毕业要求
Every student who majors in 运动科学 or 健康 and Fitness Education must present a research project at this event in order to graduate.
Your project will include an original research paper and a 20-minute presentation in front of faculty and peers. Your research topic exploration is a yearlong project that includes five written sections:
Your project will also include completion of the National Institutes of 健康 (NIH) certification, Protecting Human Research Participants，并提交一份 SPU IRB (Institutional Review Board) application for work with human participants.
Students who minor in those programs are not required to present a project, but they may if they so choose.
过去的研究课题
HHP graduates have presented a wide variety of research topics over the years. Below are examples presented at past HHP 讨论会s:
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Perceived effectiveness of 锻炼 on Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
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The relationship between psychological stress and the frequency of injuries in collegiate student-athletes
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The effectiveness of altitude training on aerobic performance at sea level
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关节炎: An evaluation of osteoarthritis in martial arts
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人体产生的效应 咖啡因的摄入量
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The relationship between the use of personal trainers and changes to weight loss and body composition
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The relationship between flavor preference of sports drinks (Gatorade) and performance in the Cooper 12-Minute Run Fitness Test and the rate of perceived exertion
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健康评估 of the Central Whidbey Island Fire and Rescue Department
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The relationship between everyday physical activity and perceived wellness of SPU undergraduate nursing students
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The relationship between concussions and depression in professional and semi-professional football players
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A case study of the effects of an aquatic 锻炼 program on pain and quality of life for an adolescent male with juvenile arthritis
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The effectiveness of storyboarding on adherence to a physically active lifestyle in sedentary college students
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The effect of gender, sport, and sport-specific conditioning on the length of rehabilitation in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery
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Personality types and the effect of music tempo on the rate of perceived exertion (RPE) during 400-meter running times in adults
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Motivation for physical activity in elementary through college students
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An investigation of self-reported knowledge of energy balance between food and 锻炼