MinHyuk Kwon

Ph.D. Neuromuscular Control of Movement  (2015)                                                                                                  

Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

M.S.  Motor Control and Learning  (2005)                                                                                                                

Department of Physical Education

Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

B.S.   Sports Science (2003)                                                                                                                                            

Department of Physical Education

Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

Associate Professor (2023 - )

Director of Motor Neuroscience Lab    (2019 - Present)

Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Cal Poly Pomona

Assistant Professor  (2019 - 2023)

Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, Cal Poly Pomona

Postdoctoral Research Associate (2016-2019)

Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2015-2016)

Departments of Applied Behavioral Science and Psychology, University of Kansas

Graduate Research Assistant (2010-2015)

Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida 

Graduate Research Assistant (2009-2010)

Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University               

Adjunct Professor (Rank: 1^st Lieutenant) (2005-2008)

Department of Physical Education, Korea Air Force Academy         

Peer-reviewed Journal Publication: Pubmed, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Academia, ORCID

• *Corresponding author

1. Kwon M. and Christou EA. Visual Information Processing in Older Adults: Force Control and Motor Unit Pool Modulation. Journal of Motor Behavior, 2023, in revision
2. Helzer D, Kwon M, Yi M and Jo E. The Acute Responses to Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction and Training Implications: A Systematic Review, Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, In review
3. Lewis, Z. H., Hansen, K., Narasaki-Jara, M., Killick, L., Kwon, M., Chase, L., & Lemez, S. Embedding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into a Kinesiology Curriculum: A Detailed Report of a Curriculum Redesign. Social Sciences, 2022, 11(7), 271.
4. Kim S.S-J & Kwon M*. Undergraduate Research Critique: “Influence of Sports Flooring and Shoes on Impact Forces and Performance During Jump Tasks, Journal of Health, Sports, and Kinesiology, 2021; 2(3s), 48-49
5. Williams S. & Kwon M*. Undergraduate Research Critique: “Footwear Insoles with Higher Frictional Properties Enhance Performance by Reducing In-Shoe Sliding During Rapid Changes of Direction”, Journal of Health, Sports, and Kinesiology, 2021; 2(3s), 46-47
6. Snelbaker S. & Kwon M*. Undergraduate Research Critique: “Effects of Finger Taping on Forearm Muscle Activation in Rock Climbers”, Journal of Health, Sports, and Kinesiology, 2021; 2(3s), 50-51
7. Delgadillo J, Sundberg CW, Kwon M, and Hunter SK. Fatigability of the knee extensor muscles during high-load fast and low-load slow resistance exercise in young and older adults, Experimental Gerontology, 2021, 15, 111546
8. Mendoza M and Kwon M*. The Efficiency of Dynamic vs. General Exercise for Posture Control Dealing with Low Back Pain, Journal of Health, Sports, and Kinesiology, 2021; 2 (1), 5-6
9. Charisma B and Kwon M*. The Effect of Hand-Held Technology on Thumb Biomechanics Journal of Health, Sports, and Kinesiology, 2021; 2 (1), 7-8
10. Kwon M, Song SH, Han DW. A study on self-controlled learning in practice conditions of faded and increased feedback, Korean Journal of Sports Psychology. 2020 written in Korean
11. Kwon M, Senefeld JW and Hunter SK. Attenuated activation of knee extensor muscles during fast contractions in older men and women, European Journal of Applied Physiology. doi:10.1007/s00421-020-04451-0 2020; IF 2.5
12. Kwon M & Christou EA. Visual Information Processing in Older Adults: Reaction Time and Motor Unit Pool Modulation. Journal of Neurophysiology. 2018; 120 (5):2630-2639IF 2.887
13. Park SH & Kwon M*. The effect of trial-to-trial variability during practice of force control tasks on motor learning. Journal of Korean Society for the study of Physical Education. 2018; 23(2):127-136. written in Korean
14. Moran AC, Fleeman R, Chen YC, Kwon M, Fox EJ, Yacoubi B & Christou EA. Neuromuscular Variability and Spatial Accuracy in Children and Older Adults. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 2018; 41:27-33.
15. Moran AC, Hunter SK, Chen YT, Kwon M, Fox EJ, Yacoubi B, Christou EA. Sex-differences in spatial accuracy relate to the neural activation of antagonistic muscles in young adults, Experimental Brain Research. 2017 Aug;235(8):2425-2436. IF 2.395
16. Park SH, Kwon M, Christou EA. Motor output oscillations with magnification of visual feedback in older adults. Neuroscience Letters. 2017 Apr 24; 647:8-13. IF 2.026
17. Wang Z, Kwon M, Mohanty S, Schmitt LM, White SP, Christou EA, Mosconi MW. Increased force variability is associated with altered modulation of motorneuron pool in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2017 Mar 25;18(4). IF 3.257
18. Park SH, Kwon M, Solis D, Lodha N & Christou EA. Motor control differs for increasing and releasing force, Journal of Neurophysiology. 2016 Jun 1;115(6). IF 887
19. Park SH, Kim S, Kwon M & Christou EA. Differential contribution of visual and auditory information to accurately predict the direction and rotational motion of a visual stimulus. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. 2016 Mar;41(3):244- IF 2.009
20. Baweja HS, Kwon M, Onushko T, Wright DL, Corcos DM, Christou EA (2015). Processing of visual information compromises the ability of older adults to control novel fine motor tasks. Experimental Brain Research. 2015 Dec;233(12). IF 2.395
21. Moon H, Kim C, Kwon M, Chen YT, Fox EJ & Christou EA. High-gain visual feedback exacerbates ankle movement variability in children. Experimental Brain Research. 2015 May;233(5):1597-606. IF 2.395
22. Moran AC, Chen YC, Kwon M, Snyder A, Subramony SH, Vaillancourt D & Christou EA. Force dysmetria in spinocerebellar ataxia 6 correlates with functional capacity. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2015 Apr 8;9:184.IF 3.634
23. Moon H, Kim C, Kwon M, Chen YT, Onushko T, Lodha N & Christou EA. Force control is related to low-frequency oscillations in force and surface EMG. PLoS One, 2014 Nov 5;9(11). IF 3.234
24. Fox EJ, Moon H, Kwon M, Chen YT & Christou EA. Neuromuscular control of goal-directed ankle movements differs for healthy children and adults. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2014 Sep;114(9). IF 3.056
25. Chen YT, Kwon M, Fox EJ & Christou EA. Altered activation of the antagonist muscle during practice compromises motor learning in older adults. Journal of Neurophysiology, 2014 Aug 15;112(4):1010-9. IF 2.887
26. Kwon M, Chen YT, Fox EJ & Christou EA. Aging and limb alter the neuromuscular control of goal-directed movements. Experimental Brain Research, 2014 Jun;232(6):1759-71. IF 2.395
27. Kwon M, Baweja HS & Christou EA. Ankle variability is amplified in older adults due to lower EMG power from 30-60 Hz. Human Movement Science, 2012 Dec;31(6):1366-78. IF 1.606
28. Baweja HS, Kwon M & Christou EA. Magnified visual feedback exacerbates positional variability in older adults due to altered modulation of the primary agonist Experimental Brain Research, 2012 Oct;222(4):355-64. IF 2.395
29. Kwon M, Baweja HS & Christou EA. Age-associated differences in positional variability are greater with the lower limb. Journal of Motor Behavior, 2011;43(5):357-60. IF 1.573