Research & Scholarly Activities

The Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport faculty and students are actively involved in research and scholarly activities. This page highlights a few of their key accomplishments and is under constant revision.

Journals: Several faculty are involved in editing, managing, and coordinating aspects of the following journals:

• International Journal of Exercise Science
• Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership
• Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Journal
• Kentucky Recreation and Parks

Academic Journal Articles:

• Agate, J. R., Zabriskie, R. B., Agate, S. T., & Poff, R. A. (2009). Family leisure satisfaction and satisfaction with family life. Journal of Leisure Research, 41(2), 205-223.
• Arnett, S. W., Laity, J., Agrawal, S.K., & Cress, M.E. (2008). Aerobic reserve and physical functional performance in older adults, Age and Ageing, 37(4):384-9.
• Larson, B. A. (in press). Competitive pistol/revolver shooting: Finding your peak performance by understanding flow. Kentucky Recreation and Parks
• Larson, B. A. (2007) Adventure camp programs, self-concept, and their effects on behavioral problem adolescents. Journal of Experiential Education, 29(3), 313-331.
• Lyons S, M Richardson, P Bishop, J Smith, H Heath, J Giesen. EPOC in Untrained Males Following Exercise of Equal Energy Expenditure: Comparisons of Upper and Lower Body Exercise (Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism---October 2007)
• Navalta, J.W., McFarlin, B.K., Lyons, T.S., Faircloth, J.C., Bacon, N.T., and Callahan, Z.J. Exercise-induced Lymphocyte Apoptosis Attributable to Cycle Ergometer Exercise in Endurance Trained Individuals. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism In Print.
• Navalta, J.W., and S.P. Hrncir. Core Stabilization Exercises Enhance Lactate Clearance Following High Intensity Exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 21 (4): 1305-1309, 2007.
• Ramsing, R., & Sibthorp, J. (2008). The role of autonomy support in summer camp programs: Preparing youth for productive behaviors. Journal of Parks and Recreation Administration.
• Ramsing, R. (2007). Organized camping: A historical perspective. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 16, 751-54.
• Sivley J, J Navalta, S Lyons, L Marable. Test-Retest Reliability of the Digi-Jump Machine---technical note (International Journal of Exercise Science---July 2008)

Scholarly Presentations:

• Arnett, S.W., Fu, Y., Thompson, R., Sigurdsson, P., Simpson, K.J. The effect of a linear in-flight perturbation on landing biomechanics. 2008 North American Congress on Biomechanics, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Arnett, S.W., Fu, Y., Thompson, R., Sigurdsson, P., Simpson, K.J. The effect of a rotational in-flight perturbation on landing biomechanics. 2008 Research Retreat IV – ACL Injuries: The Gender Bias, Greensboro, NC.
• Bacon N, S Lyons, J Navalta, Z Callahan, G Cissell. Low Back Pain Among College Athletes – A Survey of Basketball Players, Swimmers, and Track & Field Athletes (2009 Southeast Chapter American College of Sports Medicine Conference, Birmingham, Alabama)
• Hill, E., Ramsing, R., & Hill, L. (2007). Integrating the family into the camp experience. Exploring the impact of residential diabetes family camp. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance National Research Consortium, Baltimore, MD: March 12, 2007
• Lyons S, J McLester, J Navalta, Z Callahan, J Faircloth, J Pearman. Evaluation of Metabolic Variables During Repetitive Jumping on the Digi-Jump Machine Using Platforms of Varying Rigidity (2007American College of Sports Medicine National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Navalta, J.W., B.K. McFarlin, T.S. Lyons, A.R. Ramos, S.W. Arnett, Z.J. Callahan, and K.S. Livesay. Intra- and Interrater Reliability of Morphologically Evaluated Lymphocyte Apoptosis in Trained and Untrained Observers. Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2008.
• Navalta, J.W., B.K. McFarlin, T.S. Lyons, S.W. Arnett, and Z.J. Callahan. Knowledge of Carbohydrate Consumption does not alter Exercise-induced Lymphocyte Apoptosis following an Acute Bout of High-intensity Aerobic Exercise. Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2008.
• Poff, R., Zabriskie, B., & Smith, K. (2007). Modeling family leisure, communication, functioning, leisure satisfaction, and satisfaction with family life: A national study. 2007 Leisure Research Symposium – National Recreation and Park Association Congress.
• Ramsing, R., Stenger-Ramsey, T., & DeGraaf, D. (2007). Learning to live lightly: Developing an urban outdoor ethic. Association of Outdoor Recreation & Education National Conference. Asheville, NC: November 2, 2007.

Books/Book Chapters:

• DeGraaf, D., Ramsing, R., Gassman, J. and DeGraaf, K. (2002). Camping and Youth Programs: A staff development perspective. Dubuque, IA: Eddie Bauer.
• Larson, B. A. (2008). 18 entries: Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments. Oxfordshire, United Kingdom : CABI Publishing.
• Poff, R. A. (2007) Outdoor Recreation Program Directory & Data/Resource Guide - 4th Ed.
• Ramsing, R., DeGraaf, D., Jordan, D., & DeGraaf, K. (2009). Instructor CD for Programming in leisure services: A servant leadership approach. State College, PA: Venture.

Magazine/Trade Publications:

• Edwards, T., & Poff, R. (2008). Research update: Battling is all in the family. Parks and Recreation, 43(4), 22-25.
• Larson, B. A., (in press). Competitive pistol and rifle shooting: Getting into your zone by understanding flow, Tactical Journal
• Larson, B. A., (2006). Economic impact of whitewater courses, Parks & Recreation, 41(2). Available online.
• Poff, R., Larson, B., Spencer, S., & Shimoda, R. (2006). All the rage: Paddle your community into a new type of experience – the whitewater park. Parks and Recreation, 41(2), 38-42.

Scholarly Projects:

• Arnett, S.W. – Effect of in-flight perturbation magnitude and direction on landing biomechanics and ACL injury risk.
• Lyons, S., & Navalta, J. Founders and Editors, International Journal of Exercise Science, a peer-reviewed, student-focused academic journal dedicated to publishing research in all disciplines related to exercise science, 2007- present
• Navalta, J.W. - Comparative study of exercise-induced apoptosis techniques, and development of a new method
• Poff, R. A., Blacketer, A. N., & Nunnally, M. L. (Eds.) (2008). Digital Archive of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference Proceedings and Research Symposium Abstracts: 1984-2007. Whitmore Lake: Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education. http://www.aore.org/ (members area)