Associate Professors

Pamela J. Bryden, Ph.D. 

Professor and Department Chair,
Department of Kinesiology & Phys. Ed.
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON

My research attempts to answer why there is a preferred-hand advantage in motor tasks and how this advantage is related to hand preference in order to understand motor asymmetries. My research uses a bottom-up approach to determine motor requirements for certain tasks, while also applying a top-down approach for brain is lateralized for movement. Recently, my interests are focused on handedness across the lifespan, in both typically-developing populations and those with neuro-developmental disorders.

---

Michael E. Cinelli, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor
Department of Kinesiology & Phys. Ed.
Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo ON

My research is primarily focused on the perceptual and cognitive factors that affect the control of locomotion as well as measuring and understanding the changes in the dynamic control of locomotion in cluttered environments over a life span. My research provides insights into how the nervous system processes sensory information (inputs) and executes skilled actions (motor outputs) in everyday situations during the middle developmental stages as well as during later stages of life. Recently, my interests have been directed towards understanding perception-action integration dysfunctions in special populations such as individuals with a recent concussion, individuals with Multiple Sclerosis, and children with motor delays.

---