Department: Applied Physiology & Kinesiology

Diego L. Guarin, Ph.D

Diego L. Guarín has been an Assistant Professor in the Applied Physiology and Kinesiology Department at the University of Florida since August 2022. Before joining UF, Dr. Guarín was an assistant professor at the Florida Institute of Technology (2020-2022). Dr.… Read More

Diba Mani, Ph.D.

Diba Mani earned her degrees under the mentorship of Dr. Roger Enoka in the Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory at the University of Colorado. Her doctoral dissertation focused on evaluating the effects of electrical nerve stimulation on motor unit discharge properties and mobility… Read More

Stephen A. Coombes, Ph.D.

Dr. Stephen Coombes completed his masters and PhD degrees at The University of Florida. His PhD work was funded by the American Heart Association and focused on how emotional states influence motor planning and motor control. He completed postdoctoral work… Read More

Shahab Vahdat, Ph.D.

Research Interests  Mechanisms of neuroplasticity in motor learning and stroke recovery Spinal cord and brain functional neuroimaging Optogenetic fMRI in rodents