Douglas Doman, Vice Director

Douglas Doman is the vice director of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential. As president of The Institutes in Europe, he is responsible for The Institutes operations and families throughout Europe. He also serves on the board of directors of The Institutes in Mexico, where courses and the lecture series are presented each May.

As the son of Katie and Glenn Doman, he grew up on The Institutes campus knowing the brain-injured children on the clinical program. Douglas's early years on the staff were spent creating the School for Human Development, a school for brain-injured young adults. He and his staff created the world's first Human Development Course, a circuit utilizing physical activities that promote brain organization and development.

From 1977 to 1980, Douglas and his staff made significant breakthroughs in the physical development of well and brain-injured children.  They researched and discovered the quantification of human mobility and, working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Vehicle for Initial Crawling.

Douglas co-authored How to Teach Your Baby To Be Physically Superb, which has been translated into ten languages, and is the author of How To Teach Your Baby To Swim.

Douglas led The Institutes work with ASICS, an international company that now produces brachiation ladders and running shoes specifically for children.

He is married to Rosalind Klein Doman, vice director of The Institute for the Achievement of Physical Excellence. Their four children—Marlowe, Spencer, Morgan, and Noah—have enjoyed the benefits of The Institutes programs for well children.