Working with children has always been the dream for Meghann Lloyd, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at , and Research Associate at Grandview Children’s Centre in Oshawa, Ontario. Early on, she realized that children with disabilities needed her more so she became an advocate for enhancing their lives through early intervention. Dr. Lloyd joined in 2010 and leads the university’s Motor Behaviour and Physical Activity Lab, inspiring and mentoring her students to develop new strategies for improving the quality of life for children with disabilities, their families, and organizations that serve their needs. Largely community based, Dr. Lloyd's hands-on research targets the development of interventions for children with disabilities to promote fundamental motor skills which have a positive impact on other areas of their lives. She is the recipient of the prestigious International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity 2015 Young Researcher Award. Dr. Lloyd completed her Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) at Acadia University, School of Recreation Management and Kinesiology in 2001. During her undergraduate studies, she was involved with the SMILE Program, working one-on-one with children with disabilities. Paired with a young boy with an autism spectrum disorder, her experience solidified her path toward making a difference in the lives of children with disabilities. In 2003, she graduated with a Master of Arts from McGill University’s Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and in 2008, she obtained her Doctorate from the University of Michigan, Division of Kinesiology and pursued a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at U-M’s Centre for Motor Behavior and Pediatric Disabilities. That same year, she began her career as a junior research scientist in the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute’s Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, and still serves as an adjunct investigator with the Hospital. In 2008, she also joined the University of Ottawa as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and in 2009, she was appointed adjunct professor in the university’s Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics (non-tenure track). A revered expert in her field, Dr. Lloyd’s research has been published in the international journals Autism and Research in Developmental Disabilities. Ontario Tech University Ontario Tech University