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  • Postpartum self-compassion : an investigation of the physical self

    Creator:
    Woekel, Erica Dawn
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    During the transition to motherhood, postpartum women undergo immense changes in all areas of life. Of particular interest are the changes at the cognitive and emotional level with regards to one's physical self. After giving birth, postpartum women would benefit from a caring perspective in how they relate to their...
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    Dissertation
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    Erica Woekel for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Exercise and Sport Science presented on June 6

  • Harnessing the Potential of Gut Microbiome in the Context of Type 2 Diabetes

    Creator:
    Gurung, Manoj
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    Gut microbiota plays an essential role in health and diseases, a fact already established. With the explosive increase in obesity and its main complication, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D), there is an immediate need for novel methods of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of these conditions. In the last one and...
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    Dissertation
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    preliminary examination and Dr. Erica Woekel for accepting to be on my committee as a GCR with short notice

  • Effects of Error-Management Training on Veterinary Student Performance in Technical Skills Training

    Creator:
    Meritet, Danielle M.
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    Conventional training methods in most medical fields seek to avoid errors, framing them as negative consequences instead of as learning opportunities. Error-management training (EMT) contrasts with conventional methods by explicitly encouraging trainees to make errors through low-stakes training modules in an effort to alter perspectives on errors, utilizing them as...
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    Masters Thesis
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    (committee member), Patrick Chappell (committee member), Robin Pappas (committee member), Erica Woekel

  • Psychological and Linguistic Processes in Treatment Related Text Messages

    Creator:
    Partch, Megan A.
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    Treatment providers seek low-cost, high-impact means of engaging clients in care with the aim to enhance treatment delivery and outcomes. With improvements to mobile technology making cell phone accessibility and usage rates high across all socio-economic levels, text messaging is becoming more frequently utilized as a means of promoting provider-client...
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    Dissertation
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    Woekel, thank you for selflessly volunteering your time to provide me with guidance towards the

  • Math Anxiety and Financial Literacy among Latino Secondary Students in the United States

    Creator:
    Guerrero, Ernesto R.
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    The Latino K-12 student population in the United States continues to increase. Estimates are that by 2025, one in every three students in the country will be of Hispanic/Latino origin. The challenges to the educational system from such growth are unprecedented. At no other time in U.S. history has there...
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    Dissertation

  • Physical activity among Chinese international students in American higher education : from quantitative and qualitative perspectives

    Creator:
    Yan, Zi
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    Chinese international students in American colleges and universities report low levels of physical activity involvement, which may limit them in terms of realizing their full human potential (i.e., cognitively, physically, socially). The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the psychosocial mechanisms as well as the sociocultural influences to understand...
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    Dissertation
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    thank my friends, Lin Jiaming, Dr. Hyo Lee, Dr. Erica Woekel, and Alexis Lewis for their support and

  • Breaking silos : interdisciplinary research in kinesiology

    Creator:
    Schary, David P.
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    With the growing popularity of kinesiology at the undergraduate level, one would expect the field to be influential. Kinesiology, however, appears to be in a paradox. The undergraduate popularity is not reflected in the rest of academia, or even the general public, many of whom feel kinesiology is not a...
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    Dissertation
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    , especially, Brian Souza, Erica Woekel, Paul Loprinzi, and Alexis Waldron for your advice and suggestions

  • Weighing in on NBC's "The Biggest Loser" : surveillance medicine, self-concept, and gender on the scale

    Creator:
    Readdy, Ryan T.
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    The current appeal of reality television is undeniable, with the specific genre of makeover television having special nationalistic and moral appeal in the United States. Previous analyses of NBC's weight-loss makeover show The Biggest Loser suggest that the program is inherently problematic because of its ingrained fat bias and unethical...
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    Dissertation
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    , even when I wanted to keep it in. Thank you to Erica Woekel… you helped me realize that I didn’t

  • The Relationship Between IGF-1 and Bone Turnover in a Non-Human Primate Model of Voluntary Alcohol Consumption

    Creator:
    Sattgast, Lara H.
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    Alcohol is a widely consumed, nonessential, bioactive nutrient with end-organ effects on the skeleton. Moderate levels of alcohol consumption are generally associated with increased bone mineral density (BMD), whereas higher intake levels result in reduced bone formation, bone loss, and increased risk for osteoporotic fracture. Given the negative impact of...
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    Dissertation
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    . I also thank Dr. Erica Woekel, whose mentorship during my teaching assistantship helped me grow as