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University of Wyoming

Department of Kinesiology and Health

Faculty Scholarly Research

BOOKS

In Press

Cusimano, B., GocKarp, G., Jenkins, J.M., & Martin, L.  Handbook for student teaching - Physical education university program internships.  National Association for Sport and Physical Education and Council on Physical Education Teacher Education, AAHPERD.

2007

Hoyle, T.B. (2007).  THE MARINER MODEL:  Charting the course for health-promoting school communities - training manual.  American School Health Association Publication.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

2009

Bundle, M. [PI] (5/09-5/10).  Muscle blood flow during fatiguing muscle contractions.  University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences, Summer Seed Research Grant (funded $7,500).

Thomas, D.P. [PI], Li, J. [Co-PI] (05/09-5/10). Glucose transporters regulated by AMP-activated protein kinase. University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences, Summer Seed Research Grant (funded $7,500).

2008

Jenkins, J.M. [PI], & Alderman, B.L. [Co-PI], (05/08-05/09).  The impact of a teaching methodology course on university graduate assistant's teaching behaviors for the purpose of promoting group cohesion to enhance exercise cohesion.  Univeristy of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences, Summer Seed Grant Program (funded $4,797).

Bartee, R.T. [PI], & Hoyle, T.B. [Co-PI] (05/08/-05/09).  Developing school and community capacity to address health disparities.  Wyoming Department of Health, Office of Multicultural Health, Cheyenne, WY (funded $46,999.99).

Kelly, R.O. [PI] (07/04-06/09).  Building Clinical Research Infrastructures:  Developing Capacity for Community-Based Health Research (section).  2P20RR016474-04 NIH/NCRR (funded $9,656,520). Smith, D.T. [Primary Investigator] (04/08-04/09).  Clinical Outcomes in Rural Populations Core (funded $210,150).

Li, J. [PI], & Thomas, D.P. [Collaborating Investigator] (04/08-04/09).  Alterations in Cardiac Adaptive Response to Ischemia/Reperfusion with Aging.  P.H.S. - NIH R-15 (funded $100,000).

2007

Benham-Deal, T. (10/07-06/09).  Physical and health education in Wyoming schools.  Wyoming Department of Education (funded $160,000).

Bundle, M. [PI] (5/07-5/08).  Extending the Aerobic Reserve Model to Small Muscle Volumes.  University of Wyoming, College of Health Sciences, Summer Seed Grant Program (funded $5,000).

Kelly, R.O. [PI] (07/04-06/09).  Building Clinical Research Infrastructures:  Developing Capacity for Community-Based Health Research (section).  2P20RR016474-04 NIH/NCRR (funded $9,656,520).  Smith, D.T. [Primary Investigator] (04/07-04/08).  Clinical Outcomes in Rural Populations Core (funded $210,000).  Co-primary Investigator:  Bartee, R.T.; Consultant:  Wallhead, T.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

2009

Benham-Deal, T., & Hodges, B. (2009, January).  The role of 21st century schools in promoting health literacy.  Symposium on Health Literacy in the 21st Century:  Setting an Education Agenda.  Paper presented at the National Education Association - Health Information Network, Washington, DC.

Bundle, M.W., (2009).  Mechanical limits to human running speed.  Paper to be presented at Symposium on Training Running Speed:  A Critical Consideration of Contemporary Practice, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.

Hoyle, T.B., & Bartee, R.T. (2009, March).  Community development to support the whole child and improve schools.  Paper presented at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

Smith, D.T., (2009, April).  WALK to wellness on the web:  Effect of internet-delivered physical activity programs on inflammation and oxidative stress.  Paper presented at the Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists 25th Annual Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ.

Waggy, E., Wang, J., Armstrong, C., Heng Ma, J., Li, J., & Thomas, D.P. (2009, May).  Effects of endurance training on amp-activated protein kinase (ampk) activity in the heart.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Dunn, A.L., Wilcox, S., Smith, D.T., & Dearing, J. (2009, May).  Disseminating evidence-based physical activity programs:  Lessons learned from the field.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle, WA.

Hennings, J., Wallhead, T.L., &  Byra, M. (2009, May).  A didactic analysis of content development during the reciprocal style of teaching.  Paper presented at the AIESEP International Seminar for Specialists, Besancon, France.

Kimball, J., Jenkins, J.M., & Wallhead, T.L. (2009, March).  University students' perceptions of P.E. effects on physical activity.  Poster presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Convention in Tampa, FL.

Townsend, M., Jenkins, J.M., & Wallhead, T.L. (2009, March).  Teacher progress and 4th grade students' learning in the tactical approach.  Paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Convention, Tampa, FL.

2008

Benham-Deal, T. (February, 2008). Setting the stage: Purposes of assessment and cognitive complexity. Invited paper presentation at the Bi-annual Meeting of the Council of Chief State Schools Officers' State Collaborative on Assessment of Student Standards Health Education Assessment Project, Little Rock, AR.

Bundle, M.W. (June, 2008). Neuromuscular mechanics during sprinting. Paper presented at the High Performance Division USATF Science and Technology Conference, Dallas TX.

Smith, D.T., (2008, April).  Effect of physical activity on inflammation, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease risk:  Results of a lifestyle of physical activity.  Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionists 24th Annual Symposium, Boston, MA.

Wallhead, T. (2008, May). A didactic analysis of the teaching-learning process during the Tactical Games Approach. Paper presented at the Teaching Games for Understanding International Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Zhu, Q., & Bingham, G.P. (2008, June).  Hefting to perceive affordances for maximum throwing distances is a smart perceptual mechanism.  Paper presented at the International Conference of Natural-Physical Perspective on Perception-Action-Cognition, Storrs, Ct.

Alderman, B.L., & Benham-Deal, T.B. (May, 2008).  Parental influence on children's physical activity.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.

Bartee, R.T., Lohof, C.H., Carr, L.J., & Smith, D.T. (April, 2008).  Intervention effects on mediators and physical activity.  Paper presented at the annual International Congress for Physical Activity and Public Health, Amsterdam.

Carr, L.J., Bartee, R.T., Dorozynski, C.M., & Smith, D.T. (May, 2008). Efficacy of an internet-delivered physical activity behavior change program for physical activity adherence: Results from an eight month follow-up. Paper presented at the annual American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.

Dayton, J., Bartee, R.T., Coffey, A.R., Carr, L.J., Lohof, C., Dorozynski, C.M., & Smith, D.T. (April, 2008). Energy intake influenced by an internet-based physical activity program. Poster presented at the annual AAHPERD National Convention, Fort Worth, TX.

Korenke, J., Bartee, R.T., Lohof, C., Carr, L.J., & Smith, D.T. (2008, April). Use and perceptions of an internet-based physical activity program. Poster presented at the annual AAHPERD 2008 National Convention, Fort Worth, TX.

2007

Benham-Deal, T., & Courtney, K. (2007, October). Lessons Learned from the FAST SCASS and the Classroom. Invited Paper Presentation at the CCSSO-SCASS Health Education Assessment Project/MEGA SCASS Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Benham-Deal, T., & Deal, L. (2007, July). Improving Health Literacy with a HEAP of Books. Paper Presented at the American School Health Association National Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Byra, M. (2007, October).  Tracking R-PETE from 1980 to 2000:  Research on Programmatic Change, Participants' Perspectives, and Control of PETE Programs.  Presented at the Historic Traditions & Future Directions in Research on Teaching and Teacher Education in Physical Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Byra, M. (2007, March).  The Spectrum of Teaching Styles:  Research and Scholarship.  Presented at the 1st Annual Spectrum Teaching and Learning Institute, Buckeystown, MD.

Byra, M. (2007, September).  Spectrum Research - Old, New, Where to Now?  Presented at the 1st International Forum on Spectrum Teaching Styles:  A Reunion and A Review.  Halkidiki, Greece.

Dorozynski, C.M., Carr, L.J., Bartee, R.T., & Smith, D.T. (2007, June). Efficacy of a Theory-driven Internet-based Physical Activity Behavior Change Program. Poster Presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Hoyle, T.B. (2007, June). The Pueblo Project: "Reculturing" Schools for Health Promotion in Pueblo, Colorado. Workshop Presentation at the International Union Health Promotion and Education Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Hoyle, T.B., & St Leger, L. (2007, June). Quality, Effective Professional Development: The Missing Component in Building Capacity for Health-Promoting Schools. Workshop Presentation at the International Union Health Promotion and Education Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Hoyle, T.B., Bartee, R.T., Junk, A.S., Samek, B.B., & York, S.E. (2007, July). The 3 R's for Health-Promoting School Communities: Rules, Roles, and Relationships. Pre-Conference Workshop Presentation at American School Health Association National Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Jenkins, J. M., & Veal, M. L. (2007, October).  Peer Coaching – Observation as Knowledge. Roundtable Presentation at the Historic Traditions & Future Directions in Research on Teaching and Teacher Education in Physical Education Conference, Pittsburg, PA.

Wallhead, T. (2007, March).  Combating Obesity in K-12 Learners. Invited Paper for the National Curriculum and Instruction Academy at All Academy Symposium Presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Wallhead, T. (2007, October).  Didactics as a research methodology for understanding the teaching-learning process. Invited Roundtable Paper Presentation at the Historic Traditions & Future Directions in Research on Teaching and Teacher Education in Physical Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Wallhead, T., Bush, K. & Hook, J. (2007, March).  A Gender Comparison of Student Coaching During a Unit of Sport Education. Poster Presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Allensworth, D.D., & Hoyle, T.B. (2007, June). Promoting Quality Coordinated School Health Programs as a Means to Reduce Health and Educational Disparities. Paper Presented at the International Union Health Promotion and Education Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Carr, L.J., Bartee, R.T., Dorozynski, C.M., Vendela, M.J., Bretting, K., Lohof, C, Brubaker, P.H., & Smith, D.T. (2007, June). Effect of an Internet-based Physical Activity Behavior Change Program on Physical Activity and Disease Risk. Poster Presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Hudson, N., & Benham-Deal, T. (2007, July).  Implementing the Education Recommendations of the IOM Report on Health Literacy. Paper presented at the American School Health Association National Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Hudson, N., & Benham-Deal, T. (2007, March).  Using Revolutionary Technology to Inform and Improve Classroom-Based Health Education. Paper Presentation at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Keele, J.A., Stayton, M.M., Harpster, M.H., Bandyopadhyay, S., McCormick, R.J., & Thomas, D.P. (2007, May).  Regulation of Nitric Oxide Production by L-arginine Induction in the Heart following Myocardial Infarction. Paper Presentation at the American Heart Association Scientific Conference – Cardiovascular Repair and Regeneration: Structural and Molecular Approaches in the Cellular Era, Keystone, CO.

Lohof, C.H., Bartee, R.T., Carr, L.J., Korenke, J.D., Brubaker, P.H., & Smith, D.T. (2007, June).  Effect of an Internet-based Physical Activity Behavior Change Program on Self-Efficacy and Physical Activity. Poster presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Veal, M. L., & Jenkins, J. M. (2007, October).  Developing Learning Communities in Pre-service teacher Education Through Peer Coaching. Roundtable Presentation at the Historic Traditions & Future Directions in Research on Teaching and Teacher Education in Physical Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Vendela, M.J., Bartee, R.T., Carr, L.J., & Smith, D.T. (2007, June).  Body Mass Index in Rural Elementary School Children: Progressive Increase in Body Mass Index of First Graders. Poster presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS OF MEETINGS AND SYMPOSIA

2009

Benham-Deal, T., & Hodges, B. (2009).  Role of 21st century schools in promoting health literacy.  Washington, DC:  National Education Association Health Information Network http://www.neahin.org/healthliteracy/reports.html.

Byra, M. (2009).  Tracking R-PETE from 1980 to 2000:  Research on programmatic change, participants' perspectives, and control of PETE programs.  In L. Housner, M. Metzler, P. Schempp, & T. Templin (Eds.), Historic traditions and future directions in research on teaching and teacher education in physical education (pp. 315-323).  West Virginia University, School of Physical Education's International Center for Performance Excellence.

REFEREED CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

In Press

Byra, M.  Tracking R-PETE from 1980 to 2000:  Research on programmatic change, participants' perspectives, and control of PETE programs.  In L. Housner, M. Metzler, P. Schempp, & T. Templin (Eds.), Historic traditions and future directions in research on teaching and teacher education in physical education.  West Virginia University, School of Physical Education's International Center for Performance Excellence.

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

In Press

Smith, D.T., Bartee, R.T.,  Carr, L.J., & Dorozynski, C.M. (in press).  Prevalence of overweight and out-of-school seasonal periods of body mass index in American Indian schoolchildren.  Preventing Chronic Disease.

Smith, D.T., Carr, L.J., Dorozynski, D.M., & Gomashe, C. (in press).  Internet-delivered lifestyle physical activity intervention:  Limited inflammation and antioxidant capacity efficacy in overweight adults.  Journal of Applied Psychology.

Wallhead, T.L., Hagger, M., & Smith, D.T., (in press).  Sport education and extra-curricular sport participation:  An examination using the trans-contextual model of motivation.  Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

Alderman, B., Benham-Deal, T., & Jenkins, J.M. (in press).  Change in parental influence on children's physical activity over time.  Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Carr, L.J., Bartee, R.T., Dorozynski, C.M., Smith, M.L., & Smith, D.T., (in press).  Eight-month follow-up of physical activity and central adiposity:  Results from internet-delivered intervention in overweight adults.  Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Herman, S.L., & Smith, D.T. (in press).  Four-week dynamic-stretching warm-up intervention elicits longer-term performance benefits.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

Stephans, M.B., Wilhelm, D.L., Rodehorst, T.K., Smith, D.T., & Weinert, C. (in press).  Care of biological samples in a rural setting.  Clinical Nursing Research.

2009

Doser, T.A., Turdi, S., Thomas, D.P., Epstein, P.M., Li, S., & Ren, J. (2009).  Transgenic overexpression of aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 rescues chronic alcohol intake-induced myocardial hypertrophy and contractile dysfunction.  Circulation, 119, 1941-1949.

2008

Hoyle, T.B., Samek, B.B., & Valois, R.F. (2008).  Building capacity for the continuous improvement of health-promoting schools.  Journal of School Health, 78(1), 1-8.

Smith, D.T., Vendela, M.J., Bartee, R.T., & Carr, L. (2008).  Significant body mass index gains in rural first graders 1999-2004:  A time for behavioral intervention?  Journal of Rural Health, 24(1), 40-48.

Zhu, Q., & Bingham, G.P. (2008).  Is hefting to perceive the affordance for throwing a smart perceptual mechanism?  Journal of Experimental Psychology:  Human Perception and Performance, 34, 929-943.

Carr, L.J., Bartee, R.T., Dorozynski, C.M., Broomfield, J.F., Smith, M.L., & Smith, D.T. (2008).  Internet-delivered behavior change program increases physical activity and improves cardiometabolic disease factors in sedentary adults:  Results of a randomized controlled trial.  Preventative Medicine, 46(5), 431-438.

Eisenmann, J.C., Bartee, R.T., Smith, D.T., Welk, G., & Fu, Q. (2008).  Combined influence of physical activity and television viewing on the risk of overweight in U.S. youth.  International Journal of Obesity, 32, 613-618.

Fang, C.X., Dong, F., Thomas, D.P., He, L., & Ren, J. (2008).  Hypertropic cardiomyopathy in high fat diet-induced obesity:  Role of suppression of forkhead transcription factor and atrophy gene transcription.  American Journal of Physiology:  Heart Circulation Physiology, H00319-H00329.

Herman, S.L., & Smith, D.T., (2008).  Four-week dynamic-stretching warm-up intervention elicits longer-term performance benefits.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 22(4), 1286-97.

Herr, H.M., Kram, R., Morin, J.B., Weyand, P.G., McGowan, C.P., Bundle, M.W., & Grabowski, A. (2008).  Analysis of report 1512/2007 - the Bruggemann Report (Biomechanical and metabolic analysis of long sprint running of the double transtibial amputee athlete O. Pistorius using Cheetah sprint protheses).  Submitted to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland (CAS 2008/A/1480 Oscar Pistorius v/IAAF).

Norton, G., Veliotes, D., Osadchii, O., Woodiwiss, A., & Thomas, D.P. (2008).  Susceptibility to systolic dysfunction in the myocardium from chronically infarcted spontaneously hypertensive rats.  American Journal of Physiology:  Heart and Circulation, 294, H372-H378.

Ren, J., Duan, J., Thomas, D.P., Yang, X., Sreejayan, N., Sowers, J.R., Leri, A., Kajstura, J., Gao, F., & Anversa, P.  (2008).  IGF-1 alleviates diabetes induced rhoA activation, eNOS uncoupling and myocardiac dysfunction.  American Journal of Physiology:  Regulatory Integrative Comparative Physiology, 294,  R793-R802.

2007

Bundle, M.W., Hansen, K., & Dial, K.P. (2007).  Does the metabolic rate-flight speed relationship vary among geometrically similar birds of different mass?  Journal of Experimental Biology, 210,  1075-83.

Wallhead, T.L. (2007).  Teaching K-12 students to combat obesity.  Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 78(8), 26-28.

Wallhead, T.L., & O'Sullivan, M. (2007).  A didactic analysis of content development during the peer teaching tasks of a Sport Education season.  Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 12, 225-243.

Benham-Deal, T., Jenkins, J., Wallhead, T., & Byra, M. (2007). The impact of standards on physical education in Wyoming - A decade of change. The Physical Educator 64, 81-93.

Hwang, H.S., Cirrincione, G., Thomas, D.P., McCormick, R.J., & Boluyt, M.O. (2007).  Aldosterone antagonism fails to attenuate age-associated left ventricular fibrosis.  Journal of Gerontology:  Biological Sciences, 62A(4), 382-388.

Marx, E., Hudson, N., Benham-Deal, T., Pateman, B., & Middleton, K. (2007).  Promoting health literacy through the Health Education Assessment Project.  Journal of School Health, 77(4), 157-164.

Marx, E., Hudson, N., Benham-Deal, T., Pateman, B., & Middleton, K. (2007).  Promoting health literacy through the Health Education Assessment Project.  Journal of School Health, 77(6), 157-164.

Ward, P., Goodway, J., Ah-Lee, M., Wallhead, T.L., & Nye, S. (2007).  Technology use in a physical education teaching education program:  Unique strategies for an unconventional subject area.  Future Focus, 27, 22-26.