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Dale Ulrich Ph.D.

Professor, Movement Science and Physical Education
Director, Center on Physical Activity and Health in Pediatric Disabilities

Areas of Interest

Motor behavior and development in infants and children with Down syndrome and autism, assessment of motor behavior and performance in children, designing and testing interventions to maximize physical activity, motor skill development, community participation, and quality of life in children with Down syndrome and autism.

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Publications

2012

MacDonald, M., Esposito P., Hauck J., Jeong I., Hornyak J., Argento A., et al. (2012).  Bicycle Training for Youth With Down Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 27(1), 12 - 21.
Esposito, P. E., MacDonald M., Hornyak J. E., & Ulrich D. A. (2012).  Physical activity patterns of youth with Down syndrome.. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. 50(2), 109-19. Abstract

2011

MacDonald, M., Jaszewski C., Esposito P., & Ulrich D. A. (2011).  The effect of learning to ride a two wheel bicycle on the social development of children with autism spectrum disorder. Palaestra. 25(4), 
Looper, J., & Ulrich D. A. (2011).  Does Orthotic Use Affect Upper Extremity Support During Upright Play in Infants With Down Syndrome?. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 23(1), 70 - 77.
MacDonald, M., Esposito P., & Ulrich D. A. (2011).  The physical activity patterns of children with autism.. BMC research notes. 4, 422. Abstract
Ulrich, D. A., Burghardt A. R., Lloyd M., Tiernan C., & Hornyak J. E. (2011).  Physical activity benefits of learning to ride a two-wheel bicycle for children with Down syndrome: a randomized trial.. Physical therapy. 91(10), 1463-77. Abstract

2010

Angulo-Barroso, R., Tiernan C. W., Chen L. - C., Ulrich D. A., & Neary H. (2010).  Treadmill responses and physical activity levels of infants at risk for neuromotor delay. Pediatric Physical Therapy: The Official Publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association. 22(1), 61 - 68. Abstract
Lloyd, M., Burghardt A., Ulrich D. A., & Angulo-Barroso R. (2010).  Physical activity and walking onset in infants with Down syndrome.. Adapted physical activity quarterly : APAQ. 27(1), 1-16. Abstract
Looper, J., & Ulrich D. A. (2010).  Effect of treadmill training and supramalleolar orthosis use on motor skill development in infants with Down syndrome: a randomized clinical trial.. Physical therapy. 90(3), 382-90. Abstract
Wu, J., Looper J., Ulrich D. A., & Angulo-Barroso R. M. (2010).  Effects of various treadmill interventions on the development of joint kinematics in infants with Down syndrome.. Physical therapy. 90(9), 1265-76. Abstract

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