Dr. Craig McGowan, NIH NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow
Jessica Allen, MS student
Charles Beaman, BS student
Nick Fey, PhD student
Allison Hall, PhD student
Jessica Ventura, PhD student
Carrie Peterson, PhD student
Anne Silverman , PhD student
Jeff Rankin, PhD student
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Degrees BS: Biology (Northern Arizona University). Ph.D.: Biology (Harvard). Current and future projects Examining the relative contribution of individual leg muscles to human walking through experimental perturbations and computer modeling and simulation studies as a NIH NRSA Fellow. |
Neptune, R.R., McGowan, C.P. and Kautz, S.A. (2009). Forward dynamics simulations provide insight into muscle mechanical work during human locomotion. Exercise and Sport Science Reviews (in press).
Neptune, R.R., McGowan, C.P. and Fiandt, J.M. (2009). The influence of muscle physiology and advanced technology on sports performance. Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering (in press).
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. Journal of Biomechanics 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.