Department of Kinesiology

Division of Motor Behavior

 

Engaging in research focused on the learning and performance of coordinated movement, the Division of Motor Behavior also prepares students for careers as practitioners, researchers, and scholars.

Biomechanics

• Prepare practitioners for professions concerned with the performance of motor skills; and
• Engage in research investigating biomechanical factors underlying the coordination and control of motor skill with particular emphasis on gait control and rehabilitation.

Motor Control

• Prepare practitioners for professions concerned with the performance of motor skills; and
• Engage in research investigating the processes underlying the performance of motor skills with particular emphasis on coordination, movement accuracy, and rehabilitation.

Motor Development

• Prepare practitioners for professions concerned with the learning and performance of motor skills, with particular emphasis on lifespan related characteristics and changes; engage in research investigating the lifespan related changes associated with the learning and performance of motor skills

Motor Learning

• Prepare practitioners for professions concerned with the learning or re-learning of motor skills; and
• Engage in research investigating the processes underlying the learning of motor skills and intervention strategies to facilitate the learning or re-learning of motor skills.

Focus Areas Biomechanics Motor Control Motor Development Motor Learning	Division Leader Jan Hondzinski Division Faculty Jan Hondzinski Dennis Landin Li Li T. Gilmour Reeve Arend Van Gemmert
	Motor Behavior Faculty Research Interests