Research in the School of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport
Research in the School of Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport:
Sport Management
- Sportsmanship and Behavior Issues in Youth Sports
- Sport Official Retention
- Social Media Practices in Baseball
- Best Practices in Online Graduate Course Instruction
- Instructional Strategies in Faculty-Led Study Away Courses
- Sustainability and Recreational Sports Facilities
- Assessment of Interscholastic Basketball Facilities: Size, Equipment, and Management
- Security Management in Sport Venues
- Social Media and Student-Athletes
- Student-Athlete Life Skill Development
Exercise Science
- Obesity as it relates to the following:
- Metabolic dysfunction
- Cellular inflammation
- Diabetes
- Balance
- Effects of Exercise during Pregnancy in Obese Women
- Health Education, Exercise, and and Cognition in Older Populations (Bingocize)
- Investigation of an Improved Anthropometric Assessment of Cardiovascular Disease Risk
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics in the following populations:
- Athletes
- Firefighters
- Rural adults
- Individuals with Special Needs
Recreation Administration
- Lightning safety for outdoor professionals
- Physical fitness for outdoor leaders
- Efficacy of summer and day camps on various outcomes – diabetes self-management, parental control, environmental awareness
- Medical summer camp programs
- Leave No Trace
- Perceived family leisure outcomes
- Recreation agency research
Recent Publications:
- Steve Spencer has completed four books about River tales: The Odell Buckenflush Chronicles. The first was published in August 2015. The remaining three books will be published soon.
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