Priscila Tamplain, PhD

Priscila Tamplain, PhD is an associate professor at the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is an expert and researcher on the topics of motor development and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).

• • • DCD
    • Motor development
    • Motor skill assessment and intervention in children
    • Connections between motor and cognitive development
    • Relationship between motor development and physical/mental health

Tamplain, P., Miller, H., Licari, M., Williams, J. (July, 2022). Impact for DCD-USA. DCD-14 Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada. [ORAL]

Iuzzini-Seigel, J., & Moorer, L., & Tamplain, P. (July, 2022). An investigation of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) characteristics in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Apraxia Kids National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA. [ORAL]

Nelson, K., Lavin, E., Fuchs, C., & Tamplain, P. (September, 2021). The effectiveness of a web-based motor intervention program on motor and psychosocial abilities of children with DCD: A preliminary study. 5th Assembly of the International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC). Virtual Conference. [ORAL]

Lavin, E., Nelson, K., Fuchs, C. & Tamplain, P. (July, 2021). Motor and psychosocial profiles of children enrolled in a web-based motor intervention program during COVID-19. National Conference for Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD-UK). Virtual Conference. [ORAL]. Abstract: Conference booklet, pp. 26.

Caçola, P., Sherrod, G., & Miller, H. (June, 2019). Prevalence of co-occurring Developmental Coordination Disorder in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. 13th International Conference on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD 13), Jyväskylä, Finland. [SYMPOSIUM: Developmental disorders related to DCD] Abstract: DCD13 Book of abstracts, pp. 19.

Fears, N. E., Hirsch, S., Tamplain, P. M., Templin, T. N., Sherrod, G. M., Bugnariu, N. L. Patterson, R. M., & Miller, H. L. Characterizing goal-directed whole-body movements in autistic children and children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. (in press) Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Tamplain, P. M., Fears, N. E., Robinson, P., Chatterjee, R., Lichtenberg, G., & Miller, H. L. (2023). #Developmental Coordination Disorder/Dyspraxia in real life: Twitter users’ unprompted expression of experiences with motor differences. Journal of Motor Learning & Development.

Fears, N. E., Chatterjee, R., Tamplain, P., & Miller, H. L. (2023). Harvesting Twitter data for studying motor behavior in disabled populations: An introduction and tutorial in Python. Journal of Motor Learning & Development.

Chatterjee, R., Fears, N. E., Lichtenberg, G., Tamplain, P. M., & Miller, H. L. (2023). Identity and discourse among #ActuallyAutistic Twitter users with motor differences. Journal of Motor Learning & Development.

Miller, H. L., Licari, M. K., Bhat, A., Aziz-Zadeh, L. S., Van Damme, T., Fears, N. E., Cermak, S. A., & Tamplain, P. (2023). Motor problems in autism: co-occurrence or feature? (Invited review). Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.

Araujo, M. O., Tamplain, P., Duarte, N. A. C., Comodo, A. C. M., Ferreira, G. O. A., Queiróga, A., Oliveira, C. S., & Collange-Grecco, L A. (2023). Transcranial direct current stimulation to facilitate neurofunctional rehabilitation in children with autism spectrum disorder: a protocol for a randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Frontiers in Neurology,14:1196585. DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1196585

Moss, S., Zhang, X., Tamplain, P., & Gu, X. (2023). Overweight/obesity and socio-demographic disparities in children’s motor and cognitive function. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 2081. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1134647

Medeiros, P., Cardoso, F. L., Cordeiro, P. C., Paiva Vieira, E., Silva, W. R., & Tamplain, P. (2023). Self-esteem, self-efficacy, and social support mediate the relationship between motor proficiency and internalizing problems in adults: Exploring the Environmental Stress Hypothesis in adulthood. Human Movement Science, 88, 103072. DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2023.103072

Pimenta, R. P., Fuchs, C., Fears, N. E., Mariano, M., & Tamplain, P. (2023). Distinct mental health profiles in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A latent class analysis and associations. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 132, 104377. DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104377

Greer, J. A., Bricout, J., Xu, L., Fields, N. L., Tamplain, P., Palaniyandi, G., & Doelling, K. L. (2022). Robot collaborations: Using theatre performance to engage robots and humans. Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, 18(4).

Xu, L., Fields, N., Bricout, J., Tamplain, P., Sharma, B., & Doelling, K. (2022). Socially Assistive Robotics and Older Family Caregivers of Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD): A Pilot Study Exploring Respite, Acceptance, and Usefulness. PLOs One, 17(9): e0273479. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273479

Iuzzini-Seigel, J., Moorer, L., & Tamplain, P. (2022). An investigation of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) characteristics in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 53(4), 1006-1021. DOI: 10.1044/2022_LSHSS-21-00163

Medeiros, P., Cardoso, F. L., Silva, W. R., Zequinão, M. A., & Tamplain, P. (2022). Externalizing problems mediate motor proficiency and internalizing problems in children:
An extension of the Environmental Stress Hypothesis. Human Movement Science, 81, 102916. DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2021.102916

Brown, K., Smith, J., Bailey, T., Ortiz, G., Gu, X, & Tamplain, P. (2021). Parent-reported motivators and barriers to participation in a community-based intervention designed for children with motor difficulties: A qualitative program evaluation. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 39(1), 109-128. DOI: 10.1123/apaq.2020-0142

Bricout, J., Greer, J. Fields, N., Xu, L., Tamplain, P., Doelling, K., & Sharma, B. (2022). The ‘humane in the loop’: Inclusive research design and policy approaches to foster capacity building assistive technologies in the COVID-19 era. Assistive Technology. DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2021.1930282

Gu, X., Tamplain, P. M., Chen, W., Zhang, T., Keller, J., & Wang, J. (2021). A mediation analysis of the association between fundamental motor skills and physical activity during middle childhood. Children, 8(2), 64. DOI: 10.3390/children8020064

Gabbard, C., & Tamplain, P. (2021). The strengths and limitations of DCD-related screening questionnaires. Current Developmental Disorders Report, 8, 1-5. DOI: 10.1007/s40474-020-00222-w

Miller, H., Sherrod, G., Mauk, J., Fears, N., & Tamplain, P. (2021). Shared features or co-occurrence? Evaluating symptoms of Developmental Coordination Disorder in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(10), 3443-3455. DOI: 10.1007/s10803-020-04766-z

Gu, X., Fu, Y., Chen, W., Tamplain, P., & Zhang, T. (2021). A causal pathway of physical activity to motor competence in childhood: Evidence from a school-based intervention. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(4), 460-468. DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1826666