It’s official! Excited to get started at @UTKGradSchool in the fall as a PhD student.

Congratulations to Dimetrius Brandon for receiving the Jimmy and Ileen Cheek Graduate Student Medal of Excellence and Amanda Galbraith for receiving the Chancellor's Award for University Engagement. It's a great time to celebrate graduate students and postdocs at UT!

New paper out & starting off the year strong with the @utkmoveandplay ! This one was a team effort and a fun step outside our usual lane within the lab! We looked at motor competence in young adults (18-25 years old) using the updated MABC-3! 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ Huge thanks to @KipWebsterPhD for allowing me to lead this project and to stretch outside of my comfort zone! 🔍 Key findings: • Young adults demonstrated below-average motor skill performance across all MABC-3 domains, suggesting a general delay in motor competence. • Females performed better in manual dexterity and balance, while males outperformed females in aiming and catching—with no overall gender differences in total motor scores. • Weight status differences were minimal overall, but normal-weight individuals showed better balance performance than overweight individuals. Check it out: doi.org/10.1123/jmld.2025-00…

𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 😼 Caleb Gossett | #88 | Wide Receiver | Lewis Center, Ohio Gossett joined the Bobcats in 2022 following his time at the University of Dayton. Gossett has played in 25 games for the Bobcats, recording 24 total receptions for 242 yards. In a critical game against Toledo in 2024, Gossett tallied a career-high 86 receiving yards, helping Ohio to win. #OUohyeah

The Move + Play Laboratory in The Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is seeking highly motivated doctoral students for Fall 2026. More information can be found at: bit.ly/42KHQs7

So proud of our incredibly talented undergraduate @utk_krss researchers, Alaina and Abby, presenting their work today at @utknoxville Discovery Day!! Also to recognize the wonderful job @Dimetri_Brandon has done mentoring students in research! @utkmoveandplay @Abby_Lovingood

Come join our wonderful team!

4️⃣ Comparing TGMD-3 & MABC-3 in preschoolers' motor skills! A study by @Dimetri_Brandon et al. highlights the distinct approaches of each assessment in evaluating FMS. Choosing the right tool is key to understanding FMS performance. Find out more: doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2025-00…

Hey #AcademicTwitter! I'm exploring cluster analysis for a dataset on motor skills and related variables. I'd love to see how others have applied it—any resources, examples, or articles to share? Reach me at dbrando6@vols.UTK.edu. Thanks in advance! 🙌 #MotorSkills

Fantastic final day @NASPSPA and especially proud of @Abby_Lovingood presenting her research on Motor Skills & Balance. What a great job representing @UTKnoxville @KRSSutk and our labs most recent work! @Dimetri_Brandon @kbecker99

So proud to hear @Dimetri_Brandon and Devin present their research today at @NASPSPA - what a great representation of the impactful work we’ve been doing at @UTKnoxville @KRSSutk with great colleagues like @kbecker99 and Dawn Coe!!

Very proud of my students @Dimetri_Brandon and Abby presenting their work today at the @UTKnoxville Graduate Student Research Colloquium!! @KRSSutk #MotorBehaviorLab - Next stop, @NASPSPA!!

Today, let's go! @Dimetri_Brandon @oloughlin_niamh

🔥I-MDRC Students 🔥 Now it is your time to shine and meet your fellow I-MDRC student members with the guidance of @Dimetri_Brandon @oloughlin_niamh 😍 Join us on 13th March from 16 to 17 EST with this link deakin.zoom.us/j/83506191285…

Over the next few years, their goal is to strengthen student connections within the I-MDRC community. They are excited to serve in this role, and they can’t wait to meet many of you! At I-MDRC, we are excited about the plans they have in store for us! Jump in! 🤩

Excited to be on the IMDRC Advisory Council and grow the connections between students worldwide! Stay tuned for upcoming events for students👀

If you or someone you know is a graduate student interested in joining the @SHAPEAmerica Research Council, please reach out to me! This is a fantastic opportunity for graduate students to get involved with SHAPE and contribute to the research community.

Have you met our new AC and EC members who will join in January 2025? Our newly selected members can be found on our website: i-mdrc.com/team-3 🧡We warmly welcome you on board!🧡 The current EC-AC members can also be found on the website: i-mdrc.com/about

Fun Friday trying something new with @KipWebsterPhD and team examining Motor Skills in college students. Stay tuned for the results! 😊

🎉Newly accepted expert statement on behalf of the @IMDRC_MotorDev by @cla_lucena_ from @UFPBoficial 🇧🇷, with @nadiacvalentini, A. Sääkslahti, E.K. Africa, G. Nobre, P. Tortella, P.F. Bendeira and JMLD Board members @KipWebsterPhD, @LERobinsonPhD, @MikeDunky, & @LisaBarnettPhD