Disability and Motor Behavior

Disability and Motor Behavior: A Handbook of Research provides the first focused review of research and scholarship pertaining to individuals with disabilities across motor behavior-related disciplines (e.g., motor learning, motor control, motor development). The book consists of 15 chapters that highlight current research trends, future research directions, and practical implications spanning different types of disability. The book takes a holistic view toward motor behavior among persons with disabilities from an empirical perspective. This book is written at a level appropriate for graduate students and researchers and will be the first book to provide in-depth discussions about research and scholarship across motor behavior.

Contributors:Pamela Beach, Collin D. Bowersock, Claire Bridges, Albert R. Cavalier, Heather A. Feldner, Nancy Getchell, Emily Gilbert, Daphne Golden, Candice Howard-Smith, Lisa Kenyon, Alyssa LaForme Fiss, Lauren Lieberman, Meghann Lloyd, Samuel W. Logan, Julia Looper, Megan MacDonald, Jessica Lynn McDonnell, Iva Obrusnikova, Melissa Pangelinan, Adam Pennell, Melanie Perreault, Nadja Schott, Bethany Sloane, Semyon Slobounov, Alex Stribing, Ming-Chih Sung, Matthias O. Wagner, Alexa Walter, James WilkesAbout the Editors:Ali S. Brian is a professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Education, Department of Physical Education at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Brian’s PhD is from The Ohio State University in Kinesiology. Dr. Brian is a Certified Adapted Physical Educator (CAPE) and is the director of the Developmental Adapted Physical Education/Activity Research Lab at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Brian’s research agenda focuses on underlying mechanisms that support positive developmental trajectories for whole-child health, including early integrative intervention efforts, for preschoolers with and without disabilities as well as for youth with visual impairments. Dr. Brian has published 3 books, 14 book chapters, 93 articles, and over 200 presentations. As a result of this work Dr. Brian has received numerous awards including the G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award from the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID), the Early Career Distinguished Scholar award from the North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA), the David P. Beaver Adapted Physical Activity Young Scholar Award from NCPEID, the Early Career Research Award from the College of Education at the University of South Carolina, the Breakthrough Star Award from the Vice President of Research at the University of South Carolina and was inducted as a Fellow of Research Council of SHAPE America. Dr. Brian has also served as Chair of the SHAPE America Research Council, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the NCPEID and the International Motor Development Research Consortium. Presently, Dr. Brian is the Research Director for the Institute of Movement Studies for Individuals with Visual Impairments. She serves as an Associate Editor for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport and on the editorial board of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.Pamela S. Haibach-Beach is a professor in the area of motor behavior in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education at the State University of New York Brockport. She earned her Ph.D. at the Pennsylvania State University in Kinesiology specializing in Motor Control. Dr. Haibach-Beach is the Associate Director of the Honors College and the Director of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at SUNY Brockport. She also co-founded and co-directs The Institute on Movement Studies for Individuals