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Spring 2017

Atchison, Bobbi-Jo L

Moving from separate to inclusive community physical activity for youth with impairments can be a difficult transition for all involved. While research on the barriers for youth undergoing these transitions exists, little attention has been focused on the role and experiences of parents. The...

Spring 2011

Camargo Plazas, Maria del Pilar

Chronic disease is the largest cause of death in the world. Yet little is known about how globalization forces affect the body and the experience of someone who is chronically ill. The need for specialized knowledge of subjective data is significant as it will assist us to improve our...

Fall 2020

Bajpai,Shivangi

Video games have recently emerged as a potential motivational tool in rehabilitation. Research suggests that video games can enhance motivation to exercise and increase adherence to physical practice. Active video games (AVGs), also known as “exergames” require body movement beyond the...

Fall 2012

Dean, Megan A.

Motivated by the apparent ineffectiveness of feminist critiques to ameliorate my negative experiences of my body, this thesis investigates Michel Foucault’s understanding of experience and critique in an effort to explain this inefficacy. Caught between intuitions that my “stubborn” experiences...

Spring 2014

Belanger, Lisa J

The purpose of this dissertation was to identify the key preferences, determinants of physical activity (PA), and sports participation in young adult cancer survivors (YACS) and then use this information to develop a theory-based, PA behavior change intervention. To achieve this aim, my...