Ovande Furtado Jr is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Cal State Northridge. When not teaching and learning stats, Ovande enjoys spending time cycling with his wife and playing with his cats Ziggy and Mirra.
Education
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
Experience
Associate Professor
Cal State Northridge
Aug 2013 – Present Northridge, CA
Teaches motor behavior and statistics courses.
Associate Professor
Eastern Illinois University
Aug 2007 – Jun 2013 Charleston, IL
Taught motor behavior and statistics courses.
Physical Educator Teacher K-12
Falk Lab School
Aug 2006 – Jun 2007 Pittsburgh, PA
Taught motor skill development for children K-12.
Kinder Kinetics Movement Program Co-Director
University of Pittsburgh
Aug 2006 – Jun 2007 Pittsburgh, PA
Brief Bio
Welcome to this blog. I am an associate professor at Cal State Northridge where I teach courses related to Kinesiology. I earned my M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Motor Behavior from the University of Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. My 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.
Full disclosure
I am not a statistician. That said, learning statistical concepts has become part of my life. First, because I was trained to be a researcher; second, because I teach an introductory course on statistics for master’s level kinesiology students at Cal State Northridge.
Why writing a blog?
The purpose of this blog is two-fold: 1) to push me to continue learning statistics, and 2) to help students make sense of statistical concepts.
Research Opportunities
If you are a student interested in gaining experience with research, contact me for more information.
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Future Projects
I am currently working on a Statistics e-book and lab manual. The e-book will be licensed under CC BY 4.0, which means instructors will have access to the material FREE of charge.
Support
If you find the content of this blog useful, please consider supporting what I do. I thank you in advance!
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