Marina Schoemaker

Dr. Marina Schoemaker is a Senior Lecturer at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), affiliated with the Faculty of Medical Sciences and the Department of Human Movement Sciences. She holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Groningen (1992) and has conducted research in the UK under an ESF grant. Her expertise focuses on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), motor control, and pediatric rehabilitation. She has organized international DCD conferences and chairs the Dutch steering committee for DCD clinical guidelines.

Education includes a Master's in clinical psychology and a PhD on physical therapy interventions for children with DCD. Research interests span assessment tools, intervention efficacy, motor performance variability, and cross-cultural DCD screening. She supervises PhD students on topics like motor control theories and DCD risk factors.

Her work contributes to UN SDG 3 (Good Health) through improving DCD diagnosis and intervention. Key projects include the Little DCD-Q screening tool validation and motor variability studies in children with DCD. Teaching includes courses on motor development and rehabilitation theories for medical students.

Professional activities include roles on international DCD research groups and organizing consensus meetings. Media engagements address child motor development topics like swimming and play-based interventions.