Qin Zhu

Qin Zhu is a Professor and Director at the Division of Kinesiology and Health within the College of Health Sciences at the University of Wyoming. His research focuses on perceptual-motor skills, utilizing a perception-action approach to study human movement control in daily life and sports contexts.

• Ph.D. in Human Performance, Indiana University (2008)
• M.Ed. in Exercise Science, Shanghai University of Sport (2002)
• B.S. in Coaching Education, Shanghai University of Sport (1999)

Research interests include Affordances, Overarm Throwing, Illusion Effects on Action, Coordination, and Rehabilitation of Motor Skills. Current projects examine coordination dynamics in badminton, bimanual coordination learning, configural perception in vertical dance, affordances in long-distance throwing, ACL loading during jump-landing, and robot-assisted motor rehabilitation.

• Vision Sciences Society (VSS)
• International Society for Perception and Action (ISPA)
• North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)
• Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA)
• NSF Perception, Action, and Cognition Panel External Grant Reviewer
• USA Badminton Coaching Development Program (USABCDP)
• USA Badminton Court Official Committee (USABCOC)

Contact: Corbett Building, Room 114 A | Phone: (307) 766-3662 | Email: qzhu1@uwyo.edu. He teaches courses on motor behavior, skill acquisition, and perception/action in motor skills.