Director
J.C. (Chris) Mizelle, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at ECU, where he continues to serve as the director of the Sensory-Motor Integration Lab (SMILe). His background is in movement neuroscience, and he uses advanced neuroimaging and behavioral techniques to determine how the brain understands, plans and executes motor behavior across a number of different research themes. Click here for more information about Dr. Mizelle. Click here for a current CV. You can contact Dr. Mizelle through email at mizellej15@ecu.edu or by phone at 252-328-9271.
Current SMILe Graduate (Ph.D.) Students
Current SMILe Graduate (MS) Students
Madison Weeks: Madison completed her BS in Exercise Physiology at ECU and joined the lab in the Fall semester of 2021 (Biomechanics and Motor Control Concentration). She is working on a project involving neural synchrony across cheerleading partners, and whether interpersonal experience changes how brain activation patterns might be shared across partners. We’re excited to see what her PhD project will be!
Mikayla Chambers: Mikayla completed her BS in Exercise Physiology at ECU and joined the lab in the Fall semester of 2021 (Biomechanics and Motor Control Concentration). She is working on a project involving how brain activation is related to the perception of task difficulty in gymnastics.
Nikole Galman: Nikole completed her BS in Exercise Physiology at ECU and joined the lab in the Fall semester of 2022 (Biomechanics and Motor Control Concentration). She is working on a project involving how brain complex sequential motor skills are encoded in the brain.
Current ECU Kinesiology (Honors College) Undergraduate Students
Caitlyn Mayo, Macy Sanderson, Hannah Vanstaalduinen, Lauren Stewart
Current ECU Kinesiology Undergraduate Students
Madeline Rushing, Morgan Moseley, Lauren Bracey, Kathryn Fisher, Lauren Getner, Cole Cristman, Amber Parker,
Current ECU Neuroscience Undergraduate Students
Current Visiting Undergraduate Scholars