Melissa Allen

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Assistant Professor

University of Central Arkansas

14 h-index 40 pubs 1,374 cited

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Melissa Allen's research has focused on neurological conditions and human perception, with a particular emphasis on facial recognition and decision-making processes in individuals with cerebral disease. Her publications include studies on prosopagnosia and facial discrimination, as well as the speed of decision-making in patients with unilateral cerebral disease. Allen also investigated the reflex response of the orbicularis oculi muscle in both healthy subjects and those with peripheral facial paresis. Her work in this area is supported by collaborations with colleagues at the University of Central Arkansas, including Jacquie Rainey, Leah Lowe, James Fletcher, and Charlotte Yates, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. Allen's academic contributions are reflected in her h-index of 14 and over 1,300 citations.

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h-index: 14
Publications: 40
Citations: 1,374

Positions

Assistant Professor 2020–present

University of Central Arkansas Physical Therapy ORCID

Selected Publications

Ultrasonographic determination of bifurcation site of the tibial nerve at the tarsal tunnel (2025)

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Effect of Blood Flow Restriction on Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (2025)

Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Serum tissue plasminogen activator after cycling with blood flow restriction (2025)

Vascular Biology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
EFFECT OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL STUDENT-LED THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY PROGRAM ON OUTCOMES OF DEMENTIA PARTICIPANTS (2024)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
Comparison of 2 Methods for Measuring Chronotropic Response to Exercise: Heart Rate–Work Rate Slope Versus Percent Change in Heart Rate–Work Rate Slope—A Cross-Sectional Study (2024)

Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait Among Adolescent Athletes with Concussion When Performing a Visuospatial Cognitive Task (2023)

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
On How Psychophysical Thresholds are Altered by Unilateral Brain Injury Due to Stroke. (2021)

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