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Janet Hauck, Ph.D., CAPE

Dr. Hauck is the director of the PLAY’d lab and an assistant professor in Kinesiology. Her research interests include adapted physical activity and promotion of physical activity and motor skill development in infants and children with and without disabilities.

Isabella Felzer-Kim

Isabella is an M.D.-Ph.D. student in Kinesiology and the College of Human Medicine. Her focus is the prevention of childhood obesity in infants and children. She works with typically developing children, as well as those with disabilities such as Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Isabella’s current project is an intervention to promote motor skills in young children with ASD.

Yuemei Lu

Yuemei is a PhD student in Kinesiology majoring in Cognitive and Motor Neuroscience. Her research interest is focusing on designing and implementing interventions to facilitate motor skills and cognitive skills of children with disabilities, especially Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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