Silver Terp Seminars | Movement matters: How motor skills develop and change across our lifespan

Since her undergraduate days, Dr. Jane Clark has been interested in how we learn motor skills, and especially those who have difficulty in learning what might seem to be the simplest of motor skills. In her talk, Jane will dissect how we control and coordinate our actions and how these processes change across our lives. And for us “senior” movers, Jane will discuss the importance of moving and the challenges that might confront us.

Jane is a distinguished scholar whose work has had a lasting impact on the fields of motor development and movement science. She has edited seven books, authored more than 100 scholarly articles, and delivered hundreds of professional presentations at conferences and universities in the U.S. and abroad. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Jane has received national recognition for both her research and service, including serving as an elected leader of three national organizations.