Pamela S. Haibach-Beach is a Professor in the area of motor behavior in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education at the State University of New York Brockport. She earned her Ph.D. at The Pennsylvania State University in Kinesiology specializing in Motor Control. Dr. Haibach-Beach is the Associate Director of the Honors College and the Directors of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at SUNY Brockport. She also co-founded and co-directs The Institute on Movement Studies for Individuals with Visual Impairments (IMSVI). She has been awarded with the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, the highest teaching award in SUNY, the Roland Fontaine’s student engagement award, and has been designated as a SUNY Online Ambassador. Dr. Haibach-Beach actively encourages cultural competency through international experiences and has organized and led several student trips to New Zealand and the Dominican Republic. She also teaches Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) classes which she has co-taught with Hague University in the Netherlands and the American Institute of Technology in Lebanon. Her research focuses upon motor behavior and balance in individuals of any age who are blind or deafblind. She publishes research focused articles, practical articles, and chapters on gross motor development and balance interventions and presents nationally and internationally on her work with individuals with visual impairments and deaf blindness. Dr. Haibach-Beach has published two editions of the textbook “Motor Learning and Development” which have been widely adopted as well as the book, “Gross Motor Development Curriculum: For Children with Visual Impairment.” She has served on the American Kinesiology Board, chaired the National Association for Sport and Physical Educations Motor Development and Learning Academy, and is an active Brockport Lions Club member.