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  • Motor Skill Proficiency, Performance and Participation in Children with Physical Disabilities

    Creator:
    Ross, Samantha M.
    Abstract:
    Background: Mastery of fundamental motor skills (FMS) in childhood is proposed to facilitate participation in physical activity (PA) opportunities, through context-specific application of FMS (Clarke & Metclafe, 2002; Stodden et al., 2008). Children with disabilities impacting motor skill development thus are at greater risk for low PA participation. Evidence indicates...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Children with Physical Disabilities Abstract approved: Megan MacDonald Background

  • Wearable Device Users with and without Disabilities and their Physical Activity Behaviors

    Creator:
    Leung, Willie C.
    Abstract:
    The importance of physical activity is well documented (Haskell et al., 2009a; McReynolds & Rossen, 2004; Steinbeck, 2001). Despite physical activity’s benefits, many individuals are not meeting current weekly physical activity guidelines recommending ≥ 150 minutes of moderate or ≥ 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic physical activity and 2 or...
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    Dissertation
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Megan MacDonald John Schuna The

  • Influence of Robot Motivation on Modified Ride-On Car Usage

    Creator:
    Zott, Gabriela R.
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    Using robot motivation to see effects on modified ride-on car interaction has not yet been explored. Previous research has looked at the use of robots to encourage/motivate children (Bharatharaj et al., 2017; Conti et al., 2017; Johnson, 2003) and the benefits of using modified ride-on cars have also been previously...
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    Capstone Project
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    ., Lobo, M. A., Feldner, H. A., Schreiber, M., MacDonald, M., Winden, H. N., Stoner, T., & Galloway, J

  • The Effects of Video Modeling on Test of Gross Motor Development-3 Performance among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Creator:
    Case, Layne
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    Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been reported to have motor skill delays and deficits. However, there have been challenges to these findings on whether these deficits are due to lack of movement skills or inaccurate assessment methods. Due to relative strengths in processing visual stimuli as opposed to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    thank my committee members, Dr. Megan MacDonald, Dr. Sam Logan, and Dr. Veronica Irvin, for their

  • An Updated View of University-based Service-learning in Adapted Physical Activity: Instructor-reported use of Best Practices, Challenges and Supports

    Creator:
    Case, Layne K.
    Abstract:
    Adapted physical activity and education (APA/APE) service-learning has received considerable attention as a training tool to prepare undergraduate students, including preservice physical education teachers, to work with people with disabilities (Hodge, 1998; Rowe & Stutts, 1987; Taliaferro et al., 2015). Much of this research focuses on demonstrating the effects of...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    you to my dissertation committee members, Dr. Megan MacDonald, Dr. Bridget Hatfield, and Dr

  • Examining the Implementation of Inclusive Extracurricular Athletics by Physical Education Teachers

    Creator:
    Siebert, Erin Ashleigh
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    Current literature supports the benefits of participation in extracurricular activities(Barnett & Weber, 2008). However, a report from the U.S. Government AccountabilityOffice (GAO) found that students with disabilities participated in athletics to varyingdegrees, but at consistently lower rates than students without disabilities (US GovernmentAccountability Office, 2010). In January 2013, in response...
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    Dissertation
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    , I would like to recognize my committee: Drs. Brad Cardinal, Brian Flay, Megan MacDonald, Sheryl

  • Phenotypes of Cardiovascular Damage and Cognitive Decline

    Creator:
    Miller, Lindsay M.
    Abstract:
    Cognitive impairment can severely impact quality of life, and can place added strain on family and caregivers.¹⁻³ Moreover, cognitive decline has been shown to proceed to more serious conditions including Alzheimer’s disease and dementia,⁴⁻⁶ making it critical to intervene on risk factors. In addition to traditional risk factors for cognitive...
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    Dissertation
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    Bovbjerg, Ellen Smit, Robert Stawski, and Megan MacDonald for their support throughout my time as both a

  • The Association Between Extreme Climate and Diarrheal Illness in North America

    Creator:
    Lyon-Colbert, Amber
    Abstract:
    The etiology and transmission of bacterial diarrheal pathogens is complex, making evaluating the association between extreme climate and diarrheal illnesses in North America challenging. Changes in climate may impact the survival, reproduction, and distribution of pathogens that cause diarrheal illness. Evidence supports the hypothesis that reproduction, survival, and transmission ability...
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    Dissertation
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    . Megan McDonald who has been such a wonderful source of information to help navigate the dissertation