2005-present, Associate Professor, University of Delaware
2001-2005, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware
1996 - 2001, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St.
Louis
Courses
HESC 250, Motor Development
HESC 400, Research Methods
HESC 484, Women in Sports
HESC 650, Life Span Motor Development
HESC 657, Seminar in Motor Behavior
HESC 807, Motor Learning and Control
Recent Publications
Getchell, N. (in press). Age and task-related differences in timing stability, consistency and natural frequency of children’s rhythmic, motor coordination. Developmental Psychobiology.
Whitall, J, Getchell, N., McMenamin,S., Horn. C., Wilms-Floet, A, and Clark, J.(in press). Perception-action coupling in children with and without DCD: Frequency locking between task relevant auditory signals and motor responses in a dual motor task. Submitted to Child: Care, health, and development.
Gagen, L. and Getchell, N. (in press). Using ‘Constraints’ to Design Developmentally Appropriate Movement Activities for Early Childhood Education. Early Childhood Education Journal.
Getchell, N. and Gagen, L. (2006). Interpreting disabilities from a ‘constraints’ theoretical perspective: Encouraging movement for all children. Palaestra, 22, 20 – 53.
Getchell, N. and Pabreja, P. (2006). Revisiting the development of time-sharing using a dual motor task performance. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 77, 131 – 136.
Haywood, K. and Getchell, N. (2005). Life Span Motor Development, 4th Edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Clark, J. E., Getchell, N., Smiley-Oyen, A., and Whitall, J. (2005). Developmental Coordination Disorder: Identification, issues, and interventions. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 76, 49-53.
Getchell, N., McMenamin, S. and Whitall, J. (2005). Dual motor task coordination in children with and without learning disabilities: Effects of task complexity and short-term practice. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly.
Gagen, L. and Getchell, N. (2004). Combining theory and practice in the gymnasium: ‘Constraints’ within an ecological perspective. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 75, 25-30.
Getchell, N. and Whitall, J. (2004). Transitions to and from asymmetric gait patterns. Journal of Motor Behavior, 36, 13 – 27.
Getchell, N. and Whitall, J. (2003). How do children coordinate simultaneous upper and lower extremity tasks? The development of dual motor task coordination. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 85, 120 – 140
Barela, J.A., Black, P., Whitall, J., Getchell, N. and Clark, J.E. (2002). Hemiplegic intralimb coordination: A dynamical systems approach. Brazilian Journal of Biomechanics, 3, 5 – 14.
Getchell, N., Forrester, L and Whitall, J. (2001). Individual differences and similarities in the stability, timing consistency and natural frequency of rhythmic coordinated actions. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 27, 13 – 21
Haywood, K. and Getchell, N. (2001). Life Span Motor Development, 3 rd Edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Honors, Awards, and Major Professional
Offices Held
Section Editor (Growth and Motor Development), Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.
Motor Development Academy Chair, National Association for Sport and Physical Education, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (2003 – 2006)
Motor Development Research Consortium conference organizer, 2004
The Lolas. E. Halverson Memorial Young Investigator Award (AAHPERD) (2001)
Motor Development program coordinator, 2001 conference for the North American Society for Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
