Attention and Motor Skill Learning
Gabriele Wulf, PhD,is a professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. Dr. Wulf has more than 100 publications in motor learning and control and 35 publications related to attentional focus and motor skills. She initiated the line of research described in this book—external versus internal focus of attention—in the mid-1990s. She has been a section editor forResearch Quarterly for Exercise and SportandWomen in Sport and Physical Activity Journaland has been an editorial board member forJournal of Motor Behavior, Human Movement Science,andInternational Journal of Fitness,as well as an international advisory board Member forPhysiotherapy.She also served as secretary and treasurer from 2002 to 2004 for the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.In her leisure time, Dr. Wulf enjoys working out, skiing, windsurfing, scuba diving, and riding her motorcycle.