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Cole Galloway

Cole Galloway

Professor
Associate Chair
Physical Therapy Department
311 McKinly Lab/329 & 060C McKinly Lab
302-831-3697
jacgallo@udel.edu


Research Interest

Dr. Galloway's research focuses on motor behaviors of infants. He is especially interested in how neural, biomechanical, behavioral and environmental influences interaction as infants learn to coordinate their early head, arm and leg behaviors for later skills such as reaching, sitting and walking.

Education

  • Post-Doc Indiana University, Esther Thelen, Ph.D., 1999-2000, Development
  • Ph.D University of Arizona 1998, Physiological Sciences Infant
  • BS Medical College of Virginia, 1989, Physical Therapy
  • MSBS University of Southern Mississippi, 1987, Exercise Science,Biology

Current Appointment

  • University of Delaware, Newark, DE (2000-present)
  • Professor, Department of Physical Therapy (2012-present)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy (2007-2012)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy (2000-06)
  • Director, Infant Motor Behavior Lab
  • Associate Chair, Dept of Physical Therapy (2012-present)
  • Faculty, Biomechanics and Movement Science Graduate program
  • Faculty, Center for Biomedical Engineering Research
  • Faculty, Human Development and Family Studies
  • Faculty, Dept of Linguistics and Cognitive Science
  • Faculty, Dept of Psychology
  • Faculty, Center for Disability Studies

Professional History

  • Northwest Hospital, Tuscon, AZ, Physical Therapist - 1994
  • Henning & Cole Therapy Associates, Baltimore, MD- Physical Therapist - 1992-1993
  • Woodrew Wilson Rehab Center, Fishersville, VA, Physical Therapist - 1989-1992

Honors & Awards

  • Honor Graduate, Univ. of Southern Mississippi. 1987
  • Gold Key Society, senior leadership award, Univ. Of Southern Mississippi. 1987
  • Dean's Council, Medical College of Virginia. 1988-89
  • Terry Wise Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence, Medical College of Virginia. 1989
  • Predoctoral Fellow-NIH Training Program in Motor Control Neurobiology, Univ. of Arizona. 1994-1997
  • Graduate College Scholarship, Physiological Sciences, Univ. of Arizona, 1995
  • International Travel Award, University of Delaware, 2002
  • ERRIS/NIH Grant workshop Scholarship, 2003
  • Margaret L. Moore Outstanding New Academic Faculty Member, American Physical Therapy Association, 2005
  • APTA Pediatric Section Research, Award 2010
  • Patricia Leahy Doctoral Scholarship, Neurology Section, APTA 1996

Professional Organizations/Societies

Publications

UNDER REVIEW

  • FENG J, Galloway JC, DIEDRICH FJ, ANDREATTA RD, FINAN DS, BARLOW SM, THELEN E Reflex Sensitivity during Active Kicking in Young Infants. Pediatric Physical Therapy.
  • LYNCH A, GALLOWAY JC Power Mobility Training Advances Driving Performance and Development in Typically Developing Infants. Pediatric Physical Therapy.

ARTICLES AND PODCASTS BY EDITORIAL INVITATION

PEER REVIEWED ABSTRACTS

Adult Motor Control

  • KOSHLAND GF., GALLOWAY, JC, LICTENHAN RF. (1995) Variability of Two-three Joint Human Arm Movements. Soc Neurosci Abstracts 21: 686.
  • GALLOWAY, JC, KOSHLAND GF. (1997) Differential Control: A Generalizable Rule for Multijoint Arm Movements? Soc Neurosci Abstracts 32: 2088.
  • KOSHLAND GF., GALLOWAY, JC. (1998) A Novel Muscle Strategy for Normal-like Kinematics of Arm Reaching in a Person after Spinal-cord Injury. Soc Neurosci Abstracts 24: 1665
  • ALBERS RJN., GALLOWAY, JC, WINOLD H., THELEN E. (1999) Interlimb Coordination in Cellists is Multiply Determined. Soc Neurosci Abstracts.
  • GALLOWAY, JC, BHAT A., HEATHCOCK J., MANAL K., LOBO M. (2001) Shoulder and Elbow Dynamics During Vertical Arm Movements of Various Directions and Speeds: Implications for Development. Soc Neurosci Abstracts.
  • GALLOWAY, JC, BHAT A., HEATHCOCK J., LOBO M. (2002) Shoulder and Elbow Dynamics During Vertical Arm Movements of Various Directions and Speeds: Implications for Development. J SPORT EXERCISE PSY 24: 56-57 Suppl.
  • Galloway, JC, Bhat A., Heathcock J., Manal K., Lobo M. (2003) Shoulder and Elbow Dynamics During Vertical Arm Movements of Various Directions and Speeds. APTA Annual Conference.

Infant Behavior and Development

  • GALLOWAY, JC, THELEN E. (1999) Joint Excursions in the First Year of Reaching: Non-linear Progression with Differential Control Between the Shoulder and Elbow. Progress in Motor Control II.
  • GALLOWAY, JC, THELEN E. (2000) Joint excursion characteristics in the first year of reaching display a proximal to distal pattern. International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS).
  • GALLOWAY, JC. (2001) Feet First: Object Exploration in Human Infants. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
  • BATE P., GALLOWAY, JC. (2001) Development of Turning in Sitting. SRCD.
  • GALLOWAY, JC, HEATHCOCK J., BHAT A., LOBO M. (2002) Feet Reaching: The Interaction of Experience and Ability. ICIS.
  • GALLOWAY, JC, HEATHCOCK J., BHAT A., LOBO M. (2002) Feet Reaching: the Interaction of Experience and Ability in Fullterm Infants. J SPORT EXERCISE PSY 24: 57-58 Suppl. S JUN.
  • GALLOWAY, JC, HEATHCOCK J., BHAT A., LOBO M. (2002) Feet Reaching: The Interaction of Experience and Ability in Preterm Infants. J SPORT EXERCISE PSY 24: 57-57 Suppl. S JUN.
  • GALLOWAY, JC, HEATHCOCK J., BHAT A., LOBO M. (2002) Learning in Fullterm and Preterm Infants: Implications for Intervention with ‘Prefunctional’ Infants. APTA Annual Conference.
  • LOBO MA., GALLOWAY, JC, SAVELSBERGH GJP. (2003) General v. Specific Movement Training of Hand and Foot Reaching in Infants. APTA Annual Conference.
  • LOBO MA., GALLOWAY, JC, SAVELSBERGH GJP. (2003) The Effects of General and Specific Practice on the Development of Hand Reaching in Infants. NASPSPA.
  • LOBO MA., GALLOWAY, JC, SAVELSBERGH GJP. (2004) General and Task-related Experiences Effect Early Object Interaction. Toy-oriented Changes in Hand and Joint Kinematics During Early Infancy: A Cross-sectional Study. ICIS
  • HEATHCOCK J., BHAT A., LOBO M., GALLOWAY, JC. (2004) Relative Interlimb Kicking Frequency of Full-term and Preterm Infants in the Mobile Paradigm. ICIS
  • BHAT A., HEATHCOCK J., LOBO M., GALLOWAY, JC. (2004) Spatio-temporal patterns of Early Arm Movements. ICIS
  • DUFF S., BHAT A., HEATHCOCK J., KOZIN S., GALLOWAY, JC. (2004) Novel Movement Training in Infants with Erb's Palsy. NASPSPA.
  • LOBO MA., GALLOWAY, JC, SAVELSBERGH GJP. (2005) General & Task-related Experiences Affect Early Object Iinteraction. Motor Development & Learning In Infancy II (MDL II).
  • LOBO MA., GALLOWAY, JC. (2005) Effects of Social, Postural, and Task-related Experiences on Infants' Abilities to Contact & Explore Objects. MDL II.
  • HEATHCOCK J., GALLOWAY, JC. (2005) The Effect of Enhanced Movement Experience on Motor Behavior of Preterm Infants: Performance in the Mobile Paradigm. MDL II.
  • HEATHCOCK J., GALLOWAY, JC. (2005) The Effect of Enhanced Movement Experience on Motor Behavior of Preterm Infants: Emergence of Hand and Feet Reaching. MDL II.
  • HEATHCOCK J., BHAT A., LOBO M., GALLOWAY, JC. (2005) Performance of Full-term and Preterm Infants in the Mobile Paradigm: Learning, Memory and Kicking Patterns. MDL II.
  • LEE H., BHAT A., HEATHCOCK J., LOBO M., GALLOWAY, JC. (2005) The Emergence of Purposeful Reaching 1: Cross Sectional Changes in Toy-oriented hand and Joint Kinematics. MDL II.
  • HEATHCOCK J., MACKLEY A., PAUL D., GALLOWAY, JC. (2006) The Effect of Movement Training on Spontaneous Kicking and Reaching in Preterm Infants. Annual Pediatric Academies Societies Meeting.
  • HEATHCOCK J., GALLOWAY, JC. (2006) The Effect of Movement Training on Spontaneous Kicking and Learning in Preterm Infants. ICIS (Japan).
  • HEATHCOCK J., GALLOWAY, JC. (2006) The Effect of Movement Training on Hand Reaching in Preterm Infants. ICIS (Japan).
  • LOBO M., GALLOWAY, JC. (2006) Postural and Task-related Experiences Advance Infants' Abilities to Contact and Explore Objects. ICIS (Japan).
  • BHAT A., GALLOWAY, JC, LANDA R. (2007) Learning, Visual Attention, Affect and Coordination in Young Infants at Risk for Autism and Typically Developing Infants. SRCD.
  • HEATHCOCK JC., GALLOWAY, JC. (2007) The Effects of Movement Training on the Development of Hand Reaching in Infants Born Preterm. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.
  • HEATHCOCK JC., GALLOWAY, JC. (2007) The Effects of Movement Training on Performance in the Mobile Paradigm in Infants Born Preterm. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.
  • HEATHCOCK JC., GALLOWAY, JC. (2007) The Effects of Movement Training on Early Skill Development of Infants Born Preterm. EACD, Groningen, the Netherlands.
  • HEATHCOCK JC., GALLOWAY, JC. (2007) Early Object Contacts with the Feet and Hands in Infants Born Preterm. Annual Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association.
  • LYNCH A., LEE H., BHAT A., GALLOWAY, JC. (2008) Hand Dominance is not Stable in the Pre-reaching Period. International Conference for Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada.
  • LEE H., BHAT A., GALLOWAY, JC. (2008) Developmental Coordination Changes in Arm Movements with and without a Toy Present Over the Pre-reaching Period. International Conference for Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada.
  • LOBO MA., GALLOWAY, JC. (2008) Postural & Object-oriented Experiences Advance Early Reaching, Object Exploration, and Means-end Behavior. International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, Canada.
  • BHAT A., GALLOWAY, JC, and LANDA RL. (2009) Fine-motor and Gross-motor Delays in Infants at Risk for Autism in the First Half Year of Life. American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting.
  • HEATHCOCK JC., GALLOWAY, JC. (2009) Early Object Exploration with the Feet in Infants Born Preterm. American Physical Therapy Association, Combined Sections Meeting.
  • BHAT A., WONG C., GALLOWAY, JC., and LANDA RL. (2009) A Comparison of Reaching Coordination and Arm Postures Between Infant Siblings of Children with Autism and Typically Developing Infants at 3 and 6 Months of Age. International Meeting for Autism Research.
  • BHAT A., DOWNING K., GALLOWAY, JC, and LANDA RL. (2009) A Comparison of Object Exploration Strategies Between Infant Siblings of Children with Autism and Typically Developing Infants at 6 Months of Age. International Meeting for Autism Research.
  • LEE HM., GALLOWAY, JC. (2009) The Effect of Early, Intensive Posture, and Movement Training on Head Control, Prereaching Movements, and Early Reaching Behaviors. APTA Annual Conference.
  • LOBO MA., GALLOWAY, JC. (2009) Early Object Exploration in Infancy: Effects of the Onset of Reaching and Gestational Age at Birth. APTA Annual Conference.
  • LYNCH A., GALLOWAY, JC. (2009) Power Mobility Training for a 7-Month-old Infant with Spina Bifida. APTA Annual Conference.
  • CHEN X., AGRAWAL SK., GALLOWAY JC. (2010) Training Infants Seated on Mobile Robots to Drive Indoors Amidst Obstacles. International Conference on Robotics and Systems.
  • CHEN, X., AGRAWAL, SK., GALLOWAY JC. (2010) Training Special Needs Infants to Drive Mobile Robots Using Force-Feedback Joystick. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
  • RAGONESI C, GE J , SRIDHAR MM, MAGEID A, YANG E, BLAIR C, VEL P, CHEN X, AGRAWAL S, GALLOWAY JC. (2010) The Utilization of Mobility for Socialization in Children With Special Needs: A Case Report. International Conference for Infant Studies
  • BHAT A, GALLOWAY JC, LANDA J. (2010) Fine Motor Coordination During Reaching/Object Exploration and Gross Motor Performance in Young Infants at Risk for Autism. In the Symposium: Developmental Trajectories of Motor, Communication, and Social Development of Infant Siblings of Children With Autism within the International Conference for Infant Studies
  • DUSING SC, GALLOWAY JC, STERGIOU N. (2010) An Innovative Method of Quantifying Postural Development in Young Infants. International Conference for Infant Studies
  • BHAT A, DOWNING K, GALLOWAY JC, LANDA J. (2010) Attention and Head Turn Rates During Contingency Learning and Gross Motor Performance of Young Infants at Risk for Autism. International Conference for Infant Studies
  • LYNCH A, GALLOWAY JC, AGRAWAL S, RYU SC. (2010) Power Mobility for a Very Young Infant With Spina Bifida. International Conference for Infant Studies
  • LEE HM, GALLOWAY JC. (2010) The Effect of Early Intensive Posture and Movement Experiences on Head Control, Prereaching Movements and Early Reaching Behaviors. International Conference for Infant Studies
  • LOBO MA, GALLOWAY JC. (2010) Object Exploration Behaviors in Early Infancy: Relationship With Age, Spontaneous Movements, and Reaching Ability. International Conference for Infant Studies
  • BHAT A, DOWNING K, GALLOWAY JC, LANDA RJ (2010) Overt Head Turning During Contingency Learning and Gross Motor Performance of Young Infants at Risk for Autism. International Meeting For Autism Research
  • LEE HM, GALLOWAY JC. (2010) The Effect of Early Posture and Movement Experiences on Head Control, Prereaching Movements, and Early Reaching Rehaviors.
  • RAGONESI C, GALLOWAY JC. (2010) Power Mobility and Socialization in Preschool: A Case Report on a Child with Cerebral Palsy. NASPSPA
  • CHEN X, GALLOWAY JC, AGRAWAL, S. (2010) Toddlers with Special Needs for Higher-Level Mobility behaviors Using Mobile Robots and Force-field Joysticks. NASPSPA
  • RAGONESI C, CHEN X, AGRAWAL S, GALLOWAY JC. (2010) Power Mobility and Socialization Training in a Preschool Classroom for a Child with Cerebral Palsy. APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2011
  • DUSING S, GALLOWAY JC, STERGIOUS N, THACKER T. (2010) Postural Control During Early Arm Movements in the First Months of Life. APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2011
  • CHENG I, BHAT A, GALLOWAY JC (2011) Changes in head kinematics in typically developing infants during the development of reaching between 2 to 5 months of age. NASPSPA
  • SCHOEPFLIN Z, CHEN X, RAGONESI C, GALLOWAY JC, AGRAWAL SK (2011) Design of a Novel Mobility Device Controlled by the Walking Action of a Standing Child -- A Feasibility Study. International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
  • AGRAWAL S, CHEN X, GALLOWAY JC, RAGONESI C (2011) Mobility Training of Infants and Toddlers Using Novel Mobile Robots and Interfaces. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
  • AGRAWAL S, CHEN X, GALLOWAY JC, RAGONESI C (2011) Mobility Training of Infants and Toddlers Using Novel Mobile Robots and Interfaces. International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
  • BHAT, A. N., CHENG, I., MHADESHWAR, A. & GALLOWAY, J. C. (2011) Changes in Head Kinematics in Typically Developing Infants During the Development of Reaching Between 2 to 5 Months of Age. NASPSPA
  • KOKKONI, E., PAUL, D., MACKLEY, A., STEINER, K., GADIN, E., ANZILOTTI, K., GALLOWAY, C., & LOBO M. (2012) Object exploration in the first years of life may be primarily unimanual for infants with Cerebral Palsy. Preliminary evidence. AACPDM
  • HUANG, H., RAGONESI, C., STONER, T., PEFFLEY, T. & GALLOWAY, J. C. (2012) Modified Ride-on Toy Cars for Early Power Mobility: A Technical Report. AACPDM
  • HUANG, H., RAGONESI, C., SRIDHAR, M., STONER, T., PEFFLEY, T. & GALLOWAY, J. C. (2012) I Can Drive Too !! Use of a Ride On Toy Car for Mobility, Interaction with Objects and Socialization in a Child with Severe Cerebral Palsy. AACPDM
  • PAUL, DA, MACKLEY, A, LOBO, M, ANZIOLOTTI, K, STEINER K, GALLOWAY, JC. (2012) Motor Delay in Preterm Infants Is Not Associated with Changes in Cerebellar Volume Measured Prior to Hospital Discharge. Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Boston.

In The News

Committees & Services

  • Journal related service
    • Editorial Board Member, Physical Therapy. 2006-present.
    • Manuscript reviewer: J. Neurophysiology, Experimental Brain Research, Child Development, Infant Behavior and Development, Neurology Report, Motor Control, Physical Therapy, Pediatric Physical Therapy, J. Biomechanics, J. Applied Development, Brain and Language, Infant and Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Neuroscience Letters, Journal of Comparative Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, Journal of Motor Behavior, Pediatrics International, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Grant related service
    • Ad hoc Study Section Member, NIH -- 1) Psychosocial Development, Risk, and Prevention Study Section, 2) MSFR Section
    • Ad hoc Reviewer,National Science Foundation
    • Ad hoc Study Section Member, DOE, National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research
    • Ad hoc Reviewer, March of Dimes
    • Ad hoc Reviewer, Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation
  • National
    • Judge, International Science and Engineering Fair, Tucson, AZ
    • National Task Force on Research in the Clinic, Neurology Section, APTA. 1996-1997
    • State Representative, Delaware Chapter, Society for Neuroscience. 2001-present
    • NASPSPA conference abstract reviewer: Motor Development. 2003
    • Reviewer, Amer. Assoc. Advancement of Science, Women's International Science Collaboration Program. 2003
    • Foundation for Physical Therapy Strategic Planning Committee. 2010-Present.
    • NASPSA conference program committee: Motor Development. 2010-2011.
    • Member, Research Committee, APTA Section on Pediatrics. 2010-present.
  • Regional
    • Regional Action Agenda Council, Dept. of Rehabilitative Services, Virginia State Agency. 1991-92
    • Executive Committee, Physiological Sciences Program, Univ. of Arizona. 1994-1995
    • Graduate Student Member, Physiological Sciences Program 5 year Internal/External Review. 1995
    • Coordinator, Student Forum, Physiological Sciences Program, Univ. of Arizona. 1996
    • Activity Committee, Physiological Sciences Program, Univ. of Arizona. 1996-1997
    • Judge, Southern Arizona Regional Science, Math and Engineering Fair, Tucson, AZ. 1997-98
  • University
    • Senator (Physical Therapy), College of Arts and Science. 2001-2003
    • Program Council, Early Learning Center, CHEP. 2002-present
    • Faculty Search Committee, Motor Development, Dept. of Health and Exercise Sciences. 2002
    • Faculty Search Committee, Behavioral Neuroscience, Dept of Psychology. 2003-2004
    • Staff Search Committee, Early Learning Center, CHEP. 2004
    • UD Human Subjects Review Board. 2008-present
    • Member, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Anthropology. 2010.
    • Member, Early Learning Center Program Council. 2004-present.
    • Member, Cognitive Science Executive Committee. 2011
  • College
    • Member, College of Health Sciences Curriculum Committee. 2010-present.
    • Member, College of health Sciences Strategic Planning Committee. 2010-present.
    • Chair, Chairperson Search Committee, Department fo Kinesiology and Applied Physiology. 2010.
    • Member, Dean of Research Search Committee, 2011
  • Department
    • Chair, Awards Committee, Department of Physical Therapy. 2009.
    • Chair, Safety Committee, Department of Physical Therapy. 2009-present.
    • Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Physical Therapy. 2010-present.
    • Member, Admissions Committee, Department of Physical Therapy. 2000-present.
    • Member, Academic Advisory Committee, Department of Physical Therapy. 2000-present.
    • Member, Generic Abilities Committee, Department of Physical Therapy. 2010-present.
    • Chair, Dept of PT Search Committee, Tenure Track Faculty Position. 2011-2012
    • Associate Chair, Dept of PT. 2012-present

Presentations & Seminars

Symposiums: Organizer and Presenter

  • Evaluation/Program Planning for Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke and Head Trauma Clients, WWRC, 1991
  • Foundations for Establishing a Research-Based Clinical Practice, VPTA State Conference. 1992
  • Neurorehabilitation Update, Southern Arizona Rehabilitation Hospital, Tucson. 1995
  • Falling in the Elderly, Southern Arizona Rehabilitation Hospital, Tucson. 1995
  • Faculty Research Day/Poster Session, Dept. of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware. 2000-2003
  • Organizer, Grass Foundation Lecturer, Society for Neuroscience Delaware Chapter. 2001, 2003
  • “The emergence of purposeful movement” symposium within Motor Development Research Consortium. 2004
  • “The emergence of purposeful control” symposium within NASPSPA Annual Conference. 2005
  • Issues in Early Intervention: Science, Intervention, Policy & Reality, Iowa Dept of Education. 2006
  • "The Psychological Antecedents and Consequences of Powered Mobility Training" within the International Conference on Infant Studies, 2008
  • "Access to Independence: Why the time is right for infant power mobility" within United Cerebral Palsy Conference, 2008
  • "Access to Independence: Why the time is right for infant power mobility" within APTA Combined Sections meeting, 2009
  • "Evaluating the Impact of Early Power Mobility on the Cognition, Perception and Socialization of Children With Special Needs" within the International Conference for Infant Studies, 2010
  • "Power Mobility for Very Young Children: The techological, psychological and clinical issues." within NASPSPA National Conference, 2010
  • "Access to Independence: Why the time is right for infant power mobility" within RESNA Annual Conference, 2010
  • "Access to Independence: Why the time is right for infant power mobility" within National Seating and Mobility Annual Symposium, 2010
  • "Go Baby Go! The Science, Training and Technology of Early Wheeled Mobility" International Seating Symposium, 2011.
  • "Intervention to Advance Sitting and Reaching in Infants and Young Children with Disabilities: Evidence and Clinical Decision Making Principles," CSM, 2011.
  • "Eugene Michels Research Forum: Restorative vs. Compensatory Approaches to Rehabilitation: Where Does (or Should) Your Approach Fall on the Continuum?" CSM, 2011.
  • "Go Baby Go! The Science, Training and Technology of Early Wheeled Mobility", within the APTA Section on Pediatric Annual Conference, 2011.
  • “Social Mobility: Assisting Children and Families in Maximizing Power Mobility”, within the APTA Section on Pediatric Annual Conference, 2011.
  • "Effective Mobility Is the Best Medicine: Where Are You in the Paradigm Shift from Walking to Powered Mobility to Biodriven Mobility? " With Charlene Butler and Beth McCarty AACPDM
  • "Babies Gone Wild", representative of National Science Foundation at US Science and Engineering Festival, 2012.

Invited Presentations
Motor Control: Development

  • "Joint excursion characteristics in the first year of reaching", Developmental Seminar, Indiana Univ., Sept. 1999.
  • "Lifespan coordination of reaching behavior", Developmental Seminar, Indiana Univ., March 1999
  • “Reaching and Object Exploration”, Division of Graduate Medical Education, Seton Hall Univ., May, 2000.
  • "The search for general features of coordination”, Univ. of Maryland Dept of Physical Therapy, Baltimore, Oct. 2000.
  • “Development of the infant”, Shenandoah University, April 2001.
  • “Infant motor development”, UD Biomechanics and Movement Science seminar, Sept. 2001
  • “Developmental principles: Application to functional retraining”, UD Continuing Education, Dec. 2001
  • “Infant motor development: Transition to Function”, Early Experience Research Group, UD, March 2002.. 2001
  • “Development and coordination of purposeful limb movement”, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Aug. 2003.
  • “Development and coordination of purposeful limb movement”, Dept. of Kinesiology, Univ. of Maryland, Oct. 2003.
  • “Development and coordination of purposeful limb movement”, Doings in Motor Control, Univ. of Arizona, Jan. 2004.
  • “The neurobiology of early intervention”, BIOMS seminar, UD, March 2004.
  • “Learning and coordination: Assessment of the young infant”, Neonatal Grand Rounds, Christiana Medical Center, Oct. 2004.
  • “The emergence of purposeful control in early Infancy: Implications for EI.” Combined Sections Meeting, New Orleans, Feb. 2005
  • “Motor learning assessment for infants at risk for CP” at Motor learning based intervention for children with cerebral palsy. Shriners Hospital, Philadelphia, April 2005.
  • “The emergence of purposeful behaviors in early infancy”, at The Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities. Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, April 2005.
  • “The emergence of reaching” at Motor Development and Learning in Infancy II, Spain, May 2005.
  • “The emergence of purposeful behaviors in early infancy”, at AI DuPont Conference on Pediatric Physical Therapy, Wilmington, DE, June 2005.
  • “The emergence of purposeful movement: the role of learning, experience and biomechanics”, at International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan, June 2006.
  • “Babies Gone Wild: Recent Adventures of the Infant Behavior Lab” Delaware Biotechnology Institute Seminar Series, Sept. 2007
  • "Why the Time is Right for Infant Power Wheelchair Training” Delaware Physical Therapy Association Meeting, Oct. 2008
  • "The role of experience in the emergence of early motor skills: Supporting and surprising evidence for early intervention of infants at risk for long term motor impairments." Japanese Society of Behavioral Development in Infancy, January, 2009.
  • "The role of biomechanics and experience in the emergence of reaching" Tokyo University, January, 2009.
  • "Babies Driving Robots: Robot Enhanced Early Mobility" (keynote address) AI DuPont Pediatric Physical Therapy Conference, May 2009
  • "Access to Independence: Why the time is right for the infant power mobility." Permobil's "The Power of You” conference, Nashville, July 2009
  • "Access to Independence: Why the time is right for the infant power mobilityin Japan." Japanese Society of Behavioral Development in Infancy, Tokyo, January, 2009.
  • "Mobility Immersion: Preschoolers driving robots...in the classroom!" School of Education, UD September 2009
  • "Children in Power: The Expressway to Sensory, Cognitive, Social and Physical Development", Maryland State Physical and Occupational Therapy Meeting, 2010.
  • "Babies Gone Wild: How infant power mobility could change the face of rehabilitation" (Foundation for Physical Therapy hosted lecture), APTA National Student Conclave, 2010. pdf
  • "Training Special Needs Infants to Drive Mobile Robots Using Force-Feedback Joysticks" co-author with Agrawal and Chen, Intl. Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2010.
  • "The Utilization of Mobility for Socialization of Children with Special Needs: A Case Report" co-author with Ragonesi, Ge, Sridhar, Mageid, Yang, Blair, Vel, Chen, and Agrawal, In Proceedings International Conference on Infant Studies, 2010.
  • "A Little Knowledge Goes a Long Way: Early Education on Infant Handling Advances Development Throughout the First Year of Life", co-author with Lobo and Lee, SRCD 2011.
  • "Power Mobility and Socialization Training in a Preschool Classroom for a Child with Cerebral Palsy", co-author with Ragonesi and Agrawal, SRCD 2011.
  • "Social Mobility: The Science, Training and Technology of a New View of Pediatric Power Mobility" within the Symposium: Intervention to Enhance Motor Development for Posture, Mobility, and Function, NASPSPA 2011.
  • "Babies Gone Wild: Unleashing the Exploratory Power of Infants", Sykes Symposium on Pediatric Physical Therapy, Health and Development, University of Southern California, 2011.
  • "Babies Gone Wild: Unleashing Infant Exploration", Shriners Pediatric Research Center Seminar Series, Philadelphia, 2011.
  • "Babies Gone Wild: Unleashing the Exploratory Power of Infants", Biomedical Research Seminar, AI DuPont Childrens Hospital, 2011.
  • "Design of a Novel Mobility Device Controlled by the Walking Action of a Standing Child", co-author with Schoepflin, Chen, Ragonesi, and Agrawal, Intl. Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2011.
  • “Mobility Training of Infants and Toddlers Using Novel Mobile Robots and Interfaces", 33rd Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference 2011. Co author with Agrawal SA , Chen X, Ragonesi C.
  • "Babies Gone Wild: Unleashing the Exploratory Power of Infants", Feldenkrais® Science Network Annual Conference 2011.
  • “Pimp My Ride! Biodriven Mobility to Enhance Cognition, Socialization, Fitness and Strength”, American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Conference 2011. Co author with Sam Lee
  • Social Sciences and Human Health Symposium”, University of Delaware, 2011
  • "Exploration! Every day, all day, everywhere with everyone." Brazilian Motor Behavior Congress, 2012.
  • "A Chair No More: A New Perspective on Pediatric Power Mobility." Brazilian Motor Behavior Congress, 2012.
  • "Modified Ride-on Toy Cars for Early Power Mobility: A Technical Report" with Hsiang han Huang AACPDM, 2012

Motor Control: Adult

  • "The coordination of transport and grasp in human reaching", Univ. of Arizona, March, 1994
  • "Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy", Muscle Physiology Colloquium, Univ. of Arizona, 1995-1996
  • "History of neurorehabilitation", Motor Control Seminar, Univ. of Arizona, May, 1995
  • "Non-intuitive relationships between muscle activity and joint motion in arm movements", Univ. of Arizona, Feb, 1995
  • "Variability of 2 JT vs. 3 JT human arm movements", Physiological Sciences Program, November, 1995
  • "The control of body orientation and equilibrium in vertebrates", Motor Control Colloquium, April, 1996.
  • "Muscle torque-joint velocity relationships during multijoint arm movement", Univ. of Arizona, October, 1996
  • "Muscle torque-joint velocity relationships in launching the arm", Motor Control Seminar, Univ. of Arizona, Nov. 1996
  • "Using biomechanics to discuss neural control ", Physical Therapy, Arizona Health Sciences School, Nov. 1997
  • "Differential control: muscle roles in multijoint arm movements", Univ. of Kentucky, Physical Therapy, Jan. 1998
  • "Muscle torque roles in arm movements", Arizona State Soc. for Neuroscience, Arizona State Univ., Jan. 1998
  • "Muscle torque roles in arm movements", Motor Control Seminar, Univ. of Arizona, Jan. 1998
  • "Differential control: a general strategy for initiating arm movements?", Combined Sections, APTA, Boston, Feb. 1998
  • "Biomechanics of dexterity: modern thoughts on Bernstein’s problems" Motor Control Colloquium, Feb. 1998
  • "Differential control: muscle roles in multijoint arm movements", Indiana Univ., April 1998
  • "Interlimb coordination of playing the cello", Doings in Motor Control Seminar, Univ. of Arizona, April 1999.

Clinical Seminars
Spinal Cord Rehabilitation

  • Physical Therapy Management of Individuals with Complete Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)", Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center (WWRC), Oct. 1989-1991.
  • "Physical Therapy Management of Individuals with Incomplete SCI", WWRC, April 1990-1991.
  • "Physical Therapy Management of Individuals with SCI: Accent on Independence", WWRC, 1992

Stroke Rehabilitation

  • "Neuroscience Update", WWRC, June, 1991. "Evaluation/Program Planning for Individuals following CVA", Med. College of Virginia, 1991-1993.
  • "Evaluation of Motor Control in Stroke Rehabilitation", WWRC, 1991-1992
  • "An Overview of Stroke Evaluation and Program Planning", WWRC, 1991-1992.

Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation

  • "Evaluation and Program Planning of Individuals following TBI", WWRC, April, 1991. “Evaluation and Program Planning of an Individual with TBI”, UD PT Rounds, 2002.
  • “Novel approach to DPT education: Traumatic Brain Injury”, Delaware Brain Injury Association, Nov. 2003.
  • “Update on teaching strategies: Traumatic Brain Injury”, Delaware Brain Injury Association, Feb. 2005.

Research Utilization in Neurorehabilitation

  • "Theory in the Clinic: You're Better When You Think", Virginia Physical Therapy Association (VPTA), August, 1991.
  • "Foundations for Establishing a Research-Based Clinical Practice", VPTA State Conference, April, 1992.
  • "Single Subject Design as a Clinical Assessment Tool", WWRC, February, 1992.
  • "Clinical theory building and modern motor control theory", Dept. of Physical Therapy, Northern Arizona Univ., 1995
  • "Clinical Theory Building: thinking about research’s role in clinical practice", Physical therapy program, Arizona Health Sciences School, Nov. 1997
  • "Clinical Theory Building II: a role for research in the clinic", Physical therapy program, Arizona Health Sciences School of the KCOM, Dec. 1997

Clinical Neurophysiology and Motor Control

  • "Clinical Neurophysiology", Southern Arizona Rehabilitation Hospital, January, 1994.
  • "Lifespan Development of Reaching", Feldenkrais Workshop, Bloomington, IN, April, 1999.

Assistive Technology in Rehabilitation

  • "Recreating the Wheel: The Hows and Whys of Wheelchairs and Seating", WWRC, March, 1992.

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