Priscilla Gilliam MacRae

Professor Emerita of Sports Medicine

Director of Motor Behavior Laboratory

Natural Science Division, Seaver College

RAC 195

Education

Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Southern California Andrus Gerontology Center, 1985
PhD, Exercise Science, University of Texas at Austin, 1984
MS, Exercise Science, University of Arizona, 1979
BS, Physical Education/Kinesiology, Pepperdine University, 1978

Francis, K.L., MacRae P.G., Spirduso, W.W., & Eakin, T. (2012). The effects of age and practice on precision pinch force control. Current Aging Science, 5 (1), 2-12.
Feltner, M.E & MacRae, P.G. (2011). Time course of changes in novice jumpers' countermovement vertical jump performance. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 112(1), 228-242.
Spirduso, W.W., Francis, K.L. & MacRae, P.G. (2005). Physical Dimensions of Aging, 2nd edition. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics.
MacRae, P.G. (2001). Addressing the physical activity needs of the oldest-old. Healthy and Active Aging, 7, 79-101.

Recognition Award from Southwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine in 2011
Endowed Professorship - Frank R. Seaver Professor of Natural Science
Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence
Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM)
Keynote Speaker, V World Congress on Physical Activity, Aging, and Sport

Exercise effects on physical and cognitive function
Aging effects on motor control
Exercise training to promote independence, decrease disability and reduce health care costs in older adults
How to optimize motor skill acquisition across the lifespan