Personnel

The personnel associated with the laboratory are of paramount importance to having both a productive lab and an enjoyable work experience. Students are carefully selected based on a number of criteria including academic background, grades and work ethic. The laboratory director, Dr. Ian M. Franks, is well respected both as a UBC faculty member and in Motor Control and Motor Learning circles. Dr. Franks guides the research direction taken by the students, while providing flexibility for them to pursue their own research interests. The lab employs a technician who, with a background in computer science and robotics, is well suited to provide technical support in both hardware and software applications. Past students have gone on to various successful positions in both academia and industry.

Lab Director:

Ian M. Franks Ph.D.

Current Graduate Students:

     Anthony N. Carlsen

     Erin Cressman

     Dana Maslovat

Laboratory Technician:

     Paul Nagelkerke

Past Graduate Students:

1980/82    M.P.E.  Diane Whittingham  "A descriptive analysis of the field hockey drive under varying conditions of uncertainty". Employment:- Teacher

1982/88    Ph.D.   Michael Canic  "Perceptual and response organization of rhythmic patterns" Employment – Human Resource Consultant, Atlanta, USA.

1982/88    M.P.E.  Gary Miller  "Observational Accuracy in Sport" Employment – Coaching Consultant, Toronto.

1983/85    M.P.E.  James Canil  "A controversy in the PRP literature". Employment – Teacher, Vancouver.

1985/88    M.P.E.  Robert Johnson  "Determining the reliability of a computerized coach analysis instrument". Employment – Faculty member  UBC. Okanagan, Kelowna.

1985/89    M.P.E.  Mary Lou Stanley  "Learning Invariant Relative Timing". Employment – Physiotherapist, Vancouver.

1987/90    M.P.E.  Paul van Donkelaar  "Preprogramming vs. on-line preparation in simple movement sequences". Employment – Faculty member University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

1991/93    M.P.E.  Tim McGarry  "The development of a stochastic model for predicting championship squash performance" Employment – Faculty member University of New Brunswick, Fredericton.

1991/94    M.A.    Kenneth More "Analysis and modification of verbal coaching behaviour: the utility of a data driven intervention strategy." Employment – Consultant to sport analysis software engineers, Edinburgh.

1991/95    M.Sc.   Marion Ketelaar "On-line programming" Employment – Faculty member SAIT, Calgary.

1994/96    M.Sc.   Jennifer Lajoie "The control of movements which vary in accuracy and complexity." Employment – Gynecologist, Vancouver.

1993/99    Ph.D.   Tim McGarry “On the nature of stopping a voluntary response.” Employment – Faculty member University of New Brunswick.

1994/99    Ph.D.   Michael Khan “The effect of practice on the visual control of rapid aiming movements.” Employment – Faculty member University of Bangor, Wales.

1995/99    M.Sc.   Trevor Hale “Changes in learned motor behaviour due to the effects of various forms of augmented kinematic feedback” Employment – Doctoral Student, Australia.

1993/99    MHK    Tod Hanvey “Advanced cue utilization of soccer goalkeepers during penalty kicks.” Employment – Teacher, Vancouver.

1996/01    Ph.D.   Nicola J. Hodges “The effects of instruction and demonstration on the learning of a novel coordination skill.” Employment – Faculty member School of Human Kinetics, UBC.

1995/01    Ph.D.   Michael Garry “The control of spatially constrained unilateral and bilateral movements: Hemispheric and callosal contributions.” Employment – Post Doctoral Fellow, University of Tasmania, Tasmania.  

1996/02    M.Sc.   Paul Nagelkerke “Bimanual limb interaction.” Employment – Lab Technician, UBC, Vancouver.

2000/02    M.Sc.   Dana Maslovat “Contextual interference”. Employment – Faculty member Langara Community College, Vancouver.

1999/03    M.A.    Tony Carlsen “Auditory startle response and reaction time”. Employment – Doctoral Student UBC, Vancouver.

2002/03    M.Sc.   Erin Cressman (transferred to PhD)

2003/05    M.Sc.    Pierre Michelle-Bernier “Calibration of proprioception” Doctoral student, Marseille, France.

2003/        PhD.   Erin Cressman

2003/        PhD.   Tony Carlsen

2006/        PhD.   Dana Maslovat

Collaborating Faculty

Dr, Romeo Chua       - Perceptual-Motor Dynamics Laboratory

Dr. Nicola Hodges    - Motor Skills Laboratory

Dr. Timothy Inglis      - Neurophysiology Laboratory

Dr. David Sanderson - Biomechanics Laboratory

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