Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Summary
Led the design and development of the 'Pathmaking I: Action-Matching Readiness Unit (AMRU)' project, focusing on early sensorimotor control and imitation readiness in infants through a novel parent-delivered micro-training protocol.
Highlights
Designed a parent-delivered, daily micro-training protocol (~15 min/day, 6–7 days/week) for infants across ~16 weeks, targeting gesture-specific imitation readiness and early sensorimotor control.
Developed a single-case experimental design (SCED) framework (e.g., N-of-1 / multiple-baseline across dyads) to obtain causal, individual-level inferences from a small number of infant–parent dyads.
Planned comprehensive outcome measures combining standardized motor scales, eye-tracking LWL paradigms to quantify attention, and parent-reported/behaviorally coded indicators of imitation and training fidelity.
Prepared research protocols compatible with ethical class-3 procedures in Belgium, ensuring low-risk, parent-delivered training aligned with standard care practices.
Contributed to a strategic framework designed to support future larger MSCA-style doctoral/doctoral network projects focused on early intervention and SCED methodology.