PREVIOUS POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS & RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Dr Anthony Khawaja
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
> The role of tailored physical activity in reducing fatigue among patients with multiple sclerosis: face-to-face vs. remote at-home approaches.
Sept 2019 – Aug 2022
> Role of acute fatigue resistance in cancer-related fatigue.
> Current position: Lecturer at Newcastle University (UK)
Jan 2019 – Dec 2020
> Improvement of neuromuscular function, fatigue and quality of life by resistance training optimization in colorectal cancer patients.
> Current position: Research Fellow at the University of South Australia
Sept 2018 – Aug 2019
> Fatigue in long term treated Intensive Care Units patients.
> Current position: Assistant Professor at University of Nantes (France)
Nov 2016 – June 2019
> Tailored training interventions to reduce cancer-related fatigue.
> Current position: Associate Scientific Director, CIHR-Institute of Musculoskeletal Health & Arthritis (Canada)
Sept 2016 – Aug 2017
> Physiology and biomechanics of graded running.
> Current position: Assistant Professor at the University of Milano
Sept 2105 – Aug 2016
> Methods to assess endurance and fatigue on slide board skating.
> Current position: Contract Faculty at Mount Royal University, Calgary (Canada)
Dr Thomas Rupp
Sept 2010 – Aug 2012
> Brain and muscle deoxygenation during prolonged cycling exercise in hypoxia and normoxia.
> Current position: Associate Professor at University of Chambéry (France)
March 2021 – March 2023
Crane Rogers
Oct 2021- Dec 2022
> Project manager
> Current position: Administrative officer – International Science Masters Univesity of Saint-Etienne (France)
Dr Diana Rimaud
Nov 2018 – Dec 2022
> Research Assistant
> Current position: Research Assistant University Hospital St-Etienne (France)
Feb 2018 – Feb 2019
> Relationship between acute fatigue resistance and chronic fatigue in clinical populations.
> Current position: Research Associate at the University of British Columbia (Canada)
Oct 2016 – Sept 2017
> Sleep disorders in cancer-related fatigue
> Current position: Assistant Professor at Le Mans University (France)
March 2016 – Dec 2018
> The role of neuromuscular function in cancer-related fatigue and multiple sclerosis.
> Current position: Assistant Professor at The University of Calgary (Canada)
Jan 2014 – Jul 2016
> Understanding the cause of fatigue & exhaustion in whole-body exercises in normal & extreme conditions.
> Current position: Assistant Professor at Northumbria University, Newcastle (UK)
Sept 2010 – Aug 2011
> Central fatigue assessed by transcranial magnetic stimulation during prolonged cycling exercise in hypoxia and normoxia.
> Current position: Full Professor at University of Nantes (France)
Dr Katja Tomazin
Jan 2009 – Dec 2009
> Magnetic stimulation factors affecting peripheral nerve stimulation.
> Current position: Associate Professor at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
PREVIOUS PhD STUDENTS
Janv 2019- Avril 2022
>Fatigue in long term treated Intensive Care Units patients.
> Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Saint-Etienne (France)
Oct 2019 – Dec 2022
> Interaction between vibration damping & morphological & functional characteristics of the runner: implications for fatigue and footwear construction.
> Current position: Research Engineer at University of Franche-Comté (France)
Jan 2019-Apr 2022
> Time course of neuromuscular fatigue during exercise below, above & at critical intensities of exercise across different populations.
> Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow at Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Jan 2017- Jan 2022
> Strategies to reduce the deleterious effects of downhill running.
> Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Calgary (Canada)
March 2018 – Nov 2021
> Biomechanical and physiological differences between males and females in endurance running.
> Current position: Researcher at HumanFab (Aix-en-Provence, France)
Sept 2015 – Aug 2019
> Effects of exercise on neuromuscular fatigue during dynamic muscle contractions in young and aging populations.
> Current position: Senior Medical Writer, Alimentiv, London, Ontario (Canada)
Sept 2014 – Dec 2017
> Effects of chronic tendon vibration on muscle neuromechanical properties.
> Current position: Assistant Professor at University of Nantes (France)
Sept 2010 – Nov 2014
>Safety and Effectiveness of Home-Based Exercise Therapy in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.
> Current position: Physical Education Teacher, Ottawa (Canada)
Sept 2010 – Dec 2014
> Fatigue and recovery in high-intensity exercises.
> Current position: Associate Professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Bergen (Norway)
Dr Matthieu Foissac
Sept 2006 – Dec 2009
> Reduction of energy cost and fatigue during loaded walking, application to poles and backpack.
> Current position: Product Manager – Decathlon International (France)
Oct 2019 – June 2023
> Evaluation of physical capacities to tailor an exercise intervention: application in office workers.
> Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Saint-Etienne (France)
Janv 2019 – Oct 2022
> Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Marquette University (USA)
Dr Michael Baggaley
Sept 2016- Juil 2022
> Musculoskeletal Loading in Graded Running.
> Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Calgary (Canada)
Jan 2019- Dec 2021
> Mechanisms of fatigue in long distance running.
> Current position: Fixed term, teaching and research position at University of Font-Romeu (France)
Sept 2014 – May 2018
> Neuromuscular & psychophysiological determinants of prolonged exercises in normoxia and hypoxia: from fatigue etiology to performance improvement.
> Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Saint-Etienne (France)
Oct 2012 – Nov 2015
> Effects of sleep deprivation on neuromuscular and cognitive functions: a military approach.
> Current position: Chief Science Officer at Dreem (France and USA)
Jan 2014 – Jul 2016
> Understanding the cause of fatigue & exhaustion in whole-body exercises in normal & extreme conditions.
> Current position: Assistant Professor at Northumbria University, Newcastle (UK)
Dr Makii Muthalib
Sept 2008 – Oct 2011
> Effects of muscle contractions on biceps brachii oxygenation investigated by near-infrared spectroscopy.
> Current position: Founder and R&D at SilverLine Research, Montpellier (France)
Sept 2001 – Dec 2004
> Neuromuscular recovery: how interesting is electromyostimulation ?
> Current position: Full Professor at Clermont-Auvergne University (France)
Dr Grégory Lattier
Sept 2000 – Dec 2003
> Low-frequency electromyostimulation and human performance.
> Current position: Policeman, Valence (France)
VISITING PROFESSORS
Prof Billy Sperlich
02/2018 – 04/2018
Dr Gustavo Ribeiro da Mota
11/2016 – 03/2017
Are females more susceptible to myocardial and skeletal muscle damage and inflammation after a 24-h ultramarathon?
Dr Jerome Koral
09/2016 – 02/2017
Is neuromuscular fatigue etiology dependent on type of contraction?
Dr James Wrightson
04/2017 – 12/2017
Prof Alireza Ramezani
09/2016 – 04/2017
Fatigability of Torso Muscles in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis.
04/2015 – 09/2015 & 04/2016 – 08/2016
Ground reaction forces and kinematic analysis of uphill and downhill running.
MSc. STUDENTS
- 09/2021-06/2022. Titouan Perrin (St-Etienne): Effect of longitudinal bending stiffness of running shoe on the energy cost, biomechanics, and fatigue during a half-marathon on a treadmill – Principal Superviso
- 09/2021-06/2022. Mélanie Métra (St-Etienne): Energy cost of running in road vs trail runners – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2020-06/2021. Arthur Pflieger (Lyon): Étude multifactorielle et impact de la récupération de la fatigabilité sur la fatigue chronique ressentie par les patients atteint par le covid 19, ayant séjourné en réanimation – Principal Supervisor.
- 01/2021-06/2021. Suzon Collet (Marseille): Comparison of plastic versus carbon foot ankle orthosis to improve energy cost of walking in post-stroke patients – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2019 – 06/2020 : Clara Pfenninger (Jean Monnet University Saint-Etienne, France) Can fatigability explain fatigue in multiple sclerosis? – Principal Supervisor.
- 04/2019 – 06/2020 : Eric Luneau (Jean Monnet University Saint-Etienne, France) Validity of two ergometers to measure functional capacities and fatigue in ICU patients – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2018 – 06/2019 : Marilyne Berthet (St-Etienne) Neuromuscular characteristics of elite trail runners – Co-Supervisor.
- 01/2017 – 06/2019 : Colin Lavigne (Calgary) New interventions to increase muscle strength and reduce fatigue in head and neck cancer survivors – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2016 – 06/2018 : Kyla Coates (Calgary) Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2016 – 06/2018 : Kathryn Wytsma-Fisher (Calgary) Exercise in palliative cancer populations – Academic Advisor
- 09/2015 – 06/2017 : Doug Doyle-Baker (Calgary) An innovative ergometer for measuring neuromuscular fatigue during and immediately after cycling exercise – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2014 – 06/2016 : Mary Medysky (Calgary) Can sleep disorders and neuromuscular dysfunction explain subjective fatigue in cancer patients and survivors? – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2014 – 09/2016 : Felipe Maturana (Calgary) Multiple versus single test for calculating critical power – Co-Supervisor.
- 09/2011 – 06/2012 : Pierrick Arnal (St-Etienne) Effect of 30 h of sleep deprivation on cycling and cognitive performance and central fatigue – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2007 – 06/2008 : Hugo Kerhervé (St-Etienne): Neuromuscular alterations induced by an ultramarathon – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2007 – 06/2008 : Damien Fournet (St-Etienne) Walking poles to reduced lower limbs fatigue – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2006 – 06/2007 : Jean-Claude Banfi (St-Etienne) Muscles damages induced by 24h of treadmill running – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2004 – 06/2005 : Damien Aubert (St-Etienne) Effects of hypoxia on central fatigue – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2003 – 06/2004 : Matthieu Foissac (St-Etienne) Lower limbs stiffness during loaded walking – Co-Supervisor.
- 09/2001 – 06/2002 : Gaëlle Deley (Dijon) Effects of two types of pre-fatigue on VO2 kinetics – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2001 – 06/2002 : Laurent Pardon (Dijon) Electromyostimulation and walking autonomy recovery – Co-Supervisor.
- 09/2000 – 08/2001 : Vincent Martin (Dijon) Neuromuscular fatigue and damages – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/1999 – 08/2000 : Grégory Lattier (Dijon) Effects of training on neuromuscular characteristics – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/1997 – 06/1998 : Stéphane Perrey (Besançon) Stretch-shortening cycle in roller skiing: effects of techniques – Principal Supervisor.
VISITING STUDENTS
- 01/2018 – 06/2018 : Giorgio Varesco (University of Rovereto, Italy) The effects of pain induced by occlusion on endurance performance and central fatigability of the contralateral knee extensor muscles – Principal Supervisor.
- 03/2017 – 10/2017 : Fabio Milioni (UNESP, Rio Claro, Brazil) Time-course of performance and neuromuscular recovery after repeated sprints in cycling – Principal Supervisor.
- 02/2017 – 11/2017 : Rafael Azevedo (University of São Paulo, Brazil) Development of Central and Peripheral Neuromuscular Fatigue during a Time Trial – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2016 – 04/2017: Dustin Oranchuk (Adams State University, USA) Is neuromuscular fatigue etiology dependent on muscle mass? – Principal Supervisor.
- 09/2016 – 02/2017 : Matheus Aguiar (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil) Effects of foot strike patterns on plantar flexor muscles fatigue – Principal Supervisor.
- 04/2016 – 09/2016 : Aldo Savoldelli (University of Rovereto, Italy) Fatigue in hypoxia revisited – Principal Supervisor.
- 02/2016 – 08/2016 : Mirco Floreani (University of Udine, Italy) Effects of aerobic training in fatigue etiology – Principal Supervisor.
- 01/2016 – 08/2016 : Thibault Besson (University of St-Etienne, France) Comparison between whole-body and tendon vibration on muscle neuromechanical properties in aging populations – Principal Supervisor.
- 07/2015 – 08/2015 : Emma Gibney (Biomedical Mechanical Engineering, Carleton University) – Principal Supervisor.
- 03/2015 – 09/2015 : Matthieu Martin (Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France) Comparison between upper and lower limbs fatigue and corticospinal excitability– Principal Supervisor.
- 04/2015 – 10/2015 : Arthur Peyrard (University of Chambery, France) Anticipation of magnetic and electrical stimuli does not impair maximal voluntary force production – Principal Supervisor.