Glossary of Terms
- SKIP = Successful Kinesthetic Instruction for Preschoolers
- PAX = Pax Good Behavior Game
- PALS = Promoting Achievement, Learning, and Success
Current Projects
SKIPping to PAX
To examine the effects of an integrated intervention on the gross motor and social skills of preschool-aged children from rural settings.
Primary Investigator: Ali Brian, Ph.D., CAPE
Project Manager: Layne Case, Ph.D.
Research Team: Alex Stribing, Ph.D., Sally Miedema, Ph.D., Juntack Oh, Ph.D., Stephen Griffin, Chandler
Casner, Unjong Lee, Amelia DePass, Sarah Lewis
Collaborators: Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Funding Source: National Institutes of Health
SKIPping with PALS
To examine the effects of a parent-assisted intervention on the gross motor skill development and physical activity behaviors of preschool-aged children from rural settings.
Primary Investigator: Ali Brian, Ph.D., CAPE
Project Manager: Alex Stribing, Ph.D
Research Team: Angela Starrett, Ph.D., David Stodden, Ph.D., Sally Miedema, Ph.D., Ben Miedema,
Ph.D., Juntack Oh, Ph.D., Stephen Griffin, Chandler Casner, Unjong Lee, Amelia DePass,
Sarah Lewis
Collaborators: Danielle Wadsworth, Ph.D., Auburn University, Jackie Goodway, Ph.D., Ohio State University,
Nalda Wainwright, Ph.D., Wales Institute for Physical Literacy
Funding Source: The Duke Endowment