Lab Director - Nicholas Fears, PhD
Dr. Fears is an Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Human Development & Daily Life Lab at
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA, USA. He 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. Dr. Fears 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 LSU School of Kinesiology in August 2022.
Dr. Fears’s research focuses on the development of activities of daily living (e.g., dressing, using utensils, playing games) in neurodivergent populations (i.e., autism, developmental coordination disorder) He is interested in how the dynamic relationships between motor, visual, and cognitive processes affect the performance of activities of daily living. 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 is not working, he enjoys playing with his son, Sully, walking his dog, Daisy, trying out new drinks and foods at the local breweries and restaurants with his wife Caitlin, and watching sports with friends.
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