I developed a potential research question that I find to be super interesting and relevant: do long term injuries have a negative effect on the academic success of collegiate athletes? Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

A very eye-opening point about the purpose of research was discussed in class this week: research does NOT prove or disprove anything. Rather, research provides more information to understand a problem further, and is continuous. Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

ALWAYS be sure to organize your research articles! By separating them into folders, or even using an application like Zotero, you’ll always have easy access to your most important articles! #UrsinusHEP261 Kyle S. Beyer

The American Journal of Sports Medicine is a great resource for finding relevant research articles in the field of health and exercise. This journal has an impact factor of 6.057 since 2017, which is really high for the field. #UrsinusHEP261 Kyle S. Beyer

Last week we discussed different types of research. I personally like observational research because it is directly observing a phenomenon in action. Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

It is important to not only read research articles, but it is also crucial to appraise them and determine if it is an accurate and reliable source for your study. Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

When designing a study, it is crucial to consider independent, dependent, and extraneous variables to decide what tests you will run! Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

The 2 primary types of sampling are: probability sampling (random section) and non-probability sampling (convenience sample or other criteria). #UrsinusHEP261 Kyle S. Beyer

My research question is: how does long-term injury affect the mental health and academic performance in collegiate athletes? This topic is really interesting to me because my brother tore his acl twice before. #UrsinusHEP261 Kyle S. Beyer

HEP journal club has been really interesting these past few weeks, talking about the effects of covid and what might worsen one’s outcome. I think this is something that we learn more about every day, and we should pay attention to it! Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

This past week we did data collection in class using a variety of tests and measurements. It’s crucial to be consistent with units when collecting data. #UrsinusHEP261 Kyle S. Beyer

Excel is a very useful program in data collection! The formula shortcuts make measurement conversions time-efficient and easy! I recommend excel to keep your data consistent and organized! You can even “protect” your data with a password! #UrsinusHEP261

Excel is very useful not only for data organization but also for making graphs or charts to depict data! Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

Statistics is very prevalent in research and data collection! Stat topics like null and alternative hypotheses are applied to research studies very often, and it is useful to understand this to make assumptions about a study! Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

I have found that a lot of research studies about health and fitness are beginning to incorporate COVID effects. This is very relevant and fascinating to compare years past to present day fitness Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

I found this article to be very interesting, assessing anxiety and depression symptoms and their effects pre-season in college athletes. Here is the link and an info graphic I made: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11… Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

My favorite thing I’ve learned in class so far was how to analyze and appraise research articles. This helps me better understand and pull out the main focuses of a study. It also really highlights the key components of a research article. Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

My grant proposal research topic is going to be on long-term injury in collegiate athletes, and how this affects their mental health and academic success. I hope that this can target programs to prioritize the psychological health of their athletes! Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

after attending HEP Journal Club on 4/13, I learned about “long Covid” and the effects it can have on people mentally and physically. I’d love to follow up with the research done on this over the next years! Very fascinating. Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261

I’m very excited to check out some of the research projects presented at CoSA next week! UC students should check it out & learn something new! Kyle S. Beyer #UrsinusHEP261