Dr. Nocera is an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance at Plymouth State University and an American College of Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist. Dr. Nocera’s research focuses on evaluating barriers and facilitators to physical activity for children with developmental disabilities and assessing school-based physical activity for children with developmental disabilities. His research goals include developing an inclusive school-based physical activity intervention for children with and without developmental disabilities. Dr. Nocera is the Vice Chair of the ACSM Strategic Health Initiative on Health Equity.