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Jackie Goodway is professor and associate chair of Kinesiology at Michigan State University. She is also a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor. Her translational research addresses health inequities in vulnerable and minoritized communities. She has three interrelated lines of research. The first examines developmental delays in the motor development of young children from vulnerable communities. Her primary scholarship implements and evaluates her evidenced-based SKIP physical activity and motor skill program that partners with schools and families to promote positive developmental trajectories of physical activity and motor development in young children. SKIP has been implemented in over 10 countries and is a model for early years physical literacy. Additionally, Goodway investigates the role motor competence plays in supporting physical activity behaviors and has co-developed one of the most cited models in motor development. She has won numerous awards for this work, including being inducted as a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology, the International Motor Development Research Consortium and the North American Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals. At the core of her of her work is a desire to translate her research to make a sustainable difference in the lives of the children and families she serves.

Learn more about her career through her CV (2024).