Over $600,000 in funding has been awarded to
primary investigators' institutions through the SHAPE America Research Grant Program since its inception in 1997. The
Graduate Student Grant category was also established in 2006. The following is a list of grant recipients and project
titles.
2017 Research Grant Awards
Ali Brian, The University of South Carolina
Developmental mechanisms supporting physical activity for children with visual
impairments
Justin Haegele, Old Dominion University
Health-Related Wellness of Youth with Visual Impairments: Exploring Familial Impact
Luciana Braga, California State University – Chico
How I Move. Girls’ Movement Experiences in Their Daily Lives
Alan Chu, The University of North Texas
Can Empowering and Disempowering Climates Predict Student Athletes’ Health-Related
Outcomes?
Jeffrey Colburn – The University of Texas
An Examination of the Effectiveness of Professional Development on Video Technology for
Elementary Physical Education Teachers
Kimberly Clevenger, Michigan State University
Characterizing Preschoolers’ Physical Activity during the School Day
2016 Research Grant Awards
Jihoun An, East Carolina University
Cultivating Pre-Service Physical Educators as Inclusion Specialist via Situated
Learning
Jihyun Lee, San Francisco State University
Developing Social Skills Of Children With Autism Using A Movement Based Program
Jooyeon Jin, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Development of a Theory of Triadic Influence-based Physical Activity Questionnaire for
Adolescents
Jingwen Liu, University of Texas
Development and Validation of a Measure of Preservice Physical Education Teacher’s
Professional Identity
June Eun Lee, University of Minnesota
Children’s Physical Activity and Psychosocial Beliefs in Mobile Application-based Physical
Education
Kibum Cho, West Virginia University
Exploring Appalachian Guardians’ Opt-In and Out Decisions of Children School-Based Health
Screenings
Kim Rogers, Oregon State University
Development and Validation of a Measure Assessing Physical Activity Shame
Ryan Sacko, University of South Carolina
Metabolic Expenditure During Object Projection Skill Performance
2015 Research Grant Awards
Early Career Investigator Grants
Youngdeok Kim, Texas Tech University
"Wearable Technology into Physical Activity Instructional Program: A Cluster Randomized
Trial in University Settings"
Jaimie McMullen, University of Limerick
"International Best Practices for Whole-of-School Physical Activity Program
Implementation"
Graduate Student Grants
Jiling Liu, Texas A&M University
"Indicators and application of self-regulated learning among pre-service physical
educators"
Zachary Pope, University of Minnesota
"Promoting Physical Activity through Smartphone Apps in Overweight/Obese College
Students"
Jessyka Larson, University of Utah
"Fit 'n' Cool Kids: Children's Experiences and the Effects of Character Peer Modeling and
Goal Setting on Children's
Physical Activity and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption"
Victoria Shiver, University of Wyoming
"A multi-disciplinary after-school programs impact on at-risk youth self-efficacy"
Tan Zhang, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
"Understanding Physical Education Teacher Motivation in Relation to Job Resources and
Demands"
Eric Pisciotta, University of Nebraska at Omaha
"Effects of Aging on the Regularity of Plantar Pressure Distributions"
Jill Pawlowski, Oregon State University
"Translation of Research to Practice for the Promotion of out of School Physical
Activity"
2014 Research Grant Awards
Early Career Investigator Grants
Senlin Chen, Iowa State University
"The "SWITCH PE" Curriculum: Acceptability and Effectiveness in Upper Elementary Schools"
Xiangli Gu, University of North Texas
"Do Physically Literate Adolescents Have Better Academic Performance?"
Jennifer Krause, University of Northern Colorado
"Preparing 21st Century Educators: TPACK in Physical Education Teacher Education"
Zi Yan, Merrimack College
"A Peer Education Program to Promote Physical Activity Among Individuals with Minor
Intellectual Disabilities"
Graduate Student Grants
James Farnsworth, Middle Tennessee State University
"Validation of the Movement and Activity in Physical Space (MAPS) Scores as an
Objective Measure of Function in Parkinson's Disease Patients"
Candace Hogue, University of Kansas
"Youth Physiological Stress Response to Motivational Climate in a PE Setting"
Andrew Pitchford, University of Michigan
"Cortisol Regulation in Adolescents with Down Syndrome"
Stephen Samendinger, Michigan State University
"Virtual Partner App to Boost Walk Motivation"
2013 Research Grants
Early Career Investigator Grants
Jason C. Bishop, Northern Michigan University
"Development and Validation of the Test of Perceived Motor Skills"
Timothy A. Brusseau, University of Utah
"Compendium of Physical Education Physical Activities"
Fredanna M'Cormack, Coastal Carolina University
"Pregnant and Lactating Women's Ability to Access Quality Maternal and Reproductive
Care"
Sami Yli-Piipari, University of Memphis
"An Autonomy-Supportive Intervention on Physical Education Motivation and Physical
Activity"
Tao Zhang, University of North Texas
"SocialEcological Analysis of Physical Activity and Health-related Quality of Life in
Low-Income Hispanic Children"
Graduate Student Grants
Leslie J. Barnes, University of Florida
"Running Kinematics of the Thoraco-Lumbar Spine Across the Age Spectrum"
Tan Leng Goh, University of Utah
"Children's Physical Activity, Fitness and On-Task Behavior in Movement-Integrated
Lessons"
2012 Research Grant Awards
Early Career Investigator Grants
Brian T. Gearity, The University of Southern Mississippi
"Discipline and Resistance of NCAA Division I Female Strength and Conditioning
Coaches"
Jinmoo Heo, Indiana University-Indianapolis
"Investigating the Well-being of Physically Active Older Adults"
Erin Snook, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
"Development of an Instrument to Assess Barriers to Physical Activity in Multiple
Sclerosis"
Graduate Student Grants
Erin Elizabeth Centeio, The University of Texas-Austin
"Director of Physical Activity Professional Development Outcomes"
Michalis Stylianou, Arizona State University
"Classroom Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Selective Attention in
Preadolescent Children"
Shane Wurdeman, University of Nebraska-Omaha
"Nonlinear Gait Analysis in Amputees"
2011 Research Grant Awards
Early Career Investigator Grant
Birgitta Baker, Louisiana State University
"Balancing Community Parks' Potential to Facilitate Social Capital and Physical
Activity"
Daniel C. Herman, University of Virginia
"A Comparison of Neuromuscular Characteristics between Recreational Athletes with
Different Levels of Neurocognitive Performance"
Cindra S. Kamphoff, Minnesota State University-Mankato
"Females in Positions of Power with Interscholastic U.S. Sports"
Tucker Readdy, University of Wyoming
"Anti-Fat Bias of Pre-service Physical Education Teachers"
Graduate Student Grant
Jennifer M. Yentes, University of Nebraska at Omaha
"Mechanical Abnormalities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease"