LSU School of Kinesiology Research team Receives $100k Provost's Fund For Innovation In Research
Researchers at Louisiana State University's School of Kinesiology have been awarded a $100,000 grant from the LSU Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research to develop a virtual reality (VR) classroom. The interdisciplinary team, led by Dr. Wan-Chun Su and including Drs. Nicholas Fears and Hyun Kim, along with Jason Jamerson from the College of Art & Design and College of Music & Dramatic Arts, aims to study how individuals navigate social environments and how their gait patterns and brain activity change when moving around people and obstacles. The VR classroom will feature a 180-degree immersive environment and a force-sensing treadmill, enabling participants to walk through various scenarios while researchers collect data on motion and neural activity. This research is particularly focused on understanding motor difficulties in autistic individuals, with the goal of informing intervention strategies and improving quality of life.