Topics of Recent Research
Option in Adapted Physical Activity
Laboratories
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Children & Youth with Disabilities Lab
The Children and Youth with Disabilities Lab is focused on improving quality of life for children and youth with and without disabilities through physical activity.
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Disability and Mobility Do-it-Yourself Co-Op
The Disability and Mobility Do-it-Yourself Co-Op is dedicated to the design, prototyping, and testing of toy-based technologies and the development and implementation of play-based experiences that promote mobility and play.
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Inclusive Physical Activity Laboratory (iPAL)
Research in the Inclusive Physical Activity Laboratory (iPAL) seeks to understand health disparities, improve the quality of assessment practices, and design, evaluate and implement intervention programs to increase physical activity and improve health.
Recent publications
See individual faculty profile pages for additional publications.
2025
(2025) Lower Musculoskeletal Fitness Among Youth with Disabilities, Ages 6 to 15 Years International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22(2)
2024
(2024) Punk pedagogy in a course about punk: A qualitative study of undergraduate students’ experiences Research in Education
(2024) Adaptative Strategies for Outdoor Recreation During a Time of Stress: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S. Sage Open 14(4)
(2024) Assessing the Use of Recommended Practices in Adapted Physical Activity/Education Experiential-Learning Programs Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly 41(4)