Research, Honors, and Distinctions

Research in Exercise & Sport Sciences 

Perhaps more than anything else, graduate study is about exploration and being on the cutting edge. It is about creating, developing, and applying new knowledge. And the graduate faculty at Ithaca College is well prepared to ease the transition in the world of research. 

The faculty and students in the Exercise & Sport Sciences program have a dramatic level of scholarly achievement—just consider the following statistics: 

From 2005-2008 (updates soon to be available) Ithaca College graduate faculty and students:

• Authored or co-authored 36 peer-reviewed and professional papers
• Presented 59 papers at no fewer than 25 different conferences or venues (19 graduate students were lead or co-authors of these papers and presentations)
• Collaborated with scientists from 15 different institutions, such as the Olympic Training Center

These figures are remarkable for such a relatively small, and master’s-only program. The degree of collaboration with scholars outside of the IC campus reveals the national level reputation of the ESS graduate program and its faculty. We encourage students to attend and present at regional and national conferences. Most recently, 4 faculty and 6 graduate students attended the Fall, 2010, Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference of ACSM in Hershey, PA, and student Luke Pryor won and award for the best student research project. (Our undergraduates also won the "Quiz Bowl." Congrats to them!) 

Two of our sport psychology faculty met up with 11 current and former grad students at the fall, 2010, Association of Applied Sport Psychology conference in Providence, RI, providing Ithaca College with a distinctive presence. Three students presented at the Northeast Applied Sport Psychology conference, and another at the American Psychological Association conference. Four graduate students and 2 faculty will be presenting at the 2011 conference of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) and a couple of more at the 2011 ACSM conference.

The quality and quantity of this productivity speaks for itself, and as a prospective graduate student, prepare to be engaged!