Roger M. Enoka

  • Professor
  • INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Address

Office: Ramaley W205

Research Interests

Education

Professional Experience

  • 1981-1987, Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences, University of Arizona , Tucson, AZ.
  • 1986-1990, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  • 1987-1992, Associate Professor, Department of Exercise & Sport Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  • 1990-1992, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  • 1992-1993, Professor, Departments of Exercise & Sport Sciences and Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  • 1993-1996, Staff Scientist, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
  • 1996-2002, Professor, Department of Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • 2000-2002, Chair, Department of Kinesiology & Applied Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • 2003-Present, Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • 2003-2013, Chair, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • 2003-Present, Adjoint Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado
  • 2011-Present, Adjoint Professor, Department of Neurology, Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado
  • 2016-2017, Chair, Department of Mathematics, University of Colorado Boulder
  • 2018-2020, Associate Chair, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • 2025-Present, Professor, Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

Honors and Awards

  • 1989-1990, President, American Society of Biomechanics
  • 1990-1998, Member, World Committee for Biomechanics.
  • 1992-1996, NIH Study Section, Respiratory and Applied Physiology
  • 1992-1996, American Physical Therapy Association, Research Advisory Panel
  • 2004, Presidential Lecture, annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine
  • 2011, Muybridge Award, International Society of Biomechanics
  • 2018, Basmajian Award, International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology
  • 2018, Borelli Award, American Society of Biomechanics
  • 2023, Doctorat Honoris Causa, Université de libre Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium

Recent Publications

  • Amiridis IG, Kannas T, Sahinis C, Negro F, Tryipdakis G, Kellis E, Enoka RM. More variability in tibialis anterior function during adduction of the foot than dorsiflexion of the ankle. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 56: 851-859, 2024. 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003377
  • Angelou A, Amiridis IG, Sahinis C, Tsampalaki Z, Salonikidis K, Kannas T, Hatzitaki V, Enoka RM. Placing the dominant foot behind reduces postural sway during tandem stance (heel-to-toe) across age groups. Motor Control 27: 1-15, 2026.
  • Avrillon S, Hug F, Enoka RM, Caillet AH, Farina D. The identification of extensive samples of motor units in human muscles reveals diverse effects of neuromodulatory inputs on rate coding. eLife13: RP97085, 2024. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.97085
  • Besomi M, Devecchi V, Falla D, McGill K, Kiernan MC, Merletti R, van Dieën JH, Tucker K, Clancy EA, Søgaard K, Hug F, Carson RG, Perreault E, Gandevia S, Besier T, Rothwell JC, Enoka RM, Holobar A, Disselhorst-Klug C, Wrigley T, Lowery M, Farina D, Hodges PW. Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Checklist for reporting and critically appraising studies using EMG (CEDE-Check). Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 76: 102874, 2024. 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102874
  • Daneshgar S, Hoitz F, Enoka RM. Temporal variability in stride kinematics during the application of TENS: a machine learning analysis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 56: 1701-1708, 2024. 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003469
  • Daneshgar S, Tvrdy T, Enoka RM. Predictors of improvements in manual dexterity for fast and slow older adults: role of force steadiness Experimental Brain Research 242: 1971-1982, 2024. 10.1007/s00221-024-06878-9
  • Darendeli A, Enoka RM. Control of motor output during steady submaximal contractions is modulated by contraction history. Experimental Brain Research 242: 675-683, 2024. 10.1007/s00221-023-06774-8
  • Del Vecchio A, Casolo A, Enoka RM, Farina D. Changes in neural drive after strength training are better estimated from absolute than normalized EMG amplitude. Journal of Applied Physiology 140: 177-187, 2026.
  • Del Vecchio A, Enoka RM, Farina D. Specificity of early motor unit adaptations with resistive exercise training. Journal of Physiology 602: 2679-2688, 2024. 10.1113/JP282560
  • Dick TJM, Tucker K, Hug F, Besomi M, van Dieën JH, Enoka RM, Besier T, Carson RG, Clancy EA, Disselhorst-Klug C, Falla D, Farina D, Gandevia S, Holobar A, Kiernan MC, Lowery M, McGill K, Merletti R, Perreault E, Søgaard K, Wrigley T, Hodges PW. Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: Application of EMG to estimate muscle force Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 76: 102910, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102910
  • Enoka RM. Neuromechanics of Human Movement 6th edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2024.
  • Farina D, Merletti R, Enoka RM. The extraction of neural strategies from the surface EMG: 2004-2024. Journal of Applied Physiology 138: 121-135, 2025. 10.1152/japplphysiol.00453.2024
  • Henry M, Darendeli A, Tvrdy T, Daneshgar S, Enoka RM. Influence of visual and auditory feedback on the proprioceptive sense of force: insights from motor unit recordings. Journal of Neurophysiology 133: 1103-1115, 2025. 1103-1115, 2025. 10.1152/jn.00486.2024
  • Kamankesh A, Rahimi N, Amiridis IG, Sahinis C, Hatzitaki V, Enoka RM. Distinguishing the activity of flexor digitorum brevis and soleus across standing postures with deep learning models. Gait & Posture 117: 58-74, 2024. 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.12.014
  • Pechlivanos RG, Amiridis IG, Anastasiadis N, Kannas T, Sahinis C, Duchateau J. Enoka RM. Effects of plyometric training on vertical jump performance in basketball players. European Journal of Sport Science 24: 682-692, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsc.12097
  • Rahimi N, Kamankesh A, Amiridis IG, Daneshgar S, Sahinis C, Hatzitaki V, Enoka RM. Distinguishing among standing postures with machine learning-based classification algorithms. Experimental Brain Research 243: 3, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-024-06959-9
  • Sahinis C, Amiridis IG, Kannas TM, Farina D, Enoka RM, Kellis E. Distinct neural drives along the semitendinosus muscle. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 56: 2338-2348, 2024. 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003530
  • Sahinis C, Amiridis IG, Enoka RM, Kellis E. Differences in activation amplitude between semitendinosus and biceps femoris during hamstring exercises: a systematic review and critical review with meta-analysis: Journal of Sports Sciences, 56: 2338-2348, 2025. 10.1080/02640414.2025.2486879
  • Sahinis C, Amiridis IG, Varvariotis N, Lykidis A, Kannas TM, Negro F, Enoka RM. Foot dominance does not influence force variability during ankle dorsiflexion and foot adduction. Journal of Sports Sciences 42: 1011-1021, 2024. 10.1080/02640414.2024.2379699
  • Seals DR, DeSouza CA, Enoka RM, Fleshner M, Mazzeo RS, Moore TL. Is it the people or the place? The remarkable 30-year period of integrative physiology research in the Carlson Gymnasium at the University of Colorado Boulder. Journal of Applied Physiology 137: 42-50, 2024. 10.1152/japplphysiol.00316.2024
  • Tsiouri C, Amiridis IG, Kannas T, Varvariotis N, Sahinis C, Hatzitaki V, Enoka RM. Coactivation of foot and ankle muscle increases with a postural challenge. Gait & Posture 113: 238-245, 2024. 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.06.019
  • Tsiouri C, Amiridis IG, Kannas T, Varvariotis N, Sahinis C, Hatzitaki V, Enoka RM. Role of motor unit activity in flexor digitorum brevis to maintain balance during forward leaning. Journal of Sports Sciences 43: 468-476, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2462356
  • Tvrdy T, Henry M, Enoka RM. Influence of the variability in motor unit discharge time and neural drive on force steadiness during submaximal contractions with a hand muscle. Journal of Neurophysiology 133: 697-708, 2025.
  • Weinman L, Del Vecchio A, Mazzo M, Enoka RM. Motor unit modes in the calf muscles during a submaximal isometric contraction are changed by brief stretches. Journal of Physiology 602: 1385-1404, 2024. 10.1113/JP285437