Performance in Motion, Volume 2, Number 1,
Spring 1994
MSUAlumni News
Jaci VanHeest (Ph.D. '93) has taken a position as a physiology
researcher with the U.S. Swimming International Center for Aquatic Research in Colorado
Springs, CO.
Fiona Connor (Ph.D. '93) was recently married to Quentin Kuntz.
Jackie Goodway (Ph.D. candidate) has accepted an assistant professor
position at the University of Houston.
Dissertations Defended
Richard R. Albrecht (Ph.D. '93). The effects of positive and negative
cognitive social priming on self-schemata, self-efficacy, mood states and motor
performance. Director: Deborah Feltz
Robert S. Neff (Ph.D. '94). The causal influences and reduction of
learned helpless deficits in adolescent athletes. Director: Deborah Feltz
Martha Ludwig (Ph.D. '93). The effects of a type and interest-based
career exploration program on the career maturity and goal stability of collegiate
student- athletes. Director: Norm Stewart
Master's Theses Defended
Randall L. Baker (M.S. '93). Relationship between Qualitative and
Quantitative Aspects of Throwing Ability. Director: John Haubenstricker
Tasos Karakostos (M.S. '93). Biomechanics of the running gait of
recreational runners who are blind. Director: John Haubenstricker
Geffrey Colon (M.S. '94). A cross-cultural examination of the
relationship between attending, anxiety, and batting performance of male high school
baseball players from Puerto Rico and the United States. Director: Martha Ewing
