B Exercise Science (Hons), PhD
Senior lecturer
Contact details for Dr Justin Kavanagh
Research expertise
- The regulation of upper body motion during standing and walking
- Dynamics of physiological and pathological tremor
- The effects of pharmacological agents on neuromotor function
Current teaching areas
- Neuroscience I
- Neuroscience II
Selected publications
- Kavanagh, J.J., Grant, G.D., and Anoopkumar-Dukie, S. (2011). Low dosage Promethazine and Loratadine negatively affects neuromotor function. Clinical Neurophysiology. In press.
- Horan, S.A., Evans, K., Morris, N.R. and Kavanagh, J.J. (2011). Thorax and pelvis kinematics during the downswing of male and female skilled golfers. Journal of Biomechanics. 43(8): 1456-1462.
- Kavanagh, J.J. (2009). Lower trunk motion and speed-dependence during walking. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. 6:9.
- Kavanagh, J.J., and Menz H.B. (2008). Accelerometry: a technique for quantifying movement patterns during walking. Gait and Posture. 28(1): 1-15.
- Kavanagh, J.J., Morrison, S., and Barrett, R.S. (2006). The effects of cervical and lumbar erector spinae fatigue on attenuation of gait-related upper body accelerations. Journal of Applied Physiology. 101(4): 1118-1126.
- Morrison, S., Kavanagh, J, Obst, S.J., Irwin, J., and Haseler, L.J. (2005). The effects of unilateral muscle fatigue on bilateral physiological tremor. Experimental Brain Research. 167(4): 609-621.