Graduate Research Papers
This collection contains Graduate Research Papers written by students in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education.
Submissions from 2010
The Use of Psychological Skills and Benefits for Motivation to Workout, Shelby Kay Minard, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Motivational Climate: Coaches Using a Mastery Approach, Tiffany Anne Pins, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Identifying Sport Commitment Among College Football Players, Stephanie Jo Schmidt, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Examination of the Pertinent Literature of the Relationship between Adolescence, Alcohol Use and Leisure, Jennifer Swofford, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2009
Program Design Consideration for a 8-Week YMCA Youth Fitness Program, Cody Bisher, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Essentials of Good Hitting: Commonalities Among Different Hitting Theories, Joseph Lewis Blake, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring the Motivational Climate in the Rehabilitation Setting, Rachel Elizabeth Brinkman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Are Soda Beverages a Contributing Factor to Weight Gain in Children?, Wendy Maria Clark, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
SLAP Lesion: Application of Throwing Biomechanics in Conservative and Post-surgical Rehabilitation, Scott W. W. Cole, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Comparing Strength, Speed and Power in Division IAA Football Players, Joshua R. Cue, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Leisure Programming for Alzheimer’s Clients in Long-Term Care, Timothy D. Doyle, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
How Including Music While Exercising Enhances and Affects the Total Well-Being of an Individual, Darci Fuelling, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Eating Disorders in Adolescent Females With Diabetes: A Review of the Literature, Kristy Lynn Herbrandson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Are Paralympics Athletes Experiencing Serious Leisure?, Janet Thi Ho, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Constituent Development Officer Staff Retention: An Examination of the Pertinent Literature of the Relationship between Methods of Staff Retention and Morale With Constituent Development Officers at the University of Northern Iowa Foundation, Jim Jermier, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Rural Philanthropy: An Examination of the Pertinent Literature of the Current State and Evolution of Rural Philanthropy in This Country, Barbara J. Keninger, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Donor Intent: An Examination of the Pertinent Literature between Donors and Charities and the Legalities of Complying With the Donor’s Restrictions on Gifts, Sherry Kluender, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Measuring Youth Worker Efficacy Levels in a Not-For-Profit Youth Development Setting, Carly Jean Konecny, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Gender Segregation and the Physical Education Classroom, Amanda Kopplin-Rodgers, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examining Differences of Precompetition Sport Anxiety between Individual Sport and Team Sport Athletes, Jordan E. Lacy, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Shooting Under Pressure: How Pressure Affects the Shooting Percentage of Men’s College Basketball Players, Brooks Joseph McKowen, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Benefits of Soccer within Diverse Soccer Programs and Their Cultural Differences, Aldin Muhamedagic, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Utility of a Non-exercise Method of Estimating Aerobic Capacity, Meghan Phillips, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Intensity vs. Duration of Exercise in Producing Cardiovascular Benefits, Katie Lynn Sandbulte, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exercise Benefits for People With Multiple Sclerosis, Ethan Tews, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Postpartum Depression and Universal Screening: Consequences, Benefits, and Barriers, Jennifer Setzer Trumbull, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Youth Volunteerism: By Looking at Who Volunteers and Why Organizations May Be Able to Recruit Youth to Become Long-Standing Volunteers, Kathryn M. Zimmerly, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2008
The History of Athletic Scholarships, Nathan O. Courtney, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Cultivating Baby Boomers and Generation Xers: An Examination of the Pertinent Literature of the Motivational Techniques for Nonprofit Organizational Fundraisers to Consider When Cultivating Donors Categorized as Baby Boomers and Generation Xers, Jane A. Flanagan, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Hearing Loss and the Role of Physical Education for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children, Anastassia Alexandrovna Grineva, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Agritourism: Success Factors of Leisure Farm Business in Taiwan, Yin-Ya Huang, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Literature Review Examining the § 501 (H) Election and § IRC 501 (C)(3) Organizations, Kimberly Anne Hefernan Moss, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Micronesian Youth in Hawaii: Development of After School Programs to Support Micronesian Youth in Selected Schools in Hawaii, Hao Yang, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2007
Acupuncture for Labor Pain Management a Review of the Literature, Saraj Brainard, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Measuring Levels of Satisfaction, Commitment, and Constraints of Middle-Age Women Exercising in Fitness Centers, Melissa Dowd, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Self-Esteem & Developmental Assets: An Examination of the Pertinent Literature off the Relationship between Self-Esteem and Developmental Assets in Adolescents, Angela Gorsuch, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Compliance of Iowa Private Foundations with the Iowa Principles and Practices for Charitable Nonprofit Excellence, Julie Patricia Gosselink, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Evaluation of the Relationship between Physical Fitness Measures and Academic Achievement, George Victor Harnick, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Dental Health and Nutrition in Low-Income Preschool Children, Tonya R. Krueger, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
University of Northern Iowa Intramural Sports Employee Manual, Darin Eugene Leigh, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Social Interaction Patterns between Children with and without Disabilities during Recreation Activities, Mary A. Parramore, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Exploring Influential Pioneers of Youth Related Delinquency Theories, LaTika Monique Speller, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Application of the Sport Commitment Model to Strength and Conditioning, Nicholas Ryan Troupe, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Recognition of Stroke Symptoms by the General Public Associated with Delayed Hospital Presentation: A Health Awareness Challenge, Shannon Rudolph Umthum, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Mental Imagery Use During Rehabilitation From Athletic Injuries, Kristin P. Williams, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Judgmental Heuristics in Nonprofit Organizations’ Web Sites, Jennifer Sue Yarrow, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2006
Service Attributes of an Iowa Ski Resort: An Application of the Importance-Performance Analysis, Shawn Michael Burke, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Children Experiencing Parental Incarceration: An Examination of Literature and Supportive Programming, Telisa A. Burt, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2005
Use of Physical Activity as a Form of Punishment: Attitudinal Influence on Behavior, Mackenzie Rae Casey, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Automated External Defibrillator Deployment in Fitness Facilities: A Review of Literature, Jennie Feltes, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Forming Developmental Mentoring Relationships: An Analysis of Pre-match Training, Kasee Fuller, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Structured Imagery Training Program for Collegiate Basketball Players, David Lee Huss, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Youth Learning Practices in the Arts: Recognizing Development and Ideal Practice, Jennifer Kennedy, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Dehydration and the Effects on Collegiate Wrestlers, David J. Malecek, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Adopting, Implementing, and Managing Biometric Entry Systems in Campus Recreation Centers, Ann Elizabeth Nellis, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Support Groups on Alzheimer’s Caregivers and the Racial and Gender Differences in the Needs of Caregivers: A Review of Support Group Efficacy, Lisa A. Orsborn, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Menstrual Dysfunction and the Female Athlete: A Review of Literature, Allison D. Pohlman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The In-Home Leisure Education Program for Primary Residential Caregivers of Adults with Dementia, Kimberly R. Quint, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Factors of Success in Northeast Iowa Community Festivals, Kelly Sanders, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Meeting the Leisure Needs of the Forth-Coming Baby Boomers: Research and Programming Development, Heather Schantz, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Does Carnitine Supplementation Enhance Exercise Performance in Healthy Adults?, Susan E. Spragg, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Review of the Literature on the Effects of Strength Training on the Health Status of Senior Citizens, Lou Ann Wikan, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Childhood Overweight and Obesity, Julie Lenee Wood, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2004
Food Insecurity among Elderly Persons in Black Hawk County, Iowa, Martha A. Etten, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Ceasing or Reducing Participation in Leisure: A Study of International Students in Japan, Tomomi Sukigara, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Chest Compression-Only CPR as an Alternative to Traditional CPR in Adult Cardiac Arrest: A Review of Literature, Karin L. Wille, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2003
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Participation Rights of the Child and the Role of Youthwork, Yaw Somua Boateng, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Historical Review of the School-Based Health Center in Black Hawk County, Diane Lemon Weliver Hoffman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Factors Related to Physical Activity Behaviors in Young People, Julie Simonson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Diabetes Education: Overview, Obstacles, and Opportunities, Mary Ann Steffensmeier, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2002
The Female Athlete Triad, Deedra Mae Billings, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Presidential Commissions on Outdoor Recreation: A Cumulative Impact Study, Christopher K. Skully, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Review of the Research Literature Pertaining to the Analysis of the Teaching Games for Understanding Model, Randal K. Ten Pas, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2001
A Comparison of Health Curricula at Selected Rural Iowa Secondary Schools to a Recommended Model, Lowen Paul Anderson, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Status of Dance Education Programs in Public Leisure Service and Non-profit Youth Serving Organizations in the State of Iowa, Ranae Elaine Keane-Bamsey, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Survey of Selected Drinking Behaviors of Student-Koreans at Kook-Min University, Sangmin Kim, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Examining the Need for Improved Health Education for Underserved Populations in Selected Eastern Caribbean Basin Nations, Linda K. George Miller, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The State of Worksite Health Promotion Programs in the Quad Cities, Heather Lyn Moore, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Effect of Creatine on Performance, Tom Smith, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Review of the Research Literature Pertaining to the Effects of Student Nutrition Upon Cognitive and Behavioral Performance in the Classroom in Support of Nutritious Snack Interventions During the School Day, Patricia Annette Winblade, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Relationship between Competitive State Anxiety and Athletic Performance in Female Volleyball Players, Tsui-Feng Yeh, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 2000
The Mental Health of Parents and Children Who Are Clients of Title V Maternal and Child Health Agencies and Child Health Specialty Clinics in Iowa, Gretchen Hageman, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Role of Recreation and Leisure Programs in Building a Sense of Community among College Students, Kaori Kikuta, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Family and Peer Influences Common to Eighth Grade Smokers in the Cedar Falls Community Schools, Judith C. Samek, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Role of Mind/Body Interventions in the Management of Coronary Heart Disease, Camilyn M. Smalley, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
A Review of the Literature Related to Weight Concerns and Dieting Behaviors Among Adolescent Girls in Israel, Jacy Walters, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Leisure Participation of Urban Chinese Adolescents, Jianyu Wang, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1999
Argument on Leisure and Spirituality: How Can the Line from the 46th Psalm, “Have Leisure and Know That I Am God,” Be Understood?, Tomoe Kitajima, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Health Services in Community Colleges: A Review of National Programs and Needs, Joan M. Lang, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Characteristics of Highly Successful High School Football Programs in Iowa, Joe Peters, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1998
Medical Provider’s Impact on the Initiation and Duration of Breast-Feeding, Kari A. Fitzgerald, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Nature and Extent of Worksite Nonsmoking Policies of Selected Agencies and Organizations in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo, IA Metropolitan Area, Dawn Renee Schroeck, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Comprehensive Risk Management Planning for the Nonprofit Agency, Leslie E. Smith, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1997
A Communication Plan for the National Program for Playground Safety, Cynthia A. Cechota, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Native Americans and Type II Diabetes: A Review of the Literature, Tamara J. Tobin, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Dynamic Visual Acuity and Batting Success, Randall John Wee, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
An Historical Review of National Service Programs in the United States, Junean Witham, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Submissions from 1996
An Investigation of Service Quality Perceptions Held by Selected Customers of Area VII Job Training, John Clopton, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Provision of Educational Programs for Adolescent Parents: A Survey of the Literature, Susan L. Cook, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
The Effects of Working in a Selected Camping Program on Locus of Control of First Year Camp Counselors, Darlene Karen Cooper, School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services, Open Access Graduate Research Paper
