Merry Moiseichik

University of Arkansas | U of A · Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation

International students have been continuously transitioning to U.S. colleges in pursuit of high-quality education and social mobility opportunities. Multiple studies have dealt with the adjustment of international students in their process of transitioning to a new environment. The purpose of our study is to explore if college sports fan identifica...

While participating in leisure activities received its notion to help international students' adjustment process, research regarding the effect of sports spectatorship is lacking. The main purpose of this study is to fill in the gap of the effect of being fans of college sports by examining how international students can also benefit from being fan...

This is a poster presentation that dealt with how international students' college sports fanship and recreation sport participation impact their acculturation to the U.S.

International students have been continuously transitioning to the U.S. colleges in pursuit of high-quality education and social mobility opportunities. Multiple studies dealt with the adjustment of international students in their process of transitioning to a new environment. The purpose of our study is to explore if college sports fan identificat...

This study explored the relationship between the athletic identity and career maturity of women’s basketball student-athletes. It specifically looked at the differences in athletic identity and career maturity based on the student- athlete’s level of competition, race, year in school, socioeconomic status, and professional athletic career aspiratio...

Successful transition to college is an important consideration in student retention and success. Students who highly identify as high school athletes may experience adjustment difficulty when entering college without this role. The current study investigates participation in collegiate recreation programs as part of a positive adjustment process af...

In 2013, the National Football League (NFL) announced an online contest entitled "Together We Make Football". With five trips to Super Bowl XLVIII (48) as grand prizes, over 5000 participants submitted online essays or videos explaining the impact that football has had on their lives. We took a systematic random sample of these submissions for the...

The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable social sciences instrument to measure the cultural appreciation of martial arts practitioners. To that end, the Cultural Appreciation of Martial Arts Scale (CAMAS) was developed. The study resulted in a 20-item, 3-factor scale that measures Cultural Knowledge, Cultural Sensitivity, and C...

The purpose of this study is to explore the stories of parks and recreation employees during times of great natural disaster. Joplin, MO and Moore, OK have experienced devastating tornadoes. This study describes before, during and after the events that changed the landscape of these communities through the lens of the parks and recreation directors...

The purpose of this study is to explore the stories of parks and recreation employees during times of great natural disaster. Joplin, MO and Moore, OK experienced the worst tornados this country has seen, both in terms of size (each one being F5 on the Fujita scale of Tornadoes) and in terms of loss of life and property. This study will describe be...

In 2013, the National Football League (NFL) announced an online contest entitled “Together We Make Football”. With five trips to Super Bowl XLVIII (48) as grand prizes, over 5000 participants submitted online essays or videos explaining the impact that football has had on their lives. We took a systematic random sample of these submissions for the...

The purpose of the current study was to determine if implementing a lumbopelvic-hip complex (LPHC) strengthening intervention program would improve neuromuscular deficiencies as seen in functional testing as evident by the Tuck Jump Assessment. Seven female collegiate tennis players competitive at the NCAA Division I level volunteered (19.7 ± .95 y...

The popularity of paddle sports has increased over the past decade. With the increase in participation also comes the increase in injury susceptibility. Though paddle sports are typically endurance endeavors, overuse injuries are commonly under reported. In reference to injury, more focus is on safety in probable chance of entanglement. Based on en...

Thesis (Re. D.)--Indiana University, 1989. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-122). "UO 91 9--UO 91 10." Microfiche. s