Craig Tokuno

Associate Professor

Kinesiology

My research focuses on the neurophysiological and biomechanical control of human movement. In particular, I am interested in determining how the central nervous system contributes to the control of postural and locomotor tasks, and how these neuromechanical mechanisms are affected by age and neuromuscular deficits.

Publications

Examining changes in corticospinal excitability and balance performance in response to social-comparative feedback
Exploring the relationship between threat-related changes in anxiety, attention focus, and postural control
Effects of Distraction on Threat-Related Changes in Balance Control
Emotional, cognitive, and postural adaptations to repeated postural threat exposure
Repeated exposure to the threat of perturbation induces emotive, cognitive, and postural adaptions in young and older adults

Supervisor(s)

The UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

Origins of Balance Deficits and Falls Research Cluster

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.