Claire T. Farley Claire T. Farley, Ph.D. Department of Integrative Physiology University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309-0354 phone: 303-492-0137 fax: 303-492-4009 e-mail: claire.farley@colorado.edu

Research Interests

• Biomechanics of locomotion: (1) musculoskeletal springs in locomotion; (2) biomechanical and musculoskeletal limitations to burst locomotion.

Education

• 1982-86, A.B., Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
• 1987-91, Ph.D., Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Professional Experience

• 1984-1991, Research Assistant, Concord Field Station, Harvard University.
• 1991, Post-doctoral Fellow, Concord Field Station, Harvard University.
• 1992-1994, Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
• 1994-2000, Assistant Professor, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
• 1994-2000, Faculty Member in the Graduate Group in Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
• 2000-2003, Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
• 2003-Present, Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

Honors and Awards

• 1985, Hoope's Prize for most outstanding and creative undergraduate thesis, Harvard University.
• 1988, Certificate of Excellence in Teaching, Harvard University.
• 1991, Chapman award for outstanding graduate student in the field of animal locomotion, Harvard University.
• 1994, Junior Faculty Fellowship, University of California Regents

Recent Publications

• Biewener AA, Farley CT, Roberts TJ, Temaner M. Muscle mechanical advantage of human walking and running: implications for energy cose. Journal of Applied Physiology 97: 2266-2274, 2004.


• Grabowski A, Farley CT, Kram R. Independent metabolic costs of supporting body weight and accelerating body mass during walking. Journal of Applied Physiology 98: 579-583, 2005.


• Griffin TM, Main RP, Farley CT. Biomechanics of quadrupedal walking: how do four-legged animals achieve inverted pendulum-like movements? Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 3545-3558, 2004.


• Moritz CT, Farley CT. Passive mechanics change leg mechanics for an unexpected surface during human hopping. Journal of Applied Physiology 97: 1313-1322, 2004.


• Moritz CT, Greene SM, Farley CT. Neuromuscular changes for hopping on a range of damped surfaces.Journal of Applied Physiology 96: 1996-2004, 2004.