Dr. Furtado received a B.A. in Physical Education from the Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, PR - Brazil. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Motor Behavior from the University of Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Furtado’s line of research focuses on two main areas: (1) validation of observational models in psychomotor assessment instruments and (2) the relationship between motor skill competence, perceived motor competence, physical activity levels, and body composition.
Ph.D. in Motor Behavior, 2009
University of Pittsburgh
M.S. in Motor Behavior, 2004
University of Pittsburgh
B.A. in Physical Education K-12, 1998
Federal University of Parana - Brazil
List of ongoing projects at the Move-Learn Lab @ CSUN
This project aims to collect validity and reliability evidence for the Pictorial Scale of Fundamental Movement Skill – PSFMS
This project aims to identify the prevalence of motor skill deficits and to verify the nature of the associations between the …
This project aims to collect validity and reliability evidence for the Portuguese version of the FG-COMPASS
The aim of this project is to collect validity and reliability evidence for the FG-COMPASS.