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Janet Hauck is focused on examining health behaviors and designing and implementing meaningful interventions targeting motor behaviors. She is interested in physical activity and gross motor delay in children with and without disabilities. Her recent work includes the design and implementation of physical activity intervention studies for youth with Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder. She is investigating the relationship between physical activity, motor development, adiposity, and growth during the first 18 months of life for infants with and without Down syndrome as a means to understand pediatric obesity at its earliest stages.