Ting Liu

Doctoral Candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant

Developmental Motor Control Laboratory
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Kinesiology & Health Education, BEL 222
Austin, Texas 78712
Phone: 512-232-2686
Fax: 512-471-8914
e-mail: tingliu@mail.utexas.edu

Research Interest

I am interested in the interaction between motor development and motor learning. Specifically, the acquisition of movement skill and the differences in skill acquisition among children of different cognitive developmental stages. My research focuses on:

1. What are the developmental appropriate practices for children?
2. How well do children acquire motor skill in different learning environment?
   

Education

• 2001 -- present: Doctoral Candidate, Movement Science: Developmental Motor Learning, Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, (J. L. Jensen, Ph.D., advisor)
  
  
• 2001: Master of Science, Exercise and Sports Studies, Department of Kinesiology, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
  Thesis: “Personality Characteristics of High School Female Athletes in Team and Individual Sports”
  
  
• 1993: Bachelor of Science, Physical Education, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
  Thesis: “Study of College Students’ Different Interests in Sports”
  

Work Experience

• Teaching Assistant for undergraduate Motor Development Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (Fall2003-present)
  
  
• Research Assistant at the Developmental Motor Control Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (Summer 2003)
  
  
• Teaching Assistant for Undergraduate Motor Learning and Motor Control Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (Spring 2003)
  
  
• Teaching assistant for undergraduate Motor Development and Motor Control Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (Fall 2002)
  
  
• Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas (Fall 2001-Summer 2002)
  
  
• Graduate Research Assistant at the Department of Kinesiology, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho (Spring 2000-Fall 2000)
  
  
• Teacher, Physical Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China (1993-1995)
  
  
• Intern, youth swimming coach, China-Japan Exchange Center, Beijing, China (Summer 1992)
  

Publication

• Liu, T., & Zhang, L. (1996). Study of College Students’ Different Interests in Sports. China Journal of Physical Education, 13, 39-41.

Published Abstracts

• Liu, T., & Jensen, J. L. (2004). Effectiveness of auditory-visual stimuli for learning timing skills by children in a repetitive task [Abstract]. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, (Suppl.), S124.

• Liu, T., Korff, T., Chao, P., & Jensen, J. L. (2003). Bilateral asymmetry and cycling performance in children [Abstract]. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 25 (Suppl.), S91.
  
  
• Zhang, Z. L., Liu, T., & Zhou, Z. C. (1996). The swimming achievements prediction for the olympics by the grey system theory [Abstract]. 1996 International Pre-Olympic Scientific Congress (p.134). Dallas, Texas.
  

Honors

• 2005-2006: The Lynn Wade McCraw Endowed Presidential Fellowship,
  The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  

• 2004: Mary Buice Alderson Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Education,
  The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  
  
• 2000: Dean’s List, National Directory of Academically Superior University Students
  Boise State University, Boise, ID
  
  
• 1993: Year’s Best Thesis
  Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
  
  
• 1990-1992: Honorary Student for Two Consecutive years
  Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China