Prof. Dr. Bert Steenbergen

Bert Steenbergen is a full Professor at the Behavioural Science Institute at Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands and vice dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences. He received his Master in Human Movement Science at the Free University of Amsterdam and obtained his PhD in Social Sciences at Radboud University. Professor Bert Steenbergen studies motor control, motor learning, motor development, and motor disorders. In all projects, the theoretically and fundamentally oriented research is translated into practice. He is the initiator of the transdisciplinary research theme 'Active Living', in which the core question is how people can be encouraged to become and stay active.

 

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Selected Publications

Vervloed M. P. J., Veldhorst, C., Kef, S., & Steenbergen, B. (2025). Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study Children with Vision Impairments (PLoCC-VI). ICEVI 2025 Padua. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28867.31524

Steenbergen, B., Valtr, L, Dunford, C., Prunty, M., Bekhuis, H., Temlali, T. Y., van Abswoude, F., Lust, J. M., Warlop, G., Augustijn, M., Smits-Engelsman B. C.M., & Wilson, P. H. (2024). Awareness about developmental coordination disorder. Frontiers in Public Health, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1345257

Van der Veer, I. P. A., Rameckers, E. A. A., Steenbergen, B., Bastiaenen, C. H. G., & Klingels, K. (2024). How do paediatric physical therapists teach motor skills to children with Developmental Coordination Disorder? An interview study. PLOS ONE, 19(2), e0297119–e0297119. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297119

Schoenmaker, J., Houdijk, H., Steenbergen, B., Reinders-Messelink, H. A., & Schoemaker, M. M. (2024). OPTIMAL Motor Teaching Strategies Employed in Physiotherapy for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: An Observational Study. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 45(2), 153-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/01942638.2024.2404466

Temlali, T. Y., Lust, J., Klaperski‐van der Wal, S., & Steenbergen, B. (2024). The effectiveness of exergames in improving physical activity behaviour and physical literacy domains in adolescents with developmental coordination disorder and cerebral palsy: A scoping review. Child Care Health and Development/Child, Care, Health and Development, 50(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13293