This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Kinesiology, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Risk Taking by Children and Seniors: Selected Sandwich Generation Caregiver’s Perceptions, Trevor J. Hines Duncliffe
Construal Levels in the Context of Sport Imagery and Performance, Celina S. Kacperski
The Functional Movement Screen Is Not A Valid Measure of Movement Competency, Leila K. Kelleher
Constraining kinematics during single-leg squats and step-ups can reduce quadratus lumborum activation and facilitate gluteal activation, Shaylyn Kowalchuk
Effects of an In-bed Resistance Exercise Program for Hospitalized High Risk Pregnant Women on Postpartum Functional Ability and Psychosocial Health, Charity McCarthy
The Cardiovascular Benefits of Regular Exercise in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of Exercise-induced Hypoglycemia, Matthew W. McDonald
Non-invasive determination of vascular reactivity: a new approach to an important measure, Kaitlin M. McLay
Using an Aerial Drone to Examine Lateral Movement in Sweep Rowers, Joseph S. Munn
The neuroprotective effects of endurance training on the aging brain, Katelyn Norton
Inpatient versus Outpatient Total Hip Arthroplasty, Michael Pollock
Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of a Locking Versus Non-Locking Fixation Plate in Medial Opening Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy, Codie Primeau
Effect of Modified Corn Starch Ingestion on Soccer Skills and Physical/Cognitive Performance During a Simulated Soccer Game, Manuel D. Quinones
Standing Up For Student Health: An Application Of The Health Action Process Approach For Reducing Student Sedentary Behavior., Wuyou -. Sui
Free Play: Removing Barriers to Athletic Self-Expression in Sport, Matthew R. Waddell
The Effects of Cognitive General Imagery Use on Tactical Decision-Making in Curling, Nicole Westlund Stewart
'Fought the Good Fight, Finished My Course': George Dixon Amid the Rising Tide of Jim Crow America, Jason A. Winders
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
A Clinically Relevant Relevant Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Mouse Model, Chantel P. Arce
Voices of Discontent: Avery Brundage and the IOC's Dilemma of South Africa's Olympic Participation, 1956-1968, Michael Capobianco
Degrees of Damage: Quantifying male vs. female exercise-induced muscle damage through magnetization transfer ratios, Nicholai Michael Clausius Crawford
Reducing Sedentary Behaviour In University Students Using A Text Message-Based Intervention, Emma Cotten
Reactivity of the middle cerebral artery to carbon dioxide, Nicole Coverdale
Rate Modulation of the Human Anconeus Muscle During High-Intensity Dynamic Fatigue of the Elbow Extensor Muscle Group, Brianna L. Cowling
Smoking and Exercise: Mechanisms and Effects During Simulated and Genuine Quit Attempts, Stefanie De Jesus
The Effects of a Multiple-Modality Mind-Motor Program on Vascular Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Complaints, Amanda M. Deosaran
Factors Affecting Block Performance From The Omega OSB11 Starting Platform, Andrew Dragunas
Building Canadian National Identity within the State and through Ice Hockey: A political analysis of the donation of the Stanley Cup, 1888-1893, Jordan Goldstein
STABILITY Study: A multicentre RCT comparing ACL reconstruction with and without lateral extra-articular tenodesis for individuals at high risk of graft failure, Christopher Eric Hewison
A Comparative Analysis of Softball Gloves: Catcher's Glove Yields Highest Peak Hand Pressure, Brittany M. Hicks
The Relationship Between Dairy Product Consumption and Cognitive Performance in a Group of Community-dwelling Healthy Older Adults, Mariam R. Ismail
Examination of the Non-linear V̇O2p Response to Exercise: Non-invasive Evidence of Linear Systems Control Using V̇O2p Kinetic Analyses, Daniel A. Keir
Test-Retest Reliability of MUNE and MUP Analysis from Decomposition-Based Quantitative Electromyography for the Flexor Carpi Radialis Muscle, Saskia R. Knol
Bringing an Evidence-Based Nutrition and Exercise Lifestyle Intervention Program (NELIP) for Obese Pregnant Women into Clinical Practice, Samantha Langstaff
Exercise Identity: Origins, Applications, and Future Utility, Vincent L. Liardi
Power and Legacies: An Examination of the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games, Kaitlyn Lindensmith
Bulky but Still Beautiful: Representations of Healthy Femininity in the CrossFit Narrative, Cheryl Madliger
The Effects of Short Work Versus Longer Work Periods Within Intermittent Exercise on VO2 Kinetics, Muscle Deoxygenation and Energy System Contribution, Michael C. McCrudden
Lead Hip Kinematics and Weight Bearing Patterns of Amateur Golfers With and Without Low Back Pain, Steven K. McRae
Capacity Building in Community Sport Organizations, Patricia L. Millar
T2 Relaxation Time in Men and Women Following Eccentric Elbow Flexor Exercise, Patrick A. Moull
The Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Hepatic Glycogen Metabolism in Type 1 Diabetic Rats, Michael Murray
We Met at the Beach: Examining Sense of Community through Charity Sporting Events, Daniel Nabben
The Use of Exercise Self-Talk by Female Adolescents, Sadie Puddister
Acute Sprint Interval Exercise Induces a Greater FGF-21 Response in Comparison to Work-Matched Continuous Exercise, Blair M. Segsworth
Distractor Processing in Identity Negative Priming Tasks, Ahmed Shuriye
Avery Brundage, Pan-American Games, and Entrenchment of the Olympic Movement in Latin America, Doiara Silva dos Santos
Careful, not fearful: A mixed methods study to investigate fall-risk appraisal and fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults, P. Karen Simmavong
Ultrasound Guided Motor Sparing Knee Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia Following Total Knee Arthroplasty, Olawale A. Sogbein
Physical Culture as Citizenship Education at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1926-1970, Braden Paora Te Hiwi
An Examination of Children's Active Play Imagery, Danielle C. Tobin
Muscular Christian Edmonton: The Story of the Edmonton Young Men's Christian Association 1898-1920, Courtney Hope van Waas
The Effects of Fatigue on the Reactive Agility Test: Looking at the Difference Between Normal Game Play and the Hurry-Up Offense in Football Game Simulations, Kristine E. Walker
"There Are No Rules! Except These 108." The Multidirectional Flow of Influence Between Sportication, Subculture, and Violence on the History of Mixed Martial Arts, Jared V. Walters
The Utility of a Protection Motivation Theory Framework for Understanding Sedentary Behaviour, Tiffany S. Wong
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
BioSteel High Performance Sports Drink Improves Exercise Performance Following a Simulated Hockey Game, Kolten C. Abbott
Impacts of Diabetic Neuropathy on the Human Neuromuscular System, Matti D. Allen
Quantifying and Comparing the Head Impact Biomechanics of Different Player Positions for Canadian University Football, Kody Campbell
Before The World Was Quiet: Ronald Reagan, Cold War Foreign Policy, And The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Summer Games, Brad Congelio
I Am America: The Chicago Defender on Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, and Civil Rights, 1934-1975, Nevada Cooke
Mixed Methods Pilot Study of Peri-Diagnostic Exercise Behaviour Change Among Women With Suspected Breast Cancer, Amy L. Deckert
The antisaccade task: Visual distractors elicit a location-independent planning 'cost', Jesse C. DeSimone
Statistical Summaries in Action: Evidence from the Antisaccade Task, Caitlin Gillen
Specific Cognitive Domains Associated with Gait Performance in Mild Cognitive Impairment, Elyse M. Gordon
Maximal motor unit discharge rates of the medial and lateral gastrocnemeii of young males, Mitchell T. Graham
International Student-Athletes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS): Motivations and Experiences, Daniel L. Grbac
The Effects of Age and Long-Term Endurance Training on VO2 Kinetics, Tyler M. Grey
Performance Implications Of Rear Foot Movement In The Swimming Kick Start, Amber C. Hutchinson
Evaluating the Similarity in Postures Between Forklift Operators in Virtual Reality and the Workplace, Youngmin Jun
The effects of oar-shaft stiffness and length on rowing biomechanics, Brock Laschowski
The “Other” athletes: Representations of disability in Canadian print media during the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Melinda A. Maika
Torque Production of the Dorsiflexors During Lengthening Contractions at Different Velocities in Young and Old, Demetri Makrakos
Decreased Peak Muscle Power is Associated with Motor Unit Loss in the Lower Limb of Older Adults, Neal B. McKinnon
Beyond the Sports Page: Baseball, The Cuban Revolution, and Rochester, New York Newspapers, 1954-1960, Evan K. Nagel
Nerve Blood Flow Control in Health & Disease:The Effects of Type 1 Diabetes and Exercise Training, Terry D. Olver
The Nature of Conflict in Sport: Development and Validation of the Group Conflict Questionnaire, Kyle F. Paradis
Quantifying the effect of age and contraction mode on the force-velocity-power relationship in the knee extensors, Justin R. Paturel
Black, White, and Red All Over: A Thematic Analysis of Selected Canadian and American Newspapers Coverage of the 1968 Mexico City Massacre, John A.M. Petrella
Development of the Coach Identity Prominence Scale: A role identity model perspective, J. Paige Pope
Boxing in the Union Blue: A Social History of American Boxing in the Union States During the Late Antebellum and Civil War Years, Greggory M. Ross
American Ginseng Supplementation Does Not Attenuate Indices of Exercise Induced Muscle Damage, Brent Smith
Neuromuscular adaptations to voluntary contraction following postactivation potentiation, Cameron B. Smith
Comprehensive Analysis of Abdominal Tendon Length:Muscle Length Ratios in Human and Rat Specimens, Alexander J. Stephen
Functional Anatomy of the Anconeus: Muscle Architecture and Motor Unit Number Estimation, Daniel E. Stevens
The Effect of Exercise on Cigarette Craving and Withdrawal Symptoms While Using a Nicotine Lozenge, Amelia Tritter
Mental Toughness Training Intervention for Collegiate Track and Field Athletes, Amanda A. Truelove
Post Exercise Ingestion of Plant vs Animal Protein Enhances Exercise Performance Outcomes Similarly, Adam N. Upshaw
Sex Hormones and Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Charlotte W. Usselman
Validation of the multi-segment foot model with bi-planar fluoroscopy, Aïda Valevicius
Development and Assessment of a Virtual Reality Forklift Simulator as a Research Tool to Study Whole-Body Vibration, Peter Wegscheider
Task-switching in oculomotor control: Systematic investigations of the unidirectional prosaccade switch-cost, Jeffrey Weiler
A Philosophical Analysis of Ethics Education in the Canadian National Coaching Certification Program for Rowing, Mark M. Williams