motor Output Variability.  In Movement System Variability. pp. 199-215, 2005.  Human Kinetics, Champaign IL. (Full text -pdf) Christou EA, Jakobi J, Critchlow A, Fleshner M, & Enoka RM.  The 1-2 Hz oscillations in force are exacerbated by stress, especially in older adults.  Journal of Applied Physiology 97: 225-236, 2004.(Full text -pdf) Kornatz KW, Christou EA, & Enoka RM:  Practice reduces motor unit discharge variability in a hand muscle and improves manual dexterity in old adults. Journal of Applied Physiology 98: 2072-80, 2005.(Full text -pdf) Moritz CT, Christou EA, Meyer FG, & Enoka RM.  Coherence at 16-32 Hz can be caused by short-term synchrony of motor units. Journal of Neurophysiology, 94: 105-118, 2005.(Full text -pdf) Peterson ML, Christou EA, & Rosengren KS.  Children achieve adult-like postural control at twelve years old. Gait and Posture, 2005.(Full text -pdf) Christou EA. Visual feedback attenuates force fluctuations induced by stress.  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37: 2126-33, 2005. (Full text -pdf) Mottram CJ, Christou EA, & Enoka RM. Frequency modulation of motor unit discharge has task-dependent influences on fluctuations in motor output. Journal of Neurophysiology, 94: 2878 – 2887, 2005.(Full text -pdf) Christou EA, Rudroff T, Enoka J, Meyer FG, & Enoka RM.  Discharge rate during low-force isometric contractions influences motor unit coherence below 15 Hz but not motor unit synchronization. Exp Brain Res,178: 285-295, 2007. (Full text -pdf)  Rudroff T, Christou EA, Poston B, Bojsen-Moller J, & Enoka RM.  Time to task failure during fatiguing contractions can be predicted by EMG activity. Muscle Nerve, 35: 657-666, 2007.(Full text -pdf)  Christou EA, Poston BJ, Enoka JA & Enoka RM.  Different adaptations improve end-point accuracy with practice in young and old adults.  Journal of Neurophysiology, 97: 3340-50, 2007.(Full text -pdf)

Professional Service Membership 2003-date:                   International Society of Motor Control 2002-date:                   Society for Neuroscience 1994-date:                   American College of Sports Medicine Reviewer Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinical Neurophysiology Developmental Psychobiology European Journal of Applied Physiology Exercise and Sports Science Reviews Experimental Brain Research International Journal of Sports Medicine Journal of Applied Physiology Journal of Gerontology Journal of Motor Behavior Journal of Neurophysiology Journal of Sports Science and Medicine Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Muscle and Nerve Neuroscience Letters Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology