Melissa Allen Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor

University of Central Arkansas

faculty

14 h-index 40 pubs 1,372 cited

Research Areas

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Neurological disorders and treatments Exercise and Physiological Responses Immune Response and Inflammation Behavioral and Psychological Studies Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Melissa Allen's research investigates physiological and psychophysical responses to various stimuli and interventions. Her work includes studies on serum tissue plasminogen activator and brain-derived neurotrophic factor following exercise with blood flow restriction. Allen also examines spatiotemporal gait parameters in adolescent athletes with concussion during cognitive tasks and the effects of stroke on psychophysical thresholds. Her publications also cover the chronotropic response to exercise and the ultrasonographic determination of nerve bifurcation sites. Allen has an h-index of 14 with over 1,300 citations across 40 publications. Key collaborators include Jacquie Rainey, Leah Lowe, and James P. Fletcher from the University of Central Arkansas, and Mark Mennemeier from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 14
  • Publications: 40
  • Citations: 1,372

Selected Publications

  • Ultrasonographic determination of bifurcation site of the tibial nerve at the tarsal tunnel (2025) DOI
  • Effect of Blood Flow Restriction on Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (2025) DOI
  • Serum tissue plasminogen activator after cycling with blood flow restriction (2025) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait Among Adolescent Athletes with Concussion When Performing a Visuospatial Cognitive Task (2023) DOI
  • On How Psychophysical Thresholds are Altered by Unilateral Brain Injury Due to Stroke (2021)

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Jacquie Rainey University of Central Arkansas 4 shared publications Leah Lowe University of Central Arkansas 3 shared publications James P. Fletcher University of Central Arkansas 3 shared publications Mark Mennemeier University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Nawab Ali University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2 shared publications Josh Landers Lyon College 2 shared publications Kelly Landers Lyon College 2 shared publications Jeff Thostenson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1 shared publication

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