The Child Movement, Activity, & Developmental Health Laboratory studies three areas of childhood development: motor skill acquisition, physical activity, and physical health and development in children between the ages of 3 and 8 years. We inves-tigate the developmental process of motor skill acquisition along with the underlying factors that shaped or are influenced by a child’s ability to move. We also seek to promote positive physical development through the implementation of evidence-based interventions. The goal of our research is to motivate children to move and ensure that they enter school healthy, active, and ready to learn.

Learn more at cmah.kines.umich.edu.

Announcement for Doctoral Student Assistantship

Dr. Leah E. Robinson, professor and director of the Child Movement, Activity & Developmental Health (CMAH) Lab in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan, is currently seeking a motivated doctoral student to work on research that takes a developmental perspective to motor skill acquisition, physical activity, and physical health and development in pediatric populations starting fall 2026.

Learn more -- read the PDF version of the full assistantship description.