Beth Smith, PT, DPT, PhD

Dr. Smith focuses on the development of neural control of movement during infancy and evaluates interventions for neural and functional development in infants with or at risk for developmental delay. She directs the Infant Neuromotor Control Laboratory.

• 2/24 Healthy Brain and Child Development National Consortium
  NIH · U01DA055362 · Sep 30, 2021 – Jun 30, 2027 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
• Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Positive Infant Health Outcomes in Guatemala
  NIH · R33HD107983 · Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2026 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Positive Infant Health Outcomes in Guatemala
  NIH · R21HD107983 · Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2023 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Emergence of arm reaching behavior and lateralization of motor control in infancy
  NIH · R01HD101641 · Sep 17, 2020 – Jan 31, 2026 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Locomotor learning in infants at high risk for cerebral palsy
  NIH · R01HD098364 · Mar 18, 2020 – Feb 28, 2025 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
• Wearable Sensors for Early Identification of Poor Neurodevelopment in Guatemala
  NIH · R21HD096521 · Jul 15, 2019 – Jun 30, 2021 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Neural correlates of the development of reaching in infants at risk for developmental delay
  NIH · R03HD096137 · Jul 15, 2018 – Jun 30, 2021 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Cortical Preparation for Postural Responses in Parkinson's Disease
  NIH · F32HD070796 · May 1, 2011 – Sep 30, 2011 · Role: Principal Investigator

• Dusing, Stacey
• Winstein, Carolee
• Powers, Christopher
• Sargent, Barbara
• Beringer, Paul
• Wren, Tishya