Department of Kinesiology

Ann Smiley-Oyen, PhD.
Associate Professor

	Office: 244 Forker Building
	Phone: 515-294-8261
	Email: asmiley@iastate.edu
	Other Links: Vita

Research Interests

My research is focused on how the brain contributes to effective movement, with the long-range goal to impact remediation, rehabilitation, and therapeutic practices. My current focus is the contribution of the basal ganglia to learning and retention of motor skills, and to planning and online control of sequential tasks. Thus, much of my research is with people with Parkinson's disease. We are also examining gait in people with Parkinson’s disease and older adults, and we are initiating a clinical gait assessment program. I am also doing collaborative work in which movement sequencing is being examined in children with developmental coordination disorder. For more information go to http://www.kin.hs.iastate.edu/research/facilities.php and click on Motor Control and Learning Research Laboratory.

Teaching

I teach undergraduate and graduate motor control and learning (Kin 372, Kin 560), neural basis of human movement (472/572), and graduate motor development (Kin 561). I advise honor's students as well as Master’s and doctoral students. We also have undergraduates (primarily pre-med, pre-physical therapy, or pre-occupational therapy) assisting in a variety of projects in the research lab.

Service/Outreach/Professional Activity

I am an active member in the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity and the Society for Neuroscience. I also serve as an adhoc reviewer for a variety of journals including American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Experimental Aging Research, Experimental Brain Research; Gerontology; Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Series; Journal of Motor Behavior; and Movement Disorders.

Personal Interests

I enjoy spending time with my family, outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking, and reading books about science fiction and fantasy (like C.S. Lewis and Tolkien) as well as books that explore the interface of faith and science.