Topics of Recent Research

Topics of Recent Research

Option in Adapted Physical Activity

Laboratories

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Youth with autism training their dog.

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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A young child sitting in a red toy car in a gymnasium.

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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A group of students in a classroom setting, engaged in an activity.

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.

2024

Logan, S.W., Chandler, K.D., Sloane, B.M.  (2024)  Punk pedagogy in a course about punk: A qualitative study of undergraduate students’ experiences  Research in Education  
Parkinson, C., Shen, X.S., MacDonald, M., Logan, S.W., Gorrell, L., Hatfield, B.E.  (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)
Case, L., Yun, J., MacDonald, M., Hatfield, B.E., Logan, S.W.  (2024)  Assessing the Use of Recommended Practices in Adapted Physical Activity/Education Experiential-Learning Programs  Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly  41(4)
Ketcheson, L.R., Loetzner, F., Wentz, C.F., Miller, S., Pitchford, E.A.  (2024)  A longitudinal health promotion program for autistic children and their caregivers: Impact of an urban community‐based program  Autism Research  17(10)
Mayoral, R.M., Helmi, A., Logan, S.W., Fitter, N.T.  (2024)  GoBot Go! Using a Custom Assistive Robot to Promote Physical Activity in Children  IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine  12