Theses & Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations by graduate students in the Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
The Impact of Universal Free Meal Access On Non-FRL-Eligible Students: A Quantitative Study of CEP Implement Cross Two Academic Years, Joyce Ann Levingston, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The Post-Covid Impacts of Particulate Matter and Visibility on National Park Visitation Numbers from 2019 to 2023, Courtney Johnson, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Stakeholder Impact on Individual Development Within a Transition Worksite Program: A Case Study, Kong Chen, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
The Flow Experience of Adults Age 50 and Older in Recreational Doubles Pickleball, Glynis Worthington, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The impacts of adolescents' leisure activity types on psychological well-being, academic self-efficacy, self esteem, and stress, Dongyub Back, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Translation into Spanish, cultural adaption and content validity of the Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire, Vilma Gómez, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
The socio-economic health and well-being of immigrants living in the state of Iowa during the COVID-19 pandemic, Samantha Jaquelyn Habinck, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Examining African American male mentors relationships with African American boys: Benefits, barriers, recruitment, and retention, Quenton Angelo Richardson, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Trend in male engagement in maternal and newborn health services in Ethiopia, Wubite Bekele Bogale, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Clinical education learning environments: Difference between actual and preferred clinical experiences of athletic training students, Matthew Edward Frericks, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"I was a trailblazer": A phenomenological study of the baseball playing experience of girls, AJ Richard, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A study of non-profit leaders' risk-taking propensity and managerial leadership styles, Younis Q. Al Hassan, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Impact of social support on Saudi women with type II diabetes living in Saudi Arabia, Fatimah Al-Khidhr, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Exploring the knowledge and behavior needed to prevent osteoporosis among Saudi women, Zahra Al Khidhr, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of physical education teachers in Saudi Arabia about drug prevention education: Potential for health education, Fahad Bin Radhyan, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Constraints to African American college women's leisure-time physical activity and use of campus recreation services and facilities: A retrospective ethnographic exploration of experiences, Domino Ebony Chumrley-Birch, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Dissertation (UNI Access Only)
A study to explore linkages between reports of institutional racial oppression, internalized racial oppression, and self-efficacy in African American youth in predominately white colleges and universities (PWIS), Belinda Creighton-Smith, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Dissertation (UNI Access Only) 2020 Award
Post-trip blues: Full time college students' emotional and motivational post-trip transition from adventure break trips, Nichole Crockford, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
The relationship of walkability, social capital and the built environment in a Blue Zones® demonstration site community, Thomas Manford Flack, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Cultural practices and the transmission of Ebola in Sierra Leone: Lessons learned from a medical anthropology perspective, Abubakarr Jalloh, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Influence of external and internal factors on financial advisors' guidance of clients in the area of charitable giving, Angela J. Gorsuch Widner, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation 2019 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
STEAM Programming (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Applications for Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services, Shannon Boseneiler, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Student engagement in higher education: Measuring the differences in community engagement, Stanley S. Ebede, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation 2019 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Identification of Motivation in Senior Individuals Who Engage in the Adventure Experience of Ice Climbing, Donald B. Briggs, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Undergraduate Learning in a Multidimensional Wellness Course, Kristi Leonard, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
The Difference Connection Makes : Roles the Middle School Teacher Plays in Changing Adolescent Girls’ Lives, Denise M. Pralle, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Integrative and Holistic Global Higher Education : An Investigation of Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services as a Model Service Learning Program, Bin Ruan, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Development of a Core Stability Model, Tricia Lynn Majewski-Haak, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Cohort Study of Nitrate Exposure From Drinking Water, Mhg Level, and Implications on Possible Recovery Oxygen Uptake by Age-Grade, Patricia Teran Yengle, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Case-Control Study: Past Chemical Exposures and the Measurement of the Red Blood Cell Acetylcholinesterase Reactivity in Vitro When Challenged at Various Dosages by Chlorpyrifos-Oxon, Naomi J. Bienfang, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Comparison of Health Practices of International Students at the University of Northern Iowa Before and After Coming to the United States, Joseph Kwesi Ogah, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Health Interests of Ninth Grade Students in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, Jamel F. Al-Rashad, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
A Survey and Comparison of Selected Health Behaviors of Student-Nonathletes and Student-Athletes at the University of Northern Iowa, Raul Costero, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Attitudes of Sophomore/Junior High School African American Males Toward Career-Related Organizations, Phyllis Gail Harris, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
A Descriptive Study of Breastfeeding Promotion in Iowa Hospitals, Joyce Kay Hansel, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Anaerobic Power of a College Basketball Team Throughout One Season, Mark Frederick Ackerman, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
The Effects of Massed and Distributed Practice on Learning an Environmentally-Open Timing Task, Mary T. Otten, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Determining the Contributions of the Intrapersonal Factors of Personality Disposition, Ability, and Attitude to Precompetitive State Anxiety, Jacquelyn Rae Wright, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Health Knowledge and Health Behavior of Deaf Adults in Black Hawk County, Iowa, Leslie Ellen Smith, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
The Influence of a Rehabilitation Program on Perceived Exertion in Cardiac Patients, Maria Jean Miller, Department of Health, Recreation, and Community Services, Open Access Thesis
