Brad Farrell
Interests:
Biomechanics of locomotion and posture. Mechanisms of accurate target stepping. Balance strategies during walking in complex natural environments.
Education:
PhD - Student in Applied Physiology,
2006 - present, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. Research advisor Dr. Prilutsky, co-advisor Dr. Beloozerova.
BS - in Biomedical Engineering, 2006, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA
Experience:
Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2005-2006, Dept of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
Graduate Research Assistant, 2006 - present, Dept of Applied Physiology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
Publications:
1.
Farrell BJ, Bulgakova M, Beloozerova IN, Prilutsky
BI. Walking with different support bases. (In preparation)
2.
Beloozerova
IN, Farrell BJ, Sirota MG, and Prilutsky BI. Differences in movement
mechanics, electromyographic, and motor cortex activity between accurate and
non-accurate stepping. J. Neurophysiol., 103: 2285-2300, 2010. link
3.
Prilutsky BI,
Klishko AN, Farrell B, Harley L, Phillips G, Bottasso CL. Movement coordination
in skilled tasks: Insights from optimization. In: Advances in Neuromuscular
Physiology of Motor Skills and Muscle Fatigue (Shinohara M Ed.), Research
Signpost (Accepted).
4.
Maas H,
Gregor RJ, Hodson-Tole EF, Farrell BJ, Prilutsky BI. Distinct muscle
fascicle length changes in feline medial gastrocnemius and soleus muscles
during slope walking. J Appl Physiol., 106 (4): 1169-1180, 2009. PDF
Presentations:
1.
Klishko AN, Farrell BJ, Latash ML, Prilutsky BI. Paw trajectories of cat
fore- and hindlimbs are stabilized during swing of walking on a flat surface
and horizontal ladder. Submitted for Soc. Neurosci. Meeting, 2010.
2.
Bulgakova M, Farrell BJ, Gregor RJ, Prilutsky
BI. Short-term motor adaptation to denervation of feline selected ankle
extensor muscles results in preservation of ankle mechanical output during
locomotion. Submitted for Soc. Neurosci. Meeting, 2010.
3.
Farrell BJ, Bulgakova M, Hodson-Tole
EE, Shah S, Gregor RJ, Prilutsky BI. Short-term locomotor adaptations to
denervation of lateral gastrocnemius and soleus muscles in the cat. Soc. Neurosci. Meeting, 658.11,
2009.
4.
Farrell BJ, Stout EE, Sirota
MG, Beloozerova IN, Prilutsky BI Accurate target stepping in the cat: the
full-body mechanics and activity of limb muscles. Soc. Neurosci.
Meeting, 860.7, 2008.
5.
Farrell BJ, Beloozerova IN,
Prilutsky BI. Three dimensional kinematics and kinetics of the center of mass
of the cat during walking on a narrow walkway. The North American Congress
on Biomechanics. August 2008. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
Michigan. PDF
6.
Farrell BJ, Beloozerova IN, Prilutsky
BI. Full-body kinematics during precise stepping in the cat. Second South
East Biomechanics Conference, April 2007, Durham, NC.
7. H Maas, BI Prilutsky, BJ Farrell, RJ Gregor. Short-term effects of
self-reinnervation of lateral gastrocnemius and soleus muscles on fascicle
length changes of intact medial gastrocnemius muscle during level and slope
walking in the cat. Society for Neuroscience Meeting, 2006. link
8. Farrell
B, Astary G, Kumar R.
Design of a fatigue testing apparatus for a spinal stabilization device. Senior
Design Project, 2006.
