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Ray Browning, Ph.D.

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Research Interests

• Development of physical activity equipment, interventions and monitoring tools for the prevention and treatment of childhood and adult obesity
• Energetic and biomechanical measurement of free-living human physical activity

Education

• Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center, , Denver, Colorado (2006-2007)
• Ph.D. Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado (2003-2005)
• M.S. Kinesiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (1985-1991)
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado (1979-1983)

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University (2008-present)
• Research Instructor, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (2007-2008)
• Director, Serotta International Cycling Institute (2006-2008)
• Post-doctoral Fellow, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (2006-2007)
• Instructor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder (2006)
• Vice President, Product Development, Asimba, Inc. (1998-2001)
• Consultant, Fitness Product Development (1996-present)
• Professional Athlete, Triathlon (1988-1996)

Professional Organizations

• American College of Sports Medicine
• The Obesity Society
• International Society of Biomechanics
• American Society of Biomechanics

Current Classes Taught

• Biomechanics

Selected Recent Publications

• R.C. Browning and R. Kram. The effects of obesity on the biomechanics of walking at different speeds. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 39(9), 1632-1641, 2007.
• E. Sazonov, V. Krishnamurthy, O. Makeyev, R.C. Browning, J.O. Hill, Y. Schutz. Automatic recognition of postural allocations. In Proc. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society EMBC 2007, Lyon, France, August 23-26, pp. 4993-4996, 2007.
• R.C. Browning, J. Modica, R. Kram, A. Goswami. The effects of adding mass to the legs on the biomechanics and energetics of human walking. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 39(3), 515-525, 2007.
• R.C. Browning, E. Baker, J. Herron, R. Kram. Effects of Obesity and Sex on the Energetic Cost and Preferred Speed of Walking, Journal of Applied Physiology, 100, 390-398, 2006.
• R.C. Browning and R. Kram. Energetic cost and preferred speed of walking in obese vs. normal weight women. Obesity Research, 13, 891-899, 2005.
• R. Sleamaker & R. Browning. SERIOUS Training for Endurance Athletes, Human Kinetics, 1996.
• R. Gregor, P, Komi, R. Browning, M. Jarvinen. A comparison of the triceps surae and residual muscle moments at the ankle during cycling. Journal of Biomechanics, 24(5), 287-97, 1991.

Professional Presentations

• A.G. Edwards, W.C. Byrnes and R.C. Browning. Physical activity energy expenditure of sedentary adults via heart rate, accelerometry and a branched algorithm. International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring and Physical Activity Measurement, 2008.
• A.G. Edwards, W.C. Byrnes and R.C. Browning. Physical activity energy expenditure of sedentary adults via heart rate, accelerometry and a branched algorithm. International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring and Physical Activity Measurement, 2008.
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Center for Human Nutrition Seminar Series, 2006, 2008.
• American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Symposium, 2008
• Georgia Tech University, School of Applied Physiology, Seminar, 2006.
• University of Southern California, Department of Physical Therapy, Seminar, 2006
• American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Mini Symposium, 2005.
• Rocky Mountain American College of Sports Medicine Regional Meeting, Keynote Lecture, 2005.
• R.C. Browning. The effects of obesity on the biomechanics of walking at different speeds. American College of Sports Medicine, 2006.
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Center for Human Nutrition Seminar Series, 2004.
• R.C. Browning, J. Modica, R. Kram, A. Goswami. The effects of added leg mass on the biomechanics and energetics of walking. American Society of Biomechanics, 2004.
• R.C. Browning and R. Kram. Preferred Walking Speed and Cost of Transport are similar for Obese and Normal Weight Women. American College of Sports Medicine, 2004.
• R. Browning, R. Gregor, J. Broker, W. Whiting (1988). Effect of seat height changes on joint force and moment patterns in experienced cyclists. American Society of Biomechanics, 1988.
• R. Browning, J. Broker, R. Gregor. Lower extremity kinetics in elite athletes in aerodynamic cycling positions. American College of Sports Medicine, 1992.
• J. Broker, R. Browning, R. Gregor, W. Whiting. Effect of seat height on force effectiveness in cycling. American College of Sports Medicine, 1988.