Alison Schinkel-Ivy, Nipissing University

Research

Aging Balance Biomechanical variability Biomechanics Kinematics Movement strategies Neuromuscular control Postural stability

Latest papers

Responses to untrained and unexpected balance perturbations following reactive balance training among people with chronic stroke: a feasibility study.
Topics in stroke rehabilitation · 2026
Does kinematic coupling in the lower extremities and trunk during a chair transfer task change between younger and older adulthood?
Gait & posture · 2026 · senior author
Test-retest reliability and variability of self-reported normal treadmill walking speeds in adults aged 20-80 years old.
Gait & posture · 2025 · senior author

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Towards an improved understanding of aging: Quantifying changes in movement during healthy aging using an integrated biomechanical approach
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Towards an improved understanding of aging: Quantifying changes in movement during healthy aging using an integrated biomechanical approach
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

19 publications.

01

Responses to untrained and unexpected balance perturbations following reactive balance training among people with chronic stroke: a feasibility study.

Huntley A, Schinkel-Ivy A, Mansfield A

Topics in stroke rehabilitation2026

DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2025.2566142 PMID: 41017574

02

Does kinematic coupling in the lower extremities and trunk during a chair transfer task change between younger and older adulthood?

McArthur E, Kirk T, Matson T, Schinkel-Ivy A

Gait & posture2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.110001 PMID: 41092786

03

Test-retest reliability and variability of self-reported normal treadmill walking speeds in adults aged 20-80 years old.

Carswell H, Schinkel-Ivy A

Gait & posture2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.05.012 PMID: 40513515

04

Relationships between spatiotemporal and kinematic domains during treadmill gait change across adulthood.

Carswell H, Schinkel-Ivy A

Gait & posture2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.11.016 PMID: 39662219

05

How do features of dynamic postural stability change with age during quiet standing, gait, and obstacle crossing?

O'Neill G, Campbell M, Matson T, Schinkel-Ivy A

Human movement science2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2024.103197 PMID: 38461746

06

Age affects the relationships between kinematics and postural stability during gait.

Macie A, Matson T, Schinkel-Ivy A

Gait & posture2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.03.004 PMID: 36940639

07

Lower limb muscle activity underlying temporal gait asymmetry post-stroke.

Rozanski GM, Huntley AH, Crosby LD, Schinkel-Ivy A, Mansfield A, Patterson KK

Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.04.171 PMID: 32570199

08

How does balance during functional tasks change across older adulthood?

Matson T, Schinkel-Ivy A

Gait & posture2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.09.020 PMID: 31590068

09

Does Perturbation-Based Balance Training Improve Control of Reactive Stepping in Individuals with Chronic Stroke?

Schinkel-Ivy A, Huntley AH, Aqui A, Mansfield A

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association2019First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.12.011 PMID: 30630753

10

Characterizing slip-like responses during gait using an entire support surface perturbation: Comparisons to previously established slip methods.

Huntley AH, Rajachandrakumar R, Schinkel-Ivy A, Mansfield A

Gait & posture2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.01.033 PMID: 30708096

Towards an improved understanding of aging: Quantifying changes in movement during healthy aging using an integrated biomechanical approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Schinkel-Ivy, Alison

Keywords: biomechanics; aging; balance; postural stability; neuromuscular control; kinematics; movement strategies; relationships in biomechanical signals; biomechanical variability

$120,000

Towards an improved understanding of aging: Quantifying changes in movement during healthy aging using an integrated biomechanical approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Schinkel-Ivy, Alison

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

School of Physical and Health Education
Department of Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation Science
Kinesiology and Health Science
Institute of Biomedical Engineering

Co-authors at Nipissing University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Avril Mansfield

Department of Physical Therapy

12 shared papers, latest 2026

George Mochizuki

Kinesiology and Health Science

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Dina Brooks

Rehabilitation Science

1 shared papers, latest 2018

Kei Masani

Institute of Biomedical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2018

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Aging Dear Professor Schinkel-Ivy, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Responses to untrained and unexpected balance perturbations following reactive balance training among people with chronic stroke: a feasibility study." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Towards an improved understanding of aging: Quantifying changes in movement during healthy aging using an integrated biomechanical approach" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]