Professor Chia-Liang Tsai

National Cheng Kung University

PEHL

(886) 72757575-81809

Email: andytsai@mail.ncku.edu.tw

 

Education

 

PhD, National Taiwan Sport University, 2005.

Major: Graduate Institute of Physical Education

 

MS, National Taiwan Sport University, 2000.

Major: Graduate Institute of Physical Education

 

BA, National Taipei University of Education, 1995.

Major: Department of Mathematics Education

 

Professional Positions

 

Professional

 

Editoral Board, Journal-- Research in Autism Spectrum Disorder. (July 6, 2011 - Present).

 

Board Member, Asian Society for Adapted Physical Education. (July 2010 - Present).

 

Board Member, Taiwan Association for Adapted Physical Activity and Health. (June 2004 - Present).

 

TEACHING

 

Directed Student Learning

 

Supervised Research, "Physical Activity Patterns and Fundamental Movement Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders," Inst. of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Study. (August 2009 - July 2011).
　

 

Supervised Research, "Cognitive Electrophysiological Performance on Visual Spatial Attention between Older Adults with Different Levels of Physical Activity—Using Soft Tennis as an example," Inst. of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Study. (August 2009 - July 2011).
　

 

Supervised Research, "Soft Tennis on the Benefits of Fall Prevention with Older Adults：Approach to the Brain Event-Related Potentials from the Simon Task," Inst. of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Study. (August 2008 - July 2011).
　

 

Supervised Research, "Difference of Visuo-Spatial Working Memory Capacity in Old Adults with Different Levels of Physical Activity— A Cognitive Electrophysiology Study," Inst. of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Study. (August 2008 - July 2010).
　

 

Supervised Research, "The differences of performance on task-switching in older adults with different physical activity levels and sex—evidence from the cognitive neurophysiology," Inst. of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Study. (August 2007 - July 2009).
　

 

Supervised Research, "Event-Related Potentials Study of Visuospatial Attention in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder," Inst. of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Study. (August 2006 - July 2008).
　

 

Supervised Research, "Development of Evaluation Indicators identifying Swimming Pool Environments and Assessment of Accessibility of Swimming Pools," Inst. of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Study. (August 2006 - July 2008).
　

 

RESEARCH

 

Published Intellectual Contributions

 

Refereed Journal Articles

 

Tsai, C. L. (2015). A preliminary examination of aerobic exercise effects on resting EEG in children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders.

 

Tsai, C. L. (in press). Frontal midline theta as a mechanism for the deficits of attentional orienting in children with developmental coordination disorder during an eye-gazed cueing paradigm. Psychophysiology.

 

Tsai, C. L. (in press). Specificity of postural control in body's anteroposterior and mediolateral axes in probable developmental coordination disorder. Pediatric Physical Therapy.

 

Wang, C.-H., Tsai, C.-L., Tu, K.-C., Muggleton, N. G., Juan, C.-H., Liang, W.-K. (2015). Modulation of brain oscillations during fundamental visuo-spatial processing: A comparison between female collegiate badminton players and sedentary controls. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16, 121-129. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029214001447

 

Wang, C.-H., Liang, W.-K., Tseng, P., Muggleton, N. G., Juan, C.-H., Tsai, C.-L. (in press). The relationship between aerobic fitness and neural oscillations during visuo‑spatial attention in young adults. Experimental Brain Research. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00221-014-4182-8

 

Tsai, C. L. (2014). The association of physical activity to neural adaptability during visuo-spatial processing in healthy elderly adults: A mulitscale entropy analysis. Brain and Cognition, 92, 73-83.

 

Wang, C.-H., Tsai, C.-L., Tseng, P., Yang, A. C., Lo, M.-T., Peng, C.-K., Wang, H.-Y., Muggleton, N. G., Juan, C.-H., Liang, W.-K. (2014). The association of physical activity to neural adaptability during visuo-spatial processing in healthy elderly adults: A multiscale entropy analysis. Brain and Cognition, 92, 73-83. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278262614001559

 

Tsai, C. L. (2011). Effects of acute exercise on executive function: A study with a Tower of London task. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 33(6), 847-865.

 

Tsai, C. L., Cheng, H. C., Chen, H. Y, Chen, Y. J., Cherng, R. J. (2009). Comorbidity of motor and language impairments in preschool children of Taiwan. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 30(5), 1054-1061.

 

Tsai, C. L., Pan, C. Y., Cherng, R. J., Wu, S. K. (2009). Dual-task study of cognitive and postural interference: A preliminary investigation of the automatization deficit hypothesis of developmental coordination disorder. Child: Care, Health, and Development, 35(4), 551-560.

 

Tsai, C. L., Tsai, C. L., Chu, C. H (2009). Fundamental movement skills in children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 39, 1694-1705.

 

Tsai, C. L., Yu, Y. K, Chen, Y. J, Wu, S. K (2009). Inhibitory response capacities of bilateral lower and upper extremities in children with developmental coordination disorder in endogenous and exogenous orienting modes. Brain and Cognition, 69(2), 236-244.

 

Tsai, C. L., Pan, C. Y, Hsu, R. J., Chiu, H. H (2009). Mechanisms of deficit of visuospatial attention shift in children with developmental coordination disorder: A neurophysiological measures of the endogenous Posner paradigm. Brain and Cognition, 71(3), 246-258.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2009). The effectiveness of exercise intervention on inhibitory control in children with developmental coordination disorder: Using a visuospatial attention paradigm as a model. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 30, 1268-1280.

 

Tsai, C. L., Hsu, Y. W., Lin, L. (2008). A Review of Health Promotion in Children and Youth with Disabilities: Exercise and Physical Activity. Taiwan Journal of Public Health, 27(2), 91-100.

 

Tsai, C. L., Hsu, Y. W. (2008). An Analysis of Physical Activity Participation and Body Composition of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Journal of Physical Education in Higher Education, 163-173.

 

Tsai, C. L., Hsu, Y. W., Wu, S. K. (in press). Development of Evaluation Indicators Identifying Swimming Pool Environments and Assessment of Accessibility of Swimming Pools. Physical Therapy.

 

Tsai, C. L., Yu, Y. K., Chen, Y. J., Wu, S. K. (2008). Inhibitory Response Capacities of Bilateral Lower and Upper Extremities in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder in Endogenous and Exogenous Orienting Models. Brain and Cognition.

 

Tsai, C. L., Wilson, P. H., Wu, S. K. (2008). Role of Visual Perceptual Skills (Non-Motor) in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Human Movement Science, 27(4), 649-664.

 

Tsai, C. L., Wu, S.K. (2008). SRelationship Between Visual-Perceptual Deficits and Motor Impairments in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 107, 457-472.

 

Tsai, C. L., Wu, S.K., Huang, C.H. (2008). Static Balance in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Human Movement Science, 27(1), 142-153.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2008). The Effect of Exercise Intervention on the Epilepsy Seizure. Physical Education in Higher Education, 187-193.

 

Tsai, C. L., Chiu, H.H. (2008). The Effect of Horticultural Therapy on Chronic Diseases in Elder People. Zhong Hua Physical Education, 79-85.

 

Tsai, C. L., Tsai, C. M. (2008). The Effect of Therapeutic Horseback Riding in Cerebral Palsy. Physical Education in Higher Education, 180-185.

 

Tsai, C. L., Hsu, Y. W. (in press). Visual Perception and Visual-Motor Integration in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Human Movement Science.

 

Journal Articles

 

Tsai, C. L. (2015). Dose-response relationship between exercise duration and cognition. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47(1), 159-165.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2015). Effects of physical activity intervention on motor proficiency and physical fitness in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An exploratory study. Journal of Attention Disorders.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2015). Exercise-mode-related changes in task-switching performance in the elderly. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 9(23), 1-12.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2015). Modulation of brain oscillations during fundamental visuo-spatial processing: A comparison between female collegiate badminton players and sedentary controls. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16, 121-129.

 

Tsai, C. L. (in press). The relation of between aerobic fitness to and neural oscillations during visuo-spatial attention in healthy young adults. Experimental Brain Research.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2015). Variations in cognitive demand affect heart rate in typically developing children and children at risk for developmental coordination disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 38, 362-371.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2014). Effects of acute resistance exercise on cognition in late middle-aged adults: General or specific cognitive improvement? Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 17(1), 51-55.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2014). Effects of cardiorespiratory fitness enhancement on deficits in visuospatial working memory in children with developmental coordination disorder: A cognitive electrophysiological study. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 29(2), 173-185.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2014). Executive function and endocrinological responses to acute resistance exercise. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 8(262).

 

Tsai, C. L. (2014). Impact of acute aerobic exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness on visuospatial attention performance and serum BDNF level. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 41, 121-131.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2014). Postural sway and perception of affordances in children at risk for developmental coordination disorder. Experimental Brain Research, 232, 2155-2165.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2014). The effect of physical activity on brain signal complexity associated with visuo-spatial attention and working memory in elderly adults. Brain and Cognition.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2013). The immediate and sustain effect following acute exercise on planning aspect of executive function. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 14, 728-736.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2012). Effect of resistance exercise training on cognitive function in healthy older adults: A review. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 20(4), 497-517.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2012). Effects of exercise intervention on event-related potential and task performance indices of attention networks in children with developmental coordination disorder. Brain and Cognition, 79(1), 12-22.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2012). Postural adaptations to a suprapostural memory task among children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 54(2), 155-159.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2012). The neurophysiological performance of visuospatial working memory in children with developmental coordination disorder. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 54(12), 1114-1120.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2011). Accelerometer-determined physical activity among elementary school-aged children with autism spectrum disorders in Taiwan. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5(3), 1042-1052..

 

Tsai, C. L. (2011). Physical activity and self-determined motivation of adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorders in inclusive physical education. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5(2), 733-741.

 

Tsai, C. L. (in press). Postural adaptations to a suprapostural memory task among children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.

 

Tsai, C. L. (in press). Postural responses to a suprapostural visual task among children with and without developmental coordination disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities..

 

Tsai, C. L. (2011). An event-related potential and behavioral study of impaired inhibitory control in children with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5(3), 1092-1102.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2011). Reading and writing performances of children 7–8 years of age with developmental coordination disorder in Taiwan. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(6), 2589-2594.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2010). Cardiopulmonary fitness and endurance in children with developmental coordination disorder. Research in Developmental Disabilities(31(2)), 345-349.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2010). Deficits of visuospatial attention with reflexive orienting induced by eye-gazed cue in children with developmental coordination disorder on lower extremities: An event-related potential study. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 31(3), 642-655.(31(3)), 642-655.

 

Tsai, C. L. (2010). Physical activity and cognition in older adults: The potential of Tai Chi Chuan. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 18(4)(451-472).

 

Tsai, C. L., Wang, C. H (2009). Automatic attention orienting by social cues in children with developmental coordination disorder. The 8th Developmental Coordination Disorder International Conference.

 

Tsai, C. L., Cheng, H. C, Chen, H. Y, Chen, Y. J, Cherng, R. J (2009). Co-occurrence of motor and language impairments in preschool children. The 8th Developmental Coordination Disorder International Conference.

 

Tsai, C. L., Hsu, Y. W, Lu, J. H (2009). Effects of Table Tennis Training on Motor Performance and Visual Perceptual Ability of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. 2009 12th ISSP World Congress of Sport Psychology.

 

Tsai, C. L., Wang, C. H (2009). The effectiveness of exercise intervention on inhibitory response capacity in children with developmental coordination disorder. The 8th Developmental Coordination Disorder International Conference.

 

Tsai, C. L., Wu, S. K., Lin, C. H., Li, Y. C. (2008). Cardiopulmonary Fitness of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder in Taiwan. 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS).

 

Tsai, C. L., Hsu, Y. W., Wu, S. K., Chiu, H. H. (2008). Inhibitory response ability in children with developmental coordination disorder: A psychophysiological study of the Posner paradigm. 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS).

 

Tsai, C. L., Hsu, Y. W. (2008). Visual perception and visual-motor integration in children with developmental coordination disorder. 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS).

 

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

 

Grant

 

Tsai, C. L., "Skeletal muscle as a mediator of beneficial effects of regular exercise on cognitive functions and metabolism in patients with Alzheimer's disease: the role of muscle myokines and microRNAs," Sponsored by National Science Council, State, $120,000.00. (January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2016).

 

Tsai, C. L. (Principal), "From the ERP and fMRI Perspectives to Explore the Effects of Different Exercise Modes on Different Cognitive Performance in the Middle-Aged and Older People: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies," Sponsored by National Science Council, $125,933.00. (August 1, 2013 - July 31, 2016).

 

Tsai, C. L., "The effectiveness of resistance exercise intervention on cognitive performances in elderly adults: From insulin-like growth factor-I and brain event-related potentials viewpoints," Sponsored by National Science Council. (August 1, 2011 - July 31, 2013).

 

Tsai, C. L. (Principal), "The performance of visuospatial working memory and interventional effects of cardiorespiratory endurance training in children with developmental coordination disorder: A cognitive neurophysiological study," Sponsored by lNational Science Council, National Cheng Kung University, $52,860.00. (August 1, 2010 - July 31, 2012).

 

Tsai, C. L. (Principal), "The mechanisms of motor impairment and effects of exercise intervention: cognitive neurophysiological measures of the visuospatial attention and visuotemporal attention," Sponsored by lNational Science Council, National Cheng Kung University, $61,260.00. (August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2011).

 

Tsai, C. L. (Principal), "The short-term and long-term effects of exercise intervention on motoric and neurocognitive performances in children with developmental coordination disorder on lower extremities," Sponsored by lNational Science Council, National Cheng Kung University, $26,200.00. (August 1, 2008 - July 31, 2009).

 

Tsai, C. L. (Principal), "The short-term and long-term effects of exercise intervention on motoric and neurocognitive performances in children with developmental coordination disorder on lower extremities (II)," Sponsored by National Science Council, $21,100.00. (August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2008).

 

Other

 

Tsai, C. L.

 

Awards and Honors

 

Award of academic research, National Science Council. (August 2012).

 

Award of academic research, College of management. (December 1, 2011).

 

Award of academic research, National Science Council. (August 2011).

 

Award of academic research, National Scienec Council. (June 2010).

 

SERVICE

 

Department Service

 

Committee Member, Research Planning Council. (2007 - Present).

 

Committee Member, ctivity Planning Council of Center of Physical Education. (2005 - Present).

 

College Service

 

club chair, Faculty Badminton Club. (2008 - Present).

 

Director of Activity, Center of Physical Education. (2006 - 2010).

 

University Service

 

Committee Member, Teachers' Evaluation. (August 1, 2013 - July 31, 2015).

 

Chairperson, Promotion Division. (August 1, 2012 - January 31, 2015).

 

Committee Member, University Affairs Committee. (2008).

 

Professional Service

 

Council Member, Taiwan Adapted Physical Education and Sports and Health Association. (2007 - Present).