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Miller, E., Pham, K., Lindquist, M., Pepping, G.-J., Kuys, S., Harrington, R., Trotter, M., Blake, A. Limb, M. Sanders, P. & Drogemuller, R. (2025). GrandSchools: a new intergenerational third place for community regeneration. Contemporary Social Science, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/21582041.2025.2590111

Mohr, M., Federolf, P., Pepping, G.-J., Stein, T., van Andel, S., & Weir, G. (2023). Editorial: Human movement and motor control in the natural environment. Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 11, 1210173. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1210173

le Rossignol, P., Miles, S., Saunders, J., & Pepping, G.-J. (2022). Physical activity in university health science students: Motivations influencing behaviors. Journal of American College Health, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2119397

Trotter, M., Sanders, P., Lindquist, M., Miller, E., Hajirasouli, A., Blake, A., Harrington, R., Olsen, H., Tyvimaa, T., Pepping, G.-J., Kuys, S., & Drogemuller, R. (2022). Intergenerational living and learning: The value and risks of co-locating retirement villages on secondary school campuses – Evaluating the GrandSchools vision. Australasian Journal on Ageing. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13111.

Cronström, A., Cole, M., Chalkley, D., Van Andel, D., Pepping, G.-J., & Creaby, M. W. (2022). Acute effect of traditional and adaptive metronomes on gait variability in older individuals with a history of falls. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-021-02066-9.

Johnson, C. D., Eagle, S. R., LaGoy, A. D., Sinnott, A. M., Pepping, G.-J., & Connaboy, C. (2021). Establishing and applying measurement reliability in perceptual-motor coordination tasks. Ecological Psychology, 3(3-4), 297-311. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407413.2021.1965479.

Johnson, C. D., Eagle, S. R., Nindl, B. C., Lovalekar, M. T., Flanagan, S. D., Pepping, G.-J., & Connaboy, C. (2021). The effects of fatiguing exercise and load carriage on the perception and initiation of movement. European Journal of Sport Science, 21(1), 36-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1725137

Connaboy, C., Sinnott, A. M., LaGoy, A. D., Krajewski, K. T., Johnson, C. D., Pepping, G.-J., Simpson, R. J., Bower, J. L., & Alfano, C. A. (2020). Cognitive performance during prolonged periods in isolated, confined, and extreme environments. Acta Astronautica, 177, 545–551. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.08.018

LaGoy, A. D., Sinnott, A. M., Ambarian, M., Pepping, G.-J., Simpson, R. J., Agha, N. H., et al. (2020). Differences in affordance-based behaviors within an isolated and confined environment are related to sleep, emotional health and physiological parameters. Acta Astronautica, 176, 238–246. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.06.034

Brymer, E., Araujo, D., Davids, K., & Pepping, G.-J. (2020). Conceptualising the human health and wellbeing outcomes of acting in natural environments: An ecological perspective. Frontiers in Psychology. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01362

Johnson, CD., Eagle, SR., Nindl, BC., Lovalekar, MT., Flanagan, SD., Pepping, G.-J., & Connaboy, C. (2020). The effects of fatiguing exercise and load carriage on the perception and initiation of movement. European Journal of Sport Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2020.1725137

Eagle, S. R., Kontos, A. P., Pepping, G.-J., Johnson, C. D., Sinnott A., LaGoy, A., Connaboy, C. (2020). Increased risk of musculoskeletal injury following sport-related concussion: a perception-action coupling approach. Sports Medicine, 50(1), 15-23. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01144-3

Connaboy, C., LaGoy, A. D., Johnson, C. D., Sinnott, A. M., Eagle, S. R., Bower, J. L., Pepping, G.-J., Simpson R. J., Alfano C. A. (2020). Sleep deprivation impairs affordance perception behavior during an action boundary accuracy assessment. Acta Astronautica, 166, 270–276. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.10.029

Johnson, C. D., LaGoy, A. D., Pepping, G.-J., Eagle, S. R., Beethe, A. Z., Bower, J. L., et al. (2019). Action Boundary Proximity Effects on Perceptual-Motor Judgments. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 90(12), 1000–1008. http://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.5376.2019

van Andel, S., McGuckian, T. B., Chalkley, D., Cole, M. H., & Pepping, G.-J. (2019). Principles of the Guidance of Exploration for Orientation and Specification of Action. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 13, 734–11. http://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00231

Van Andel, S., Cole, M., & Pepping, G.-J. (2019). Associations between gait-related falls and gait adaptations when stepping onto a curb: A prospective falls study. Journal of Aging and Health, 27, 309-315. http://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0124

Van Andel, S., Cole, M., & Pepping, G.-J. (2019). Influence of age and falls incidence on TauG guidance of centre of pressure movement during gait initiation. Gait & Posture 70, 104-108. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.02.030

Johnson, C. D., Beethe, A. Z., Eagle, S. R., Mi, Q., Lovalekar, M. T., Pepping, G.-J., Nindl, B. C., Flanagan, S. D., Connaboy, C. (2019). POMS fatigue scale is responsive to fatiguing protocol but shows no relationship to perceived or performance decrements. Translational Sports Medicine, 2(3), 153-160. https://doi.org/10.1002/tsm2.65

Connaboy, C., Johnson, C., LaGoy, A., Pepping, G.-J., Simpson, R., Deng, Z., Ma, L., Bower, J. L., Eagle, S. R., Flanagan, S. D., & Alfano, C. (2019). Intersession Reliability and Within-Session Stability of a Novel Perception-Action Coupling Task. Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 90(2), 77-83. https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.5190.2019

McGuckian, T. B., Cole, M. H., Chalkley, D., Jordet, G., & Pepping, G.-J. (2019). Visual Exploration When Surrounded by Affordances: Frequency of Head Movements Is Predictive of Response Speed. Ecological Psychology, 31(1), 30-48. http://doi.org/10.1080/10407413.2018.1495548

van Andel, S., Cole, M. H., & Pepping, G.-J. (2018). Regulation of locomotor pointing across the lifespan: Investigating age-related influences on perceptual-motor coupling. PLoS One, 13(7), e0200244–16. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200244

van Andel, S., Cole, M. H., & Pepping, G.-J. (2018). Perceptual-motor regulation in locomotor pointing while approaching a curb. Gait & Posture, 60, 164–170. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.12.006

Croft, J., Pepping, G.-J., Button, C., Chow, J. (2018). Children’s perception of action boundaries and how it affects their climbing behavior. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 166, 134-146. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2017.07.012

van Andel, S., Cole, M. H., & Pepping, G.-J. (2017). A systematic review on perceptual-motor calibration to changes in action capabilities. Human Movement Science, 51(C), 59–71. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2016.11.004

Cordovil, R, Araújo, D., Pepping, G.-J., & Barreiros, J. (2015). An ecological stance on risk and safe behaviors in children: The role of affordances and emergent behaviors. New Ideas in Psychology, 36, 50-59.

Barsingerhorn, A., Zaal, F. J. T. M., & Pepping, G.-J. (2012) On possibilities for action: The past, present and future of affordance research. AVANT: Trends in Interdisciplinary Studies, 3(2), 54-69.

Delafield-Butt, J. T., Pepping, G.-J., McCaig, C. D., & Lee, D. N. (2012). Prospective guidance in a free-swimming cell. Biological Cybernetics, 106(4-5), 283–293. doi:10.1007/s00422-012-0495-5

Withagen, R., de Poel, H., Araujo. D., & Pepping, G.-J. (2012). Affordances can invite behavior: Reconsidering the relationship between affordances and agency. New Ideas in Psychology, 30, 250-258. doi:10.1016/j.newideapsych.2011.12.003

Zwerver, J., Dekker, F., & Pepping, G.-J. (2010). Patient guided piezo-electric extracorporeal shockwave therapy as treatment for chronic severe patellar tendinopathy; A pilot study. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 23(3), 111-116.

Smith, J., & Pepping, G.-J. (2010). Reaction time and movement time in the actualisation of afforded action. Ecological Psychology, 22(2), 119 – 149. doi:10.1080/10407411003720080

Kars, C., Hofman, M., Geertzen, J. H. B., Pepping, G.-J., & Dekker, R. (2009). Participation in sports by lower limb amputees in the Province of Drenthe, The Netherlands. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 33(4), 356 – 367. doi:10.3109/03093640902984579

Pepping, G.-J., & Li, F.-X. (2008). The role of haptic exploration of ground surface information in perception of overhead reachability. Journal of Motor Behavior, 40(6), 491-498. doi:10.3200/JMBR.40.6.491-498

Schögler, B., Pepping, G.-J., & Lee, D. N. (2008). TauG-guidance of transients in expressive musical performance. Experimental Brain Research, 189, 361-372. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-008-1431-8

Buist, I., Bredeweg, S. W., Lemmink, K. A. P. M., Pepping, G.-J., van Mechelen, W., & Diercks, R. L. (2008). No effect of a graded training program on the number of running-related injuries in novice runners. A randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN37259753]. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 36(1), 33-9. http://doi.org/10.1177/0363546507307505

Buist, I., Bredeweg, S. W., Lemmink, K. A. P. M., Pepping, G.-J., Zwerver, J., van Mechelen, W., & Diercks, R. L. (2007). The GRONORUN study: is a gradual training program for novice runners effective in preventing running related injuries? Design of a RCT [ISRCTN37259753]. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2, 8-24.

Book Chapters

van Andel, S., Cole, M. H., & Pepping, G.-J. (2021). Mind the Gap – On the Necessity of a Situational Taxonomy for Designing and Evaluating Gait Interventions In E. Brymer, M. Rogerson, & J. Barton (Eds.), Nature and Health. Routledge. https://doi.org/ https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003154419

Invited Talks

Pepping, G.-J. (2012). Cognitive and affective constraints on perception and action in sport. Oral presentation at: International Congress on Enhancement of Physical Activity and Motor Skills, Jyväskylä, Finland, November 2012.

Pepping, G.-J. (2012). Empathy, non-verbal expressions of emotions, and performance in team sport. First International Scientific Symposium on Sports Cognition, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China, October 2012.

Pepping, G.-J. Cognitive and affective constraints on decision-making in sport. Oral presentation at: Institute of Cognitive and Team/Racket Sport Research, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany, December 2011.

De Poel, H. J., Meerhoff, L.A., De Brouwer, A., & Pepping, G.-J. Interpersonal coordination dynamics in sports. Oral presentation at: 13^th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal, July 2011.

Pepping, G.-J., Moll, T., van Korven, D., Basedow, F., & Jordet, G. Emotional contagion in soccer penalty shootouts. Oral presentation at: 13^th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal, July 2011.

Pepping, G.-J., & de Poel, H. J. Shaping Decisions in Sport: Affordances and Social, Neural, and Physiological Constraints on Action. Oral presentation at: 13^th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal, July 2011.

Pepping, G.-J., Witteveen, N., Blijman, M., Smits, B. & Timmermans, E. On the importance of positive emotions and sharing goals in football penalty shootouts. Oral presentation at: 13^th FEPSAC European Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal, July 2011.

Zaal, F. T. J. M., de Poel, H. J., Smith, J., & Pepping, G.-J. Running for Catchable and Uncatchable Fly Balls. Oral presentation at: XIVth International Conference on Perception and Action, Ouro Preto, Brazil, July 2011.

Pepping, G.-J., Moll, T., Jordet, G. Emotional contagion in soccer penalty shootouts. Oral presentation at: FEPSAC 11, Madeira, Portugal, July 2011.

Pepping, G.-J., Witteveen, N. On the importance of positive emotions and sharing goals in football penalty shootouts. Oral presentation at: FEPSAC 11, Madeira, Portugal, July 2011.

Pepping, G.-J. Mentale aspecten van voetbal: aandacht/concentratie, kijkgedrag en tactische beslissingen[Mental factors in football: attention/concentration, visual exploration and tactical decision-making]. Oral presentation at: Tweede Bijeenkomst Noordelijke Betaalde Voetbal Organisaties (Second Meeting Dutch Northern Professional Football Organizations), Heerenveen, Netherlands, November 2010.

Leusken, G., & Pepping, G.-J. Cohesie in voetbal [Cohesion in Football]. Oral presentation at: Tweede Bijeenkomst Noordelijke Betaalde Voetbal Organisaties (Second Meeting Dutch Northern Professional Football Organizations), Heerenveen, Netherlands, November 2010.

Pepping, G.-J. Psychology of the Penalty. Oral presentation at: Annual National Peer-Meeting VSPN (Dutch society for Sport Psychology). Groningen, June 2010.

Pepping, G.-J. How to train for soccer penalties? Oral presentation at: ‘Smart Movements’, 25 years Movement Sciences Groningen. University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, Januari 2010.

Van Norel, J., & Pepping, G.-J. Age related differences in the gaze and movement behavior of young talented soccer players: The importance of task and context. Oral presentation at: VvBN Studenten Symposium. University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands, December 2009.

Pepping, G.-J. Developing tools to assess injury and recovery of movement in sport. Oral presentation at: Research Meetings of the Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, the Netherlands, July 2006.

Button, C., Smith, J., & Pepping, G.-J. The influential role of task constraints in acquiring soccer skills. Oral presentation at: The World Congress of Science and Football, Lisbon, Portugal, April 2003.

Scientific Communications

Pepping, G.-J., Luesken, G. J., Swaagman, M., Draayer, M. R., & van Norel, J. Associations between individual perceptions of team members, team-cohesion and ‘on the pitch’ decision-making in football. Poster presented at: FEPSAC 11, Madeira, Portugal, July 2011.

Toering, T., Elferink-Gemser, M., Jordet, G., Pepping, G.-J., & Visscher C. Self-Regulation of Practice Behavior Among Elite Youth Soccer Players: An Exploratory Study. Poster presented at: Annual Conference for Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Providence, USA, October 2010.

Pepping, G.-J. & Timmermans, E. Affordances shape goalkeeping decisions in soccer; Early social affordances for penalty kick direction.Poster presented at: The 11^th European Workshop on Ecological Psychology, Fréjus, France, June 2010.

Tjan, R., Button, C., & Pepping, G.-J. Gaze behaviours when detecting ‘off-centre’ goalkeepers in the soccer penalty kick. Poster presented at: The 11^th European Workshop on Ecological Psychology, Fréjus, France, June 2010.

Timmermans, E., & Pepping, G.-J. Early information for shot direction in the penalty. Poster presented at: VvBN Studenten Symposium. University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands, December 2009.

Moll, T., Jordet, G., & Pepping, G.-J. Self-conscious emotions in soccer penalty shootouts: celebrate initial successes and you will harvest ultimate wins.Poster presented at: the 13^th Annual Congres of the European College of Sport Science, Estoril, Portugal, July 9-12, 2008.

Pepping, G.-J., & Dimmendaal, M. Penalty-kick direction in soccer is influenced by more than simply goalkeeper position. Poster presented at: the 13^th Annual Congres of the European College of Sport Science, Estoril, Portugal, July 9-12, 2008.

Pepping, G.-J., Lindenhols, A., & Ottenheijm, S. H. D. Toward assessing injury-recovery in sport; an affordance approach. Poster presented at: The 9^th European Workshop on Ecological Psychology, Groningen, the Netherlands, July 2006.

Button, C., Smith, J., & Pepping, G.-J. The influential role of task constraints in acquiring soccer skills. Poster presented at: The World Congress of Science and Football, Lisbon, Portugal, April 2003.