Research interests of faculty in the HNES department cover a broad spectrum of topics. To assist the student in identifying an appropriate adviser for his/her research, the following list of major research interests of individual faculty is presented.

Because the areas of research interest for each faculty member are not limited to the items listed here, please contact any faculty member to discuss potential research ideas.

• Men and Health Online Survey (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Appropriate Practices Among North and South Dakota Physical Education Teachers (Bradford Strand, Vicky Bender)
• A Determination of Basic First Aid Qualifications and Knowledge among Youth Sport Coaches in Organized Sport ( Bradford Strand, Jay Albrecht)
• An Analysis of Instructional Strategies Used in an Online Wellness Course (Bradford Strand)
• The Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Certified Members of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (Donna Terbizan)
• Teens Serving Food Safely ( Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Whole Grain Cereals ( Sherri Stastny)
• Folic Acid Task Force Online Survey (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Does the Personal Wellness Profile Program Change Knowledge and Attitudes about Personal Wellness among High School Seniors (Ardith Brunt)
• Lifestyle Log (Gary Liguori)
• The Effects of Bands and Chains on Peak Power and Average Power while Back Squatting (Bryan Christensen)
• Increasing Intake of Fruits and Vegetables among Preschool Children (Desiree L. Tande)
• Comparison of Evaluations and Assessments in a sports nutrition class taught either online or in the Classroom ( Sherri Stastny)
• Implementation of the North Dakota School Wellness Policies (Bradford Strand)
• Improving Lower Extremity Flexibility, comparing the use of yoga and a static stretching program (Donna Terbizan, Bobbi Casey)
• The 5 to 9 day cyberchallenge (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Healthy North Dakota Oils: agriculture to health (Desiree Tande)
• Colorectal cancer prevention and screening demonstration project (Desiree Tande)
• Effects of antioxidants on glucose uptake and immune responses (Yeong Rhee)
• Longitudinal assessment of health and fitness in HPER 100 students (Gary Liguori, Arupendra)
• Tenure and promotion requirements of athletic training education program directors (Pamela Hansen, Kara Gange)
• Youth walk ND (Julie Garden-Robinson, Linda Houge)
• Food safety and new Americans- Phase 2 (Julie Garden Robinson, Kathleen Slobin)
• Whole grains: agriculture to health (Desiree Tande)
• Evaluation cardiovascular disease awareness among the women of North Dakota (Gary Liguori, Arupendra)
• Food entrepreneurship online training and evaluation (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• ND Dining with Diabetes (Desiree Tande)
• Youth keeping food stands safe (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Healthy Pregnancy: increasing awareness of prematurity risk and folic acid needs (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Youth keeping food stands safe (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• On the move to better health (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Eat smart. Play hard. Survey of participation bison athletes (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Food safety and new Americans- Phase 2 (Julie Garden-Robinson, Huda)
• Assessment of physical activity of students (Ardith Brunt, Nandita Bezbaruah)
• Sportsmanship, ethics, and values of ND high school coaches (Bradford Strand, Chris Reed, Casey Olney)
• Nutrition education intervention (Ardith Brunt, Kristen Minnerath)
• A new approach to awareness: promoting healthy eating and behavior through online messages (Yeong Rhee, Helen Nyquist)
• Effects of static stretching, PNF stretching and dynamic warm-up on maximum power output and fatigue (Bryan Christensen, Josh Aman)
• Now cooking: lean beef (Julie Garden-Robinson)
• Enhancing students’ understanding of whole grain cereals (Sherri Stastny)
• PERS wellness coordinator survey (Gary Liguori, Arupendra, Sheila Brown)
• Activity Patterns of college students (Gary Liguori, Charles Fountaine)
• Effects of flaxseed, dietary and exercise treatment on reducing risk of diabetes and enhancing immune function in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance (Yeong Rhee, Ardith Brunt)

• Obesity planning assessment (Bradford Strand, Brandi Bayles)
• A study of appropriate practices in physical education (Bradford Strand, Angela Senne)
• The effectiveness of a seven-week training program on the 10 yard spring acceleration performance of high school students who are enrolled in a summer sports enhancement camp (Bryan Christensen, Chris Siegel)

• Using the SensWear Armbank as a Tool to Promote Physical Activity in Students Enrolled in HPER 100 (Gary Liguori, Meghan Stritsky)
• Fargo Public Schools Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment (2005) for Sixth Grade (Jane Edwards)
• A Comparison of Dominant and Non-Dominant Shoulder Strength in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers and Non-Throwing Collegiate Males (Pamela Hansen, Curt Jackson)
• Can a stretching routine prevent symptoms of medial tibial stress syndrome in walking program (Pamela Hansen, Val Plotte)
• Strength assessments in college students (Donna Terbizan, Scott Staiger)
• Appropriate Practices in High School Physical Education (David Barney)
• An Analysis of Sport Specialization of College Athletes While Enrolled in K-12 Education (Bradford Strand, Jason Henry)
• North Dakota Dining with Diabetes (Jane Edwards)
• The relationship between body mass index, healthy eating index, and health status among US adults: According to NHANES III data (Desiree L. Tande)
• Concurrent traingin vs. Circuit Training in NDSU Women: Physiological Changes in Differences (Donna Terbizan, Danielle Templeton)
• A Comparison of Single to Multiple Set Resistance Training Programs in College-Aged Males (Donna Terbizan, Josh Thopmson)
• Psychological skills utilized by collegiate swimmers and their correlation to success (Bryan Christensen, Jalre Lucier)
• Effect of knee-bracing on speed and agility of collegiate offensive linemen (Pamela Hansen, Kyle VanSickle)
• Preferred coaching behaviors in United States basketball (Michael Craw, Dave Barney)
• Physical activity and weight loss in college students (Donna Terbizan, Scott Staiger)
• Online vs. inclass final scores in introductory level nutrition class (Ardith Brunt)
• An examination of the reliability and validity of the Cormax Smith Machine plus utilizing power clean high pulls (Bryan Christensen, Kim Pinske)
• Mental health needs assessment for NDSU students (Gary Liguori)
• Binge drinking among sport and recreation participants at NDSU (Bradford Strand, Judy Ary, Charles Fountaine)
• Sportsmanship, ethics, and values of ND high school athletes (Bradford Strand, George Ziegler, Erik Monson)
• An evaluation of the effectiveness of dietician instruction and lutein/zeaxanthin supplementation in slowing: Progression of age-related AMD in AMD patie (Sherri Stastny)
• An evaluation an ongoing faith community-based promotion program: trends and comparison of psychosocial wellbeing, health and functional physical fitn (Donna Terbizan, Jim White)
• North Dakota State University family nutrition program, participation rates and barriers to program participation (Ardith Brunt, Jennifer Steinhous)
• Music’s effect on 4^th and 5^th grade students’ results of the PACER fitness test (Bradford Strand, Joe Deutsch)
• Physical Fitness Analysis of collegiate soccer referees (Donna Terbizan, Scott Staiger)
• Stress in Division I, II, and III men’s and women’s basketball players (Pamela Hansen, Shanna Bicknase)
• The effect of concurrent training on blood lipids and glucose (Donna Terbizan, Bryan, Ardith, Yeong, Andrea Lyons, Jeremiah Moen)
• Evaluation of wellness needs among North Dakota businesses (Gary Liguori, Jacinta)
• Worksite wellness evaluation, Altru Health Systems (Gary Liguori, Savah Moell)
• Obesity in Chinese and American college students: A comparative study (Ardith Brunt, Li Zhong)
• Assessing wellness knowledge among students in wellness category courses (Bradford Strand, Barb Lonbakken)
• Parental awareness, beliefs, and attitudes toward food intolerance effects on learning, behavior and health (Bradford Strand, Cathy Craw)
• Basketball: The value of the Pass (Bradford Strand, Jason Retzlaff)
• Assessment of the dietary intake of school children in the Philippines (Ardith Brunt, Nikki Demers)