Office: B310 Tuttle North
Phone: (585) 395-5427
E-mail: phaibach@brockport.edu

Education:
PhD, Pennsylvania State University
MS, Pennsylvania State University
BS, Pennsylvania State University

Area(s) of specialty:
Motor behavior/learning, gerontology.

Research interest(s):
Postural control in special populations such as older adults and children with visual impairment.

Recent Presentations:
Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 9-12, 2007 Progress in Motor Control VI International Society of Motor Control “Postural Control in Blind, Legally Blind, and Sighted Adolescents”

Rio Claro, Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 24-28, 2007 16th International Symposium for Adapted Physical Activity (ISAPA) “Stepping in Sighted and Visually Impaired Adolescents”

Baltimore, MD, March, 2007, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. “Static and Dynamic Posture in Sighted and Visually Impaired Adolescents”

Selected Publications:
Haibach, P. S., Slobounov, S.M. Slobounova, E.S. & Newell, K. M. (2007). Visual time-to-contact of stability boundaries on a function of support surface compliance. Experimental Brain Research. 177(4): 471-82

Slobounov, S.M., Haibach, P.S., & Newell, K.M. (2006). Aging-related temporal constraints to stability and instability in postural control.  European Review of Aging and Physical Activity. 3: 55-62.

Vaillancourt, D. E., Haibach, P. S., & Newell, K. M. (2006). Visual angle rather than gain or distance is the critical variable used by the visuomotor system.  Experimental Brain Research, 173: 742-750.

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Other:
Pamela joined the SUNY-Brockport faculty in 2005. She has recently been funded by the National Institute of Aging for research and scholarship in gerontology. Her hobbies include running, boating, and traveling.