PLAY Lab

Education:

• B.S. in Psychology, Berry College
• M.Ed. in Exercise Science (Specialization in Sport Psychology), Auburn University
• Ph.D. in Exercise Science (Dual-specialization in Motor Behavior and Physical Activity and Health), Auburn University

 

Research interests:

• Motor skills and physical activity in early childhood as well as related health factors such as childhood obesity, screen-time, and perceptions of competence.
• My work broadly centers on evidence-based interventions to enhance these behaviors, evaluation of assessments in these research areas (and the psychometric properties), and global comparisons of early childhood health variables.

 

Favorite Thing to PLAY:

• I grew up playing soccer (from around the age of 2 through college at Berry College) as well as karate, running, and tennis. I still really enjoy playing soccer, tennis, and running. I am also a BIG sports fan and enjoy watching football, baseball, golf, and tennis. One of my family’s favorite things is to visit baseball parks.

Education:

• B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (French, Journalism and Humanities), University of Arizona
• MPA, Augusta University

 

Research Interest:

• Community-level ACEs, PACEs, and violence prevention. Working in the PLAY Lab offers me the opportunity to better understand how movement behaviors have the potential to impact a child’s experience in early childhood beyond just physical wellbeing.

 

Favorite Thing to PLAY:

• I loved roller skating, hula hoop and jump rope when I was a kid. My favorite things to play now are Zumba and pinball.

 Education:

• B.S. in Exercise Science, University of South Carolina 

 

Research Interest:

• Development of motor skills in young children

 

Favorite Thing to PLAY:

• My favorite thing to play is baseball. I started playing baseball at the age of three. 

Education:

• B.S. in Psychology, Georgia Southern University
• B.S. in Psychology, Clinical/Counseling, Augusta University (in progress)

 

Research Interest:

• Non-traditional forms of parenting such as single parents, incarcerated parents, foster parents, etc.

 

Favorite Thing to PLAY:

• My favorite thing to play is the card game SkipBo.

Education:

• B.A. in Experimental Psychology, Georgia State University
• B.S. in Science, Augusta University (in progress)

 

Research Interest:

• Marriage and family, specifically relationship discord and racial disparities 

 

Favorite Thing to PLAY:

• My favorite thing to play is Uno and Phase 10.