Research Interests
- Neuromuscular Biomechanics
- Motor Control of Locomotion
- Evolution of Musculoskeletal Design
- Musculoskeletal Modeling and Computer Simulation
Lab News
- The CNBL Presents "Animal Athletes"
at the Palouse Discovery Science Center - Dec 8,
2012
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- Amputee research in the news as
Oscar Pistorius competes in Olympic Games
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- Kangaroo work in Discover Magazine
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- Rock wallaby research highlighted on
Discovery Channel Canada
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- Vicon highlights kangaroo research.
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Recent Publications
McGowan, C.P., Neptune , R.R., and Herzog, W. (2012). A phenomenological muscle model to assess history dependent effects in human movement . J. Biomech. 46, 151-157. PDF
McGowan, C.P., Grabowski, A.M., McDermott, W.J., Herr, H.M. and Kram, R. (2012). Leg stiffness of sprinters using running-specific prostheses. J. R. Soc. Interface. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2011.087. PDF
Neptune, R.R and McGowan, C.P. (2011). Muscle contributions to whole-body sagittal plane angular momentum during walking. J. Biomech. 44, 6-12. PDF
Kram, R., Grabowski, A.M., McGowan, C.P., Brown, M.B., McDermott, W.J., Beale, M.T.and Herr, H.M. (2010). Last Word on Point: Counterpoint: Artificial limbs do/do not make artificial running speeds possible. J. Appl. Physiol. 108, 1020. PDF
Kram, R., Grabowski, A.M., McGowan, C.P., Brown, M.B., and Herr, H.M. (2010). Counterpoint: Artificial limbs do/do not make artificial running speeds possible. J. Appl. Physiol. 108, 1012-1014. PDF
McGowan, C.P., Neptune, R.R., Clark, D.J. and Kautz, S.A. (2010) Modular control of human movement: adaptations to altered mechanical demand. J. Biomech 43, 412-419. PDF
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, 449-454. PDF