Student Research
Completed
Mark Blethen, Thesis title: Three Dimensional Comparison of Upper Extremity Kinematics and Kinetics between Fastball and Curveball Pitching in Collegiate Pitchers, Spring, 1997.
Jerome Brown, Thesis title: Analysis of the Lower Extremities of American Blacks and Whites During the Support Phase of Walking, Winter, 1986.
Steven B. Camper, Thesis title: The Effects of Isokinetics Overload of the Rotator Cuff on Throwing Velocity, Summer, 1982.
Patrick W. Castagno, Thesis title: The Biomechanics of Overload Pitching, Summer, 1993.
Stephanie Crenshaw, Thesis title: The efficacy of Tone-Reducing Features in Orthotics on the Gait of Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy, 1998.
Dana Drewlinger, Thesis title: Three-Dimensional Kinetic and Kinematic Evaluation of an Articulated Figure Skate, Spring, 1992.
Martin Farrell, Thesis title: Analysis of the Reliability and Validity of the Kinetic Communicator Exercise Device, Spring 1984.
Martin Fees, Thesis title: Effects of Clubhead Groove Design and Playing Conditions on the Spin Rate of Golf Balls, Fall, 1991.
Theresa Foti, Thesis title: The Biomechanical Evaluation of Landings in an Articulated Boot Figure Skate, Summer, 1990.
Paul Gillerlain, Thesis title: Analysis of Ground Reaction Forces in Baseball Pitching, Summer, 1991.
Kimberly Griffin, Thesis title: A Biomechanical Comparison of Overhand and Underhand Throwing Styles, 1999.
Diana Grygo, Thesis title: Effectiveness of Prescription and Non-Prescription Orthoses during Stance, Spring, 1992.
John D. Henley, Thesis title: Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Moments at the Ankle, Hip, and Knee While Landing in a Standard and Articulated Figure Skate, Fall, 1991.
Colleen Higgs, Thesis title: A Kinamatic Comparison of Lower Extremity Motion in Male and Female Cross-Country Ski Skaters, Summer, 1987.
David Hudson, Thesis title: Determining the Efficacy of Therapeutic Exercise and Orthotics on Controlling Tri-Plane Motion of the Subtalar Joint, 1997.
Loreto M. Jackson, Thesis title: The Effects of Two levels of Aerobic Dance opon Body Fat Composition, Summer, 1985
Victor Liberi, Thesis title: Determining Linear Head Acceleration and Risk of Injury in Soccer Heading, Fall, 1994
Gary Lynch, Thesis title: Kinematic and Kinetic Assessment of the Overhand Throwing Motion in Adolescent Males, Spring, 1993.
Patricia McCafferty, Thesis title: Ankle Weight Usage and Torque Changes during a 12-Week Progressive-Intensity Floor Exercise Program, Spring, 1989.
Margaret McCarthy, Thesis title: Analysis of the Center of Pressure Path in the Shoe Plus Orthotic Condition, Spring, 1985.
Lisa McLauflin, Thesis title: Determining the Effects of In-Line Skate Blade Placement and Wheel Size on the Lower Leg and Foot, 1998.
Tim Niiler, Thesis title: Landing Impact Loading and Injury Risk to the Lower Extremities in Chinese Wushu, Spring, 1997.
William Queale, Thesis title: Reliability of the Genucon Knee Analysis System, the Knee Signature System, and the KT-2000 for Measuring Anterior Laxity of the Knee in Subjects with Unilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament deficiency, Summer, 1990.
Edward Quigley, Thesis title: A Biomechanical Analysis of the Bike-to-Run Transition in Triathlons, Spring, 1995.
Edward Quigley, Dissertation title: Predicting the Rate of Energy Consumption while Walking at a Self-Selected Pace for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Fall 1999.
Todd Royer, Thesis title: Effects of Overload Training on Baseball Pitching Mechanics, Velocity, Accuracy, and Isokinetic Strength, Fall, 1992.
Della M. Schmid, Thesis title: A Mechanical Analysis of Selected Qualities of Modern Tennis Racquets, Summer, 1986.
Joseph Seay, Thesis title: Effects of Footstretcher Position and Orientation on Rowing Stroke Mechanics, 1998.
Mark Silverman, Thesis title: Design of an Apparatus for the Study of Uniaxial Accelerations Experienced by the Hoof of the Thoroughbred Racehorse, Fall, 1988.
Steven Soper, Thesis title: The Prediction of Maximal Oxygen Uptake from a PWC-150 Test and Other Selected Variables, Summer 1982.
Karen Sullivan, Thesis title: Predicting the Outcome of Surgery for Children with Cerebral Palsy Using Pre-Operative Gait Analysis, Summer, 1996.
Peter Vint, Thesis title: Comparison of Scychronous Versus Asynchronous Bilateral Isokinetic Shoulder Strength Testing Procedures, Fall, 1992.
Stefan Whitmarsh, Thesis title: A Comparison of the Biomechanical Properties of Two Styles of Fireman's Boots, Spring, 1996.
In Progress
Scott Coleman, Thesis title: Analysis of ankle mobility in an articulating figure skate upon landing from a jump on ice.
Beth Glass, Thesis title: A comparative analysis of pressure distribution and rearfoot motion in diabetic footwear.
Jason Grubbs, Thesis title: An investigation of lumbar stress as a function of swing plane in golf.
Amie Keiser, Thesis title: An inertial index for toe loops in figure skating.
Tim Niiler, Dissertation title: Validity of predictions of post-operative gait in rectus transfer patients using neural networks.
Mark Pagano, Thesis title: The use of kinematics in estimating the ground reaction forces during jumps and landings in figure skating.