HSPE Faculty and Staff

Turek, T., Wragge, P., Bice, M., & Ball, J. (2017).  Physical activity motivation among sororities and fraternities. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 1(2), 1-10. Retrieved from:  http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/PubuPTcx6B5ERRrapzGc/full.

Bice, M., Hollman, A., Bickford, S., Bickford, N., Ball, J., Wiedenman, E., Brown, G., Dinkel, D., & Adkins, M. (2017).  Kinesiology in 360 degrees.  International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 1( 9-17. Retrieved from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24711616.2016.1277671.

Banas, J., Ball, J., Wallis, L., & Greshon, S. (2017). The adolescent health care broker: Young people interpreting for family members and themselves in health care.  The Journal of Community Health. DOI: 10.1007/s10900-016-0312-5. Retrieved from: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10900-016-0312-5/fulltext.html.

Ball, J., Banas, J., & Bice, M. (2016).  Understanding health care brokering among young and middle-aged adults. American Journal of Health Studies. 31(4), 190-198.

Bice, M., Ball, J., Parry, T. & Adkins, M. (2016).  Retrospective evaluation of high school primary physical activities and adulthood physical activity need satisfaction. Sport Science Review, 25(3-4), 183-198.

Banas, J., Wallis, L., Ball, J., & Gershon, S. (2016). Adolescent healthcare brokering: Prevalence, experience, impact, and opportunities. Journal of School Health, 86(12), 898-904.

Ball, J., Bice, M., & Parry, T. (2016). Retrospective evaluation of high school sport participation and adult BMI status, physical activity levels, and motivation to exercise. American Journal of Health Studies, 31(1), 105-111.

Bice, M., Carey, J., Brown, G., Adkins, M., & Ball, J. (2016). The use of mobile application to enhance learning of the skeletal system in introductory anatomy & physiology students. The International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 27(1). 14-20.

Bice, M., Ball, J., Ramsey, A., & Adkins, M. (2016).  Health technology ownership and use: Implications for adult physical activity. Journal of Sport and Health Research, 8(1), 13-22.

Ball, J., & Bice, M. (2015). Adult BMI and physical activity: Retrospective evaluation of high school sport and recreation participation. Recreation Sports Journal. 39(2), 144-156.

Ball, J., Bice, M., & Adkins, M. (2015). Qualitative assessment of an electronic activity-tracking device:  Strengths, weaknesses, and considerations in behavior change interventions for health educators.  The   Health Educator. 47(1), 20-26

Bice, M., Ball, J., & McClaran, S. (2015). Wearable electronic activity-tracking technology: Nike fuelband se and physical activity motivation. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology,13(2), 1-9.

Ball, J., Ogletree, R., Jurkowski, Asunda, P., & Miller, K. (2014). Diffusion of innovation elements that influence  the adoption and diffusion of distance education in health.  American Journal of Health Studies, 29(3),   240-246.  

Ball, J., Bice, M., & Parry, T. (2014). Adult motivation for physical activity: Differentiating motives for exercise,  sport, and recreation. Recreation Sports Journal. 38(2), 130-142.

Ball, J., Foust, C., & Rochester, C. (2014). Mindfulness practice in the classroom and gym: Making a real impact in student learning. COAHPERD Journal. 40(1), 9-14.

Bice, M., Ball, J., & Ramsey, A. (2014).  Relations between mindfulness and mental health outcomes: Need fulfillment as a mediator. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion.16(3), 191-201.

Bice, M., Ball, J., Brown, S., & Parry, T. (2014). Influence of high school sport participation on adult physical  activity. Journal of Sport and Health Research.6(3), 253-264.

Banas, J., Valley, J., & Chaudhri, A. (2021). A biblioguidance approach to understanding and developing adolescents’ social-emotional competence in the health education classroom: a formative research study. Health Education, 121(5), 486-503. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-01-2021-0008

Banas, J. (2021). Developing adolescents’ social-emotional competence and health literacy: a formative research study preview. Academia Letters, Article 617. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL617

Banas, J., Gershon, S., Christiansen, D., & Castellanos, M. (2020). Promoting health careers among diverse youth to improve health equity. Illinois Journal.

Banas, J.R., Oh, M., Willard, R., & Dunn, J. (2020). A public health approach to uncovering the health-related needs of teen library patrons. Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 11(1). http://www.yalsa.ala.org/jrlya/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/HealthNeedsTe…

Banas, J. & Wartalski, R. (2019). Developing a community of learners. Library Technology Reports, 5(4), 8-13.
Banas, J., Magasi, S., The, K., & Victorson, D. (2019). Recruiting and retaining people with disabilities for qualitative health research: Challenges and solutions. Qualitative Health Research, 29(7), 1056-1064.

Santos Green, L., Banas, J. R., Perkins, R. (Eds). (2017). The flipped college classroom: conceptualized and re-conceptualized. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.

Banas, J., Ball, J., Wallis, L., & Gershon, S. (2017). The adolescent healthcare broker: Adolescents interpreting for family members and themselves in healthcare. Journal of Community Health, 42(4), 739-747. doi:10.1007/s10900-016-0312-5

Banas J, Victorson D, Gutierrez S, Cordero E, Guitelman J, & Haas N. Developing a peer-to-peer mhealth application to connect Hispanic cancer patients (2017). Journal of Cancer Education, 32,158-165. doi: 10.1007/s13187-016-1066

Banas, J., Wallis, L., Ball, J., & Gershon, S. (2016). Adolescent healthcare brokering: prevalence, experience, impact, and opportunities. The Journal of School Health, 86(12), 898-904. doi: 10.1111/josh.12456

Ejike, C. (2021). Health Seeking Behaviors Among Displaced Populations. In A. Klimczuk, Demographic Analysis: Selected Concepts, Tools, and Applications (pp. 183 - 198). London, UK: IntechOpen

Ejike, C., Lartey, G., Capps, R. & Ciochetty, D. (2020). Health-seeking cultural patterns in the use of available healthcare services among refugee groups in south-central Kentucky. International Journal of Migration, Health, and Social Care, 16(1), 12-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMHSC-08-2018-0051.

Ejike, C., Lartey, G., Capps, R. & Ciochetty, D. (2019). Health-Seeking Behavioral Patterns among Refugee Groups – A Case-Study in South-central Kentucky. Journal of Refugee and Global Health, 2(2), Article 10. DOI: 10.18297/rgh/vol2/iss2/10

Peer-reviewed publications

Published:

Hand, K. E. (March, 2014). Building confident teachers: Pre-service physical education teachers’ efficacy beliefs. Journal of Case Studies in Education, 6, 1-9.

Hand, K. E. & Stuart, M. E. (October, 2012). Early career physical education teacher efficacy. Journal of Case Studies in Education, 4, 1-10.

Stuart, M.E. & Lieberman, L.J., Hand, K.E. (April, 2006). Parent-child beliefs about physical activity among families of children with visual impairments.  Journal of Visual Impairments and Blindness, 100(4), 223-234.

Lieberman, L., Stuart, M.E., Hand, K.E., & Robinson, B. (December, 2006). An investigation of the motivational effects of talking pedometers among youth with visual impairments and deafblindness. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 100(12), 726-736.

Published abstracts

Stuart, M.E., Lieberman, L.J, Hand, K.E. (2005). A qualitative investigation of the motivational effects of using a talking pedometer among children with visual impairments. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 76, 119.

Research/Professional Presentations

Stuart, M. E. & Hand, K.E. (March 2016). Understanding Bullying in the Physical Education Setting: Bystander Efficacy, SHAPE America, Minneapolis, Minn.

Hand, K.E. (November 2015). Assessment in PE in REAL Time: Making assessments work while still in the act of teaching. Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (IAHPERD), St. Charles, Ill.

Hand, K.E. (November 2015). FLIPPED PE! – Flipping is more than a physical skill in PE. Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (IAHPERD), St. Charles, Ill.

Hand, K.E. (2014, March). Building Confident Teachers: Preservice Physical Education Teachers’ Efficacy Beliefs Following Clinical and Student Teaching. AABRI International Conference, San Antonio, Texas

Hand, K.E. (2013, February). Achieving Fitness Through Adventure Activities (half day workshop), Presentation with four NEIU undergraduate PETE students. T.E.A.M. Conference, Northeastern Illinois

Hand, K.E. (2012, November). Fitness Using Adventure Activities…It Does a Body Good! Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance State Convention, St. Charles, IL. (This presentation will be co-presented with five of our UG students in leadership roles with activities and participants.)

Stuart, M.E. & Hand, K.E. (2012, March). Bullying…What Does it Look Like in Physical Education? Bullying Prevention Workshop, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Ill.

Hand, K.E. (2012, February) Intro to Achieving Fitness with Adventure Activities, Presentation with two NEIU undergraduate PETE students. T.E.A.M. Conference, Northeastern Illinois, Chicago, Ill.

Hand, K.E. (2011, November). Making Fitness Fun! Using Adventure Activities to Achieve Fitness. Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance State Convention, St. Charles, Ill. (This presentation was co-presented with six of my UG students leading activities with participants.)

Hand, K.E. (2011, October). Individual and Contextual Sources of Beginning Physical Education Teacher Efficacy. Academic and Business Research Institute Conference, Las Vegas, N.V.

Hand, K.E. (2011, February). Does Your Brain Care What Your Body is Doing? T.E.A.M. Conference, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Ill.

Stuart, M. E. & Hand, K. E. (2010, March). Coaching the Mental Side of Sport. National Convention of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, Indianapolis, Ind.

Stuart, M.E., Lieberman, L.J., Hand, K.E. (2005, April). A qualitative investigation of the motivational effects of using a talking pedometer among children with visual impairments. Research consortium paper presented at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance National Convention, Chicago, Ill.

Stuart, M.E., Hand, K.E., & Lieberman, L.J. (2004, October). Parent-child beliefs about physical activity: An examination of families of children with visual impairments. Paper presented at the North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity, Thunderbay, Ontario.

Ball, J., Thomas, E., Maljak, K., Bice, M., Crost, C., Ramirez, A., Palma Barraza, M. (2022). Motivation to be active and use of technology to monitor physical activity levels: Comparing PE and non-PE majors. IAHPERD Illinois Journal, 88(1).

Maljak, K., Ball, J., Thomas, E., & Hilton, C. (2021). A qualitative assessment of K-12 physical education teaching strategies for female students guided by self determination theory. IAHPERD Illinois Journal, 87(1), 18-25.

Crost, C. & Maljak, K. (2021). Using a social ecological model to examine the role that the community plays regarding children's opportunities to be physically active. SPACE: Student Perspectives About Civic Engagement, 5(1). Retrieved May 27, 2021, from https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/space/vol5/iss1/4/

Maljak, K., Ball, J., & Valley, J. (2020). Elementary girls’ perspectives of physical activity in an after-school program. The Health Educator, 51(1), 14-23.

Varela, M. & Maljak, K. (2020). The influence of culturally relevant curriculum and student engagement in physical education. SPACE: Student Perspectives About Civic Engagement, 4(1). Retrieved May 5, 2020, from https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/space/vol4/iss1/4

Ball, J., Maljak, K., Bice, M., Valley, J., & Parry, T. (2019). Exploring the relationship between self-determination theory and physical education teachers meeting recommended weekly physical activity minutes. The Physical Educator, 76(5), 1306-1318. 

Ball, J., Bice, M., & Maljak, K. (2018). Exploring the relationship between college students’ barriers to exercise and motivation. American Journal of Health Studies, 33(2), 61-69.

Ball, J., Bice, M., & Maljak, K. (2017). Exploring the relationship between self-determination theory, adults’ barriers to exercise, and physical activity. The Health Educator, 49 (1), 19-37.  

Maljak, K., Garn, A., McCaughtry, N., Kulik, N., Martin, J., Shen, B., Whalen, L., & Fahlman, M. (2014). Challenges in offering inner-city after-school physical activity clubs. American Journal of Health Education, 45(5), 297-307.

Garn, A., McCaughtry, N., Kulik, N.L., Kaseta, M., Maljak, K., Whalen, L., Shen, B., Martin, J., & Fahlman, M. (2014). Successful after-school physical activity clubs in urban high schools: Perspectives of adult leaders and student participants. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 33, 112-133. 

Whalen, L., McCaughtry, N., Garn, A., Kulik, N., Centeio, E.E., Maljak, K., …Martin, J.  (2016). Why inner-city high school students attend after-school physical activity clubs.  Health Education Journal 75(6), 639-651.

Udoh I. A., Mantell JE, Kelvin E, Adams-Skinner J. (in press). The influence of religion and culture on HIV transmission in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Journal of Religion and Health.

Udoh, I.A. (2019) Oil production, environmental pressures and other sources of violent conflict
in Nigeria, Review of African Political Economy, DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2018.1549028

Udoh, I. A. (2018). Public Health Emergency, UNEP Environmental Assessment and the Clean-up of
Nigeria’s Niger Delta. Arts and Humanities Open Access Journal, 2(6), 386-389.

Udoh, I. A., & Ibok, M. S. (2014). Manipulative and coercive power and the social-ecological
determinants of violent conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review, 4(1), 60-94.

Udoh, I. A. (2013). A Qualitative Review of the Militancy, Amnesty, and Peacebuilding in
Nigeria's Niger Delta. Peace Research, 63-93.

Udoh, I. A. (2013). Globalization and its discontents. Explorations in Adult Higher Education, 2, 46-49.

Udoh, I. A. (2013). Oil, migration and the political economy of HIV/AIDS prevention in Nigeria’s
Niger Delta. International Journal of Health Services, 43(4), 681-697.

Udoh, I. A., Mantell. J. E., Sandfort, T., & Eighmy, M. A. (2009). Potential pathways to HIV/AIDS transmission in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: Poverty, migration and commercial sex. AIDS Care, 21(5), 567-574.

Exner, T. M., Mantell, J. E., Adeokun, L. A., Udoh, I. A., Oladipo, O., Delano, G. E., Faleye, J., & Akinpelu, K. (2009). Mobilizing men as partners: The results of an intervention to increase dual protection among Nigerian men. Health Education Research, 24(5), 846-854..