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Sam Logan, Ph.D.

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Sam Logan, Ph.D.

Sam Logan, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
sam.logan@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-3437

Women's Building

Women's Building 203D

160 SW 26th Street

160 SW 26th Street

Corvallis, OR 97331

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Curriculum Vitae:

Sam Logan, Ph.D. (August 2022)

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At OSU

Affiliation(s):

Disability and Mobility Do-it-Yourself Co-Op

Adapted Physical Activity

Adapted Physical Education

School of Biological and Population Health Sciences

Links:

Go Baby Go at Oregon State University

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Academic interests:

Sam's research agenda focuses on the health and wellbeing 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

Ph.D. 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.

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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

The Culture of Mobility for Young Children with Disabilities: An Intersection of Traditional Thinking, Technology and Toy

Sam Logan, Ph.D.

In this presentation Sam Logan, Ph.D. presents a social justice approach to human movement, focusing on mobility as a fundamental right within the context of pediatric rehabilitation.

A traditional view of mobility places an overwhelming importance on the physical skill of walking. An emerging view of mobility highlights the potential of many mobility options to participate in everyday life.

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Publications

2011

Journal Article

S. W. Logan, Robinson, L. E., and Getchell, N., “The comparison of performances of preschool children on two motor assessments.”, Perceptual and motor skills, vol. 113, no. 3, pp. 715-23, 2011.

S. W. Logan and Fischman, M. G., “The relationship between end-state comfort effects and memory performance in serial and free recall.”, Acta psychologica, vol. 137, no. 3, pp. 292-9, 2011.

2010

Journal Article

S. W. Logan and Getchell, N., “The relationship between motor skill proficiency and body mass index in children with and without dyslexia: a pilot study.”, Research quarterly for exercise and sport, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 518-23, 2010.

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In the News

Seattle Times Op-Ed -- Imagination has no limits: Design toys for children of all abilities

Fewer than half of K-12 PE teachers use high-quality instruction with disabled students, study finds

Sam Logan Named 2020 Margaret and Thomas Meehan Eminent Mentor

License To Drive

Kids swap wheelchairs for toy cars in innovative therapy program

Children with disabilities gain independence with GoBabyGo! Program

Mobility plays important role in development for toddlers with disabilities

The fast and the curious: program helps children with developmental disabilities

Children with disabilities take the controls and move on their own with 'Go Baby Go' cars (video)