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Author:

Kalkbrenner, Ryan Christopher

Title:

Isokinetic Strength and Plantarflexor Structure in Sprinters and Non-sprinters

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Plantarflexor (PF)
Gastrocnemius lateralis (GL)

File:

Download Honors_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Steriani Elavsky, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Kowalski, Patrick Kane

Title:

A comparative examination of illicit doping practices in baseball

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Peformance-Enhancing Drugs
Steroids
hGH
Doping
Major League Baseball
Bonds
Rodriguez

File:

Download Thesis_Final_2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. James Anthony Pawelczyk, Thesis Supervisor
Jessica Lynn Schultz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Minniti, Melissa Carolyn

Title:

CONTRIBUTIONS OF MOVEMENT VARIABILITY TO AVOIDING IMPINGEMENT IN TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

hip replacement
impingement
biomechanics
movement variability

File:

Download thesis_final_version2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Stephen Jacob Piazza, Thesis Supervisor
Jessica Lynn Schultz, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Slotcavage, Thomas John

Title:

Dorothy Anderson and Women in Sport: An In-Depth Study

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Dorothy Anderson
Women's Tennis
Penn State Tennis

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Mark Dyreson, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Atif, Hamna

Title:

Quantifying Sub-Concussive Impacts of Division I Football Players: A Comparison of the BodiTrak System and Video Footage

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Sub-Concussive Impacts
concussion
football
accelerometer
video quantification

File:

Download Atif_Hamna_QuantifyingSubconcussiveImpacts.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Semyon Slobounov, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Ryan, Casey Aileen

Title:

AGE-RELATED WHITE MATTER CHANGES MEDIATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND SPEED OF PROCESSING

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Aging
Speed of Processing
DTI
Mediation

File:

Download Ryan_Casey_WhiteMatterMediation.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Alba, Rachel L

Title:

VALIDATING THE USE OF PERIPHERAL BONE SITES TO PREDICT THE RISK OF FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

pQCT
peripheral quantitative computed tomography
femoral neck fracture
peripheral bone sites

File:

Download Alba_Rachel_ValidatingPeripheralBoneSites.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Allison Altman Singles, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Sandy Feinstein, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Rogers, Tara Catherine

Title:

The Interrelationships Between Sleep, Physical Activity, Psychological Well-Being, and Gestational Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Pregnant Women

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

pregnancy
overweight
obese
physical activity
sleep
sleep disturbances
psychological health
stress
depression
gestational weight gain
nap
pregnant women

File:

Download Rogers_Tara_Kinesiology.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Danielle Symons Downs, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Embar, Tarika

Title:

Superior Predictive Control of Intersegmental Dynamics in Dominant Arm Coordination

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

handedness
Dynamic Dominance
Sainburg

File:

Download tembar_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Robert L Sainburg, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Shields, Samantha N

Title:

An Examination of the Impact of College Level Physical Activity Classes by Race and Ethnicity

Area of Honors:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

college
physical activity
race
ethnicity
students
college students
physical activity classes
exercise
exercise classes

File:

Download Shields_thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Melissa Jean Bopp, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Mary Jane De Souza, Thesis Honors Advisor