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 2023
Stakeholder Impact on Individual Development Within a Transition Worksite Program: A Case Study, Kong Chen Open Access Dissertation
The Flow Experience of Adults Age 50 and Older in Recreational Doubles Pickleball, Glynis Worthington 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 Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Translation into Spanish, cultural adaption and content validity of the Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire, Vilma Gómez 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 Thesis (UNI Access Only)
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Trend in male engagement in maternal and newborn health services in Ethiopia, Wubite Bekele Bogale Open Access Thesis
Clinical education learning environments: Difference between actual and preferred clinical experiences of athletic training students, Matthew Edward Frericks Thesis (UNI Access Only)
"I was a trailblazer": A phenomenological study of the baseball playing experience of girls, AJ Richard Open Access Thesis
Examining African American male mentors relationships with African American boys: Benefits, barriers, recruitment, and retention, Quenton Angelo Richardson Open Access Dissertation
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
A study of non-profit leaders' risk-taking propensity and managerial leadership styles, Younis Q. Al Hassan Open Access Dissertation
Impact of social support on Saudi women with type II diabetes living in Saudi Arabia, Fatimah Al-Khidhr Open Access Thesis
Exploring the knowledge and behavior needed to prevent osteoporosis among Saudi women, Zahra Al Khidhr 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 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 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 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 Open Access Thesis
The relationship of walkability, social capital and the built environment in a Blue Zones® demonstration site community, Thomas Manford Flack Open Access Dissertation
Cultural practices and the transmission of Ebola in Sierra Leone: Lessons learned from a medical anthropology perspective, Abubakarr Jalloh 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 Open Access Dissertation 2019 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Student engagement in higher education: Measuring the differences in community engagement, Stanley S. Ebede Open Access Dissertation 2019 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Anaerobic Power of a College Basketball Team Throughout One Season, Mark Frederick Ackerman Open Access Thesis