Dr Carla Harkness-Armstrong
Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences (Biomechanics)
Heinz Wolff 210
- Email: carla.harkness-armstrong@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268893
- Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
- Department of Life Sciences
- College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences
Summary
Dr Carla Harkness-Armstrong joined Brunel University London in June 2022 as a Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences (Biomechanics). Carla completed her BSc (Hons) in Applied Sport and Exercise Science at Northumbria University in 2016, before gaining her MSc in Sport and Clinical Biomechanics at Liverpool John Moores University in 2017. She was then awarded a PhD scholarship to continue her studies at Liverpool John Moores University, whereby her thesis focussed on the musculoskeletal mechanisms of paediatric idiopathic toe-walking.
Following completion of her PhD in 2021, Carla worked as a post-doctoral research associate in Biomechanics at Manchester Metropolitan University, working on a project aiming to improve the neuromuscular control of balance in children with developmental coordination disorder.
Qualifications
PhD - Biomechanics - Liverpool John Moores University - 2021
MSc - Sport and Clinical Biomechanics - Liverpool John Moores University - 2017
BSc (Hons) - Applied Sport and Exercise Science - Northumbria University - 2016
Responsibility
Carla is a member of the Undergraduate Programme Team for Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences.
Newest selected publications
Harkness-Armstrong, C., Hodson-Tole, EF., Wood, G. and Mills, R. (2023) 'Children with developmental coordination disorder are less able to fine-tune muscle activity in anticipation of postural perturbations than typically developing counterparts'. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17. pp. 1267424. ISSN: 1662-5161 Open Access Link
Harkness-Armstrong, C., Maganaris, CN., Walton, R., Wright, DM., Bass, A., Baltzopoulos, V. and et al. (2022) 'Reply to Veerkamp et al.: Comments on Harkness-Armstrong et al. (2021)'. Experimental Physiology, 107 (12). pp. 1525 - 1526. ISSN: 0958-0670 Open Access Link
Harkness-Armstrong, C., Maganaris, C., Walton, R., Wright, DM., Bass, A., Baltzopoulos, V. and et al. (2022) 'Children who idiopathically toe-walk have greater plantarflexor effective mechanical advantage compared to typically developing children'. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 122 (6). pp. 1409 - 1417. ISSN: 1439-6319 Open Access Link
Harkness-Armstrong, C., Maganaris, C., Walton, R., Wright, DM., Bass, A., Baltzopoulos, V. and et al. (2021) 'In vivo operating lengths of the gastrocnemius muscle during gait in children who idiopathically toe-walk'. Experimental Physiology, 106 (8). pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 0958-0670 Open Access Link
Harkness-Armstrong, C., Maganaris, C., Walton, R., Wright, DM., Bass, A., Baltzopoulos, V. and et al. (2021) 'Muscle architecture and passive lengthening properties of the gastrocnemius medialis and Achilles tendon in children who idiopathically toe-walk'. Journal of Anatomy, 239 (4). pp. 1 - 8. ISSN: 0021-8782 Open Access Link