Lynda Ransdell, Ph.D., FACSM
Professor and Chair
Dr. Lynda Ransdell joined
the BSU faculty as Chair of Kinesiology in July of 2004. She has previously
served on faculties at the University of Utah, University of Kentucky, and
Colorado State University. She received her doctoral degree in “Exercise and
Wellness” from Arizona State University and she continues to study women’s
health as it relates to physical activity and physical activity interventions
with underserved populations. In 2005, she published a book with Dr. Petlichkoff
titled: Ensuring the health of active and athletic girls and women.
She is working on another book titled “Physical Activity
Interventions,” to be published by Human Kinetics.
For more information on the book, visit the NAGWS website.
Additionally, she has
published over 60 peer reviewed articles and 8 book chapters related to health
and physical activity. She has funded her research with over $200,000 in grant
monies from a variety of government and private sources, and she is a
“Fellow” in the American College of Sports Medicine and the Research
Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Sport.
In the service arena, Dr.
Ransdell has served as President of the National Association for Girls and Women
in Sport. She has also served as the editor for the “Women in Sport and
Physical Activity Journal,” and she has reviewed papers for Annals of
Behavioral Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association,
American Journal of Health Behavior, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport,
American Journal of Health Education, Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology,
QUEST, and the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
Recent Publications
Ransdell,
L.B., Dinger, M., White, J., Miller, K., & Gibson, T.A. (in progress,
contract signed). Physical Activity
Interventions. Champaign, IL: Human
Kinetics.
Lau, P.W.C., Cheung, M.L.W., & Ransdell, L.B. (in press). A structural equation model examining the relevance of physical self concept and self-esteem in Chinese children. Psychology of Sport and Exercise.
Hoeger, W., Bond, L., Ransdell, L., Shimon, J.M., and Merugu, S. (in press). One mile step
count at walking and running speeds. ACSM
Fitness Journal.
Ornes, L., & Ransdell, L.B. (in press). Web-based physical activity intervention
for college women. International Electronic Journal of Health Education.
White, J., Ransdell,
L.B., Grosshans, O., Durrant, L., & Shultz, B. (in press). Explaining
long-term exercise adherence in women who complete a structured exercise
program. Research Quarterly in Exercise and Sport.
Ransdell,
L.B., DeCola, J., Rice, K., & Snelson, C.
(in press). Online health
related fitness courses: A wolf in sheep’s clothing or a solution to some
common problems? Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
Lau, P.W.C.,
Lee, A., & Ransdell, L.B. (2007).
Parenting style and cultural influences on overweight children’s attraction to
physical activity. Obesity,
15(9), 2293-2302.
Ransdell,
L.B., Hildebrand, K., Spear, C., & Lucas, S. (2007, invited paper).
Higher, stronger, faster, drunker? The
need to develop effective strategies for preventing alcohol-related problems
among female athletes. Journal
of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 78(3), 5-7, 11.
Lau, P.W.C.,
Lee, A., & Ransdell, L.B. (2007).
Sport identity and sport participation: A cultural comparison between collective
and individualistic societies. International
Journal of Sport Psychology, 5(1), 66-81.
Keating, M., Boham, M., & Ransdell, L. (2007). Consulting in health education/promotion: Everything you’ve always wanted to know but were afraid to ask. California Journal of Health Promotion, 5(3), 92-99.
Ornes, L., Pett,
M., & Ransdell, L. (2006).
Evaluating a modified exercise self-efficacy scale for college-aged women. Perceptual
and Motor Skills, 103, 755-764..
White, J., Ransdell, L.B. ,Vener, J., & Flohr, J. (2005). Factors related to physical activity adherence in women: Review and suggestions for future research. Women and Health, 41(4), 123-148.
Ransdell, L.B. &
Petlichkoff, L. (Eds.) (2005). Ensuring the health of active and athletic girls
and women. Reston, VA: AAHPERD Press.
Vita in PDF format
Contact Information
| Office | K-204 |
| Phone | 208-426-4270 |
| lyndaransdell@boisestate.edu |