Keynote speakers
Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz
Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, Faculty of Rehabilitation
Title:
How Universal Design for Learning may shape inclusive physical education: pathways, practices, and possibilities
Jeffrey Martin
Division of Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies, College of Education, Wayne State Univesity
Title:
Psychosocial Aspects of Disability Sport and Exercise
Martin Vetter
University of Education Ludwigsburg
Title:
Psychomotricity as a resource in challenging times
Jeffrey J. Martin
Website:
https://education.wayne.edu/profile/aa3975
Jeffrey J. Martin is a Professor at Wayne State University. He has published over 250 research articles and chapters as well as the Handbook of Disability Sport and Exercise Psychology published by Oxford University Press. His research focuses on the psychosocial aspects of disability sport and physical activity with populations ranging from Paralympians to Wounded Warriors. His Google Scholar profile reflects 12,658 citations, a h-index of 65, and i10-index of 154 and he was recently recognized as one of the top 153 exercise and sport psychology scholars in the world (Smolinski et al., 2024).
Based on the C-index for citations, in 2023-2024, he was 290 out of 722 scientists estimated to represent the top 2% in all of sport science researchers in the world. For his career, he is ranked 312 out of 714 of the top 2% of the sport science researchers in the world. He has received over 7 million dollars of external funding and has provided keynote addresses and lectures in Belgium, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Thailand, China, and Turkey. He was the founding editor of the APA journal, Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, and the past editor of the Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly.
Selected publications:
- Martin, J. J. (2017). Handbook of Disability Sport and Exercise Psychology. Oxford University Press.
- Martin, J. J. (2013). Benefits and barriers to physical activity for individuals with disabilities: a social-relational model of disability perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation, 35(24), 2030-2037.
- Martin, J. J. (1999). A personal development model of sport psychology for athletes with disabilities. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 11(2), 181-193.
- Martin, J., & Martin, D. (2021). The n-pact factor, replication, power, and quantitative research in adapted physical activity quarterly. Kinesiology Review, 10(3), 363-368.
- Martin, J. (2021). The emotional experiences of Paralympic swimming medalists: Not all wins and losses are equal. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 38(3), 396-412.
Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz
Website:
https://www.awf.edu.pl/wr/en/Structure/chair-of-movement-teaching
Prof. Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz is a physiotherapist and graduate of the Faculty of Rehabilitation at the Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw (2000) and the Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven), where she earned a European Master’s Degree in Adapted Physical Activity (2002). From 2020 to 2024, she served as Dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation.
Her research focuses on inclusion in physical education, disability sport, and the exercise physiology of individuals with spinal cord injury. Prof. Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz is the co-author of over 120 scientific papers published in indexed journals and 34 book chapters and monographs. She have participated in 16 international research projects, including two conducted under the supervision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) — at the London 2012 (goalball) and Vancouver 2010 (ice sledge hockey) Paralympic Games.
Prof. Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz is also a co-founder of the Polish Scientific Association of Adapted Physical Activity and was awarded the Fellowship of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA) in 2019.
Selected publications:
- Ogonowska-Slodownik, A., Güeita-Rodriguez, J., Skomorowska, K., & Morgulec-Adamowicz, N. (2024). Effects on Function and Enjoyment of Aquatic Therapy in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study in a Special Education School. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/1034912X.2024.2358860
- Ng, K., Venckuniene, K., Klavina, A., Labecka, M., Ostaseviciene, V., Pozeriene, J., Strazdina, N., Puromies, M., Reklaitiene, D. & Morgulec-Adamowicz, N. (2025). Associations Between Technology Use, Knowledge and Inclusive Physical Education Teacher-Efficacy Among European Primary School Teachers. Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research, 108(1), 2025. 71-83. https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2025-0013
- Pawlak, M., Wnuk, B. & Morgulec-Adamowicz, N. (2024). A long-term observation on effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy combined with bimanual training in children with hemiplegia in “The Pirate Group” program – case report. Biomedical Human Kinetics, vol. 16 no. 1, https://doi.org/10.2478/bhk-2024-0036
- Van Biesen, D., Van Damme, T., Morgulec-Adamowicz, N., Buchholtz, A., Anjum, M., & Healy, S. (2023). A Systematic Review of Digital Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in People With Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism. Adapted physical activity quarterly : APAQ, 1–21. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2023-0061
- Morgulec-Adamowicz N. (2020). The Sherborne Developmental Movement (SDM) for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Palaestra, 34(2); 17-22
Martin Vetter
Institution, incl. departments, City and Country
Head of Institute of Special Education
Faculty of Participation Sciences
Professur / Dept. Psychomotricity, Motologie und Movement Pedagogy
University of Education Ludwigsburg Reutealle 46, 71634 Ludwigsburg / Germany
Website:
https://www.ph-ludwigsburg.de/
Short bio:
Since 09/2023 Professor of Psychomotor Skills, Motologie and Movement Education at Ludwigsburg University of Education
2017–2023 Professorship for Psychomotor Skills and Motologie at Philipps University of Marburg. Responsibilities include heading the master's program in Motologie & Psychomotricity
2013–2018 Professor at the University of Teacher Education Schwyz (CH), Psychomotricity & Developmental Psychology, third-party funded project
2010–2013 Professor at the University of Teacher Education Central Switzerland (CH), psychomotor therapy, health education and exercise
2005–2011 Professor at the University of Special Education, Zurich, including head of the BA program in psychomotor therapy
2015–2017 Specialist representative at the Center for Support and Inclusion of the Department of Education of the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Consulting for psychomotor therapy in schools
2001–2005 Head of the Institute for Applied Movement Research at the Psychomotricity Support Association, Bonn.
1998–2000 Cologne Therapy Center for Children with Specific Learning Disabilities: Educational staff member for psychomotor development, therapy, parent counseling
Scientific Interests:
Psychomotricity and Motologie in the contexts of development, education, and health
Enabling inclusion and participation through movement-based activities
Evaluation and effectiveness of school-integrated or school-based support services
Qualitative research approaches
Professionalization processes
Prevention, resilience, accident and risk research
Diagnostics
Specialist educator for psychotraumatology (SIPT/DIPT)
University diploma as psychomotor therapist CH (EDK)
Selected publications:
Klingele Schwery, J., Vetter, M., Truxius, L., Maurer, M. N., Wyss, J. S., & Eckhart, M. (2025). Relations between graphomotor self-concept and graphomotor skills: A longitudinal study in early school age. Learning and Instruction, 101, 102229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102229
Vetter, M. (2015). School-Integrated Therapies and Inclusive Education: The Tension between Institutionally Defined Responsibility and Subjective Problem Experience and Efficacy Experience with Consequences for Interventions. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 16(3). http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/2277