Current and Former Graduate Students

Current Graduate Students

• Paul Charbonneau
• Kristin Chase
• Jordan Dvorak
• Mike Moran
• Sam Morton
• Aaron Schwenzfeier
• Steph Sellers
• Brett Shelanski
• Andrea Charlebois
• Barrett Wilson
• Ashley Wintheiser
• Kasey Young
• Brent Collins
• Madonna Dorsher
• Heidi Evans
• Ryan McGrath
• Moriah West
• Miriam Wood
• Matt Yow
• Allison Hedman

Recent Graduates

2008 Graduates

• Shauna Hoff
  Title of thesis: Injured athletes’ adherence to a rehabilitation protocol: A test of Self-Determination Theory.
• Kelsey Heinemann
  Title of thesis: Measured endurance scores and incidence of non-contact injuries of collegiate soccer players over a season.
• Kristen Greek
  Title of thesis: The influence of exercise status and gender on frequency and direction of exercise-related images.
• Charlene Heule
  Title of thesis: The relationship between body image and dietary supplement use.
• Stephanie Sellars
  Title of thesis: The effects of an overhead goal on maximum vertical jump height.

2007 Graduates

• Maviael Sampaio
  Title of thesis: Alactate vs lactate sprints: A guide for swim coaches.
• Stefanie Meyer
  Title of thesis: Baseline data on the wellness of university students.
• Amanda Eickhoff
  Title of thesis: Awareness and utilization of community health-related resources and events.
• Stef Koetz
  Title of thesis: Baseline data on the wellness of university students.
  Presented at: UND Graduate School Scholarly Forum, 2007
  Current position: UND Wellness Center
• Kari Mellone
  Title of thesis: The effectiveness of an incentive program at increasing the amount of physical activity of its participants.
  Current position: MBA student
• Jayden Olson
  Title of thesis: How college basketball coaches advise their athletes to use imagery in practice settings.
  Presented at: NASPSPA 2007
  Current position: UND graduate assistant basketball coach
• Dan Senn
  Title of independent study: Practice Planning Considerations for the Discus and Long Jump Events.
• Travis Saxton
  Title of independent study: Psycho-social Influences in Baseball With Implications to Injuries.
• Megan Kelling
  Title of independent study: “Imagine that…” How coaches advise their athletes to use imagery.Submitted for publication: June, 2007.
• Katrina Kleven
  Tiitle of thesis: The effects of audio and audio-visual music on exercise perceptions and work output.
• Julie Lemaire
  Title of Thesis:The effect of uniform color on athletes’ readiness for competition and perceptions of opponents’ attributes.
• Cara Demaine
  Title of Thesis:Sources of sport-confidence and their relationship with sport-confidence in college basketball players.
• Justin Stordahl
  Title of Independent Study:Career goals and employment patterns of individuals with muscle dysmorphia.

2006 Graduates

• Lindsay Ross-Stewart
  Title of thesis: The identification and determination of effectiveness of images for building, maintaining, and regaining confidence: The athletes’ perspective
  Presented at: UND Scholarly Forum, 2007; AAASP, 2006
  Current position: PhD student (UND – Experimental Psychology)
• Jennifer Cilz
  Title of thesis: The relationship between self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and relation-inferred self-efficacy and performance in soccer.
  Current position: Attending Physicians Assistant school
• Mike Dahl
  Title of independent study:
• Marshall Dornink
  Title of thesis: Social support and its effects on pain and help-seeking behaviors in collegiate athletes.
  Current position: Assistant Athletic Trainer Binghamton University
• Katie Hill
  Title of thesis: The effects of a carbohydrate supplement on affect in college swimmers during intensive training.
  Presented at: UND Graduate School Scholarly Forum, 2006
  Current position: PhD student (Purdue)
• Stacie Hoiland
  Title of independent study: Thompson public schools health initiative.
  Current position: PE teacher
• Robert Peters
  Title of independent study:
• Jon Young
  Title of thesis: The effect of scholarship status and perceived coaching styles on the motivation of Division 2 Football players.
  Presented at: ACSM, 2006
• Nick Zostautas
  Title of thesis: The use of imagery by hockey players: A comparison among skill levels.
  Current position: Strength coach at Northwestern University
• Justin Bueligen
  Title of independant study:
• Ryan Carlson
  Title of independent study: Strength training for youth: A guide for parents, teachers and youth coaches.
  Current position: Strength Coach at UND
• Diana Hofstad
  Title of independant study:

2005 Graduates

• Angela Albers
  Title of thesis: The relationship between coaches’ and athletes’ perceptions of team efficacy in basketball.
  Presented at: UND Scholarly Forum, 2005, 2006; Northern Lights Psychology Conference, 2005
• Greg Ulland
  Title of thesis: A descriptive study of how coaches use imagery.
  Presented at: AAASP, 2006
  Current position: Assistant Basketball coach at UND
• Mike Silbernagel
  Title of thesis: The relationship between imagery use and confidence in weightlifters.
  Presented at: NASPSPA, 2006; UND Scholarly Forum, 2006
  Published: Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.
  Current position: Strength coach at Colorado State University
• Erika Hunt
  Title of thesis: Collegiate athletes’ psychological perceptions of adhesive ankle tape: A qualitative analysis.
  Presented at: NASPSPA, 2006
  Published: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
  Current position: Assistant Athletic trainer at UND
• Ryan Schultz
  Title of thesis: How the standard of comparison affects confidence levels in athletes.
  Presented at: AAASP, 2006; UND Graduate School Scholarly Forum, 2005
• Chuck Leierer
  Title of thesis: A descriptive study of the mood states between college football coaches and their players.
  Current position: Football coach at Luther College
• Rebecca Fischer
  Title of thesis: Characteristics of imagery use among swimmers: Comparison across skill levels.
  Presented at: NASPSPA, 2005
  Current position: Aquatics Director
• Dennis Newell
  Title of independent study:
  Current position: Track coach at University of Mary
• Eric Lien
  Title of thesis: A comparison of cycle ergometer VO2 max test and on-ice aerobic tests on UND women’s ice hockey team.
  Current position: PhD student

2004 Graduates

• Brandon Badding
  Title of thesis: The effect of team size on collective efficacy in sport.
  Current position: teacher
• Heather Thompson
  Title of thesis: Effect of two different exercise modalities on the components of the metabolic syndrome.
• Kari Tuton
  Title of thesis: Sources of coaching efficacy among female women's softball coaches.
  Current position: Softball coach – Minnesota State University Moorhead
• Jerel Brandt
  Title of thesis: Correlation of the wingate anaerobic power test with the reed repeat skate test in women's collegiate ice hockey.
  Current position: Attending Medical School
• Jen Reuter
  Title of thesis: The relationships among perception of risk of injury and confidence in avoiding injury in non-contact and limited contact sports.
  Published: http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol7Iss1/PerceivedRiskofInjuryNoContact.htm
  Current position: Teacher
• Jeremiah Moen
  Title of thesis: The comparison of loaded jump squat vs. traditional parallel squat training on the development of lower body power.
  Current position: PhD student
• Adam Johnson
  Title of independent study: Strength and conditioning manual for Division I women's ice hockey. Current position: Assistant Sports Performance Director/Sports Performance Coach
• Megan Smith
  Title of independent study: The effect of exercise on the prevention and maintenance of Type I diabetes.
• Nate Baukal
  Title of independent study: The effect of an explosive strength exercise prior to an athletic performance.
  Current position: UND Strength Coach
• Ron Hoffman
  Title of independent study: The effects of a move from NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I Athletics on total headcount enrollment and the overall success of institutional athletics program.
• Justin Stevenson
  Title of independent study: Comparison Between the Nu-step TRS 4000 and Cycle Ergometer for the purpose of submaximal exercise testing.
• Maria Bruggeman
  Title of independent study: Mental training manual for volleyball.
  Current position: Assistant Athletic Director at Northern Arizona University.
• Mark Graupe
  Title of independent study: The use of multiple balls in P.G.
  Current position: Lake Region College, Men’s basketball coach.
• Matthew Smiley
  Title of thesis: The relationship between imagery use and efficacy in coaches,
  Presented at: Northern Lights Psychology Conference, 2005; NASPSPA, 2005
  Published: The Sport Psychologist (2005).
  Current position: Offensive Coordinator at Eureka College

2003 Graduates

• Robyn Bueling
  Title of thesis: The relationship between self-directed fluid intake, short-term weight change and in-ice jump success in high level figure skaters.
• Derik Jensen
  Title of thesis: The effect of the snatch on lower body power
  Current position: Football coach
• Chris Haugen
  Title of thesis: The relationship between coaching burnout and coaching efficacy in head high school basketball coaches
  Presented at: NASPSPA, 2004
  Current position: Teacher/Coach
• Ryan Sturm
  Title of thesis: The relationships among self-efficacy, team efficacy and team performance in baseball
  Presented at: AAASP, 2004
  Current position: Teacher
• Mike Mietz
  Title of thesis: Utilization of selected physical fitness measures in predicting a fire fighter entrance exam time
  Current position: Exercise physiologist
• Mike Mannausau
  Title of thesis: The effect of sport anxiety on performance in American Division II College Football Players
  Presented at: AAASP, 2004
  Current position: Football coach, UND
• Cooper Harris
  Title of thesis: Is what you see really what you get?: How and why athletes use imagery in football
  Presented at: NASPSPA, 2003
  Published: The Sport Psychologist.
  Current position: Football coach, Washburn University: http://www.wusports.com/football/06fbguide/coaches-harris.pdf
• Thomas Hager
  Title of independent study: Batter's strategic decision-making in baseball.
  Current position: Baseball coach, Jamestown College.
• Corey Grenz
  Title of thesis: Various orientation methods on weight training technique
  Current position: Fitness management consultant

2002 Graduates

• Greg Lotysz
  Title of thesis: The effects of career termination from the National Football League
  Published: http://www.athleticinsight.com/Vol6Iss3/WhatEverHappened.htm
  Current position: Sport psychology consultant
• Kelly Gefroh
  Title of thesis: Oxygenation and deoxygenation of muscle tissue during isometric and dynamic exercise in junior male competitive ski racers
  Current position: Sales rep for exercise physiology equipment
• Dennis Eickhoff
  Title of thesis: The effects of perceived competence and autonomy support on exercise adherence: A test of self-determination theory
  Current position: PhD program
• Rhianna Little
  Title of Thesis: Relationship between social physique anxiety and body composition among college male athletes and non-athletes
  Presented at: NASPSPA, 2002
  Current position: Attending Medical School
• Justin Zimmerman
  Title of Thesis:
  Current position: Exercise physiologist

2001 Graduates

• Reagan Schmitt
  The effects of a six week supplemental power training program for college dance line competitors
  Current position: Exercise Physiologist
• Vyrn Muir
  An assessment of selected physiological measures and motivational factors from the pre-season through the competitive season in NCAA Division II male college football players
  Current position: Head Football coach, Red River High School, Grand Forks.
• Ulf Bronas
  Title of Thesis: Determinants of the anaerobic threshold by salivary amylase and blood lactate
  Current position: PhD student, University of Minnesota
• Jen Sargent
  Title of Thesis: The effect of mood induction on selected physiological variables during maximal exercise
  Current position: Corporate fitness
• Kurt Weaver
  Title of Thesis: The effect role modeling and the apparent fatness of a physical educator has on student learning and attitudes
  Presented at: AAHPERD, 2002
  Current position: PE teacher, Fort Trotten, ND
• Tracy Marback
  Title of Thesis: Sources of coaching efficacy: An examination of gender differences
  Presented at NASPSPA,2001
  Published: Journal of Sport Behavior (2005)
  Current position: PhD student; softball coach 
   

"Where are they now?" Recent Graduates

So, what can you do with a M.S. Degree in Kinesiology from UND? Plenty!! Here are a few examples of what kinds of positions our graduates got after they graduated.

2004/2005 Graduates

• A. Albers - Motivational Consultant for Jenny Craig
• G. Ulland - Basketball Coach at Mayville University
• M. Silbernagel - Strength Coach at Colorado State University
• E. Hunt - Athletic Trainer at UND
• C. Leierer - Asst. Football Coach at Luther College
• R. Fischer - Swim Coach in California
• M. Smiley - Football Coach at Dartmouth

2003 Graduates

• D. Jensen - Football Coach
• J. Zimmerman - Exercise Physiologist
• C. Haugen - Teacher/Coach
• R. Sturm - Teacher/Coach
• M. Mietz - Exercise Physiologist
• M. Mannausau - Football Coach at UND
• C. Harris - Football Coach
• T. Hager-  College Instructor / Coach
• C. Grenz - Fitness Management in Minnesota

2002 Graduates

• G. Lotysz - Sport Psychology Consulting
• K. Gefroh - Sales Rep for Exercise Physiology Equipment
• D. Eickhoff - More Graduate School!
• R. Little - Attending Medical School

2001 Graduates

• R. Schmitt - Exercise Physiologist
• V. Muir - Teacher/Coach
• U. Bronas -  More Graduate School (PhD program)
• J. Sargent - Corporate Fitness
• K. Weaver - Teacher
• T. Marback - Head Softball Coach (UND)

Other Notables:

• S. Bernhoft (99) Cardiac Rehabilitation
• D. Blue (99) Fitness Facility Director
• B. Bott (00) Strength Coach at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• P. Chapman (95) Strength Coach for UNH Athletics
• P. Hedlund (95) Teacher/Coach
• S. Kleinsasser (99) Sports Program Director of API EXCELerate
• M. Nemish (96) Strength and Conditioning Coach NHL Nashville Predators
• M. Poolman (98) Athletic Trainer for UND Fighting Sioux Hockey Team
• J. Prusak (99) Teacher/Coach
• M. Schultz (99) PhD program
• F. Serratori (94) Head Hockey Coach for the U.S. Air Force Academy
• P. Wilson (96) Associate Professor - Brock University

Please contact james.whitehead@und.nodak.edu if you need Graduate program information.