Arend Van Gemmert arrived at ASU in January, 1997, to become a Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Motor Control Laboratory under the direction of Professor Stelmach. After 2 years, he got promoted to Faculty Research Associate. In 1999 he also got an appointment as a Visiting Scientist/Special Project Associate in the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. Dr. Van Gemmert became in 2005, an Associate Professor Research in the Motor Control Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, ASU.

The research of Dr Van Gemmert focuses on the understanding of movement control in fine motor tasks, like handwriting, drawing, pointing, and grasping. He is especially interested in mechanisms behind changes in movement control due to stress, mental load, aging, and movement disorders, in particular Parkinson’s disease.