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About Iryna Babik

Dr. Iryna Babik started at Boise State University in 2019 and is currently an assistant professor with the Department of Psychological Sciences. She received a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology with a minor in Educational Research Methodology and an M.A. in Developmental Psychology both from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Dr. Babik is interested in the development of motor control and coordination, early intervention and rehabilitation of motor skills during infancy and early childhood, as well as the relation between motor and cognitive development. She is involved in testing the effectiveness of different wearable devices aimed at improving the child’s upper-extremity mobility, reaching, and object exploration in children with arthrogryposis, hemiplegia, cerebral palsy, and prenatal/perinatal brain injury.

Positions

Present Assistant Professor, Boise State University
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2017 - 2019 Research Associate III, University of Delaware ‐ Department of Physical Therapy
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2014 - 2017 Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Delaware ‐ Department of Physical Therapy
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2013 - 2014 Research Assistant, University of North Carolina at Greensboro ‐ Department of Kinesiology
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Faculty Member, Boise State University
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Disciplines

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2011 - Present Member, Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
2010 - Present Member, International Society on Infant Studies
2008 - 2014 Member, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP)
2011 - 2012 Member, Association for Psychological Science
2008 - 2009 Member, Society for Neuroscience
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Education

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2014 Ph.D. - Developmental Psychology (Minor: Educational Research Methodology - Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics), University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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2010 M.A. - Developmental Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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2007 Specialist - Psychology, M.P. Dragomanov National Pedagogic University
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1999 Specialist - Inorganic Chemistry/Production Management, National Technical University
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1997 B.S. - Inorganic Chemistry, National Technical University
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