Posted on May 21, 2025

In May 2025, the graduating class of the Doctor of Education in Kinesiology program presented their doctoral research to their peers, Kinesiology faculty members, and others during the Dissertation Showcase. The students designed the visual abstracts to share their findings and the implications of the work with the community to help others use the findings in their own settings.

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Tracy Bonoffski

Faculty Perceptions, Attitudes, and Knowledge of Interprofessional Education: Exploring Integration into an Allied Health Learning Community

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Jill Spohn

Creating an Affective Domain Assessment Tool in Physical Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Kate Foley

Field Work in Exercise Science: Perspectives from Students and Community Professionals

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Cathy Gold

​ ​Student Perspectives in an Active-Blended Kinesiology Course

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Ashley Corkins

Women’s Motivations and Barriers to Hiking

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Chris Rash

Perspectives of Exercise Adherence Among Current Exercise Adherers with History of Physical Inactivity

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Jeff Ward

Proactive Use of Cold-Water Immersion to Mitigate the Onset of Athletic Burnout​​

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Christy Bennett

Challenges and Supports to Women’s Career Advancement in Coaching Tennis

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Melanie Rose

Good Grief: An Autoethnography of an Instructor’s Quest for Trauma-Informed Enhancements to the Group Fitness Experience.

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