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Below is a list of dissertations/theses added in 2011 (to date) and 2010 (selected). On the 'Submit Dissertations/Theses' page you may submit your study in a simple one-step process which is explained on that page.
Added in 2011
The effectiveness of the StreetStrider as an exercise modality for healthy adults Jordan Becker Advisor: Porcari, J Institution: Rating of perceived drift during steady state treadmill exercise Lee J Walraven Advisor: Foster, C Institution:
Date Completed: 2011
Catalog ID: PE 4923
Pages: 36
Date Completed: 2011
Catalog ID: PH 1897
Pages: 36
The effects of music on time trial performance
Jana Hagen Advisor: Foster, C Institution:
Date Completed: 2011
Catalog ID: PSY 2470
Pages: 28
Plasma ammonium, blood lactate, and RPE as indicators of fatigue for three squat training protocols
Matthew J Rogatzki
Advisor: Wright, G
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PH 1896
Pages: 43
Effect of trunk endurance training on low back endurance & injury in collegiate gymnasts
Leah C Creager
Advisor: Underman, B
Institution:
Date Completed: 2009
Catalog ID: PE 4922
Pages: 38
Energy cost and relative intensity of the kettlebell workout
Advisor: Porcari, J; Doberstein, S; Wright, G
Institution:
Date Completed: 2009
Catalog ID: PH 1895
Pages: 42
An analysis of the relationship between social support selected demographics and physical activity among community college students
Mary Jo DiGiandomenico
Advisor: Symons, CW
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PE 4921
Pages: 231
Assessment of challenge course facilitators who are WAHPERD members on their perceived knowledge and skills in association with national certification
Justin Rice
Advisor: Steffen, J
Institution:
Date Completed: 2011
Catalog ID: PE 4920
Pages: 55
Managing volunteers in Canadian community sport organizations
Joel M. Mrak
Advisor: MacLean, J
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: RC 611
Pages: 141
Validation of a rotary encoder and power prediction equations during a jump squat
Andrew A Pustina
Advisor: Wright, G
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PE 4918
Pages: 58
The effects of geocaching on heart rates of elementary students
Sophia L Minutolo
Advisor: Steffen, J
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PE 4919
Pages: 87
Exploring the prevalence of drinking games and their impact on the health of club sport athletes at the
Kevin A. Meier
Advisor: Gilmore, G
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: HE 910
Pages: 91
The effect of
Jessica Gehrke
Advisor: Foster, C
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PH 1894
Pages: 38
Cardiovascular effects: rebounding versus jogging on untrained college females
Mary Jane Forrest
Advisor: Butts, NK
Institution:
Date Completed: 1982
Catalog ID: PE 4910
Pages: 81
The identification and description of municipal park/recreation department sponsored adult softball programs
Ronald C Grall
Advisor: O’Brien, D
Institution:
Date Completed: 1985
Catalog ID: RC 610
Pages: 106
Perceived compliance and knowledge of Title IX in physical education and athletics
Laurie M Irwin
Advisor: Winter, A
Institution:
Date Completed: 1981
Catalog ID: PE 4911
Pages: 100
Effects of physical training on glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus
M Alexander Masotti
Advisor: Samsoe, M
Institution:
Date Completed: 1986
Catalog ID: PH 1892
Pages: 90
A comparative study of the forward pass of college quarterbacks, with and without protective equipment
Douglas C Miller
Advisor: Kaufman, W
Institution:
Date Completed: 1979
Catalog ID: PE 4912
Pages: 48
A comparison of left-handed and right-handed students in the acquisition of a novel motor skill
Jeffery C Neubauer
Advisor: Jones, RE
Institution:
Date Completed: 1974
Catalog ID: PE 4913
Pages: 98
The effect of massed versus distributed practice on free throw shooting accuracy
Michael F. Novak
Advisor: Holler, M
Institution:
Date Completed: 1980
Catalog ID: PE 4914
Pages: 56
A biomechanical analysis of the one-handed backhand groundstroke
Linda D Pecore
Advisor: Butts, NK
Institution:
Date Completed: 1978
Catalog ID: PE 4915
Pages: 72
Use of exercise by bulimic women in treatment
Barbara F Stafslien
Advisor: Hutchinson, P
Institution:
Date Completed: 1986
Catalog ID: PE 4916
Pages: 90
A study of personality traits associated with exercising cardiac individuals and health [i.e. healthy] adults
Janet B Thill
Advisor: Ziemelis, A
Institution:
Date Completed: 1982
Catalog ID: PSY 2468
Pages: 55
Longitudinal study on maximal oxygen consumption in intercollegiate female cross country runners
Richard Weber
Advisor: Kensinger, K
Institution:
Date Completed: 1987
Catalog ID: PH 1893
Pages: 56
Motivation during maxVO2 testing of sedentary college aged women
Darci Clark
Advisor: Price, S
Institution:
Date Completed: 1988
Catalog ID: PSY 2469
Pages: 52
Triathlons: the swim to bicycle transition
Gregory Eugene Borchers
Advisor: Buckenmeyer, P
Institution:
Date Completed: 1976
Catalog ID: PE 4917
Pages: 78
Deception in sport: a conceptual and ethical analysis
Adam G. Pfleegor
Advisor:
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PSY 2467
Pages: 138
Actual and perceived coaches' sportspersonship behaviours and their relationship with young athletes' sportspersonship orientations
Laurissa C Kenworthy
Advisor: Sullivan, P
Institution:
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PSY 2466
Pages: 109
Added in 2010
Ways in which discourse and lived experience influences girls' physical identity in physical education weight training
Stephanie Armitage Kerr
Advisor: Karp, GG
Institution:
Date Completed: 2008
Catalog ID: PSY 2465
Pages: 280
Self motivation, compliance, and reasons for attending the
Thomas F Kowalski
Advisor: Kaufman, W
Institution:
Date Completed: 1988
Catalog ID: HE 909
Pages: 91
An electromyographic analysis of the hamstring muscles during bicycle ergometry
Caroline G Nielsen
Advisor: French, KE
Institution:
Date Completed: 1988
Catalog ID: PH 1891
Pages: 52
Physiological response differences between treadmill and pool running in college-aged females
Mary Tucker
Advisor: Butts, NK
Institution:
Date Completed: 1988
Catalog ID: PE 4909
Pages: 59
Effects of training on land and in water on VO2
Christine J Greening
Advisor: Fatar, D
Institution:
Date Completed: 1989
Catalog ID: PH 1890
Pages: 81
A comparative analysis of the one-mile walk field test to actual maximal oxygen consumption values in college females
Jane Dzaboff
Advisor: Butts, NK
Institution:
Date Completed: 1989
Catalog ID: PH 1889
Pages: 80
Effect of mandibular repositioning on quadricep extensor strength in subjects with documented temporomandibular joint syndrome
Brian Davis
Advisor: Headley, S
Institution:
Catalog ID: PH 1888
Pages: 52
Elizabeth A Gilbert
Advisor: Graves, M
Institution: Arkansas State University
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PSY 2464
Pages: 76
Number of physical education minutes Orange County first-sixth grade receive
Brittany Christianson
Advisor: Vetter, P
Institution: University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PE 4908
Pages: 61
Physical activity and stress levels among parents of children with autism
Advisor: Felix, M
Institution: University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: PE 4907
Pages: 56
Development and validation of a challenge course cognitive examination complying with association of challenge course technology Level I Practitioner Certification Standards
Jeffery N Boeke
Advisor: Steffen, J
Institution: University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Date Completed: 2010
Catalog ID: RC 609
Pages: 64
An analysis of athletic performance and personality type of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse football players for 1984
Michael H Miyamoto
Advisor: Gilmore, G
Institution: University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Date Completed: 1985
Catalog ID: PSY 2463
Pages: 63
A comparative analysis of the one-mile field test to actual maximal oxygen consumption in college males
Stacey C Van Skyhawk
Advisor: Butts, NK
Institution: University of Wis