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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2024
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Cathy Lirgg

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Michigan State University (1989–1992)

Faculty Researcher

18 h-index 61 pubs 1,331 cited

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Self Concept
  • Female
  • Child
  • Motor Skills
  • Efficiency
  • Hockey
  • Age Factors
  • Basketball
  • Equipment and Supplies
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Sex Factors
  • Adolescent
  • Body Composition

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Cathy Lirgg researches the effects of physical activity and sensory stimulation on elementary students, focusing on improvements in memory, reading, and classroom behavior. Her work also investigates fitness outcomes in fifth-grade students following a skating unit. In addition to her work with children, Lirgg has examined the prevalence of stress among NCAA Division II head coaches. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 18, with 61 total publications and 1,329 total citations. She has collaborated with Dean R. Gorman at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville on shared publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 18
  • Publications: 61
  • Citations: 1,331

Selected Publications

  • Effect of Sensory Stimulation in Physical Activity on Memory, Reading, and Classroom Behavior in Elementary Students (2024)
    The Physical Educator DOI OpenAlex
  • Stress among NCAA Division II Head Coaches (2023)
    Journal of Sports and Games 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of a Skating Unit on Fitness in Fifth-Grade Students (2021)
    The Physical Educator 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Abdominal Core Strength, Fatigue, and Incidence of Low Back Pain in Distance Runners (2020)
    Journal of Sports and Games DOI OpenAlex
  • The examination of the psychometric properties of the Turkish Collective Efficacy Questionnaire for Sports (2018)
    Acta Gymnica 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of a Bicycling Unit on the Fitness of Middle School Students (2018)
    The Physical Educator 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • An Analysis of Firearms Training Performance among Active Law Enforcement Officers in the USA (2014)
    The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of Handedness on Gross Motor Skill Acquisition in a Novel Sports Skill Task (2013)
    Perceptual and Motor Skills 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Effect of Climbing Wall Use on the Grip Strength of Fourth-Grade Students (2011)
    Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • The Effect of Climbing Wall Use on the Grip Strength of Fourth-Grade Students (2011)
    Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characteristics of muscle dysmorphia in male football, weight training, and competitive natural and non-natural bodybuilding samples (2009)
    Body Image 65 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Sport Psychologist’s Digest (2004)
    Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Sport Psychologist’s Digest (2004)
    Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology DOI OpenAlex
  • Sport Psychologist’s Digest (2003)
    Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology DOI OpenAlex
  • Sport Psychologist’s Digest (2003)
    Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology DOI OpenAlex

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