This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training (formerly Health and Human Performance). Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 1980
Calgary Mountain Club analysis, Gary Koroluk
Tennis ready position and total body movement time involved in the forehand return of service, Robert D. Shacklett
Evaluation of the Forest Service fitness calculator as a predictor of maximal oxygen consumption, Timothy H. Sio
Superstitious beliefs of basketball players, Maxwell Kay Zaugg
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Physical education for Papua New Guinea community schools : a guide for teachers, Judi Brown-Parker
Effects of long duration training on high density lipoprotein cholesterol and related serum lipids, Robert J. Confessore
The effects of high and low carbohydrate diets on perceived energy levels of ski instructors at high altitude, Cheryl DiCarlo
Demographic study of volunteer coaches in the 1978 Missoula, Montana Little League Baseball program, Sharon J. Johnson
Factors associated with high density lipo-protein cholesterol in adult males, Albert Craig Simpson
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Comparison of nutritional knowledge and attitudes toward purported misconceptions of athletes and nonathletes, Donna Eleanora Diefenbach
Aggression and performance in ice hockey, Larry Wallace Jacobs
Reliability of a new instrument and techniques for measuring joint range of motion in the lower extremity, Gary Franklin Lusin
The development and validation of job-related muscular fitness tests, David William Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 1977
The validation of methods used to predict fitness, Michael Anthony Caprarola
Attitude and psychological meaning| Relation to participation in physical activity, William H. Musser
The effects of diet and exercise on blood lipid levels in adolescent males, James Vincent Notaro
Effects of intensity and duration of training on high density lipoprotein cholesterol, Richard A. Washburn
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
An analysis of the professional preparation of Montana girl's athletic coaches, Barbara Sue Eisenbarth
Bad attitude| Players who do not try, Steven Foster Kearby
Authoritarianism and success of high school wrestling coaches, Daniel A. Wolfe
Theses/Dissertations from 1975
A comparison of motor skills of five and six year old children, Eugene Lee Davis
Leisure attitudes of selected female populations, Barbara Ames Hawkins
Changing concept of women's intercollegiate athletics in selected AIAW colleges and universities during the period 1971-1975, David L. Ostrander
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park visitors| Their interests, satisfactions, opinions and preferences, Daniel Patrick Vincent
Theses/Dissertations from 1974
The relationship between participation in a recreational program and self-concept of delinquent males, David Paul French
The effect of training on pain threshold and pain tolerance level, Patricia Mildred Mihevic
Leisure time study of the residents of Cut Bank, Montana, James Carl Schlegel
Participation in interscholastic athletics and delinquency, Rex W. Thomson
Submaximal endurance capabilities of men and women, Edward Walkwitz
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Analysis of coach-athlete relationships, Roy Paul Holman
Descriptive analytical case study of the verbal behavior of basketball coaches, Buck Allen Lorts
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
An investigation of attitudes of physical education majors and those attitudes of their respective parents toward physical education, Catherine Fredrika DeVrye
Relationships between the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and the Kenyon Attitude Inventory, William Hollis Dietz
A Comparison of perceived and actual verbal interaction in elementary school physical education classes, Diane Gail Kiemele
Criminal athlete: A case study, William Gerard McTeer
Relationships of strength, endurance, aerobic capacity and experience to alpine ski racing performance, Gary Lynn Nelson
The estimation of body fat from skinfold measurements for the determination of minimal wrestling weight for high school wrestlers, Gary James Rettke
Relationship of selected physical activity and performance characteristics to backpacker wilderness use among college men, Robert Ritchlen Wiesner
Theses/Dissertations from 1971
Objectivity and reliability of judging filmed routines in women's gymnastics, Pamela Marie Burgess
The relationship of anaerobic capacity to selected performance tests, David A. Dainty
Establishment of weight control guidelines for North Dakota high school wrestling, Dean Walter Hermes
Effects of a progressive resistance exercise program on movement time, Larry Allen Hilderman
Effects of basic swimming instruction upon self concept, Maryl Frances Hurley
Teaching of tennis| a curriculum guide for physical education teachers, Owen Vincent Kennedy
Comparison of five- and six-player basketball for women, Evelyn Louise Magini
The effects of postural preparation (ready position) training on total body movement time, Jack Ray McWhorter
Theses/Dissertations from 1970
Cathartic effect of competitive and non-competitive exercise on psychic stress, James Roy Casey
The effect of exercise and training on VMA excretion, Robert L. Docktor
The scholastic achievement of financially aided athletes at the University of Montana 1965-1969, Gary William Johnson
Development of an evaluative test of athletic power for offensive linemen, Thomas Lawrence Keller
The effect of training intensity on perceived and preferred exertion, Gordon Sharpless Morris
Effects of selected environmental stresses of men engaged in submaximal work tasks on the fire line, Kenneth Lee Soper
Critical analysis of the 1969 Little Grizzly Football Program in Missoula, Montana, Dennis Joy Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 1969
The relationship of physical fitness to academic achievement of University of Montana freshmen, Vidvuds Celtnieks
Verbalized attitudes toward physical education and participation in physical activity, Sharon Kay Chambers
The relationship of academic achievement to physical fitness as measured by the twelve-minute walk-run test and the AAHPER youth fitness test, John Byron Parsons
Analysis of the professional preparation of Montana head coaches, Daniel James Peters
The relationship of aerobic and anaerobic capacities to performance in running, Dale Louis Stagg
Influence of various training repetitions and state of physical fitness on the development of cardiorespiratory endurance, Douglas John Vickers
Theses/Dissertations from 1968
The effects of various interval training programs on cardio-respiratory endurance, Cecil Newton Kent
The Effects of weight-training on total speed of response, Thomas James Schilke
An analysis of heart rate patterns in experienced middle-distance runners while interval running, Raymond Edward Shepherd
Investigation of the reliability of a fitness calculator as a predictor of physical working capacity, John William Stoecker
The effect of nonstressful exercise on whole blood clotting time, Thomas R. Whiddon
The Effects of weight training on cardiorespiratory endurance, Larry Paul Works
Theses/Dissertations from 1967
The added effects of radiant heat on physiological strains produced in man working in hot-dry environments, Robert L. Glafka
Effects of training upon the anaerobic power in man, Lowell James Grunwald
Relationship of leg muscle strength to foot pronation and pes planus, John F. Matte
The effect of a supplementary training program on the total body endurance of college wrestlers, John Sacchi
The effects of a strenuous physical exercise program on the circulating eosinophile level and on the urinary excretion of 17-ketogenic steroids and 17-ketosteroids, Richard Thomas Steadman
Theses/Dissertations from 1966
The effect of specified training intensities on cardiorespiratory adaptation, John Paul Holleman
Effect of various training frequencies on cardiorespiratory endurance, Jay Herbert Jackson
The effect of various training methods upon the phasic muscular strength and endurance of college wrestlers, Ronald Duane Pfeffer
Theses/Dissertations from 1965
Breathing oxygen as an aid to recovery after exertion, Richard Kingsbury Bjorgum
Pulmonary ventilation as a predictor of energy expenditure, Lynn G. Corbridge
Relationship of phasic and static strength and endurance, Rainer Martens
Pulse rate as a predictor of energy cost while doing selected work tasks, Joseph F. McDonald
A comparison of predicted energy expenditures with actual energy expenditures while walking on a motor-driven treadmill, Guy Madison Owen
The physiological cost of using respiratory protective devices and its relationship to air flow resistance, Steven Howard Thompson
Theses/Dissertations from 1964
Kinesthetic perception of basketball players during the competitive season, Russell Thomas Flynn
Strength decrement of muscles while backpacking with carriers of different design, Terry Leeper
Validity and reliability of selected runs as measures of cardiovascular endurance, Harley William Lewis
Energy expenditure while back-packing with carriers of different design, Dennis O. Moller
Strength changes of collegiate wrestlers during and following their competitive season, John Francis Polo
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
A study to develop a Montana State University motor fitness test battery and test norms, Floyd Roger Anderson
Development of criteria for evaluating family campsites, Angeline Louise Erusha
A study to investigate the energy expenditure of subjects while they were operating mechanical trenchers of different design, Elihu Galen Nusbaum
A study to investigate the strength decrement of selected muscle groups during treadmill walking at different grade levels while back-packing a prescribed load, Barton Alfred Thiele
Theses/Dissertations from 1962
Study of basketball field goal shooting deviations for selected male college students at Montana State University 1961-62, Robert Dale Ballinger
A study of the effects of an isometric training program on muscular endurance and on muscular explosive power, Louis Henry Collette
Study of the physical fitness status of a selected group of Montana State University women as influenced by hours spent in physical activity, Deloris Mae Johns
Study of the relationship between leg strength and swimming speed using the flutter kick in the prone position, Ronald George Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 1961
An evaluation of supervisory techniques in physical education in thirteen public elementary schools grades one through six Missoula Montana 1960-61, Helen Marie Tremper
Theses/Dissertations from 1960
A weight appraisal of Newfoundland college women based on the Pryor Width-Weight Tables, Thelma Gerstman
Theses/Dissertations from 1959
A study of the motor ability status of intermediate grade students in selected Kalispell Public Schools, Robert E. Neitzling
Physical education in liberal education in the Renaissance and the twentieth century, Elizabeth Ann Oleson
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
Study of health knowledge level of selected male high school students as revealed by the Gates-Strang health knowledge test, John Gilbert Nash
A comparison of arm and shoulder strength of college men today with that of college men sixteen years ago, Jack K. Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 1957
Survey of the health knowledge level of selected freshman and sophomore students at Montana State University, Glenn Alvin Kozeluh
Survey of the organization and administration of six-man football in North Dakota class C high schools during 1955, Charles Francis Privratsky