Browsing Education and Human Ecology Undergraduate Research Theses and Honors Research Theses by Title

Pain Symptoms and Self-Reported Physical Function in Older, Overweight, and Obese Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Smith, Kathryn ( 2011-06 )

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of chronic pain, functional limitation, and physical disability among older adults. Being overweight or obese may exacerbate pain symptoms and the risk of functional ...

Paleolithic Diet is Associated With Unfavorable Changes to Blood Lipids in Healthy Subjects

Trexler, Eric ( 2013-05 )

Background: The Paleolithic (Paleo) diet is one modeled after the perceived food consumption of early human ancestors of the Paleolithic Era, consisting of mainly meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, eggs, and nuts. The purpose ...

Parent-Teacher Relationships among Low-Income Families

Tolbert, Angela ( 2014-05 )

This paper examines parent-teacher relationships among parents with infants and toddlers. Through data gathered via brief questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, dyadic relationships between paired parents and early ...

Parents' Use of Music with their Infants: The Roles of Parents' Beliefs and Musical Background

Rownd, Kate ( 2010-06 )

The purpose of this research was to unite music and parenting, both societal functions of great significance and worth, in an effort to understand how they relate to each other. Specifically, the goal was to examine ...

Participants of the Dining with Diabetes Program Improve Knowledge and Behaviors Related to the Control of Their Diabetes

Saunders, Lauren ( 2012-06 )

Diabetes mellitus (DM) affects 25.8 million Americans, with 79 million estimated to have pre-diabetes. DM results in uncontrolled blood glucose levels if not properly treated, increasing a person’s risk of heart disease, ...

Perception of Barefoot Performance

Hyland, Jessica ( 2013-05 )

The phenomenon known as 'barefoot running' has made a recent comeback. In response to the barefoot running craze, a 'shoe' has been developed to allow runners to train "barefoot" but provide some basic protection. Many ...

Perceptions of family cohesion and achievement orientation among runaway adolescents: Understanding school performance

Ramsey, Lindsey ( 2008-06 )

This paper examined the relationship between the perceptions of family cohesion, and achievement orientation, as related to grade point average (gpa) and school problems. The sample included 242 substance abusing runaway ...

Perceptions of Ohio Teachers Toward Technological Literacy and Efficacy When Teaching Limited English Proficient Students for Statewide Testing

Henry, Brad ( 2007-08 )

The purpose of this study was to generate insights into Ohio's Limited English Proficient (LEP) teachers' attitudes regarding technological literacy and efficacy. The first segment of the study addresses teacher’s use, ...

Predicting March Madness: A statistical evaulation of the men's NCAA basketball tournament

Toutkoushian, Emily ( 2011-06 )

In men’s college basketball, the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) tournament to determine the Division I national champion is part of a highly publicized and lucrative cultural phenomenon called “March Madness”. ...

Predictions of Total Work Based on Measures of Muscle Strength and Hop Performance in Individuals after ACL Reconstruction

Montalto, Mary ( 2015-05 )

A tear to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a devastating injury that commonly results in ACL reconstruction (ACLR) and can have detrimental effects on an individual’s activity level, extracurricular participation ...

Predictors of Motivation for Change among Runaway Substance Abusing Youth

Budde, Hannah ( 2008-06 )

Research consistently shows low motivation for change among adolescent samples, but little research identifies determinants of youth’s motivation for change. As a subpopulation of adolescents, runaway youth are significantly ...

Preschoolers’ Self-Concepts: Are they Accurate?

Erdmann, Amy ( 2006-06 )

The present study examined the accuracy of young children’s self-concepts through determining if young children’s perceptions of themselves agree with observers’ perceptions of their behavior. The study included seventy-five ...

The Prevalence of the Female Athlete Triad in Recreational Endurance Runners

Webb, Rachel ( 2009-12 )

The female athlete triad has been shown to be of severe consequence for female athletes who do not consume enough dietary calories to meet the high energy demands of intense or prolonged physical activity. The three ...

Project Summer Weight Environmental Assessment Trial (SWEAT) - Healthy Eating Active Living Mapping Attributes using Participatory Photographic Surveys (HEAL MAPPS): A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Unhealthy Weight Gain during Summer Months in Underserved Children

Sharn, Amy ( 2018-05 )

Background: During the summer months, children from underserved homes are at risk for unhealthy weight gain. Little is known about the contributing food and physical activity environment factors. Objective: The objective ...

Project SWEAT: A Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment of USDA Summer Food Service Program Sites in Urban, Low-Income Zip Codes

May, Leah ( 2018-05 )

Background: Childhood overweight and obesity persists, and the summer months are a window of risk for unhealthy child weight gain. Unfortunately, little is known about the food and physical activity [PA] environments to ...