Ovande Furtado, Jr.

Associate Professor in Kinesiology (Biological sciences; Health sciences)

Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Furtado received a B.A. in Physical Education from the Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, PR - Brazil. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Motor Behavior from the University of Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Furtado’s line of research focuses on two main areas: (1) validation of observational models in psychomotor assessment instruments and (2) the relationship between motor skill competence, perceived motor competence, physical activity levels, and body composition.

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Whole and part practice: A meta-analysis
Influence of exercise intensity on the decision-making performance of experienced and inexperienced soccer players
The reliability of classification decisions for the furtado-gallagher computerized observational movement pattern assessment system—FG-COMPASS
Anti-fat bias by professors teaching physical education majors
Expert-Rater Agreement and Inter-/Intrarater Reliability for the Furtado–Gallagher Computerized Observational Movement Pattern Assessment System
Relative Age Effect and Academic Timing in American Junior College Baseball
Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Aerobic Exercise on Perceptions of Pain and Fatigue in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.

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