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  • Multiple Sclerosis and Wellness : How Self-Compassion Influences Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life

    Creator:
    Nery, Mara B.
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    Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition that affects the central nervous system, and impacts the lives of over 400,000 individuals in the US. These individuals face unpredictable relapses of disabling conditions, are less active and experience poorer quality of life than the general population. Health professionals are challenged to...
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    members, Drs. Vicki Ebbeck, Brian Flay, Gloria Krahn, and graduate representative, Laurel Kincl, also

  • Examining the Promotion of Out of School Physical Activity During Physical Education

    Creator:
    Pawlowski, Jill K.
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    The promotion of out of school physical activity during physical education has received increasing attention as a tool for combating increasing sedentary time among youth. Qualitative work has shown that physical education teachers feel they lack the knowledge necessary to include physical activity promotion in their lessons and unprepared by...
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    the rest of my committee: Dr. Megan MacDonald, Dr. Brad Cardinal, Dr. Brian Flay, Dr. Heidi Wegis

  • Understanding physical activity behavior in inclusive physical education

    Creator:
    Jin, Jooyeon
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    Physical education is important to promote physical activity of adolescents with and without disabilities, but many adolescents are not active during physical education classes. Innovative instructional strategies are imperative to change this phenomenon, but it will be challenging to develop effective instructional strategies without thorough understanding of students' physical activity...
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    Cardinal, Heidi Wegis, and Brian Flay, for their support and valuable feedback throughout this project