Research in Exercise Science
Research plays an integral part of education in exercise science.
Our goal is to create evidence-based practitioners in the exercise science field. Understanding and implementing research is crucial for program evaluation, rehabilitation implementation, and health decision making.
Undergraduate Research
Be a research participant
Being a research participant gives you insight into what it is like to be a part of a research study. Your courses may offer extra credit opportunities to be a research participant. Look for SONA within your course extra credit options.
Be a research assistant
Faculty and graduate students are looking for help with research usually through data collection. Talk with the Exercise Science Faculty about opportunities.
Conduct your own original research
Faculty guided research takes you through the process of research question development, data collection, analysis, and presentation of findings. Students often present at the Minnesota State University, Mankato Undergraduate Research Symposium and the Northland ACSM conference.
Graduate Student Research
Manuscript Capstone Research
One capstone option is to complete an original research project and write a manuscript ready for publication. The proposal and methodology are created in HP 630 Research Methods during the second semester the student leads the data collection, analysis, and writing.
Students often present at the Northland ACSM Conference and the Human Performance Capstone Symposium each Spring.
Research Assistant
Work as a research assistant for faculty lead research to gain research and project management experience. Within faculty research projects, students often create research questions within the study, complete data analysis, and present their findings.
Current Faculty Research
Explore faculty research interests, current projects, and guidelines on how to contact faculty about opportunities.
Student Research Examples
Zach Erickson - Comparison of Unilateral versus Bilateral Resistance Training and their Effect on Muscle Hypertrophy (current).
Sabrina Gonzalez - Heart Rate Variability and its Association with Stree Management and Athlete Performance in Collegiate Volleyball Players (current).
Krista Gadient, Tara Matuska, Olyvia Schroeder - Cardiovascular Disease Susceptibility, Prevalence, and Literacy Among College Students (current).
Kantor, M.A., Albers, J.A., Weed, K., & Erickson, Z. (2019). Critical power concept: Males vs females and the impact of muscle fiber composition. Internation Journal of Exercise Science, 12(4).
Jacob Gallagher, Megan Svir, Jessica Albers, Jeremy Frost - Stress Innoculation and Mental Fatigue (2019).
Tyler Hobson, Krista Gadient, Bailey Hoffmeister, Jessica Weiderman - High School Sport Injury Impact on Current Physical Activity and Motivation (2019).
Matt Helling & Russell Lindhaul - Handgrip Strength Among Rock Climbers, Active, and Sedentary Populations (2019).
Emily Novack, Jessica Albers, Dawn O'Neil - Comparison of an Increased Load between Female and Male Law Enforcement Students (2017).
