Our lab’s mission is to pursue collaborative, rigorous, reproducible, and accessible science to enhance knowledge of:
- Human movement and its awe-inspiring, dynamic complexity in neurotypical and neuro-divergent individuals
- How the brain contributes to individual differences in sensory and motor engagement and changes during maturation, learning, and experience
- How movement patterns influence an individual’s participation in meaningful activities (i.e., occupations)
La misión de nuestro laboratorio es realizar ciencia colaborativa, rigurosa, reproducible y accesible para mejorar el conocimiento de:
- El movimiento humano y su impresionante complejidad dinámica en individuos neurotípicos y neuro-divergentes.
- Cómo el cerebro contribuye a diferencias individuales en la participación sensorial y motora y en cambios durante la maduración, el aprendizaje y experiencia.
- Cómo los patrones de movimiento influyen en la participación de un individuo en actividades significativas (es decir, ocupaciones).
Lab in the News
Sensory Presentation
Allison Block attended the Sensory Integration Think Tank Summit in Richmond, VA last week (UPDATE depending on post timing). Here, lead researchers in occupational therapy sensory integration research met to discuss the state of the …
July 14, 20262nd place award!
Jamie Kortanek’s poster, Quality of Life in Autistic Children: The Impact of ADHD Trait Prominence, Functional Performance, and Reporter, won second place at the OT Summit of Scholars conference & first place poster at the …
July 1, 2026Outreach event
In August, Monica and Amelia had the chance to host a table at El Mercadito Hispano, the weekly community farmers market at Centro Hispano in Madison. They were invited to share brain health resources, including …
October 16, 2025Prelims passed
Monica Duran passed her initial prelims for the PhD portion of her MD-PhD program. She submitted the grant for this work in early March. She plans to look at brain correlates of the arousal network, …
May 13, 2025
Congratulations, Dr. Skaletski!
Emily Skaletski successfully defended her dissertation on Monday, April 14 at the Waisman Center. Following graduation, she will continue her research career at Northwestern University with a Community Living & Participation Fellowship, funded by NIDILRR, …
April 30, 2025- More Posts