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: Sally Miedema, Ph.D.
Research Team: Alex Stribing, Ph.D., Juntack Oh, Ph.D., Stephen Griffin, Chandler Casner, MacKenzie
Walker, Amelia DePass, Sarah Lewis
Collaborators: Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Kerry Cordon, Ph.D., University
of South Carolina
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 and Sally Miedema, Ph.D.
Research Team: David Stodden, Ph.D., Ben Miedema, Ph.D., Juntack Oh, Ph.D., Stephen Griffin, Chandler
Casner, MacKenzie Walker, 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, Angela Starrett, Ph.D.,
University of South Carolina Child Development Research Center
Funding Source: The Duke Endowment