Chris Hill
Assistant Professor of Motor Behavior
Bachelor's Degree(s): Exercise Science, University of Mississippi, 2014
Master's Degree: Kinesiology, University of Mississippi, 2016
PhD: Exercise Science, University of Mississippi, 2019
Phone: 225-578-2913
Email: chrishill@lsu.edu
Office: 2210 Huey P. Long Field House
Biography
Dr. Chris Hill is an Assistant Professor of Motor Behavior in the School of Kinesiology. He is a first-generation college student who earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Mississippi. Thereafter, he completed his Master of Science in Kinesiology at Mississippi State University, followed by returning to the University of Mississippi to earn his doctorate in Kinesiology. Prior to joining LSU, Dr. Hill was an Assistant Professor of Biomechanics and Neuromotor Control at Northern Illinois University.
Research Interest
Dr. Hill is the Director of the Motor Neuroscience Laboratory, which investigates how the brain changes when learning new skills. Specifically, his research follows two lines: the role of reinforcement feedback in skill learning and flexibility of spatial decision-making during movement. His laboratory utilizes behavioral assessments and neurophysiological techniques like electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to observe brain and neuromuscular changes across these domains. The long-term goal of Dr. Hill’s research is to inform and develop rehabilitation paradigms to improve the quality of life for those suffering from neurological disease, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Selected Publications
Hill CM, Sebastiao E, Barzi L, Wilson M, Wood T (2024) Reinforcement feedback impairs locomotor
adaptation and retention. Frontiers of Behavioral Neuroscience.
Henert S, Navarro J, Connors B, Hill CM, (2024) The Comparative Effects of Exercise and Neurostimulation on College Students’
Emotional Well-Being. European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science.
Sebastiao E, Baumann M, Siqueira V, Chomentowski P, Camic CL, Hill CM, Petruzzello SJ., (2024) An Investigation of the Sled-Push Exercise in Apparently
Healthy Older Adults: A Mixed-Repeated Measures Study. Journal of Aging and Physical
Activity
Hill CM, Waddell DE, Del Arco A (2021) Movement Readiness Potential Amplitude and Visuomotor
Retention is Diminished By Punishment Feedback. (2021) Experimental Brain Research,
239(11), 3243-3254
Hill CM, Stringer M, Waddell DE, Del Arco A (2020) Punishment Feedback Impairs Memory And
Changes Cortical Feedback-Related Potentials During Motor Learning. Frontiers in Human
Neuroscience, 14(294), 1-14.
Hill CM, Van Gemmert A, Fang Q, Hou L, Pan Z (2019) Asymmetry in the Aging Brain: A Review
of Cortical Activation Patterns and the Implications for Motor Function. Laterality:
Asymmetries of Body, Brain, and Cognition. 4(25),1-17.