- Growth & Motor Development
- Adapted Physical Activity
- Intro. to Teaching Physical Education

• adapted physical activity
• physical literacy
• sensory motor development programming
• program evaluation
• leadership and team building

• Director of the Acadia S.M.I.L.E. Program
• Challenger Baseball National Advisory Board - Bluejay Cares
• Valley United Soccer Club Board of Directors
• Ken-Wo Golf Club Junior Committee

Arbour-Nicitopoulos, K, P., Shirazipour, C. H., Sweatman, M., & Seaman, R. (2018). The Secret of S.M.I.L.E.: Best practices for delivering adapted physical activity programming. Physical and Health Education Journal. ®

Kirby, R. L., Smith, C., Seaman, R., Macleod, D., Parker, K. (2006). The manual wheelchair wheelie: A review of our current understanding of an important motor skill. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1(1). ®

Seaman, R.,  French, R., and SIlliman-French, L. (2009, June). Adapted physical activity practicum: The validation of an instrucment to measure adapted physical activity practica. Presented at the International Symposium for ADapted Physical Activity, Gavle, Sweden.  ®

Sweatman, M. & Seaman, R. (2016). Perspectives of Acadia student volunteers regarding the S.M.I.L.E. experience. North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity Conference. Edmonton, Alberta.  ®

Leahy, M. and Seaman, R. (2015, April). The Secret Behind a S.M.I.L.E.: Revolutionizing the way children with disabilities develop fundamental motor skills. Presented at the Canadian Physical and Health Education National conference, Banff, Alberta. ®