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Informationen zum Autor Cathy McKay, Ed.D., is on the Faculty in the Department of Kinesiology at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. Dr. McKay's research focuses on Paralympic Sport education, relational leadership and values based leadership, and changing attitudes and perceptions towards inclusion through contact. Thomas E. Moran, Ph.D., CAPE, is an Associate Professor, PHETE Program within the Department of Kinesiology at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. He is founder and Project Director of Overcoming Barriers and Executive Director Empowerment3 - Center for Physical Activity & Wellness for Underserved Youth. Iva Obrusnikova, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor with the Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition at the University of Delaware. Her research focuses on physical activity and social behavior of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and the inclusion of children and adolescents with disabilities in physical activity settings. Martin E. Block, Ph.D., Associate Professor with the Kinesiology Program in the Curry School of Education, has been the co-director of the Adapted Physical Education Program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville since 1992. Previously, he was an adapted physical education specialist for Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia and the Ivymount School, a private school for children with disabilities, in Maryland. Dr. Block has conducted numerous workshops around the country for physical educators, special educators, therapists, and paraprofessionals on how to better include children with disabilities in general physical education, and he has co-authored more than 40 articles on adapted physical education. He also has served as Chair of the Adapted Physical Activity Council and Motor Development Academy for the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Dr. Block's current research interests focus on improving in-service training to practicing physical educators as well as studying the perceptions of inclusive physical education by students with and without disabilities, general and adapted physical educators, parents, and administrators. Jason C. Bishop, Ph.D., CAPE, is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment with the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design at West Virginia University in the area of Adapted Physical Activity and Health Disparities. Dr. Bishop research interests include the motor development of children with attention0deficit/hyperactivity disorder and increasing physical activity participation of people with disabilities. Ronald Davis, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Kinesiology Department in the area of Adapted Physical Education at Texas Woman's University. His research interests focus on performance and training for athletes/individuals with disabilities. Alicia Dixon-Ibarra, Ph.D., MPH, is a Post Doctorate Scholar with the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. Her research focuses on improving the health behaviors of individuals with a disability including developing and implementing physical activity health promotion programs for persons with disabilities and utilizing my epidemiology degree to analyze national surveillance system data to describe the health status of persons with disabilities. Simon Driver, Ph.D., is Director of Rehabilitation Research at Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas, TX. Dr. Driver's research focuses improving the health behaviors of individuals with a disability. Dr. Steve Elliott, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and the Associate Director in the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences at UNC Wilmington. The recipient of the 2012 Chancellors Teaching Award at UNCW, his research agenda is comprised of ...
