Glossary of Terms
- AMP = academic, mental, and physical literacy
- SKIP = Successful Kinesthetic Instruction for Preschoolers
- PAX = Pax Good Behavior Game
- PALS = Promoting Achievement, Learning, and Success
Current Projects
Walking to AMP
To examine the effects of the Walking Classroom on physical activity behavior, health literacy, and academic outcomes in rural children.
Primary Investigator: Sally Miedema, Ph.D., CAPE
Co-PI’s: Ali Brian, Ph.D., CAPE, Andrea Taliaferro, Ph.D., CAPE
Research Team: Courtney Dolan
Collaborators: Danielle Wadsworth, Auburn University
Funding Source: The Duke Endowment
Completed Projects
SKIPping to PAX
To examine the effects of an integrated intervention on the gross motor and social skills of preschool-aged children from rural settings.
Primary Investigator: Ali Brian, Ph.D., CAPE
Project Manager: Layne Case, Ph.D.
Research Team: Alex Stribing, Ph.D., Sally Miedema, Ph.D., Juntack Oh, Ph.D., Stephen Griffin, Chandler
Casner, Unjong Lee, Amelia DePass, Sarah Lewis
Collaborators: Kelly Lynn Mulvey, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Funding Source: National Institutes of Health
SKIPping with PALS
To examine the effects of a parent-assisted intervention on the gross motor skill development and physical activity behaviors of preschool-aged children from rural settings.
Primary Investigator: Ali Brian, Ph.D., CAPE
Project Manager: Alex Stribing, Ph.D
Research Team: Angela Starrett, Ph.D., David Stodden, Ph.D., Sally Miedema, Ph.D., Ben Miedema,
Ph.D., Juntack Oh, Ph.D., Stephen Griffin, Chandler Casner, Unjong Lee, Amelia DePass,
Sarah Lewis
Collaborators: Danielle Wadsworth, Ph.D., Auburn University, Jackie Goodway, Ph.D., Ohio State University,
Nalda Wainwright, Ph.D., Wales Institute for Physical Literacy
Funding Source: The Duke Endowment