The lab is currently reserching the following: evaluating exercise beliefs during pregnancy, evaluating 6-month exercise intervention on eating disorder symptoms for women at risk for bulimia.

Exercise Dependence
Development and validation of a self-report measure of exercise dependence (Exercise Scale).
Examination of prevalence of exercise dependence
Experimental exercise deprivation studies

Body Image & Eating Disorder
Meta-analytic review of body image and athletes
Prevalence and correlates of eating disorders in athletes
Relationship between social physique anxiety and consequences of exercise behavior
Relationship between visual eye search pattern and body image disturbance

Psychological Benefits of Exercise
Gender differences in Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness as a pain stimulus
Effects of acute bouts of aerobic and anaerobic exercise on state anxiety

Exercise Adherence
Validation of the stages of exercise change construct of the Transtheoretical Model
Longitudinal examination of the Transtheoretical Model for exercise behavior
Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior in predicting exercise adherence

Group Dynamics
Relationship between cohesion and exercise adherence