Children's Health and Inclusive Physical Activity Research Group

The Children's Health and Inclusive Physical Activity (CHIP) Research Group is housed within the School of Health & Kinesiology and the Physical Activity in Health Promotion Research Group at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Our group is dedicated to inclusive physical activity and health promotion for individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are especially interested in physical activity and health promotion during early childhood (ages 0-8 years) with the goal of setting all children up on the right path for healthy growth and development.

Current Happenings

CHIP Research Group Hosts Little Ones Play Zone

Students from the CHIP Research Group hosted the Littles Ones Play Zone at the 2026 Omaha Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk!

Building Collaborative Research Partnerships

Dr. Schenkelberg spoke on a panel about building successful research partnerships as part of the Special Olympics and International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA) collaborative research webinar series.

Expanding Access to Inclusive Play

Dr. Schenkelberg published an invited article about creating opportunities for inclusive play in the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration Impact magazine.

New Speech-Language Pathology Partnership

CHIP's UNO Young Athletes program partnered with the Speech-Language Pathology program to provide an innovative gross motor and speech summer program for children ages 2-7 years.

Learn More About CHIP!

Our team takes pride in conducting high quality research while simultaneously providing local inclusive physical activity opportunities for children in our community. Click below to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.

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