A collection of published articles from members of the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education at Kennesaw State University.
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Share Your Published ResearchSubmissions from 2023
Physical Activity Solutions to Decrease Occupational Stress, Aaron Aslakson, Bridget Melton, Helen Bland, and Duke Biber
Acceptability of Primary Care Counseling and Brief Educational Messages to Increase Awareness about Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risks among Bisexual and Lesbian Women, Adelaide Balenger, Lia C. Scott, Monica H. Swahn, and Ritu Aneja
A pilot evaluation of the Food as Medicine program for patients with type 2 diabetes, Duke D. Biber
A RE-AIM analysis of the sources of strength program in a United States high school, Duke D. Biber and Gina Brandenburg
Understanding Heavy Drinking Practices and Alcohol-Related Harms: The Lived Experience of Nigerian Adolescents and Young Adults, Emeka W. Dumbili and Monica H. Swahn
Tailoring Health Coaching Strategies to Promote Middle School Student Wellness, Sarah Gross and Duke Biber
Sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical characteristics associated with perceived discrimination in healthcare settings among Black persons with diagnosed HIV in the United States, Wendasha Jenkins Hall, Donna Hubbard McCree, Linda Beer, Qingwei Luo, and Brittani Carter
Validation of machine vision and action sport cameras for 3D motion analysis model reconstruction, John David Johnson, Michael Hales, and Randy Emert
Mobile applications for encouraging blood donation: A systematic review and case study, Lin Li, Maria Valero, Robert Keyser, Afekwo Mary Ukuku, and Dianhan Zheng
Outdoor Medical Cannabis Advertising in Oklahoma: Examining Regulatory Compliance and Social Meanings in Billboard Content, Julia McQuoid, Bryce C. Lowery, La Nita S. Wright, and Amy M. Cohn
Knowledge of sexual consent as a protective factor against sexual violence perpetration among first-year college men: a moderation analysis, A. M. Schipani-Mclaughlin, R. M. Leone, L. F. Salazar, M. H. Swahn, and S. Khader
Firefighter Stress, Anxiety, and Diminished Compliance-Oriented Safety Behaviors: Consequences of Passive Safety Leadership in the Fire Service?, Todd D. Smith, Mari Amanda Dyal, and David M. DeJoy
Contextualizing Adolescent Female Physical Activity Behavior: A Descriptive Study, Peter Stoepker, Duke Biber, Ashlee Davis, Gregory J. Welk, and Adria Meyer
Dear Health Promotion Scholar: Letters of Life From, for, and About Black Women in Academia, La Nita S. Wright, Juliet Iwelunmor, and Jeanetta D. Sims
The Black Church and Co-occurring Pandemics, La Nita S. Wright and John A. Reed
Submissions from 2022
Jack and Jill Went to Instill: Did the Educative Teacher Performance Assessment Cause Them to Falter?, Deborah S. Baxter and Oleg A. Sinelnikov
PETE Faculty’s Perspectives of edTPA: The Range of Change, Deborah S. Baxter and Oleg A. Sinelnikov
Occupational Stress and Burnout in the Fire Service: Examining the Complex Role and Impact of Sleep Health, Mari-Amanda A. Dyal, Todd D. Smith, David M. DeJoy, and Brian A. Moore
Online-Delivered Over Staff-Delivered Parenting Intervention for Young Children With Disruptive Behavior Problems: Cost-Minimization Analysis, Justin B. Ingels, Phaedra S. Corso, Ronald J. Prinz, and Carol W. Metzler
Recommendations for Helping Cooperating Teachers Support Teacher Candidates with edTPA, Craig Parkes, Deborah Baxter, and Shelley Holden
Violence exposure, self-reported mental health concerns and use of alcohol and drugs for coping among youth in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, Elizabeth W. Perry, Rachel Culbreth, Shannon Self-Brown, and Monica H. Swahn
Research Capacity and Needs for Alcohol-Related Harm Prevention in West Africa: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Survey of Stakeholders, Monica H. Swahn, Adelaide Balenger, Franklin Umenze, and Emeka Dumbili
Demographic and psychosocial risk factors for adolescent pregnancies among sexually active girls in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, Monica H. Swahn, Rachel Culbreth, Sydney Adams, and Rogers Kasirye
Social norms regarding alcohol use, perceptions of alcohol advertisement and intent to drink alcohol among youth in Uganda, Monica H. Swahn, Rachel Culbreth, Cherell Cottrell-Daniels, and Nazarius M. Tumwesigye
Sexual Victimization, Self-Efficacy to Refuse Sex While Drinking, and Regretting Alcohol-Involved Sex among Underserved Youth in Kampala, Uganda, Monica H. Swahn, Rachel E. Culbreth, Amanda K. Gilmore, and Dominic J. Parrott
Features of alcohol advertisements across five urban slums in Kampala, Uganda: pilot testing a container-based approach, Monica H. Swahn, Jane B. Palmier, Alicia May, and Dajun Dai
A readiness assessment for the prevention of alcohol-related harm in West Africa: A new methodological approach to inform practice and policy, Monica H. Swahn, Zakaria Robow, Franklin Umenze, and Adelaide Balenger
Implementation and evaluation of a large-scale postpartum family planning program in Rwanda: study protocol for a clinic-randomized controlled trial, Kristin M. Wall, Rosine Ingabire, Amelia Mazzei, and Phaedra Corso
Submissions from 2021
Previous experiences of novice coaches and their coach-created motivational climate: a collective case study, Diane Benish, Jody Langdon, and Brian Culp
Transforming PETE’s Initial Standards: Ensuring Social Justice for Black Students in Physical Education, Tara B. Blackshear and Brian Culp
Substance use and deaths by suicide: A latent class analysis of the National Violent Death Reporting System, Rachel Culbreth, Monica H. Swahn, Melissa Osborne, Kyle Brandenberger, and Krishna Kota
Considering the state and status of internationalization in Western higher education, Brian Culp
Everyone Matters: Eliminating Dehumanizing Practices in Physical Education, Brian Culp
Transforming PETE’s Initial Standards: Ensuring social justice for Black students in physical education., Brian Culp
Geospatial Variability in Excess Death Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico: Examining Socio Demographic, Climate and Population Health Characteristics., Sushma Dahal, Ruiyan Luo, Monica Swahn, and Gerardo Chowell
Work status following a cervical spine injury: role of gender and psychosocial flag signs, Helen Razmjou, Leila Rahnama, and Sanober Diaz
Work status following a cervical spine injury: role of gender and psychosocial flag signs, Helen Razmjou, Leila Rahnama, and Sanober Diaz
The impact of alcohol taxation changes on unrecorded alcohol consumption: A review and recommendations, Jürgen Rehm, Maria Neufeld, Robin Room, Bundit Sornpaisarn, Mindaugas Štelemėkas, Monica H. Swahn, and Dirk W. Lachenmeier
The Intersection of Alcohol Use, Gender Based Violence and HIV: Empirical Findings among Disadvantaged Service-Seeking Youth in Kampala, Uganda, Monica H. Swahn, Rachel Culbreth, Katherine E. Masyn, Laura F. Salazar, Jennifer Wagman, and Rogers Kasirye
Physical education in the COVID era: Considerations for online program delivery using the comprehensive school physical activity program framework, Collin A. Webster, Emily D'Agostino, Mark Urtel, Jaimie McMullen, Brian Culp, Cate A. Egan Loiacono, and Chad Killian
Physical education in the COVID era: Considerations for online program delivery using the comprehensive school physical activity program framework, Collin A. Webster, Emily D'Agostino, Mark Urtel, Jaimie McMullen, Brian Culp, Cate A. Egan Loiacono, and Chad Killian
Translating CDSMP to the Workplace: Results of the Live Healthy Work Healthy Program, Mark G. Wilson, David M. DeJoy, Robert J. Vandenberg, Heather M. Padilla, Nicholas J. Haynes, Heather Zuercher, Phaedra Corso, Kate Lorig, and Matthew L. Smith
Community-Engaged Teen Pregnancy Prevention: A Needs Assessment, LaNita S. Wright and Sharayah Fore
Submissions from 2020
Implementation of a statewide policy mandating school-based fitness assessment screening, Georgia: 2018, Phaedra S. Corso, Justin Ingels, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, and Marsha Davis
Physical Education and Anti-Blackness, Brian Culp
Self-Talk: Mentoring and Empowering Faculty to Contribute to Organizational Change, Brian Culp
Thirdspace Investigations: Geography, Dehumanization and Seeking Spatial Justice in Kinesiology, Brian Culp
Participation of Female Emerging Adults in a Theory- and Evidence-Based Behavioral Weight Loss Program, Ping H. Johnson and James J. Annesi
Firefighter overexertion: A continuing problem found in an analysis of non-fatal injury among career firefighters, Aurora B. Le, Todd D. Smith, Lily A. McNulty, Mari Amanda Dyal, and David M. Dejoy
Effect of experiential competency-based interprofessional education on pre-professional undergraduate students: A pilot study, Kandice Johnson Porter, Monica Nandan, Lynn Varagona, and Mary Beth Maguire
Safety specific transformational leadership, safety motivation and personal protective equipment use among firefighters, Todd D. Smith, David M. DeJoy, and Mari Amanda Dyal
Stress, burnout and diminished safety behaviors: An argument for Total Worker Health® approaches in the fire service, Todd D. Smith, Charmaine Mullins-Jaime, Mari Amanda Dyal, and David M. DeJoy
There’s no such thing as a free TB diagnosis: Catastrophic TB costs in Urban Uganda, Rebecca L. Walcott, Justin B. Ingels, Phaedra S. Corso, Sarah Zalwango, Christopher C. Whalen, and Juliet N. Sekandi
Cost-effectiveness of couples’ voluntary HIV counselling and testing in six African countries: a modelling study guided by an HIV prevention cascade framework, Kristin M. Wall, Mubiana Inambao, William Kilembe, Etienne Karita, Elwyn Chomba, Bellington Vwalika, Joseph Mulenga, Rachel Parker, Tyronza Sharkey, Amanda Tichacek, Eric Hunter, Robert Yohnka, Gordon Streeb, Phaedra S. Corso, and Susan Allen
Submissions from 2019
Become a Champion for Healthy, Active Schools, Charity L. Bryan, Sandra K. Sims, Donna L. Dunaway, and Donna J. Hester
Developing Kinesthetic Classrooms to Promote Active Learning, Brian Culp
The Influence of Sport-Field Properties on Muscle-Recruitment Patterns and Metabolic Response, Michael E. Hales and John D. Johnson II
Cost-effectiveness of HIV Prevention Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: ASystematic Review, Supriya Sarkar, Phaedra Corso, Shideh Ebrahim-Zadeh, Patricia Kim, Sana Charania, and Kristin Wall
Submissions from 2017
Illegitimate Bodies in Legitimate Times: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Movement, Brian Culp
Impact of Work Pressure, Work Stress and Work-Family Conflict on Firefighter Burnout, Todd D. Smith, David M. DeJoy, Mari-Amanda Dyal, and Gaojian Huang
Submissions from 2015
Experiential Learning in Kinesiology: A Student Perspective, Mary de Groot, Kisha Alexander, Brian Culp, and NiCole Keith
Acute Exercise and Oxidative Stress: CrossFit™ vs. Treadmill Bout, Brian Kliszczewicz, Quindry C. John, Blessing L. Daniel, and Oliver D. Gretchen
Submissions from 2014
An Analysis of Future Coaches’ Emerging Dispositions on Social Justice: The Wooden Effect, Brian Culp
An Innovative Interprofessional Education Model to Engage Community and Nonclinical Participants, Monica Nandan and Patricia Scott
Aligning Core Brand Value (CBV) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to Enhance Corporate Brand Equity (CBE): A Non-monetary Approach, Shiva Nandan and Monica Nandan
Submissions from 2013
Are your S's in effect? Ensuring culturally responsive physical education environments, Brian Culp
Impact of Coaches' Communication Skills on Athletes' Performance, Jin Wang and Jimmy Calloway
Submissions from 2012
Autism Knowledge Among Pre-Service Teachers Specialized in Children Birth Through Age Five: Implication for Health Education, Ping Johnson, Kandice Johnson Porter, and Ian McPherson
Submissions from 2011
Evaluating Common Weight Training Concepts Associated With Developing Muscular Strength: Truths or Myths?, Michael E. Hales
Effect of MRI Strength and Propofol Sedation on Pediatric Core Temperature Change, Diane L. Isaacson, Daniel J. Yanosky, Richard A. Jones, Nancy Dennehy, Philip Spandorfer, and Amy L. Baxter
The Challenges and Strategies of Foreign Coaches Working with Chinese Olympic Teams, Jin Wang and Jimmy Calloway
Coaching Psychology - Every High School Coach Should Know, Jin Wang, Guibao Yang, and Michael Sabatelle
Submissions from 2010
Improving the Deadlift: Understanding Biomechanical Constraints and Physiological Adaptations to Resistance Exercise, Michael Hales
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Attitudes and Use among Health Educators in the United States, Ping Hu Johnson, Jennifer L. Priestley, Kandice Johnson Porter, and Jane Petrillo
Culturally-Adapted and Audio-Technology Assisted HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education Program in Rural Nigeria: A Cohort Study, Ighovwerha Ofotokun, Jose Nilo G. Binongo, Eli S. Rosenberg, Michael Kane, Rick Ifland, Jeffrey L. Lennox, and Kirk A. Easley
Submissions from 2009
Kinematic Analysis of the Powerlifting Style Squat and the Conventional Deadlift During Competition: Is There a Cross-Over Effect Between Lifts?, Michael E. Hales, Benjamin F. Johnson, and Jeff T. Johnson
Priority Health Behaviors among South African Undergraduate Students, Ping Hu Johnson, Kandice Johnson Porter, and Jane Petrillo
Use of a Body Proportionality Index for Growth Assessment of Preterm Infants, Irene E. Olsen, M. Louise Lawson, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Amy L. Sapsford, Kurt R. Schibler, Edward F. Donovan, and Ardythe L. Morrow
Secondary Students' Perceptions of Enjoyment in Physical Education: An American and English Perspective, Peter E. St. Pierre and Mark Smith
Reaction-Time Training for Elite Athletes: A Winning Formula for Champions., Jin Wang
Submissions from 2008
Transdanubian Folk Dance: A Returning Dance Form, Amy Howton
Increasing Walking in College Students Using a Pedometer Intervention: Differences According to Body Mass Index, Amy Howton and Erica M. Jackson
Finding Common Ground: Developing Effective Sexuality Education in Georgia, Kandice M. Johnson, Jane Petrillo, and Ping Johnson
A Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Knowledge among Health Educators in the United States, Ping Johnson, Jennifer L. Priestley, and Roy D. Johnson
Geocoaching: Treasure Hunting for Fitness, Susan Whitlock and John David Johnson
Validation of a Personal Fluid Loss Monitor, P. Jason Wickwire, Phillip A. Bishop, James M. Green, Mark T. Richardson, Richard G. Lomax, E. Jones, Catalina Casaru, and Matthew Curtner-Smith
Submissions from 2007
Beijing, 2008: Georgians and the Games, Ping Johnson, Darlene A. Kluka, Darlene A. Bill, Salmar Burger, and Jinxia Dong
Coaches' Winning Psychological Strategies for Champions, Jin Wang and Bernie Goldfine
Kinematic Characteristics of the Center of Mass During the Takeoff Phase of the Long Jump, Yong Wang and Jin Wang
Submissions from 2006
Soccer Made Easy: From Fundamental Skills to Championship Play, Jin Wang
Submissions from 2005
Domain 3: Physical Preparation and Conditioning, Jin Wang and Dirk McJunkin
Submissions from 2004
Athletes' Perceptions on Coaches' Behaviors and Competitive Situations at Collegiate Level, Jin Wang, Li Chen, and Jian Chang Ji
Submissions from 2003
Choking Under Pressure in Competition and Psychological Intervention Approaches, Bernie Goldfine, Jin Wang, and Douglas Callahan
Cultivating Interest and Teaching Soccer Fundamentals to Elementary Students, Jin Wang and Douglas Callahan
Submissions from 2002
Adolescent Dietary Practices: A Consumer Health Perspective, Jane A. Petrillo and Pamela F. Meyers