This collection includes dissertations submitted by students who have earned a Doctorate in Education in Kinesiology (Ed.D. or Ph.D.) at Concordia University, Saint Paul. These dissertation projects showcase our students' ability to analyze, reflect on, and assess data; evaluate and produce research, and design and communicate solutions using exemplary critical thinking.

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Dissertations from 2024

 

Incidence of Physical Activity and Academic Achievement in Virtual Learning Students, Jenna Arkelian-Brown

 

Isokinetic Versus Isotonic Resistance Training: Defining the Mechanisms of Hypertrophy and Exercise Execution Methods, George Daughtry

 

The Effects Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Augmented with Low-Intensity Exercise on Improving Chronic Pain and Functional Status in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis, Marketa Jones

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Physiological adaptations in untrained adolescent athletes participating in concurrent training programs, Courtney Payne

 

Assessing Undergraduate Kinesiology Students Perspectives on the Effectiveness of DEI Initiatives: Implications for Career Readiness and Program Development, Wakpor Rengel

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The Efficacy of Deadlifting for Occupational Performance in the United States Marine Corps, Logan Semper

 

Sensory Hand Drums for Autism Spectrum and Sensory Processing Disorders: Development and Application, Jeffrey D. Sullivan

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Measuring Impulse-DSI and its Derivatives Via the Isometric Belt Squat: Assessing Relationships with Sprint Ability Among Division I Team Sport Athletes, Matthew Ward

Dissertations from 2023

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Recovery Perceptions and Techniques of Ultramarathon Runners, Denise Howard