Jennifer Davies

Jennifer Davies is a lecturer in the physiotherapy programme at Cardiff University with a strong background in research on spinal and supraspinal neural control of dynamic movements, focusing on the impact of pain, stress, and anxiety.

Her research involves the use of various techniques like transcranial magnetic stimulation, surface EMG, intramuscular EMG, peripheral nerve stimulation, and motion capture.

She is involved in an MRC- and Ser Cymru-funded study aimed at facilitating technology transfer for remote rehabilitation within the Welsh NHS.

Jennifer's current projects include evaluating the corticospinal pathway to the lower limbs using transcranial magnetic stimulation and studying spinal pathway modulation during gait using peripheral nerve stimulation.

She has a diverse experience working with both healthy and clinical populations, including stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and chronic pain, focusing on translational research collaborations.

Her expertise lies in nerve and muscle stimulation techniques, electromyography, single neurone recordings, gait and balance analyses, 3D motion capture, brain stimulation, and imaging.

Jennifer is proficient in designing and writing analysis programs, primarily in Matlab, for handling large volumes of data, and has a track record of publications in high-quality scientific journals.

She also provides editing services for scientific articles to aid non-native English-speaking scientists in publishing their work in English-language journals.

Jennifer's educational background includes a PhD in Clinical Science from the University of Colorado Denver, an MSc in Rehabilitation Science from McGill University, and a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Bath.

She has held various positions including as a Research Associate, Site Coordinator, and Research Assistant at Cardiff University, as well as roles at Waseda University, University College London Institute of Neurology, and the University of Colorado Denver and Boulder.