Development and Developmental Delay Across the Lifespan

Sometimes development proceeds the way we expect, and sometimes it doesn’t. Whether our bodies or our paths look “typical” or not, we all experience development as a journey with many twists, turns, obstacles, and beacons. I’m fascinated by how we develop, what impacts our developmental journeys, and how we can improve developmental outcomes—particularly for vulnerable or less empowered groups. The publications and products below range, in participant population, from infants and toddlers to parents of young children to older adults, and they encompass developmental concerns for those experiencing both typical development and developmental disability.

Publications & Products

Noonan C.D. (2024). Dyadic development’s other half: Exploring experiences of development among mothers of young children in technologized ecologies [Dissertation]. https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/resolver/1840.20/44310

Noonan C. D., Sekerak D, Holmes B. (2022). Commentary on “Physical literacy in elementary physical education: A survey of fundamental movement skill practice patterns,” Pediatric Physical Therapy: 34(1). 62. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000854

Bohannon R, Wang YC, Noonan C. D. (2019). Relationships between grip strength, dexterity, and fine hand use are attenuated by age in children 3 to 13 years-of-age. The Journal of Physical Therapy Science. 31:382-386.

Noonan C. D. (2016). Mobility and pediatric development: Why power and when. Oral presentation at: Seating and Mobility Summit. Buies Creek, NC.

Noonan C. D., Tartick K, Rhudy S. (2014). Yoga for special education students in Durham Public Schools. Oral presentation at: Fall Meeting of the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association; October, 2014; Greensboro, NC.

Ollendick K, L Wilfley L, Noonan C. D., Scales M, Scow S, Brown L. (2014). Identification of incidence, risk factors, and causes of falls in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Poster presentation at: Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association. Las Vegas, NV.

Noonan C. D. (2013). Enhancing participation through transition services, respite care and blogging . Oral presentation at: Spring Meeting of the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association. Greensboro, NC.

Skills

Academic Conference Submission

Content Editing

Data Collection

Data Visualization

Ethical Conduct of Research

Human Subjects Research

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Application Preparation

Interview Schedule Design

Journal Submission

Literature Review

Participant Interviewing (for Qualitative Research)

Presentation/Public Speaking

Professional Communication and Collaboration

Researcher Reflexivity

Research Study Coordination

Research Study Design

Research Team Management and Delegation

Survey Design

Scholarly Writing

Qualitative Data Analysis

Translational Research