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  • Preventing falls from unpredictable balance disturbances

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    Welsh, Lisa R.
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    Falls, particularly those due to slips, constitute a major health risk for older adults. Past research has found that individuals can learn not to fall through repeated exposure to a slipping perturbation. Slips can be unpredictable, however. The goal of this study was to determine whether similar adaptations would occur...
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    , guidance, advice and constructive criticism. Kathy Gunter, PhD, Mark Hoffman, PhD, and Frank Bernieri

  • Get movin’ in the morning : effects on physical activity levels, parental support, and on-task behavior in elementary school children

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    Senso, Meghan M.
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    As childhood obesity rises in the United States, so does the need for effective, sustainable physical activity interventions. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of an early morning care program as well as determine the program’s effects on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during the program and...
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    the other members of my committee members, Dr. Anthony R. Wilcox, Dr. Katherine B. Gunter, and Dr

  • The effects of voluntary step-training on slip recovery

    Creator:
    Baxter, Josh R.
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    Falls caused by slips are a major health risk to older adults and place a large financial strain on the health care system. Previous research has found that individuals can learn to recover their balance after being exposed to a series of simulated slips. However, training large numbers of older...
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    debate. Kathy Gunter, PhD, Mark Hoffman, PhD, and Ronald Metoyer, PhD (committee members) for their

  • Evaluating balance and strength of older women in exercise programs

    Creator:
    Dinger, Melanie
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    Falls are a common problem among older adults, including those who are relatively healthy and living independently. Exercise has been recommended as an intervention to reduce falls by slowing and/or reversing age-related declines in balance, strength, and mobility. However, it remains unclear which types or combinations of programs are most...
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    guidance and encouragement throughout. Thank you to my committee members, Drs. Kathy Gunter, Mark Hoffman

  • Assessing the impact of garden education programs on motivational engagement and academic achievement

    Creator:
    Gupta, Abha
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    School garden programs have become increasingly popular for their diverse, positive benefits. School gardens are often promoted as a relatively low cost means to offer hands-on learning opportunities that may foster academic achievement, particularly in the sciences, however only six studies have been published on the impact of garden education...
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    ....................................................................................................................59 2.4.2 School B

  • Associations Between the PlayerLoad™ Metric and Common IMU-based Physical Activity-Related Measures of Human Movement

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    Dailey, Dakota B.
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    Over the last 60 years, supplemental strength and conditioning for improving sport performance has gone from being nearly non-existent to a cornerstone feature of elite collegiate, amateur, and professional athletics. Concurrent with this profession-related evolution, technologies for monitoring and tracking physical performance have become more prevalent and useful. As an...
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    ..............................................................................67 B. Prediction Equations

  • Assessing Renesting Rate and Survey Methods of Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), a Polyandrous Arctic-breeding Shorebird

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    Cosgrove, Jillian M.
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    The life history traits of polygamous, non-territorial shorebirds like the Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) can make it challenging to assess their population status. There are two general approaches to statistical inference used to understand shorebird (Order: Charadriiformes) population change: design-based inference, which implements an a-priori sampling scheme with known selection...
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    reviewing my thesis proposal and chapter 2. Dr. Katherine McLaughlin assisted in planning and reviewing