Lab Director
Dr. Nicholas Fears is an Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Human Development & Daily Life Lab at the
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Dr. Fears completed his undergraduate training in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University in 2013 and his graduate training in Developmental Psychology at Tulane University in 2019. He completed his postdoctoral training in the Department of Physical Therapy at University of North Texas Health Science Center and in the School of Kinesiology at University of Michigan in 2022. Dr. Fears joined the School of Kinesiology in August 2022.
Dr. Fears’s research focuses on the development of the dynamic relationships between motor, visual, and cognitive processes. He is interested in how these relations affect the performance of activities of daily living in neurodivergent populations (i.e., autism, developmental coordination disorder). The goal of his research is to improve the lives of neurodivergent people by adapting their environments and providing support for them to achieve their goals.
When Dr. Fears not working, he likes to walk his dog, Daisy, around the Garden District, binge watch shows with his fiancé Caitlin, and their two cats Dash and Kitty, watch sports with friends, and try out new drinks and foods at the local breweries and restaurants.