Current Graduate Students
| Paul Charbonneau |
Kristin Chase |
Jordan Dvorak |
Mike Moran |
| Sam Morton |
Aaron Schwenzfeier |
Steph Sellers |
Brett Shelanski |
| Andrea Charlebois |
Barrett Wilson |
Ashley Wintheiser |
Kasey Young |
| Brent Collins |
Madonna Dorsher |
Heidi Evans |
Ryan McGrath |
| Moriah West |
Miriam Wood |
Matt Yow |
Allison Hedman |
Recent Graduates
2008 Graduates
Shauna Hoff |
Title of thesis: Injured athletes’ adherence to a rehabilitation protocol: A test of Self-Determination Theory. |
| Kelsey Heinemann |
Title of thesis: Measured endurance scores and incidence of non-contact injuries of collegiate soccer players over a season. |
| Kristen Greek |
Title of thesis: The influence of exercise status and gender on frequency and direction of exercise-related images. |
| Charlene Heule |
Title of thesis: The relationship between body image and dietary supplement use. |
| Stephanie Sellars |
Title of thesis: The effects of an overhead goal on maximum vertical jump height. |
2007 Graduates
| Maviael Sampaio |
Title of thesis: Alactate vs lactate sprints: A guide for swim coaches. |
| Stefanie Meyer |
Title of thesis: Baseline data on the wellness of university students. |
| Amanda Eickhoff |
Title of thesis: Awareness
and utilization of community health-related
resources and events. |
| Stef Koetz |
Title of thesis: Baseline
data on the wellness of university students.
Presented at: UND Graduate School Scholarly
Forum, 2007
Current position: UND Wellness Center |
| Kari Mellone |
Title of thesis: The effectiveness
of an incentive program at increasing the
amount of physical activity of its participants.
Current position: MBA student |
| Jayden Olson |
Title of thesis: How college
basketball coaches advise their athletes
to use imagery in practice settings.
Presented at: NASPSPA 2007
Current position: UND graduate assistant
basketball coach |
| Dan Senn |
Title of independent study: Practice Planning Considerations for the Discus and Long Jump Events. |
| Travis Saxton |
Title of independent study: Psycho-social Influences in Baseball With Implications to Injuries. |
| Megan Kelling |
Title of independent study: “Imagine that…” How coaches advise their athletes to use imagery.Submitted for publication: June, 2007. |
| Katrina Kleven |
Title of thesis: The effects of audio and audio-visual music on exercise perceptions and work output. |
| Julie Lemaire |
Title of Thesis:The effect of uniform color on athletes’ readiness for competition and perceptions of opponents’ attributes. |
| Cara Demaine |
Title of Thesis:Sources of sport-confidence and their relationship with sport-confidence in college basketball players. |
| Justin Stordahl |
Title of Independent Study:Career goals and employment patterns of individuals with muscle dysmorphia. |
2006 Graduates
| Lindsay Ross-Stewart |
Title of thesis: The identification
and determination of effectiveness of images
for building, maintaining, and regaining
confidence: The athletes’ perspective
Presented at: UND Scholarly Forum, 2007;
AAASP, 2006
Current position: PhD student (UND –
Experimental Psychology) |
| Jennifer Cilz |
Title of thesis: The relationship
between self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and
relation-inferred self-efficacy and performance
in soccer.
Current position: Attending Physicians Assistant
school |
| Mike Dahl |
Title of independent study: |
| Marshall Dornink |
Title of thesis: Social support
and its effects on pain and help-seeking
behaviors in collegiate athletes.
Current position: Assistant Athletic Trainer
Binghamton University |
| Katie Hill |
Title of thesis: The effects
of a carbohydrate supplement on affect in
college swimmers during intensive training.
Presented at: UND Graduate School Scholarly
Forum, 2006
Current position: PhD student (Purdue) |
| Stacie Hoiland |
Title of independent study:
Thompson public schools health initiative.
Current position: PE teacher |
| Robert Peters |
Title of independent study: |
| Jon Young |
Title of thesis: The effect
of scholarship status and perceived coaching
styles on the motivation of Division 2 Football
players.
Presented at: ACSM, 2006 |
| Nick Zostautas |
Title of thesis: The use of
imagery by hockey players: A comparison
among skill levels.
Current position: Strength coach at Northwestern
University |
| Justin Bueligen |
Title of independant study: |
| Ryan Carlson |
Title of independent study:
Strength training for youth: A guide for
parents, teachers and youth coaches.
Current position: Strength Coach at UND |
| Diana Hofstad |
Title of independant study: |
2005 Graduates
| Angela Albers |
Title of thesis: The relationship
between coaches’ and athletes’
perceptions of team efficacy in basketball.
Presented at: UND Scholarly Forum, 2005,
2006; Northern Lights Psychology Conference,
2005 |
| Greg Ulland |
Title of thesis: A descriptive
study of how coaches use imagery.
Presented at: AAASP, 2006
Current position: Assistant Basketball coach
at UND |
| Mike Silbernagel |
Title of thesis: The relationship
between imagery use and confidence in weightlifters.
Presented at: NASPSPA, 2006; UND Scholarly
Forum, 2006
Published: Journal of Strength and Conditioning
Research.
Current position: Strength coach at Colorado
State University |
| Erika Hunt |
Title of thesis: Collegiate
athletes’ psychological perceptions
of adhesive ankle tape: A qualitative analysis.
Presented at: NASPSPA, 2006
Published: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Current position: Assistant Athletic trainer
at UND |
| Ryan Schultz |
Title of thesis: How the standard
of comparison affects confidence levels
in athletes.
Presented at: AAASP, 2006; UND Graduate
School Scholarly Forum, 2005 |
| Chuck Leierer |
Title of thesis: A descriptive
study of the mood states between college
football coaches and their players.
Current position: Football coach at Luther
College |
| Rebecca Fischer |
Title of thesis: Characteristics
of imagery use among swimmers: Comparison
across skill levels.
Presented at: NASPSPA, 2005
Current position: Aquatics Director |
| Dennis Newell |
Title of independent study:
Current position: Track coach at University
of Mary |
| Eric Lien |
Title of thesis: A comparison
of cycle ergometer VO2 max test and on-ice
aerobic tests on UND women’s ice hockey
team.
Current position: PhD student |
2004 Graduates
| Brandon Badding |
Title of thesis: The effect
of team size on collective efficacy in sport.
Current position: teacher |
| Heather Thompson |
Title of thesis: Effect of
two different exercise modalities on the
components of the metabolic syndrome. |
| Kari Tuton |
Title of thesis: Sources of
coaching efficacy among female women's softball
coaches.
Current position: Softball coach –
Minnesota State University Moorhead |
| Jerel Brandt |
Title of thesis: Correlation
of the wingate anaerobic power test with
the reed repeat skate test in women's collegiate
ice hockey.
Current position: Attending Medical School |
| Jen Reuter |
Title of thesis: The relationships
among perception of risk of injury and confidence
in avoiding injury in non-contact and limited
contact sports.
Published: http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol7Iss1/PerceivedRiskofInjuryNoContact.htm
Current position: Teacher |
| Jeremiah Moen |
Title of thesis: The comparison
of loaded jump squat vs. traditional parallel
squat training on the development of lower
body power.
Current position: PhD student |
| Adam Johnson |
Title of independent study:
Strength and conditioning manual for Division
I women's ice hockey.
Current position: Assistant Sports Performance
Director/Sports Performance Coach |
| Megan Smith |
Title of independent study:
The effect of exercise on the prevention
and maintenance of Type I diabetes. |
| Nate Baukal |
Title of independent study:
The effect of an explosive strength exercise
prior to an athletic performance.
Current position: UND Strength Coach |
| Ron Hoffman |
Title of independent study:
The effects of a move from NCAA Division
II to NCAA Division I Athletics on total
headcount enrollment and the overall success
of institutional athletics program. |
| Justin Stevenson |
Title of independent study:
Comparison Between the Nu-step TRS 4000
and Cycle Ergometer for the purpose of submaximal
exercise testing. |
| Maria Bruggeman |
Title of independent study:
Mental training manual for volleyball.
Current position: Assistant Athletic Director
at Northern Arizona University. |
| Mark Graupe |
Title of independent study:
The use of multiple balls in P.G.
Current position: Lake Region College, Men’s
basketball coach. |
| Matthew Smiley |
Title of thesis: The relationship
between imagery use and efficacy in coaches,
Presented at: Northern Lights Psychology
Conference, 2005; NASPSPA, 2005
Published: The Sport Psychologist (2005).
Current position: Offensive Coordinator at Eureka College |
2003 Graduates
| Robyn Bueling |
Title of thesis: The relationship
between self-directed fluid intake, short-term
weight change and in-ice jump success in
high level figure skaters. |
| Derik Jensen |
Title of thesis: The effect
of the snatch on lower body power
Current position: Football coach |
| Chris Haugen |
Title of thesis: The relationship
between coaching burnout and coaching efficacy
in head high school basketball coaches
Presented at: NASPSPA, 2004
Current position: Teacher/Coach |
| Ryan Sturm |
Title of thesis: The relationships
among self-efficacy, team efficacy and team
performance in baseball
Presented at: AAASP, 2004
Current position: Teacher |
| Mike Mietz |
Title of thesis: Utilization
of selected physical fitness measures in
predicting a fire fighter entrance exam
time
Current position: Exercise physiologist |
| Mike Mannausau |
Title of thesis: The effect
of sport anxiety on performance in American
Division II College Football Players
Presented at: AAASP, 2004
Current position: Football coach, UND |
| Cooper Harris |
Title of thesis: Is what you
see really what you get?: How and why athletes
use imagery in football
Presented at: NASPSPA, 2003
Published: The Sport Psychologist.
Current position: Football coach, Washburn
University: http://www.wusports.com/football/06fbguide/coaches-harris.pdf |
| Thomas Hager |
Title of independent study:
Batter's strategic decision-making in baseball.
Current position: Baseball coach, Jamestown
College. |
| Corey Grenz |
Title of thesis: Various orientation
methods on weight training technique
Current position: Fitness management consultant |
2002 Graduates
| Greg Lotysz |
Title of thesis: The effects
of career termination from the National
Football League
Published: http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol6Iss3/WhatEverHappened.htm
Current position: Sport psychology consultant |
| Kelly Gefroh |
Title of thesis: Oxygenation
and deoxygenation of muscle tissue during
isometric and dynamic exercise in junior
male competitive ski racers
Current position: Sales rep for exercise
physiology equipment |
| Dennis Eickhoff |
Title of thesis: The effects
of perceived competence and autonomy support
on exercise adherence: A test of self-determination
theory
Current position: PhD program |
| Rhianna Little |
Title of Thesis: Relationship
between social physique anxiety and body
composition among college male athletes
and non-athletes
Presented at: NASPSPA, 2002
Current position: Attending Medical School |
| Justin Zimmerman |
Title of Thesis:
Current position: Exercise physiologist |
2001 Graduates
| Reagan Schmitt |
The effects of a six week
supplemental power training program for
college dance line competitors
Current position: Exercise Physiologist |
| Vyrn Muir |
An assessment of selected
physiological measures and motivational
factors from the pre-season through the
competitive season in NCAA Division II male
college football players
Current position: Head Football coach, Red
River High School, Grand Forks. |
| Ulf Bronas |
Title of Thesis: Determinants
of the anaerobic threshold by salivary amylase
and blood lactate
Current position: PhD student, University
of Minnesota |
| Jen Sargent |
Title of Thesis: The effect
of mood induction on selected physiological
variables during maximal exercise
Current position: Corporate fitness |
| Kurt Weaver |
Title of Thesis: The effect
role modeling and the apparent fatness of
a physical educator has on student learning
and attitudes
Presented at: AAHPERD, 2002
Current position: PE teacher, Fort Trotten,
ND |
| Tracy Marback |
Title of Thesis: Sources of
coaching efficacy: An examination of gender
differences
Presented at NASPSPA,2001
Published: Journal
of Sport Behavior (2005)
Current position:
PhD student; softball coach |
"Where are they now?" Recent Graduates
So, what can you do with a
M.S. Degree in Kinesiology from UND? Plenty!! Here are a few examples of what
kinds of positions our graduates got after they graduated.
2004/2005 Graduates
| A. Albers |
Motivational Consultant for Jenny Craig |
| G. Ulland |
Basketball Coach at Mayville University |
| M. Silbernagel |
Strength Coach at Colorado State University |
| E. Hunt |
Athletic Trainer at UND |
| C. Leierer |
Asst. Football Coach at Luther College |
| R. Fischer |
Swim Coach in California |
| M. Smiley |
Football Coach at Dartmouth |
2003 Graduates
| D. Jensen |
Football Coach |
| J. Zimmerman |
Exercise Physiologist |
| C. Haugen |
Teacher/Coach |
| R. Sturm |
Teacher/Coach |
| M. Mietz |
Exercise Physiologist |
| M. Mannausau |
Football Coach at UND |
| C. Harris |
Football Coach |
| T. Hager |
College Instructor / Coach |
| C. Grenz |
Fitness Management in Minnesota |
2002 Graduates
| G. Lotysz |
Sport Psychology
Consulting |
| K. Gefroh |
Sales Rep for Exercise
Physiology Equipment |
| D. Eickhoff |
More Graduate School! |
| R. Little |
Attending Medical School |
2001 Graduates
| R. Schmitt |
Exercise Physiologist |
| V. Muir |
Teacher/Coach |
| U. Bronas |
More Graduate School (PhD
program) |
| J. Sargent |
Corporate Fitness |
| K. Weaver |
Teacher |
| T. Marback |
Head Softball Coach (UND) |
Other Notables:
| S. Bernhoft (99) |
Cardiac Rehabilitation |
| D. Blue (99) |
Fitness Facility Director |
| B. Bott (00) |
Strength Coach at the University of
Wisconsin - Madison |
| P. Chapman (95) |
Strength Coach for UNH Athletics |
| P. Hedlund (95) |
Teacher/Coach |
| S. Kleinsasser (99) |
Sports Program Director of API
EXCELerate |
| M. Nemish (96) |
Strength and Conditioning Coach NHL
Nashville Predators |
| M. Poolman (98) |
Athletic Trainer for UND Fighting Sioux
Hockey Team |
| J. Prusak (99) |
Teacher/Coach |
| M. Schultz (99) |
PhD program |
| F. Serratori (94) |
Head Hockey Coach for the U.S. Air Force
Academy |
| P. Wilson (96) |
Associate Professor - Brock University |
Information for Current Graduate Students
Here's a few links that
should help you while you are here.
PXW Online Guide to
Graduating
Graduate
School
Graduate
School Handbook
Graduate School Forms
Please contact james.whitehead@und.nodak.edu if you
need Graduate program information. |
