Poster Abstracts
Undergraduate
April 16, 2024
Velocity-based training (VBT) uses velocity rather than load to dictate training progressions; however, its impact on muscle structure in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains undetermined. PURPOSE: The effects of VBT at 10% and 30% thresholds on changes in muscle thickness (MT), echo intensity (EI), fascicle angle (FA), shear wave elastography (SWE) and specific force (SF) and power (SP) of the […]
April 16, 2024
Velocity-based training (VBT), a unique resistance-training technique used by high-level athletes, uses velocity rather than load for progression. No study has examined the effects of VBT on upper body (chest press) strength (1-repetition maximum: CP-1RM), peak power (CP-PP), or power (CP-PPAsym) and velocity asymmetries (CP-PVAsym) between the more-affected and less-affected sides in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. PURPOSE: To assess changes in each variable following VBT at 10% and 30% velocity loss thresholds (VLT) in 15 PD patients. METHODS: CP-1RM, and CP-PP, CP-PPAsym and CP-PVAsym at 40 – 80%1RM, were […]
Graduate
April 16, 2024
This study will examine the effect that race related trauma and stress has on the mental health of older adolescents. To further investigate this concern, this study has been conducted to identify if racial related trauma has a correlation with poor mental health. The survey used in this study contained questions pertaining to growing up as a racial minority and […]
April 16, 2024
For many patients, a diagnosis of metastatic cancer is traumatic. It is frequently experienced as sudden and catastrophic, consistent with the DSM-5-TR’s definition of a traumatic event. Furthermore, past research has found a positive association between metastatic cancer and PTSD symptoms. Despite these well-documented findings, there is a limited understanding about ways in which medical professionals care for patients living […]
April 16, 2024
Child maltreatment is substantiated at higher rates in low-income communities of color. Disproportionality is most pronounced for Black children, who are twice as likely as their non-Latino White counterparts to enter foster care. Most research in this area has focused on individual-level factors that place children at risk without considering the role of structural factors, including systemic racism. Using a […]
April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024
The Engagement Power and Social Action (EPSA) research team worked with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) to conduct an evaluation of the Restorative Practices program across 47 middle schools in the district. Restorative Practices is an approach to discipline and school culture that shifts away from punitive measures towards building positive relationships and addressing behavior issues through support in dialogue […]
April 16, 2024
8. Velocity-Based Training Affects Function, Strength, and Power in Persons with Parkinson’s Disease
Velocity-based training (VBT) is a unique resistance-training technique, predominantly used by high-level athletes, which utilizes movement velocity rather than load to dictate progressions. No study has examined the effects of VBT on performance in persons with Parkinson’s disease (PD). OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of thrice weekly 10% and 30% velocity threshold protocols on changes in functional performance, strength, and […]
April 16, 2024
Velocity-based training (VBT) is a unique resistance-training technique used by athletes, which utilizes velocity rather than load to dictate progressions. No study has examined the impact of VBT on muscle morphology or lower-limb power. PURPOSE: This study examined correlations between ultrasound-derived muscle morphology and lower-body power in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients before and after a 10-week VBT program. METHODS: Participants’ data included […]
April 16, 2024
Our poster explores visualization methods for participation in an identity-aligned, multiplayer video game world for learning data science through relationship and community building. We extend methods of representing engagement and learning in both educational games and in data science education contexts. Using simulated game play data and screen capture records of interviews with middle school girls playing an early version […]
April 16, 2024
Background: Health literacy, defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information (Ratzan & Parker, 2002), is positively associated with an array of health outcomes. The purpose of this study is to identify factors that promote or hinder health literacy development in women with breast cancer to inform clinical practice and the […]
April 16, 2024
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether body composition and physical activity levels could predict vascular measures of cardiac risk in premenopausal women. METHODS: A total of 205 apparently healthy premenopausal volunteers, mean age=26 years (White=79, Black=52, Hispanic=74) participated in the study. Vascular markers included carotid femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), central augmentation index (cAIx), and mean arterial […]
April 16, 2024
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other comorbidities. Excess adiposity may increase CVD risk–and these factors may deteriorate with aging. Non-invasive measures of CVD, through carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), cardiac augmentation index (cAIX), and mean arterial pressure (MAP), have been shown to be important markers of vascular health of cardiac risk. PURPOSE: To examine the impact of […]
April 16, 2024
Prior work indicates that distance alone is not an adequate measure of movement quality in return to sport testing following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR); however, landing strategies and resulting differences in joint work contributions during single leg hop landings have been limited to homogenous ACLR cohorts. PURPOSE: This study assessed lower extremity joint work contributions during landing from a […]
April 16, 2024
In 2020, less than 50% met the American Cancer Society (ACS) Physical Activity Guidelines on aerobic or resistance training, and only 15% met both. The Believe in You (BIY) training program was created as part of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Survivorship Program. It aims to help cancer survivors and their support person prepare for and complete a 5K race or 15-mile bike ride while promoting longer-term physical activity behavior changes to meet the ACS Physical Activity Guidelines for […]
April 23, 2024