Director
Barbara Sargent is an Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy. She is director of the Development of Infant Motor Performance Laboratory (DIMPL). DIMPL is dedicated to the study of the development of human action during infancy and early childhood, and to the early identification and intervention of infants at risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities.
PhD students
Nora Almoadi, PT, MS (almoadi@usc.edu) is a PhD student in the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. Her dissertation research investigates the locomotor exploratory behaviors of infants born preterm and full-term to inform early walking interventions. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation from Jouf University, Saudi Arabia, and a Master’s degree in Health Science from Concordia University.
Ai-Tzu Chan, OT, MS (aitzucha@usc.edu) is a PhD student in the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. Her research interests include infant motor learning and motor control to inform early intervention for infants born preterm. She has a Bachelors and Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Chang Gung University, Taiwan.
Alumni
Jeong Ah (Jane) Kim, PhD, PT (2020 PhD, Biokinesiology)
Instructor, Physical Therapy, Yonsei University, South Korea
Research Assistants
Xiaowei (Marina) Di, USC undergraduate, Human Biology
Amelia Goudzwaard, 2023 USC BS in Human Biology
Isabella Leung, USC undergraduate, Health and Human Sciences
Eesha Singh, USC undergraduate, Human Biology