Research

Current Research

A grant funded by the United States Olympic Committee: Cognitive and affective factors linked to successful performance in elite women foil fencers.

A study of emerging athlete leadership from a reversal theory perspective.

A study of EEG, reversals and motor performance.

Dissertations (Directed by Dr. Pease)

The effect of imagery and activation on motor performance. (Soltero, 1987)

The development of a psycho-social risk profile for becoming an obligatory runner. (Jibaja-Rusth, 1989)

The effects of gender and the use of information on the development of self confidence during early stages of learning. (Kitisook, 1992)

The association of psycho-social factors to the self-esteem of 3rd and 5th grade boys and girls in the physical domain. (Engelman, 1992)

Exploring the relationships among coaching behavior, team cohesion, and player leadership. (Kozub, 1994)

Risk factors for the development of eating disorders in ethnically diverse high school athlete and non-athlete urban populations. (Rhea, 1995)

The relationship of selected physical and psychological variables to the development of junior tennis players. (Burgess, 1995)

The effects of imagery perspective as a function of skill level on alpha activity. (Cremades, 1999)

The distinct assessment of collective efficacy in relation to group success. (Barkouras, 1999)

Coaching leadership behaviors and team cohesion in women's intercollegiate athletic team (Hightower, 2000)

Dimensions of spectator identification associated with women's professional basketball (Williamson, 2000) Committee co-chair

Life Stress and Coping Behaviors Associated with Athletic Injury and Recovery (Laws-Gallien, 2001)

Research in Progress

Reversal theory and exercise behaviors. (Lee)

Physical Activity and Lymphedema (Hughes)

Reversal theory and leadership (Ryan, Lee, Pease)

Burnout in high school basketball coaches using a reversal theory perspective (Ryan, Lee, Pease)

Alpha activity resulting from viewing a sensation seeking task in telic and paratelic people (Culpepper, Lee, Pease)