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Dr.
Marja Cantell
Assistant
Professor
Department
of Paediatrics
(Adjunct
in Faculty of Kinesiology and Department of Psychology)
Departments of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences (Adjunct in Faculty of Kinesiology)
Office: Alberta Children’s Hospital
Tel. 955-7389
Fax. 955-2772
Email. mcantell@ucalgary.ca
Background
MA in Psychology 1991 (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Graduate Diploma in Dance Movement Therapy 1995 (Roehampton Institute, Surrey University, UK)
PhD in Psychology 1998 (University of Lancaster, UK)
Postdoctorate in Human Movement Science 1999 (University of Western Australia)
Research Interests
My research is mainly in the area of pediatric health and exercise psychology. Some of my ongoing research projects related to motor development, physical activity and health outcomes are:
- Y-Be-Active focuses on determinants of physical activity in preschool aged children and their families.
- Coordination, Fitness and Health investigates the link between motor competence, physical fitness and risk for obesity and reduced cardiovascular health in children, adolescents and adults.
- Physical activity, obesity and quality of life in children with kidney transplants examines the relationship between physical activity, physiological and psychological factors in a pediatric clinic population.
- Intervention programs for children with motor learning problems evaluates and develops school and community based programs for children who find learning everyday motor tasks difficult.
- Dance/Developmental movement in children with developmental delays examines the use of qualitative, dance and developmental movement based observation as a complimentary and multidisciplinary tool in the motor assessment of children with motor delays.
Research Support
Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, Astellas Pharma Canada, Robertson Fund for Cerebral Palsy Research
Publications (Last 5 years)
Cantell, M., & McGehee, D. (2006). Movement quality in children with developmental delay: midline and weight sensing as markers of adaptive movement development. Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 1(2), 129-141.
Kaplan, B., Crawford, S., Cantell, M., Kooistra, L., & Dewey, D. (2006). Comorbidity, co-occurrence, continuum: What’s in a name? Child: Care, Health and Development, 32, 723-731.
Männistö, J-P., Huovinen, T., Cantell, M., Kooistra, L. & Larkin, D. (2006). A school-based movement program for children with motor learning difficulty. European Journal of Physical Education Review, 12(3), 271-285.
Viholainen, H., Ahonen, T., Cantell, M., Tolvanen, A. & Lyytinen, H. (2006). Motor milestones and later motor development: structural equation model of motor development. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 26(1/2), 9-111.
Viholainen, H., Ahonen, T., Cantell, M., Tolvanen, A. & Lyytinen, H. (2006). Early motor development and later language and reading skills in children at risk for familial dyslexia”. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 48, 367-373.
Rintala, P., Ahonen, T., Cantell, M., & Nissinen, A. (Eds.)(2005). Liiku ja opi. Liikunnasta apua oppimisvaikeuksiin [Learn by moving. Movement helps in learning disabilities]. Jyväskylä: PS-Kustannus.
Kooistra, L., Kaplan, B., Dewey, D., Cantell, M., & Crawford, S. (2005). Motor Correlates of ADHD: Contribution of Reading Disability. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38, 195-206.
Ahonen, T., Viholainen, H., Kooistra, L., & Cantell, M. (2004). Motor learning disability: A neuropsychological approach. In D. Dewey & D.E. Tupper (Eds.), Developmental motor disorders: A neuropsychological perspective. New York: Guilford.
Cantell, M., Smyth, M. & Ahonen, T. (2003). Two distinct pathways for Developmental Coordination Disorder: Persistence and resolution. Human Movement Science, 22(4-5), 413-431.
Viholainen, H., Ahonen, T., Cantell, M., Lyytinen, P. & Lyytinen, H. (2002). Development of early motor and language skills in children at familial risk for dyslexia. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 44, 761-769.
Cantell, M. & Kooistra, L. (2002). Long-term outcomes of Developmental Coordination Disorder (pp. 23-38). In S. Cermak & D. Larkin (Eds.), Developmental Coordination Disorder: Theory and practice. Albany, NY: Delmar Thomson Learning. |
