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Sandra Willett

Sandra Willett, PT, PCS

swillett@unmc.edu Title: Director; Assistant Professor Department:Physical Therapy College/Organization: Munroe Meyer Institute Campus: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Personal Website Research Nebraska Page
Research Type:
  • Applied
  • Translational Science
Age Group:
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
  • Infants/Toddlers (Birth to 3 year olds)
Population Focus
  • ECE Practitioners/Teachers
  • ECE Supervisors/Administrators
  • Healthcare/Mental Health Providers
  • Policymakers
  • Professional Development Providers/Trainers/Coaches
  • Special Education Systems/Service Providers
  • Children with Special Needs/Developmental Delays
  • Typically Developing Children/Students
  • Premature Infants
  • Immigrants/Refugee Families
  • Low Income Populations
  • Parents/Families
Research Keywords
  • Prematurity
  • Motor Development
  • Family Systems
  • Grounded Cognition
Research Questions
  • How motor development in early infancy drives change in other domains?
  • How the caregiving environment influences early motor development?
  • How early identification of and intervention for motor delays changes developemntal trajectories in infants born prematurely or at-risk?
Research Approach
  • Qualitative methods
  • Quantitative methods
  • Mixed methods
Designs & Methods
  • Case Studies
  • Experimental
  • Interventions
  • Longitudinal Study
  • Measurement Development
  • Psychometry/Psychometrics
  • Small group/single case
Research Tools
  • Direct Child Assessments
  • Interviews/Focus
  • Observational Assessments
  • Surveys/Questionnaires
  • Video Footage
Research Content
  • Cognitive Development/Executive Functioning
  • Family Engagement
  • Physical Development