Sam Logan, PhD
Women's Building 203D
160 SW 26th Street
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States
Academic interests
Accepting PhD students Not accepting MS students
Sam's research agenda focuses on the health and well-being of typically developing children and children with disabilities, with recent work emphasizing the role of independent mobility in the development of language, cognition, play interactions, and motor behaviors of children diagnosed with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, Down syndrome, and other significant physical and cognitive diagnoses. His research is interdisciplinary in nature, bridging the fields of Kinesiology, Psychology and Pediatric Rehabilitation.
Biography
PhD from Auburn University
BS and MS degrees from the University of Delaware
Dr. Logan completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Delaware in the Department of Physical Therapy- Infant Motor Lab, where he served as the Project Manager for the Modified Ride-on Car Study. This project focuses on providing a means to independent mobility for children 1-3 years old.
Spotlight
His doctoral dissertation was recognized by Auburn University with their “Outstanding Graduate School Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Social Sciences” in 2012.
April 10, 2020 Research Seminar