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February 6, 2024

Tom Stoffregen, PhD, professor of perceptual-motor control and learning in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL), was recently a co-author on an article with Chih-Hui Chang, PhD, a former doctoral student of the School of Kinesiology.

December 28, 2023

Tom Stoffregen, PhD, professor of perceptual-motor control and learning in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL), was recently quoted in a MarketWatch article about first time flying tips by Bradford Cuthrell, titled, "A Guide for First-Time Flyers: What To Expect and How To Prepare."

August 3, 2023

Members of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL) led by Tom Stoffregen, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology, recently participated in the International Conference on Perception and Action, held in Guadalajara, Mexico over June 27-30.

August 2, 2023

Research from the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL) was represented at the annual North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) conference held June 1-3, 2023, in Toronto, Canada.

June 14, 2023

Tom Stoffregen, PhD, professor of perceptual-motor control and learning in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL), was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance, for his work on the study, entitled, Perception of higher-order affordances for kicking in soccer.

June 7, 2023

Tom Stoffregen, PhD, professor of perceptual-motor control and learning in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL), was recently quoted in a Longreads article about motion sickness on amusement park rides by Emily Latimer, entitled, "I Think I’m Going to Be Sick."

May 2, 2023

Dani Arruda, MS, a PhD candidate in the School of Kinesiology and member of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL) led by Tom Stoffregen, PhD, recently received the 2023 Mace Travel Award from the International Society for Ecological Psychology to attend the 2023 International Conference on Perception and Action.

May 1, 2023

The School of Kinesiology's Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL) directed by Tom Stoffregen, PhD, professor of perceptual-motor control and learning, is welcoming visiting scholar, Chih-Hui "Nicky" Chang, PhD.

March 21, 2023

Postural sway research by Thomas Stoffregen, Ph.D., professor and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL) in the School of Kinesiology, was featured November 2 in the popular television game show Jeopardy!

January 23, 2023

Tom Stoffregen, PhD, professor of perceptual-motor control and learning in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory (APAL), was recently interviewed for a podcast from Nautilus International, an organization representing maritime professionals.