Dr. Craig McGowan

Degrees BS: Biology - Northern Arizona University PhD: Biology - Harvard Curriculum Vitae Current and future projects My research focuses on understanding the relationships between musculoskeletal morphology and locomotor performance in humans and other animals. I use a multidisciplinary approach, integrating comparative biomechanics and physiology with applied engineering techniques to examine functional contributions of individual muscles and the influence of musculoskeletal design and prosthetic design on locomotor performance.

Recent Publications

McGowan, C.P., Neptune, R.R. and Herzog, W. (2010). A phenomenological model and validation of shortening induced force depression during muscle contractions. J Biomech 43(3): 449–454.

McGowan, C.P., Neptune, R.R., Clark, D.J. and Kautz, S.A. (2010). Modular control of human walking: Adaptations to altered mechanical demand. J Biomech 43(3): 412-419.

Browning, R.C., McGowan, C.P. and Kram, R. (2009). Obesity does not increase external mechanical work per kilogram body mass during walking. J Biomech, 42: 2273-2278.

Weyand, P.G., Bundle, M.W., McGowan, C.P., Grabowski, A., Brown, M.B., Kram, R., and Herr, H. (2009). The fastest runner on artificial legs: different limbs, similar function? J Appl Physiol 107: 903-911.

Neptune, R.R., McGowan, C.P. and Kautz, S.A. (2009). Forward dynamics simulations provide insight into muscle mechanical work during human locomotion. Exerc Sport Sci Rev 37(4): 203-210.

Neptune, R.R., McGowan, C.P. and Fiandt, J.M. (2009). The influence of muscle physiology and advanced technology on sports performance. Annu Rev Biomed Eng 11: 81-107.

McGowan, C.P., Kram, R. and Neptune, R.R. (2009). Modulation of leg muscle function in response to altered demand for body support and forward propulsion during walking. J Biomech 42(7): 850-856.

McGowan, C.P., Neptune, R.R. and Kram, R. (2008). Independent effects of weight and mass on plantar flexor muscle activity during walking: implications for their contributions to body support and forward propulsion.  J. Appl. Physiol. 105:486-94.

McGowan CP, Baudinette RV, Biewener AA. (2008). Differential design for hopping in two species of wallabies. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A Mol. Integr. Physiol. 150:151-8.

McGowan CP, Skinner J, Biewener AA. (2008). Hind limb scaling of kangaroos and wallabies (superfamily Macropodoidea): implications for hopping performance, safety factor and elastic savings. J. Anat. 212:153-63.

McGowan, C. P., Baudinette, R. V. and Biewener, A. A (2007). Modulation of proximal muscle function during level versus incline hopping in tammar wallabies (Macropus eugenii). J. Exp. Biol. 210, 1255-1265.

 McGowan, C.P., Duarte, H.A., Main, J.B. and Biewener, A.A. (2006). The effects of load carrying on metabolic cost and hindlimb muscle dynamics in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). J. Appl. Physio. 101, 1060-1069.

McGowan, C. P., Baudinette, R. V., Usherwood, J. R., and Biewener, A. A. (2005). The mechanics of jumping versus steady hopping in yellow-footed rock wallabies. J. Exp. Biol. 2005 208: 2741-2751.