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Rosa Angulo-Barroso, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Movement Science
Research Associate Professor, Center for Human Growth and Development
    Program Director, Brain/Behavior Relationships in the Developing Child

• Areas of Interest
• Educational Background
• Research
• Other Appointments
• Teaching
• Honors and Awards
• Professional Affiliations and Service
• Selected Publications
• Selected Grants
• Links

4732 CCRB
401 Washtenaw Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2214
Phone: (734) 647-9851
Fax: (734) 936-1925
rangulo@umich.edu

Office Hours (Fall 2008):
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Laboratories Research Centers

• Center for Human Growth and Development *
• Center for Motor Behavior and Pediatric Disabilities (formerly Center for Motor Behavior in Down Syndrome)
• Motor Development Laboratory

* a research unit under the Office for the Vice President for Research

Areas of Interest

Short Description: Motor development, motor control, biocomplexity and early intervention.

“I am a behavioral developmentalist working in the field of movement in infant and children populations with and without developmental problems. My contributions have been to the advancement of the knowledge in motor skill acquisition in relation to environmental, nutritional, and genetic factors. My research interest focuses on understanding how different extrinsic and intrinsic factors cooperate to facilitate motor skill acquisition and improvement in snesorimotor performance.

“I am interested in looking at individual differences and early intervention programs to improve functional motor behaviors. Currently, I am exploring a paradigm designed to improve control of leg movements in infants. I hope to apply this knowledge to intervention programs in clinical populations.

“I am also conducting research: (1) looking at the effects of treadmill training on motor activity in infants with Down syndrome and at risk for Cerebral Palsy, (2) investigating the effects of context and training on infants and children' locomotion patterns, and (3) examining the effects of iron deficiency in infants' and children's motor activity.”

Educational Background

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Ph.D., double major in Motor Development and Neural Sciences, 1997
"Exploration and control of leg movements in infants"

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
M.Sc., Biomechanics, 1990

University of Barcelona INEF, Spain
B.Sc., Physical Education, 1985

Research

Clicking on a study will take you into the Research section of the Kinesiology web site.

• Treadmill Training and Infants “at Risk”: Evidence-Based Developmental Outcomes
• Capacity to Select and Remember Complex Leg Movement Patterns in Infants with and without Disabilities **
• Effects of Iron Deficiency Anemia in the Motor Activity of Chilean and Indian Infants ***
• Longitudinal Study of Early Locomotor Training in Infants with Down Syndrome *

Other Appointments

Center for Human Growth and Development, Associate Research Scientist

Teaching

MOVESCI 305. Topical Seminar

MOVESCI 320. Motor Control

MOVESCI 381. Community Service Learning

MOVESCI 402. Teaching Experience in Movement Science

MOVESCI 423 / KINESLGY 423.* Sensorimotor Development

MOVESCI 429 / KINESLGY 429.* Laboratory Rotation in Motor Control

KINESLGY 520. Graduate Seminar in Motor Control/Development

* Movement Science courses are for undergraduate credit; Kinesiology courses are for graduate credit.

Honors and Awards

Professional Affiliations and Service

Selected Publications

Publications in Refereed Journals

Wu, J., Looper, J., Angulo-Barroso, R.M., Ulrich, B.C. & Ulrich, D.A. (in press) “Exploring effects of different treadmill interventions on walking onset and gait patterns in infants with down syndrome.” (Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology).

Ulrich, D.A., Lloyd, M., Tiernan, C.W. & Looper, J & Angulo-Barroso, R.M.. (in press) “The Effects of Intensity of Treadmill Training on Developmental Outcomes and Stepping in Infants with Down Syndrome.” (Journal of Pediatrics).

Angulo-Barroso, R.M., Wu, J. & Ulrich, D. (in press) “Long-term effect of different treadmill interventions on gait development in new walkers with Down syndrome.” (Gait and Posture).

Tiernan, C. & Angulo-Barroso, R.M. (in press) “A constrained motor-perceptual task in infancy: Effects of sensory modality.” (Journal of Motor Behavior).

Lozoff, B., Corapci, F., Burden, M., Angulo-Barroso, R., Sazawal, S. & Black, M. (2007). “Affective and Behavioral Alterations among Preschoolers with Iron Deficiency Anemia”. J. of Nutrition 683-689.

Shafir-Liberzon, T., Angulo-Barroso, R.M., Calatroni, A., Jimenez, E., & Lozoff, B. (2006). “Effects of iron deficiency on patterns of motor development over time.” Human Movement Science 25, 821-838.

Looper, J., Wu J., Angulo-Barroso, R.M., Ulrich, D.A. & Ulrich B.D. (2006). “Changes in step variability of new walkers with typical development and Down syndrome”. Journal of Motor Behavior, 38(5), 367-372.

McKay, S & Angulo-Barroso, R.M. (2006). “Longitudinal assessment of leg motor activity and sleep patterns in infants with and without Down syndrome.” Infant Behavior and Development, 29(2), 153-169.

Garcia, A.W., Langenthal, C.R., Angulo-Barroso, R.M. & Gross, M.M. (2004) “A comparison of accelerometers for predicting energy expenditure and vertical ground reaction force in school-age children.” Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 8(3), 119-144.

Streepy, J. & Angulo-Kinzler, R.M. (2002) “The role of task difficulty in the control of dynamic balance in children and adults.” Human Movement Science, 21, 423-438.

Angulo-Kinzler, R.M., Peirano, P., Lin, E., Garrido, M. & Lozoff, B. (2002). “Motor activity in human infants with iron-deficiency anemia.” Early Human Development, 66(2), 67-79.

Angulo-Kinzler, R.M., Ulrich, B.D. & Thelen, E. (2002). “Three-month-old infants select specific motor solutions.” Motor Control, 6(1), 52-68.

Selected Grants (Funded)

2007-2012. NICHD, “Timing, duration, and severity of infant iron deficiency: Developmental impacts.” $3,341,009 direct, $4,286,248 total. (Co-investigator, 15% effort, PI: Betsy Lozoff).

2007-2012. NIH-NICHD - HD33487- “Neuromaturation delays in iron deficient anemic infants.” $3,900,000 direct, $ 1,200,000 indirect (Co-investigator, 15% effort) (P.I. Betsy Lozoff, MD).

2007-2012. NICHD, Program project grant - continuation, “Brain and behavior in early iron deficiency.” (Co-investigator, 10% effort) (P.I. Betsy Lozoff, MD).

2004-2009. NICHD, “Functional Significance of early iron deficiency.” (Co-investigator, 2% effort years 3-5) (P.I. Betsy Lozoff, MD).

2005-2009. OSERS (Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education). Principal investigator; Co-P.I. Dale Ulrich. “Treadmill training and infants with cerebral palsy: Evidence-based developmental outcomes”. ($469,930 direct, $249,063 indirect).

2005-2009. NCMHD. Mentor; P.I David Stern, MD, PhD.“Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training grant.” ($997,170 direct, 265,501 indirect).

2005-2008. NSF (Human Social Dynamics-Dynamics of Human Behavior). Co-investigator; P.I. Twila Tardif, PhD. “Emotion regulation as a complex system.” ($708,627 direct).

2002-2006 U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center. Co-investigator. “The preparation of leadership personnel to implement the research to practice model in adapted physical education, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.” ($953,380 direct, $1,072 indirect).

2001-2006 NIH, T-32 training grant. Mentor. “The University of Michigan medical rehabilitation research training program.” ($1,352,759).

2001-2006 NIH-NICHD—R01. Co-investigator. “Neuromaturation delays in iron deficient anemic infants.” ($1,932,552 direct, $360,056 indirect).

2001-06. NICHD, Program project grant. Co-investigator. “Brain and Behavior in Early Iron Deficiency.” ($5,188,111 direct, $1,165,940 indirect).

2001-05. OSERS (Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Dept. of Education). Co-principal investigator. “Longitudinal study of Early Locomotor Training in Infants with Down Syndrome and Infants at risk for Cerebral Palsy.”($461,958 direct, $212,905 indirect).

2001-06. NICHD, R01. Co-investigator. “Neuromaturation delays in iron deficient anemic infants.” ($1,932,552 direct, $360,056 indirect).

Links

• North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
• International Society for Infant Studies
• Society for Research in Child Development