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Overview

Kevin Shockley is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States and has contributed to multiple fields including neuroscience, engineering, and psychology. Their research spans several subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, biomedical engineering, human-computer interaction, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work is focused on topics including:

  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Embodied and Extended Cognition
  • Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Kevin Shockley has published research in various scientific venues, with contributions to these journals highlighted:

  • Frontiers in Neurorobotics
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
  • Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience
  • Ecological Psychology

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "Grasping Embodiment: Haptic Feedback for Artificial Limbs," 2021, Frontiers in Neurorobotics
  • "Task dynamics define the contextual emergence of human corralling behaviors," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Comparison of Cross-Correlation and Joint-Recurrence Quantification Analysis Based Methods for Estimating Coupling Strength in Non-linear Systems," 2020, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
  • "Multiscale kinematics of action intention," 2023, Journal of Multiscale Neuroscience
  • "The Analytical Vision of Michael Turvey: A Review," 2025, Ecological Psychology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Paula L. Silva, Tamara Lorenz, Michael J. Richardson, Charles H. Moore, and Sierra F. Corbin. These coauthors have contributed to multiple projects together, reflecting ongoing partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Mutual interpersonal postural constraints are involved in cooperative conversation

    Kevin D. Shockley;Marie-Vee Santana;Carol A. Fowler

  • Conversation and Coordinative Structures

    Kevin D. Shockley;Daniel C. Richardson;Rick Dale

  • Interpersonal Synergies

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  • Deterministic center of pressure patterns characterize postural instability in Parkinson’s disease

    Jennifer M. Schmit;Michael A. Riley;Arif Dalvi;Alok Sahay

  • Imitation in shadowing words.

    Kevin Shockley;Kevin Shockley;Kevin Shockley;Laura Sabadini;Laura Sabadini;Carol A. Fowler;Carol A. Fowler

  • Articulatory constraints on interpersonal postural coordination.

    Kevin D. Shockley;Aimee A. Baker;Michael J. Richardson;Carol A. Fowler

  • Ecological Psychology: Six Principles for an Embodied–Embedded Approach to Behavior

    Michael J. Richardson;Kevin Shockley;Brett R. Fajen;Michael A. Riley

  • Affordance, proper function, and the physical basis of perceived heaviness.

    M.T. Turvey;Kevin Shockley;Claudia Carello

  • Concurrent Cognitive Task Modulates Coordination Dynamics

    Geraldine L. Pellecchia;Kevin D. Shockley;Michael T. Turvey

  • Metamers in the haptic perception of heaviness and moveableness.

    Kevin Shockley;Claudia Carello;M. T. Turvey

  • Synchrony and swing in conversation: coordination, temporal dynamics and communication

    Daniel C. Richardson;Rick Dale;Kevin Shockley

  • Language Use, Coordination, and the Emergence of Cooperative Action

    Carol A. Fowler;Carol A. Fowler;Michael J. Richardson;Kerry L. Marsh;Kevin D. Shockley

  • Attunement, calibration, and exploration in fast haptic perceptual learning.

    Jeffrey B. Wagman;Kevin Shockley;Michael A. Riley;M. T. Turvey

  • Tuning in to another person's action capabilities: perceiving maximal jumping-reach height from walking kinematics.

    Veronica Ramenzoni;Michael A. Riley;Tehran Davis;Kevin Shockley

  • Joint action in a cooperative precision task: nested processes of intrapersonal and interpersonal coordination

    Verónica C. Ramenzoni;Verónica C. Ramenzoni;Tehran J. Davis;Michael A. Riley;Kevin Shockley

  • Multi-segmental postural coordination in professional ballet dancers

    Adam W. Kiefer;Michael A. Riley;Kevin Shockley;Candace A. Sitton

  • The influence of athletic experience and kinematic information on skill-relevant affordance perception

    Julie A. Weast;Kevin Shockley;Michael A. Riley

  • Learning from the body about the mind.

    Michael A. Riley;Kevin D. Shockley;Guy van Orden

  • An information-based approach to action understanding.

    Verónica C. Ramenzoni;Michael A. Riley;Kevin Shockley;Tehran Davis

  • Perceiving affordances for joint actions.

    Tehran J Davis;Michael A Riley;Kevin Shockley;Sarah Cummins-Sebree

  • Carrying the height of the world on your ankles: Encumbering observers reduces estimates of how high an actor can jump

    Verónica C Ramenzoni;Michael A Riley;Kevin Shockley;Tehran Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Richardson
Michael J. Richardson Macquarie University
Michael T. Turvey
Michael T. Turvey University of Connecticut
Anthony Chemero
Anthony Chemero University of Cincinnati
Claudia Carello
Claudia Carello University of Connecticut
Carol A. Fowler
Carol A. Fowler University of Connecticut
Paula K. Shear
Paula K. Shear University of Cincinnati
Guy C. Van Orden
Guy C. Van Orden University of Cincinnati
Daniel C. Richardson
Daniel C. Richardson University College London
Gerald Matthews
Gerald Matthews George Mason University
Joel S. Warm
Joel S. Warm United States Air Force Research Laboratory

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