Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Exercise and Its Regulation of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression and Intracellular Signaling, Jeremy B. Ducharme
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The effect of sodium bicarbonate supplementation in markers of gut permeability and gastrointestinal discomfort after exercise in the heat, Suzana Andrade De Oliveira
Investigating Software Application Use in Secondary Physical Education, Sean Fullerton
The enzymatic regulation of contraction-induced toll-like receptor 4 shedding from C2C12 myotubes, Rebekah C. Gridley
Social Identity Theory in Emergency Response Organizations, Erik J. Litzenberg
The Physiological and Perceptual Responses to Continuous- and Interval-Based High-Intensity Functional Training, Jessica Smith
Exploring the occupational socialization of ethnically diverse physical education teachers, Martin Vasquez
THE FEASIBILITY OF AN ACUTE BOUT OF HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL VS CONTINUOUS MODERATE-INTENSITY EXERCISE ON COGNITION IN CHRONIC STROKE PATIENTS, Anna M. Welch, Marissa Ramirez, Christine Mermier, Flavio de Castro Magalhaes, Jessia D. Richardson, Alyssa Bailly, and Terence Moriarty
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
THE EFFECTS OF UNSUPERVISED BODYWEIGHT INTERVAL TRAINING IN ADULTS WITH OBESITY, Gabriella Bellissimo, Fabiano Amorim, Christine Mermier, Ann Gibson, Len Kravitz, Jonathan Little, Flávio de Castro Magalhães, Zachary A. Mang, Quint Berkemeier, Alyssa Bailly, Jonathan Specht, Jessica Smith, Matthew J. Stork, Shandy Simpson, Natalie Robson, Jeremy Ducharme, Kelsey C. Bourbeau, and Yu Yu Hsiao
HIGH ALTITUDE EXERCISE, AUTOPHAGY, AND ANGIOGENESIS, Quint Nikolas Berkemeier
AN INTERSECTIONAL GROUNDED THEORY STUDY EXAMINING IDENTITY EXPLORATION FOR FORMER STUDENT-ATHLETES AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF 2020, Crystle M. Dorsey
RISK MANAGEMENT PERCEPTIONS AND PREVENTIVE PRACTICES OF ATHLETIC DIRECTORS FROM NAIA SCHOOLS, Yan Gioseffi
Effects of aging on Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption: A Preliminary Study, Steven Klepacz
TEACHERS PERCEPTIONS, PRACTICES, AND NEEDS TOWARD INCLUSION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, Adriana E. Lucero
SELF-EFFICACY INFLUENCES OF PRE-SERVICE PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE) TEACHERS WHO INSTRUCT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITES (SWDs), Emily Mason, Karen Gaudreault, Glenn Hushman, Victoria Shiver, and Amanda Young
THE EFFECT OF SODIUM BICARBONATE ON ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY MARKERS DURING PHYSICAL WORK IN THE HEAT, Abdulaziz Abdulrahman A. Masoud, Fabiano Amorim, Christine Mermier, Michael Deyhle, and Zidong Li
Exploring the Perceptions of Mattering among Doctoral Students, Physical Education Teachers, and Faculty Members, Denis Schulz
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
EFFECTS OF HOME-BASED HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING VERSUS CONTINUOUS WALKING ON COGNITION IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE WOMEN, Kelsey C. Bourbeau
Academic and Athletic Motivation of Collegiate Athletes and their Career Transition Plans: A Mixed -Method Approach, Jeongwon Choi
Mental Toughness and Athletic Performance: A Meta-Analysis, Dax Mitchell Crum
HEAT STRESS AND THE CONTROL OF SKELETAL MUSCLE MASS, Zachary J. Fennel
WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE OF AN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETES THAT PLAY NCAA DIVISION I AND II BASKETBALL?, Daniel Gayle
Perinatal Exercise Effectiveness to Prevent Offspring High-Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension, Eric Leslie
High Altitude Exposures and Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction, Zachary J. McKenna
A metabolic profile of escalating density training, Desmond Millender
Exploring Physical Educators' Efficacy Beliefs, Perceptions of Importance and Openness for Social and Emotional Learning, Caitlin Olive, Karen Lux Gaudreault, Kelly Simonton, Michael Hemphill, and Yu Yu Hsiao
Understanding the occupational socialization of tennis coaches: Using a grounded theory approach to explore reasons for entering the coaching profession, Charles Provencio
THE EFFECTS OF WHOLE-BODY HOT WATER IMMERSION AFTER EXERCISE INDUCED MUSCLE DAMAGE ON EXERCISE PERFORMANCE AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERS, Rogelio A. Realzola
Cultural Melting Pots: Strategies to Mitigate Culture Shock for Immigrant Students, Luis A. Sanchez Martinez
Status Seeking in Conspicuous Spectator Sports Consumption: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Yong Wang
"Coming out the kitchen with our aprons on": Intersectionality of African American Athletic Administrators at Division I HBCUs, Margaret Wilkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Sex Differences in Running Performance: The Role of the Anaerobic Speed Reserve in Female Middle-Distance Running, Lydia Charlotte Hallam
The Effect of Interval and Continuous Work on Markers of Acute Kidney Injury in a Hot Environment, Jonathan M. Houck, Fabiano Amorim, Christine Mermier, Michael Deyhle, Orlando Laitano, Zachary McKenna, Zac Fennel, Jeremy Ducharme, and Andrew Wells
STUDYING WASH-OUT DURING PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIZATON, Christopher Mellor
IS THE SKELETAL MUSCLE HYPOXIC RESPONSE TO EXERCISE DIFFERENT BETWEEN ENDURANCE TRAINED AND UNTRAINED INDIVIDUALS?, Roberto C. Nava, Zachary Fennel, Zachary McKenna, Quint Berkemeier, Flávio de Castro Magalhães, Michael Deyhle, Fabiano Amorim, and Christine Mermier
From Vision to Reality: Building Community-Based Adaptive Sports and Fitness Facilities Across the United States, Mary Beth Schubauer
FACEMASK USE DURING HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL EXERCISE IN TEMPERATE AND HOT ENVIRONMENTS., Andrew D. Wells, Zachary Fennel, Jeremy Ducharme, Abdulaziz Masoud, Jon Houck, Bryanne Bellovary, Michael Deyhle, Yu Yu Hsiao, Fabiano Amorim, and Christine Mermier
Fear of Failure in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Practitioners, Frederick J. Williams Jr
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORTHOSTATIC STRESS RESPONSE AND ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS SUSCEPTIBILITY AT HIGH ALTITUDE: A PILOT STUDY, Bryanne Bellovary, Jack Loeppky, Andrew Wells, Zac Fennel, Jeremy Ducharme, Jonathan Houck, Trevor Mayschak, Kelsey Bourbeau, Ann Gibson, Scott Drum, and Christine Mermier
Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Responses to Hexagonal Barbell Deadlift Task Performed at an Intensity Corresponding to the Anaerobic Threshold, Christopher C. Frankel Dr.
The Role of Mentorship in Achieving NBA Success: Narratives Told by Nine Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees, Mark J. Lasota
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Identifying exercise prescription components that predict improvements in functional capacity among participants enrolled in cardiac rehabilitation, Stephanie Gerlach
Are steps per day enough? Quality versus quantity of ambulatory behavior after a light-intensity physical activity intervention for older cancer survivors., Elizabeth Michaela Harding
Beyond Spectator Sports: Scale Development and Validation for Mediated Sports Consumption, Min Jung Kim
MODELS OF WAGE DETERMINATION OF OFFENSIVE LINEMEN IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, Daniel S. Krywaruczenko
Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Improves Cognitive Function Among CVD Patients, Terence A. Moriarty, Kelsey Bourbeau, Christine Mermier, Len Kravitz, Ann Gibson, Nicholas Beltz, Omar Negrete, and Micah Zuhl
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
An analysis of the results of Court of Arbitration for Sport doping awards involving athletes between 1994 and 2008., Genevieve F.E. Birren Esq.
Autophagy is stimulated by acute high intensity interval exercise in human skeletal muscle and electrical pulse stimulation in C2C12 myotubes in vitro, Kurt A. Escobar
PREDICTORS IN FINISHING POSITION OF NCAA DIVISION II SCHOOLS IN THE LEARFIELD SPORTS-NACDA DIRECTORS’ CUP: CULTURE TYPE AS A POTENTIAL MEDIATOR, Ryan D. Kettler
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHALLENGE COURSES AND THE, Christopher Luna
The effect of acute aerobic exercise and rapamycin treatment on autophagy and the heat shock response in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of prediabetics, James Jermey McCormick
Laterality in the Power Five and Group of Five Conferences in Women's College Softball, Jon C. Nachtigal
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
HEMODYNAMIC AND METABOLIC RESPONSES DURING SELF-PACED AND RAMP GRADED EXERCISE TESTING TREADMILL PROTOCOLS, Nicholas Mark Beltz
Characteristics and Success of Long-Term Contracts in Major League Baseball, Briton A. Hagan
Responses to Two Weight Training Protocols--One with Integrated High-Intensity Interval Training, Tony P. Nunez
Strategic Management in Small Business: An Exploratory Study, Nicholas Gary Schlereth Ph.D., MBA
MEASURING ACCOMMODATION ON FACEBOOK BETWEEN SINGLE-A MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS AND FACEBOOK USERS, Michael James Stocz
The Moderating Effect of Country of Origin on Athlete Brand Equity, Bo Yu
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
A meta-analysis of the effect of the physical education learning environment on student outcomes, Stephanie Armstrong
Harness Suspension Stress Physiological and Safety Assessment, James Marc Beverly
IMPACT OF MEAL FREQUENCY ON APPETITE AND BLOOD MARKERS OF HEALTH IN OBESE WOMEN UTILIZING AN EQUI-HYPOCALORIC DIET DURING A BEHAVIORAL WEIGHT LOSS INTERVENTION, Michelle Kulovitz
Grit and Student-Athlete Performance: A Case Study., Troy Morgan
THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF WEIGHTED VEST RUNNING ON SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION AND ENERGY EXPENDITURE, Troy M. Purdom Mr.
EFFECT OF BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID SUPPLEMENTATION ON RECOVERY OF PERFORMANCE AND MUSCLE DAMAGE, & AUTOPHAGY AND HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN RESPONSE, Trisha VanDusseldorp
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE SAFETY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES COMPROMISED BY PLAYING GUARANTEE GAMES AGAINST SUPERIOR OPPONENTS?, Daniel Ballou
Coordination Between Autophagy and the Heat Shock Response: Evidence From Exercise in Animals and Humans, Nathan H. Cole
The effect of combining a Wingate sprint with circuit weight training on growth hormone in response to exercise., Hung-Sheng Hsu
COURT DECISIONS REGARDING GOLF-RELATED INJURIES: A QUANTITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS AND BINARY LOGISTIC REGRESSION, Kyongmin Lee
Effects of Eccentric Contraction Duration on Muscle Strength, Power Production, Vertical Jump and Soreness, Jonathan N. Mike
The Effects of Gait Retraining in Runners With Patellofemoral Pain, Jenevieve Roper
Impact and reach of a peer-led health education intervention utilizing harm reduction strategies in an incarcerated population, Miranda Leah Sedillo
Muscle Fatigue at the End of a Maximal Oxygen Consumption Test, Gustavo Sierra
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Counterfactual Feedback and Tennis, G. Beth Birky
Effect of acute dietary nitrate consumption on submaximal oxygen consumption and oxidative stress in hypoxia, Colin Carriker
Determinants of Users Intention to Adopt Mobile Fitness Applications: an Extended Technology Acceptance Model Approach, Kwak Jang Yul
THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON FRANCHISE SUCCESS IN THE NBA'S DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE: AN APPLICATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY, Margaret Keiper
An Analysis of Risk Management Practices and Legal Considerations in South Korean Club Sports, Sungwon Kim
The early time course of autophagy in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells following endurance exercise, Kathryn Lanphere
THE METABOLIC COST OF SLOW GRADED TREADMILL WALKING WITH A WEIGHTED VEST IN UNTRAINED FEMALES, James Jeremy McCormick
The Relative Importance of Four Muscle Groups for Rock Climbing Performance, Deyhle Michael
Self-Reported Barriers to Quality Physical Education by Physical Education Specialists in the Island of Puerto Rico, Enid Rodriguez-Ayala
The effect of 10 days of heat acclimation on submaximal exercise economy and efficiency at 1600 m and 4350 m, Roy Salgado
Effects of dietary stimulators of metabolism and mitochondrial biogenesis in vitro and in vivo: Implications for metabolic disease, Roger Vaughan
The Effect of Ten Days of Heat Acclimation on Exercise Capacity during Acute Altitude Exposure (4350 m), Ailish White
The relationship among coach's leadership style, team culture, and performance in university soccer teams in Korea, Kang-Won You
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Moneyball in the National Football League: A Statistical based method for Predicting Player Success in the NFL, William Abrams Jr
FUNCTIONAL HAMSTRING: QUADRICEPS RATIO AND HAMSTRING INJURY INCIDENCE IN TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES, Taryn Cadez-Schmidt
Investigating Factors Influencing Game Piracy in the eSports Settings of South Korea, Eui-Yul Choi
Analysis of factors associated with coaching efficacy among New Mexico high school coaches, Jungky Lee
PLAYING HARDBALL: AN ANALYSIS OF COURT DECISIONS INVOLVING THE LIMITED DUTY (BASEBALL) RULE, R. Douglas Manning
