Brian Umberger
Assistant Professor
Email: umberger@kin.umass.edu
Office: Room 106, Totman Building
Locomotion Research Group

Research Interests
Mechanics and energetics of locomotion
Muscle mechanics and energetics
Modeling and simulation of human movement

Education
Ph.D., Exercise Science, Arizona State University, 2003
M.S., Movement Science, Springfield College, 1997
B.S., Education, Central Connecticut State University, 1993

Current Projects
Energetics and the evolution of bipedal locomotion
Mechanical energy transfer and metabolic cost of walking in children
Modeling muscle mechanics and energetics

Representative Publications
Umberger BR and Rubenson J (2011). Understanding muscle energetics in locomotion: new modeling and experimental approaches. Exercise and Sports Sciences Reviews, 39, 59-67.

Umberger BR (2010). Stance and swing phase costs in human walking. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 7, 1329-1340.

Umberger BR (2008). Effects of suppressing arm swing on kinematics, kinetics, and energetics of human walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 41, 2575-2580.

Umberger BR and Martin PE (2007). Mechanical power and efficiency of level walking with different stride rates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210, 3255-3265.