The research class EXPH 350W, taken in the junior year, is designed to give students knowledge about research and how it should be conducted. The elective research class EXPH 451, taken in the senior year, provides students with the opportunity to conduct a small-scale research project and present the findings to their peers at the Student Scholar Showcase held each spring.
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2022
| Award | Student | Research Topic |
| Best Oral Presentations from the College of Health Sciences | Emily Bray | Joint Versus Soft Tissue Flossing on Overall Performance in the Lower Extremities |
| Best Oral Presentations from the College of Health Sciences | Claire Galloway | Relationship between Self-Selected Pacing Strategy and Lactate Response in Individual Medley Time Trials |
| Best Oral Presentations from the College of Health Sciences Patrick Moore | Patrick Moore | A Comparison of External Loads in Division III Men’s Lacrosse Between High Competition Matches and Low Competition Matches |
2019
| Award | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Research Topic |
| Oral Presentation First Place Winner for the School of Health Sciences | Jessica Koontz | Jill Lucas, Sean Collins, and Nancy Cowden | he Effects of Common Treatment Modalities on Delayed-onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) |
| Oral Presentation Honorable Mention Winner for the School of Health Sciences | Sidney Michaux | Jill Lucas, Takashi Maie, and Sean Collins | A Case-control Study of Muscular Activity in an Individual with Neurological Wilson’s Disease |
| Oral Presentation Winner for the School of Health Sciences | Alyssa Kopsidas | Jill Lucas, Sean Collins, and Stephen Smith | The Impact of Pregame-state Anxiety on Level of Performance among Female Collegiate Soccer Players |
2018
| Award | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Research Topic |
| Oral Presentation Winner for the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance | Emily Maxwell | Jill M. Lucas | The Effects of Core Stabilization Training on the Performance of Functional Tasks in Firefighters |
2017
| Award | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Research Topic |
| Oral Presentation Winner for the School of Health Science and Human Performance | Skyler Lewis | Sean M. Collins, Jill M. Lucas | The Effects of Submaximal Exercise in Cognition in Adults |
2016
| Award | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Research Topic |
| Oral Presentation Winner for the School of Health Science and Human Performance | Julie Ann Thomas | Jill M. Lucas | Shod vs. Unshod Agility, Balance, and Jump Height |
2015
| Award | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Research Topic |
| Oral Presentation Winner for the School of Health Science and Human Performance | Kassia Mayo | Sean M. Collins | Metabolic Costs of High Intensity Interval Tabata Training Protocols of Treadmill Running and Kettlebell Swings Compared to Submaximal Steady State Treadmill Running |
2014
| Award | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Research Topic |
| Second Place Overall in Poster Presentations | Caleigh Patterson | Sean Collins | Self-perceived Physical Fitness versus Actual Physical Fitness level in NCAA Division III Female Athletes |
| First Place in the School of Health Science and Human Performance | Stacy Barringer | Sean Collins | Gender Differences in Heart Rate Recovery and Heart Rate Reserve Based on Body Composition |
2013
| Award | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Research Topic |
| Third Place Overall in Poster Presentations | Britney Ceney | DuAnn Kremer | Effect of Modality on Hamstring Flexibility |
| First Place in the School of Health Science and Human Performance | Logan-Ann Marie Gittman | DuAnn Kremer | Effects of Body Heat on BOD POD Estimated Body Composition |
2012
| Award | Student | Faculty Sponsor | Research Topic |
| Third Place in the Dean’s Award for Best Poster | Sarah Laurent | DuAnn Kremer | Cardiovascular Responses to Wii Fit Training: Exergaming Compared to Traditional Exercise |
