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Areas of specialization
Behavioral biology, social and emotional
development, motor development
Research interests
Application of biological perspectives
to social development and to the educational
process; naturalistic observation of children's
behavior; cooperation and competition in
children's activities; children's motor and
affective behavior; children's throwing behavior
Education
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, School
of Kinesiology (2005)
- B.A., individually
designed major ("The Evolution of Social
Behavior"), summa cum laude, University of
Minnesota (1993)
Faculty and administrative
load
- EDHD 5003—Developmental and Individual
Differences in Educational Contexts
- KIN 1375—Play Behavior in Human and
Non-human Animals
- Member, University of Minnesota, College of
Education and Human Development Council on
Teacher Education
Professional and academic
association memberships
- Human Behavior and Evolution Society
- International Society for Human Ethology
Papers and presentations at
national conferences
Gilles, Bents, Kopka, N.,
Rodgerson, Upadhyay (Feb., 2006) Implementing an
online candidate assessment system. Presentation
at 2006 MACTE Winter Congress. Minneapolis, MN.
Rodgerson, R. W. (2005, Jan.).
Ph.D. thesis defense: Cross-cultural analysis of
children's affective behavior while engaged in a
cooperative/competitive game.
Rodgerson, R. W. (2004, June).
Ecological perception, affordances, and classroom
management. Presentation at Patrick Henry High
School Faculty Retreat. Monticello, MN.
Burton, A. W. & Rodgerson, R. W.
(2003). The development of throwing behavior In G.
Savelsbergh, K. Davids, J. van der Kamp & S. Bennett
(Eds.) The development of movement coordination
in children: Applications in the field of
ergonomics, health sciences and sport. Taylor
and Francis.
Burton, A. W. & Rodgerson, R. W.
(2001). New perspectives on the assessment of
movement skills and motor abilities. Adaptive
Physical Activity Quarterly.
Rodgerson, R. W. (2001, Nov.).
What are we really assessing? New perspectives on
the assessment of movement skills and motor
abilities. Presentation at the National
Conference on Physical Activity for the Exceptional
Individual, Los Angeles, CA.
Rodgerson, R. W. (2001, Nov.).
Assessment issues for the new millennium.
Panel discussion at the National Conference on
Physical Activity for the Exceptional Individual,
Los Angeles, CA.
Rodgerson, R. W. (2001, May).
Cross-cultural measures of affect response to
cooperative-competitive behavior. Poster
presented at University of Minnesota Conference on
Mind and Emotion, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Rodgerson, R. W., Charlesworth,
W. R. (2000, July). The relationship between
positive affect and resource acquisition in children
at play. Presentation at the International
Society of Human Ethology Conference, Salamanca,
Spain.
Rodgerson, R. W. (1997,
October). Winning & losing: Distribution of
resources and physical behaviors of children during
play. Presentation at the Motor Development
Research Consortium, East Lansing, MI.
Rodgerson, R. W. (1997, June).
Is equity more fun? Positive affect and resource
acquisition in children. Presentation at the
Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference,
Tucson, AZ.
Rodgerson, R. W. (1996, June).
Touch, grab or hit: The behavioral
characteristics of winning and losing children.
Presentation at the Human Behavior and Evolution
Society Conference, Evanston, IL.
May 2006
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