Nicole M. Montañez-Alicea
Credentials: Ed-GRS Fellow
Nicole Marie Montañez Alicea is a Ph.D. student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Department of Kinesiology and forms part of Dr. Larson’s Lab for the Study of Occupation. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Nicole received a BA degree in Adapted and Elementary Physical Education at the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamón Campus. As part of her vision to provide better services and quality of life to individuals with disabilities, she became certified as a dance instructor and equine therapy assistant. Nicole’s research interests center on promoting well-being and healthy behaviors for individuals with disabilities and their families.
Research
Working towards submitting the paper: “Latina Mothers’ Navigating Challenges in Fostering Physical Activity for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”.
PHEAPA Lab projects: Activate bailando data collection, FitFamilies Program 2021 organizing and “cleaning” qualitative data.
Systematic and Scoping Reviews of physical health, mental health, and physical activity interventions for Caregivers of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Training and certification on BOT-2 Test motor proficiency.