This collection features presentations by current and former faculty in the Waters College of Health Professions at Georgia Southern University.
Faculty may contribute works produced while serving at Georgia Southern by submitting a copy to digitalcommons@georgiasouthern.edu. Please provide the version licensed by the copyright holder (e.g., the publisher) for open access publication following any mandatory embargo period.
Submissions from 2013
Plasticity of the Human Brain: Clinical Implications, J. Neils-Strunjas and April W. Garrity
Relationships Between Trunk Kinematics at the Critical Time Points in Baseball Pitching, Sakiko Oyama, Yu Bing, J. Troy Blackburn, Darin Padua, Li Li, and Joseph Meyers
Improper Trunk Rotation Sequence is Associated with Increased Maximal Shoulder External Rotation Angle and Shoulder Joint Force during Baseball Pitching, Sakiko Oyama, Bing Yu, Darin A. Padua, J. Troy Blackburn, Li Li, and Joseph B. Myers
Diversity Attitudes and Achievement Goals in Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers, Paul Rukavina, Anne Gibbone, Chisty Greenleaf, Jody Langdon, Jayne Jenkins, Penelope Portman, and Lynda Ransdell
The Effect of Scapular Fatigue on Upper Extremity Power, E. Schneider, C. Smith, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis
The Effectiveness of Online Education Interventions on Coaching Students’ Concussion Knowledge, B. Simons, Thomas Buckley, Jody Langdon, and Glenn Burdette
Introduction to Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics, Diana Sturges
Moldova and its foods, Diana Sturges
SoTL projects in the classroom: benefits of assessment at a course level, Diana Sturges
Why study Human Anatomy and Physiology?, Diana Sturges
Doing SoTL: Inquiring into Teaching and Learning, Diana Sturges and Lorraine S. Gilpin
Patterns of Smokeless Tobacco Use in Rural Women: Their Own Stories, Brenda Talley, Alison Rushing, and Rose M. Gee
Males and Females Perform Differently on Tests Related to Core Stability, Andy Waldhelm and Li Li
The Effects of Simulated Computerized Shoulder Model Training on the Accuracy and Consistency of Shoulder Mobilizations in First-year Physical Therapy Students, L. Webb, C. Ezell, J. Dunaway, K. Stroer, D. Benkeser, T. Cunningham, David Bringman, and George J. Davis
Concussion Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions in English Football (Soccer), Joshua Williams, Thomas Buckley, Jody Langdon, and Jim McMillan
Concussion Knowledge and Attitude in English Soccer (Football), Joshua Williams, Jody Langdon, James McMillan, and Thomas A. Buckley
H-Index Is Independent From Other Sensory Measures Among People With Peripheral Neuropathy, Shuqi Zhang, Matthew L. Holmes, Duckchan Jang, and Li Li
Central Nerve System Adaptation in People with Peripheral Neuropathy, Shuqi Zhang, Matthew L. Holmes, and Li Li
Submissions from 2012
Weight Management Goals and Practices at a Southeastern University, Lauren Bigham, Bridget Melton, Jody Langdon, and Rebecca Riggs
The Effectiveness of Isolated Exercise Shoulder Rehabilitation Program on Patients With Shoulder Pain; and Detraining Effects, C. Birke, Michael J. Tankovich, M. Gignilliat, T. McCullouch, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davies
Impairments in Dynamic Postural Stability Following a Lateral Ankle Sprain, Anne Bryan, Thomas Buckley, Barry Munkasy, and Jody Langdon
NASM Movement Analysis Screening: reliability, construct validity and association with static physical performance measurements, M. Bush, C. Griffin, K. Willenbring, David Bringman, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis
Everyone Out of the Pool: The Pediatric Drowning Epidemic, Sheri K. Carey
Intrasession Reliability and the Relationship Between the Explosive Bench Press and Medicine Ball Chest Pass Assessments of Upper Extremity Power, Jayme D. Eitner, G. Ken Limbaugh, George J. Davis, and Bryan L. Riemann
A Randomized Prospective Training Study of Open Kinetic Chain and Closed Kinetic Chain Perturbation Training in Clients With Shoulder Pain, W. C. Ewin, K. E. King, A. Kirksey, George J. Davis, David Bringman, A. Wilcox, and Bryan L. Riemann
Quality of Life in Aphasia: Comparing Group and Individual Settings, April W. Garrity and K. G. Wostbrock
Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Rural Women in the S.E. U.S.A., Rose M. Gee, Brenda Talley, Deborah Allen, Alison Rushing, and Dellaire Schilling
Health Disparities in the Underserved Communities of Rural Southern Georgia, Godfrey A. Gibbison, William A. Amponsah, Marian Tabi, and W. Fuller
Making key clinical assessment tools accessible for global nursing practice, Lucia Gonzales, Rose M. Gee, and Anne Floyd Koci
Risk for adverse health outcomes in women globally, Lucia Gonzales, Anne Floyd Koci, Rose M. Gee, A. Marsh, F. Magno, A. Nogovitsyn, H. Previl, K. Marsh, E. Beliard, S. Hutchins, J. Malig, D. Duarte, S. Moore, E. Cianci, B. Sullivan, A. Dorsey, A. O’Keefe, and L. Kass
Using a Computerized Instrumented Shoulder Model to Determine Intra-tester Reliability for Accessory Movement Forces, J. E. King, George J. Davies, and T. C. Cunningham
Objective Quantification of Forces Used With Joint Play and Manual Therapy Techniques for the Shoulder, J. E. King, George J. Davis, Michael J. Tankovich, C. A. Jacobs, and Bryan L. Riemann
Effects of Unweighting on Heart Rate Response and Speed/incline Adjustments Necessary in Elite Runners, Robert G. LeFavi, Aubrey G. Morris, Jayme D. Eitner, Ernest Ledesma, and Bryan L. Riemann
Risk factors in women globally: Field research in Haiti, A. Marsh, L. Cianci, D. Duarte, L. Kass, J. Malig, S. Moore, A. O’Keefe, B. Sullivan, Lucia Gonzales, Anne Floyd Koci, Rose M. Gee, K. Marsh, and S. Hutchins
Intra-session and Inter-session Reliability of a Modified Trunk Rotation Flexibility Test, Laura Moore, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis
NCAA Division I Student-Athlete’s Lived Experience of an In-Season Sports Related Concussion, Matthew Moreau, Thomas Buckley, Daniel R. Czech, and Jody Langdon
Ground Reaction Force Analysis of the Anterior and Crossover Single Leg Hop Tests, M. J. Nelson, Brent R. Sloss, and Bryan L. Riemann
Shoulder Muscle Activation of Novice and Experienced Weightlifters During Dumbbell Bench Press Exercises, A. L. Phillips, Joshua Luczak, George J. Davis, and Bryan L. Riemann
Limb, Gender and Anthropometric Factors Influencing Normative Data for the Biodex SD Athletic Single Leg Stability Test, Bryan L. Riemann and George J. Davies
Asymmetry in Parkinson’s Disease is Reflected in the Timed Up and Go, K. M. Rose, A. W. A. van Gemmert, Jan M. Hondzinski, and Li Li
Shoulder Muscle Activation of Novice and Weight-trained Females During Push-ups on an Unstable Surface, B. Russel, J. L. Newsome, and Bryan L. Riemann
Hip Muscle Strength, Bilateral Ratios, Antagonistic Ratios and Single Leg Squat Performance in Persons With Low Back Pain and Controls, Jennifer Satterfield, Ken Queliza, George J. Davis, and Bryan L. Riemann
Impact of Low Carbohydrate and High Protein Fad Diets on Prevalence of Obesity in College Students, Padmini Shankar, Macaulay Okwuokenye, Laura H. Gunn, Diana Sturges, and Suman Ahuja
Human Anatomy and Physiology in Health Careers, Diana Sturges
What is SoTL and how to get involved?, Diana Sturges
A comparison of students academic motivations in anatomy and physiology, nutrition and physics, Diana Sturges, Trent Maurer, Deborah Allen, Delena Gatch, and Padmini Shankar
Instrument for Use in Women Globally, A. Sulaiman, A. Altman, A. Andrews, J. Bautista, B. Birkhoff, S. Bonenfant, S. Chae, A. Curtiss, E. Degelman, A. Dorsey, D. Duarte, K. Elayda, N. Edwards, C. Haggett, A. Herweck, C. Hines, K. James, J. Malig, Melissa Meadows, S. O’Leary, J. Oliver, J. Organ, N. Oppenheimer, A. Palma, G. Palomera, A. Placko, A. Poreda, A. Prendergast, V. Ryan, L. Sharon, J. Sorrentino, B. Sullivan, A. Zimmerman, Lucia Gonzales, Anne Floyd Koci, and Rose M. Gee
RUN 2 Nursing: A Nursing Workforce Diversity Project, Marian Tabi
RUN 2 Nursing: An Innovative Pipeline Project to Increase Diversity in Nursing, Marian Tabi, M. Pung, and LaShauna L. Hunt
Exploring Facilitators and Barriers to Healthy Ageing, Helen M. Taggart, C. Gilbert, and Debra L. Hagerty
Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Rural Women in the S.E. U.S.A, Brenda Talley, Deborah Allen, Alison Rushing, Dellaire Shilling, and Rose M. Gee
Effects of Drop Landing Height on Bilateral Asymmetry on Ground Reaction Forces During Depth Jumps, Nathan Tamargo, William Thomsen, George J. Davis, and Bryan L. Riemann
NASM Movement Analysis Screening: Reliability, Construct Validity and Association with Dynamic Physical Performance Measurements, K. Weiland, G. Woodward, M. Worsley, David Bringman, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis
Effects of Stance Width on Hip Displacement During Parallel Squat in Women, Leeanna Woodworth, K. Marshall, George J. Davis, and Bryan L. Riemann
Differential Effects Of Foot Sole Sensory Impairment On Balance And Gait, Shuqi Zhang and Li Li
The Relations Between sEMG and Knee Angles of 24 Style Tai Chi (TC), D. T. Zhu, Li Li, H. Hua, S. Luo, G. Cheng, and S. Wang
Submissions from 2011
Families Standing Tall as Integral Members of the Care Team, Sheri Carey
Best Practices in Health and Skill Related Fitness Testing, Gavin T. Colquitt, Starla McCollum, Tony Pritchard Dr., Jody L. Langdon, and GSU HPE Majors Club
Meeting the NASPE Initial Teacher Standards Through Comprehensive Program Assessment, Gavin T. Colquitt, Tony Pritchard, Starla McCollum, and Jody Langdon
Action Research in the Gym: It’s Not a Dirty Word!, Gavin T. Colquitt, Ashley Walker, Jody Langdon, Starla McCollum, and Tony Pritchard
Reliability and Validity of the Boston Biomotion Instrument in the Measurement of Upper Extremity Power and a Comparison to the Seated Shot Put Test, George J. Davies, David Lake, Bryan L. Riemann, J. S. Campbell, J. W. Waterman, and L. Miller
EMG analysis and pain ratings of 3 lunge directions with a matched-cohort of symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects with patella-femoral pain syndrome, George J. Davies, Bryan Riemann, C. A. Carter, and M. L. Yang
The Effectiveness of Blocked Vs Random Exercise Training Programs Using Isolated Shoulder Exercises and Selected Outcome Measures, George J. Davies, Bryan L. Riemann, L. Simpson, and G. Stephens
The Impact of the PEP Grant on Elementary Physical Education, Steve Elliott, Starla McCollum, Tony Pritchard, and Gavin Colquitt
The SoTL: Impact in the Classroom and Beyond Georgia Southern SoTL Travelers, Laura Frost, Delena Gatch, Judith Longfield, and Diana Sturges
Multidisciplinary POGIL - A faculty learning community, Laura J. Frost, Abbie Parham, Trent W. Maurer, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Rose M. Gee, Alison Rushing, Dena Hale, Linda Mullen, Cathie Johnson, and Don Slater
Faculty Development Through Service Learning: Combining Teaching, Service, and Scholarship, April W. Garrity
Grammatical Judgment Tasks: Evidence From AAE Speakers, April W. Garrity, S. L. Pruitt-Lord, and Janna Oetting
Assessment of Smokeless Tobacco Use in the History and Physical Examination by Primary Health Care Providers, Rose M. Gee, Brenda Talley, Elaine Marshall, and D. Allen
Assessment of Smokeless Tobacco Use in the History and Physical Examination by Primary Health Care Providers, Rose M. Gee, Brenda Talley, Elaine Marshall, and D. Allen
Moving to Success: Rhythm Transfer, Jody Langdon
Physical Fitness Components as Predictors of Academic Achievement in an Urban Minority Population, Jody Langdon, Gavin T. Colquitt, Tony Pritchard, and Starla McCollum
Addressing Both Health and Academic Achievement Gaps in Rural Contexts, Jody Langdon, Ashley Walker, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Ground Reaction Forces From Depth Jumps at Different Heights Do Not Support Standard Weight Limitations, Robert G. LeFavi, Bryan L. Riemann, and William Thomsen
Effects of Medicine Ball Load on Chest Pass Performance and Selected Underlying Kinematics, G. Ken Limbaugh, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis
Increasing Physical Activity During Skill Practice, Starla McCollum, Gavin T. Colquitt, Katherine Pruitt, Jody Langdon, and GSU HPE Majors Club
Bring It Home: A Call for Radical Transformation at GSU, Summary of Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation (Benner, P. Sutphen, M. Leonard, V. Day, L. (2010) and its’ future applications for GSU School of Nursing, DaNell Moore and Christy Dubert
Kinematic Analysis of Four Plyometric Push-up Variations, Laura Moore, Michael J. Tankovich, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis
SCRUBS/Run 2 Nursing: A “Pipeline Program to Increase Diversity in the Nursing Workforce, M. Pung, LaShauna L. Hunt, and Marian Tabi
Biomechanical Comparison of Forward and Lateral Lunges Using Standardized and Self Selected and Step Lengths, Bryan L. Riemann, Amanda Congleton, Rebecca Ward, and George J. Davies
Process-oriented guided-inquiry learning: A student-centered approach to learning, Alison Rushing, Rose M. Gee, Christy Dubert, and Annie M. Graf
Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning (POGIL): A New Paradigm in Professional Practice Education, Alison Rushing, Rose M. Gee, Christy Dubert, and Annie M. Graf
Voices of Serenity: Experiences of Recovery and Healing of Addiction, Alison Rushing, Rose M. Gee, and Cathie Johnson
Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning: A Student-Centered Approach to Learning, Alison M. Rushing, Rose M. Gee, Christy Dubert, and Annie Graf
How “brain” smart are you?, Diana Sturges
Human Anatomy and Physiology in Health Careers, Diana Sturges
Infant and Maternal Factors Affecting Neonatal and Post-neonatal Infant Mortality among Georgia Residents (1995-2004), Diana Sturges, Laura H. Gunn, Vaibhav Garg, and Priyanka Thumar Garg
Minority Nursing Students Perception of their Baccalaureate Education, Marian Tabi, K. Thornton, Alison Rushing, and M. Garno
Kinematic Analysis of the Landing Phase Onto an Elevated Surface in Box Drop Plyometric Push-ups, Michael J. Tankovich, Laura Moore, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis
Spine and Hip Kinematic Differences Between Dominant and Non-dominant Kicking in Collegiate Women Soccer Players, Leeanna Woodworth, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis
Submissions from 2010
Act With Intention: Families Becoming Integral Members of the Team, Sheri Carey
Family Centered Care, Sheri Carey
Developing Professionalism in Undergraduates: Effective Major's Clubs, Gavin Colquitt, Starla McCollum, Tony Pritchard, S. Williams, and A. Kendrick
Health and Physical Activity as a Vehicle for School Improvement, Gavin T. Colquitt, Tony Pritchard, and Starla McCollum
East Meets West: Cultural Immersion Experience in Traditional Chinese Medicine, S. Conroy and Helen M. Taggart
Impact of Cultural Immersion Experience on Student Perceptions about Chinese Medicine and Healthcare, S. Conroy and Helen M. Taggart
Kinematic Analysis of Heel Raise Exercise With Three Foot Positions, K. Edwards, G. Ken Limbaugh, and Bryan L. Riemann
Kinematic and Kinetic Analysis of the Squat With and Without Knee Wraps, Jayme D. Eitner, Robert G. LeFavi, and Bryan L. Riemann
Incorporating Service-learning Into the Graduate Curriculum: A Case Study, April W. Garrity
Nothing Is As Practical As a Good Learner-Centered Instruction Theory. How Do You Know It Works?, Annie Graf
