Main areas of research:

developmental coordination disorder (DCD, dyspraxia), visual perception and action.

Interests/keywords:

developmental coordination disorder (DCD, dyspraxia), visual perception and action, affordances, information, behavioural experiments, visuomotor expertise.

Current title/position:

Postdoctoral research fellow.

Current affiliation/employer:

Royal Holloway, University of London.

Collaborators:

German Sport University, VU University Amsterdam, Technical University of Lisbon.

PhD Advisor and University:

Peter J. Beek, VU University Amsterdam.

Postdoc Advisor and University:

John P. Wann, Royal Holloway, University of London.

Personal or laboratory homepage:

http://www.pc.rhul.ac.uk/web/About_Us/personal_profile.asp?id=169

Publications:

de Oliveira, R. F., Wann, J.P. (Submitted). Driving skills of young adults with DCD: Maintaining control and avoiding hazards.

de Oliveira R.F., Damisch L., Hossner E.-J., Oudejans R.R.D., Raab M., Volz K.G., & Williams, A.M. (2009). The bidirectional links between decision making, perception, and action. In M. Raab et al. (Eds.), Progress in Brain Research. 174, 85-93.

de Oliveira, R.F., Oudejans, R.R.D., Beek, P.J. (2009). Experts appear to use angle of elevation information for basketball shooting. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 35(3), 750-761 (editor correction on 35(6), p.1790).

Raab M., de Oliveira R.F., Heinen, T. (2009). How do people perceive and generate options?. In M. Raab et al. (Eds.), Progress in Brain Research. 174, 49-59.

de Oliveira, R.F., Oudejans, R.R.D., Beek, P.J. (2008). Gaze behavior in basketball shooting: Further evidence for online visual control. Research Quarterly of Exercise and Sports. 79(3), 399-404.