Meghann Lloyd, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Research Associate, Grandview Children's Centre
T: (905) 721-8668 ext. 5308
E: meghann.lloyd@uoit.ca
Dr. Meghann Lloyd earned a Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) degree from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and a Master of Arts degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She completed her PhD at the University of Michigan in the Division of Kinesiology specifically within the Center for Motor Behavior and Pediatric Disabilities in Ann Arbor. Following her PhD she completed a short postdoctoral fellowship in Michigan before moving back to Canada to join the Healthy Active LIving and Obesity Research Group at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. Dr. Lloyd joined UOIT in 2010.
Dr. Lloyd's research takes a multidisciplinary approach to investigating physical activity and motor development of infants and young children with and without disabilities. At Acadia University and the University of Michigan, she studied physical activity, motor development and physical education inclusion strategies for children with autism spectrum disorders. At McGill, Dr. Lloyd researched self-regulation strategies for 10- to 12-year-old boys with and without developmental co-ordination disorder. Her doctoral dissertation investigated patterns of physical activity in preschool age children with and without Down syndrome and the relationship between physical activity and fundamental motor skills in these populations. At the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO) her work was funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and focused on developing a comprehensive assessment tool of physical literacy.
Dr. Lloyd is currently funded by Special Olympics Canada to investigate the relationship between physical activity and fundamental motor skills in 6- to 10-year-old children with and without Down syndrome.
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Research Associate, Grandview Children's Centre
T: (905) 721-8668 ext. 5308
E: meghann.lloyd@uoit.ca
Dr. Meghann Lloyd earned a Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) degree from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia and a Master of Arts degree from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She completed her PhD at the University of Michigan in the Division of Kinesiology specifically within the Center for Motor Behavior and Pediatric Disabilities in Ann Arbor. Following her PhD she completed a short postdoctoral fellowship in Michigan before moving back to Canada to join the Healthy Active LIving and Obesity Research Group at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. Dr. Lloyd joined UOIT in 2010.
Dr. Lloyd's research takes a multidisciplinary approach to investigating physical activity and motor development of infants and young children with and without disabilities. At Acadia University and the University of Michigan, she studied physical activity, motor development and physical education inclusion strategies for children with autism spectrum disorders. At McGill, Dr. Lloyd researched self-regulation strategies for 10- to 12-year-old boys with and without developmental co-ordination disorder. Her doctoral dissertation investigated patterns of physical activity in preschool age children with and without Down syndrome and the relationship between physical activity and fundamental motor skills in these populations. At the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO) her work was funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and focused on developing a comprehensive assessment tool of physical literacy.
Dr. Lloyd is currently funded by Special Olympics Canada to investigate the relationship between physical activity and fundamental motor skills in 6- to 10-year-old children with and without Down syndrome.