ESS & DPT faculty present at national conference

Joyce Davis, Associate Professor of Exercise Science; Paul Miller, Associate Professor of Exercise Science; Eric Hall, Associate Professor of Exercise Science; Wally Bixby, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science; Liz Bailey, Lecturer in Exercise Science; Steve Bailey, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy; and ESS Alumnus Peter Bellezza (’06) presented papers at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in New Orleans, LA (5/30-6/2).

Amanda Tapler, Lecturer in Health Education, recent graduates Emily Schmitt (’07), Amanda Davis (’07), Lauren Nowlan (’07), Keri Sheehan (’07 ESS alumnus and current DPT student), and current student Kyle Cooper (’08) served as co-authors on these presentations.

The following presentations were made:

JA Davis, PC Miller, KL Cooper, EE. Schmitt, WR Bixby and EE Hall: “Relationships between self-efficacy and exercise performance during treadmill running.”

PC Miller, EK Bailey, KL Cooper, EE. Schmitt, WR Bixby and EE Hall: “Affective responses to treadmill running with distraction and stratified by preference.”

EE Hall, PA Bellezza, W Bixby, and PC Miller: “Changes in affect during and following resistance exercise: Does exercise order matter?”

WR Bixby, AK Davis, LE Nowlan, KM Sheehan, PC Miller and EE Hall: “An examination of mixed-emotions during and following a graded exercise test.”

SP Bailey, L Brown, EK Bailey: “Lack of relationship between functional and perceived quality of life outcomes following pulmonary rehabilitation.”

EK Bailey, A Tapler, SP Bailey: “The effects of an 8-week mentoring program on body image in adolescent girls.”

PA Bellezza, EE Hall, W Bixby, and PC Miller: “Influence of exercise order on perceived exertion and blood lactate in resistance exercise.”

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