"Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence."

- George Will

Research

Spring 2009 Research

Brady Adelhart
Self-concept and life satisfaction in female athletes and nonathletes

Maryann Boddy
The Inaugural Franchise

Stephanie Gray
The Seahawks Way

Michael Hettick Seattle
Seahawks Organizational Analysis

Justin Kesterson
Inside the Mariners

Jonathan Killingbeck
The Numbers Behind: Tips, Down Balls, and Free Balls

Nelson Lau PRO Sports Club:
The Business Dynamics of a World-Class Fitness Organization

Yoko McCann
Corporate Social Responsibility & Major League Baseball

Matthew Richner
An Analysis of the Seattle Seahawks and Sounders FC: Inside Organizational Success!

Cassi Smith
Sideline Sports

Yuuki Terada
Can Sports Facilitate Cultural Tolerance?

Jeffery Whalley
The Puget Sound Tomahawks Hockey Club

Jesse Zumbro Students'
Perceived Educational Experience as Affected by Athletics

Fall 2008 Research

Derek Foster 
How the 3-point Line and Shot Clock Have Impacted Scoring in the NBA and NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball

Aron Hyde
Pre-game Warm-up’s for Soccer: What is needed to prepare for the encounter ahead?

Chris McCullough
Does Sport Create Character or Characters? The Impact of Sport in Developing the Necessary skills for a Successful Non-Athletic Professional Career

Jana Monroe 
NFL Players with Multiple Concussions and the Medical, Social and Moral Consequences

Summer 2008 Research

Dan Gaston
Student-Athletes Role within the University

John Schneble
Physical Education: Tests and measurements on activity-based and fitness-based classes and their ability to impact the overall fitness levels of high school

Eric Schueffner
Leading Gender: Preferences Regarding Leadership Styles among Intercollegiate Student-Athletes in Track and Field

Spring 2008 Research

Michael Anchors
Interscholastic Sports Participation in Western Washington

Ilia Ash
Effects of Classical Pilates and Core Training on Collegiate Male Rowers

Sarah Cooper
The Criteria for Building a Successful High School Golf Program

Aren Kaser & Robert Ramsburgh
Major League Baseball and the Diamond Dream: The Impact of Player Development in the Dominican Republic

Courntey Lum
The Perception of Title IX: A comparison of Female Seattle University Student-Athletes & The Female Public

Ryan Madayag
The National Football League (NFL) Player's Off-Season Scandals: Why do they happen and how can the NFL improve their current player programs?

Ben Peterson
Recruitment and Its Relationship to Performance

James Portune
Effective Fundraiser for a High School Booster Club

Keith Rousu
A Bigger Bang: The Effect Music Groups Have On An NFL Team's Brand.

Chris Sorensen
Steroids in Baseball: Creating the Steroid Era

Chris Thompson
The Gender Whistle: The Effects Of Title IX on Collegiate Coaching Positions For Women's Sports

Cory Wray
Leveling the Playing Field: Should Major League Baseball Place a Third Team in New York City?

Fall 2007 Research

Don Nelson
The Changing Role of Parents from Cheerleaders to Agents and its Effect on the Enjoyment of the Athletic Experience by Children

Spring 2007 Research

Troy Kirby
The Trigger Effect: The Damage Caused by the Facility Arms Race on the College Sports Atmosphere

Quinn Pacini
NBA Team Building and Leadership Dynamics

Jessica Pennington
Athlete Perceptions and Satisfaction of Coaching Leadership

Spring 2006 Research

Nadia Counter
Academics and Athletics at the Middle School Level

Sean Marsh
High school boy's basketball coaches’ perceptions of the impact of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) on high school boy's basketball in Washington State.

John Shepard
Lost Identity: Baseball's Rise and Fall as the National Pastime.

Jeff Richards
An Analysis of Recorded Fan Behavior as it Relates to Attendance of Major League Baseball Games in the Seattle Market

Kristie Ogelsby
Private Coaching Instruction: A New Business

Robyn Hefner
Mean Girls: A Needs Assessment of Relational Aggression in Intercollegiate Female Athletes

Julie Hayes
The Viability of Industrial Athlete Programs in Large Corporations

Ed Erickson
Rising cost of intercollegiate Athletics

Heather Tracy
Women and Coaching: A Historical and Regional Comparison

Salena Skogstad
An assessment of the instructional time elementary students receive physical education instruction and a how that compares to state Essential Academic Learning Requirements

Stacie Imwalle
Women Coaches: An Ignored Reason for the Decline in Numbers

Donald Schiele
Ironman Triathlon, Fountain of Youth for Baby Boomers?

Patty Bredice
Examining Lifestyle Behaviors of Obesity Surgery Patients

Mike Wallen
The Economic Impact of Sports Arenas on Urban Areas

Jim Wiesen
Character Education Intervention in Middle School Athletics