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.

  1. Effect of exercise intensity and duration on post exercise hypotension

  2. Effect of blood donation of linkage between the Talk Test and ventilatory threshold

  3. Comparison of the 6-minute walk test with the 6-minute Nu Step test

  4. Changes in complaint index in athletes during hard training

  5. Translation of exercise test responses to exercise training

  6. Perception of fatigue during cycle time trials

  7. Energy cost of Spinning classes

  8. Energy cost of the Wii cycling program

  9. Energy cost of walking 10,000 steps per day

  10. Physiological and psychological effects of NIA exercise

  11. Breaking away: The effect of non-uniform pacing during cycling

  12. Effect of pre-exercise hypoxia on time trial performance
            Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award

  13. Learning effects in 6-min walk performance

  14. The effects of auditory input on RPE during cycling
            Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award

  15. Energy expenditure and relative intensity of Dancetown
            Finalist in AACVPR Beginning Investigator Award

  16. Heart rate responses associated with waterfowl hunting in males

  17. Gender differences in response to resistance training in cardiac patients

  18. The process of learning pacing strategy in various age groups

  19. The effect of music tempo vs. percussion vs. beat frequency on exercise intensity

  20. The acute physiological effects of interval training vs. steady state training

  21. Exercise responses during a maximal Krankcycle and cycle ergometer test

  22. Effect of PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra) on post-exercise blood pressure

  23. Translation of the Talk Test to exercise prescription

  24. Effects of EMS  on perceived body satisfaction & tone of the gluteal muscles

  25. Effects of EMS training on strength/endurance of the gluteal muscles

  26. Relative exercise intensity of a Krankcycle workout

  27. Relative exercise intensity and caloric expenditure of Hooping

  28. Electromyographic analysis of eight different triceps exercises:  Which is best?

  29. The effectiveness of the Shake Weight in comparison to traditional dumbbells

  30. A comparison of running mechanics and ground reaction forces when wering running shoes, Vibram fivefingers or going barefoot.

  31. The energy expenditure ad relative exercise intensity of using the Streetstrider

  32. The energy expenditure and relative exercise intensity of four P90X workouts

  33. Gender differences in cardiac rehabilitation outcomes

  34. Does ethnicity effect outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation?

  35. The effects of music on time trial performance

  36. Rating of perceived exertion drift during steady state treadmill exercise

  37. Growth of RPE during resistance training

  38. Effect of running experience on pacing strategy

  39. The physiological effects of participating in Zumba

  40. Session RPE during steady state and interval training

  41. Predicting time trial performance in cycling from responses during warm-up

  42. Training responses from Kettlebell exercises

  43. Effect of altitude and warm-up on the template during cycle time trials

  44. Do toning pants increase workout intensity

  45. Exercise responses during Batuka dance exercise

  46. Predicting traiing responses from the Talk Test in a clinical population.
            AACVPR Beginning Investigator Finalist

  47. Exercise responses on an elliptical trainer

  48. Does childhood smoke exposure predict pulmonary abnormalities in young adults ?

  49. Comparison of the 6 minute walk test with the 500m walk test

  50. Comparison of the 6 minute NuStep test with the 40kcal NuStep test