Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I want to first thank Dr. Dale Ulrich. I truly appreciate your guidance and mentorship. You have been instrumental in my development as both a teacher and a scholar. I want thank my committee members who all shared their unique insights and allowed me to ask and answer a research question slightly outside of my area of expertise. I want to thank Dr. Peter Bodary for your perspective; it really challenged me and strengthened this dissertation. I want to thank Dr. Joseph Hornyak, your clinical perspective was an invaluable resource to me as I completed this dissertation and throughout my doctoral studies here at the University of Michigan. I would also like to thank Dr. Dan Ferris. I have always valued your input and mentorship and was glad you chose to be part of my dissertation committee. I want to thank my significant other, Dr. Kerri Staples for her love and support as I completed this dissertation. I would also like to thank recent University of Michigan kinesiology graduates; Dr. Megan MacDonald, Dr. Brett Fling, and Dr. Daniel Goble for their constant support and guidance and allowing me to learn from their experiences. I would also like to thank the people I interact with on a daily basis; Janet Hauck, Andy Pitchford, Irully Jeong, and Leah Ketcheson for making my time here at UM an enjoyable one.
Author: Phil Michael Esposito
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W5148398