Melanie Perreault, PhD

Melanie Perreault, PhD

Associate Professor

(585) 395-5299
mperreault@brockport.edu
Office:  Tuttle North B213

Education

• Ph.D., University of South Carolina
• M.S., Florida State University
• B.S., University of North Florida

Areas of Specialty

• Motor Learning
• Motor Development
• Sport Pedagogy

Courses Taught

• Introduction to Kinesiology
• Motor Development
• Motor Learning
• Research and Evaluation
• Synthesis Project Seminar

Research Interests

• Motor learning in typically developing children
• Motor development in children with CHARGE syndrome
• Imagery use and function in children with visual impairments

• Selected Publications

  Refereed Publications

  • Perreault, M., Haibach-Beach, P., Foster, E., & Lieberman, L. (in press). Relationship between motor skills, balance, and physical activity in children with CHARGE syndrome. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness.
  • Haibach-Beach, P., Perreault, M., Lieberman, L., & Foster, E. (2019). Gross motor skill performance in children with and without CHARGE Syndrome: Research to practice. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 91.
  • Foster, E., Lieberman, L., Perreault, M., & Haibach-Beach, P. (2019). Constraints model for improving motor skills in children with CHARGE Syndrome. Palaestra.
  • Perreault, M. E., Brown, C., Doan, R. D., & Dolbow, D. (2018). Effect of mental and physical practice on clinical skill learning in kinesiology. Internet Journal of Allied Health Science and Practice, 17(1), Article 8.
  • Bremner, C. B., Holcomb, W. R., Brown, C. D., & Perreault, M. E. (2017). The effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in improving voluntary activation of the quadriceps: A critically appraised topic. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 26, 316-323.
  • Monsma, E. V., Perreault, M. E., & Doan, R. (2017). Focus! Anticipate! Keys to developing concentration skills in open skill sports. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 88(7), 51-55.
  • Perreault, M. E., & French, K. E. (2016). Differences in children’s thinking and learning during attentional focus instruction. Human Movement Science, 45, 154-160.
  • Perreault, M. E., & French, K. E. (2015). External-focus feedback benefits free-throw learning in children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 86, 422-427.
  • Webster, C. A., Buchan, H., Perreault, M., Doan, R., Doutis, P., & Weaver, R. G. (2015). An exploratory study of elementary classroom teachers' physical activity promotion from a social learning perspective. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 34, 474-495.
  • Webster, C. A., Caputi, P., Perreault, M., Doan, R., Doutis, P., & Weaver, R. G. (2013). Elementary classroom teachers' adoption of physical activity promotion in the context of a statewide policy: An innovation diffusion and socio-ecologic perspective. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 32, 419-440.
  • Monsma, E. V., Trier, C., Perreault, M. E., Seiler, B. D., Torres-McGehee, T. M., Steinberg, J., & Short, S. E. (2011). The cognitive and motivational functions of imagery among athletic trainers. Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity, 6(1), 1-14. doi: 10.2202/1932-0191.1064

  Book Contributions

  • Krahnke, C. T., Perreault, M., & Rizzuto, C. (2017). Extending students’ skills and knowledge to net/wall games. In L. MacDonald, R. Doan, & S. Chepko (Eds.), Lesson Planning for High School Physical Education: Meeting the National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes (pp. 255-380). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Perreault, M. E., & Haibach-Beach, P. S. (2017). Understanding movement control. In P.S. Haibach-Beach, G. Reid, & D.H. Collier, Motor Learning and Development (second edition) (pp. 29-47). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • Monsma, E. V., Perreault, M., & Seiler, B. (2014). Sex differences. In R. C. Eklund & G. Tenenbaum (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology (pp. 669-673). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Last Updated 5/26/21