Recent Thesis Topics
Below is a listing of selected thesis topics of past CEP students. One of the goals of the program is to conduct theses topics that are suitable for publication, as well as presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) or American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) annual meetings. Our experience is that students who have conducted, presented and published research are more competitive on the job market compared to students who do thesis projects that do not ‘stand alone’.
University grants are available to help support the costs of conducting many research projects as well as to support travel to professional meetings to present their research.
- Predicting
maximal heart rate through submaximal exercise
tests
Winner of 2005 National AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award- Comparison of Bruce and modified Bruce treadmill protocols.
Finalist in 2005National AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award- Physiological effects of 8 weeks of yoga training
Finalist in 2005 National AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award- The effect of handrail support on oxygen uptake during stead state treadmill exercise.
Winner of 2006 National AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award- The placebo effect on exercise performance.
- Metabolic and perceptual responses to indoor cycling
- Effect of placebo on 6-min walk performance in cardiac patients
- Effect of musical tempo on physiological responses to chair aerobics
- Time scalar responses during cycle time trials
- Effect of exercise training on the linkage between the Talk Test and ventilatory threshold
- Effect of gender on correspondence between coach intended and athlete executed training loads
- Effect of exercise intensity and duration on post exercise hypotension
- Effect of blood donation of linkage between the Talk Test and ventilatory threshold
- Comparison of the 6-minute walk test with the 6-minute Nu Step test
- Changes in complaint index in athletes during hard training
- Translation of exercise test responses to exercise training
- Perception of fatigue during cycle time trials
- Energy cost of Spinning classes
- Energy cost of the Wii cycling program
- Energy cost of walking 10,000 steps per day
- Physiological and psychological effects of NIA exercise
- Breaking away: The effect of non-uniform pacing during cycling
- Effect of pre-exercise hypoxia on time trial performance
Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award- Learning effects in 6-min walk performance
- The effects of auditory input on RPE during cycling
Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award- Energy expenditure and relative intensity of Dancetown
Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award- Heart rate responses associated with waterfowl hunting in males
- Gender differences in response to resistance training in cardiac patients
- The process of learning pacing strategy in various age groups
- The effect of music tempo vs. percussion vs. beat frequency on exercise intensity
- The acute physiological effects of interval training vs. steady state training
- Exercise responses during a maximal Krankcycle and cycle ergometer test
- Effect of PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra) on post-exercise blood pressure
- Translation of the Talk Test to exercise prescription
- Effects of EMS on perceived body satisfaction & tone of the gluteal muscles
- Effects of EMS training on strength/endurance of the gluteal muscles
- Relative exercise intensity of a Krankcycle workout
- Relative exercise intensity and caloric expenditure of Hooping
- Electromyographic analysis of eight different triceps exercises: Which is best?
- The effectiveness of the Shake Weight in comparison to traditional dumbbells
- A comparison of running mechanics and ground reaction forces when wering running shoes, Vibram fivefingers or going barefoot
- The energy expenditure ad relative exercise intensity of using the Streetstrider
- The energy expenditure and relative exercise intensity of four P90X workouts
- Gender differences in cardiac rehabilitation outcomes
- Does ethnicity effect outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation?
- The effects of music on time trial performance
- Rating of perceived exertion drift during steady state treadmill exercise
- Growth of RPE during resistance training
- Effect of running experience on pacing strategy
- The physiological effects of participating in Zumba
- Comparison of Bruce and modified Bruce treadmill protocols.