Donald Siegel

Professor


Education:

B.S. Brooklyn College, 1970
M. S. University of Massachusetts, 1971
Ed.D. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1975


Theory Courses:

ESS 200 Sport: In Search of the American Dream
ESS 220 Sport Psychology
ESS 225 Education Through the Physical: Youth Sports

EDC 336 Youth Development and Social Entrepreneurship
ESS 540 Computers in Exercise and Sport
ESS 565 Seminar in Motor Learning and Control
ESS 570 Sport Psychology

Research Interests:

Project Coach 2007 also see: NewSmith 2007, Gazette 2007
Youth Sports
Academics and Sports
Information Processing Mechanisms in Motor Control
Attention and Perceived Exertion
Race, Sport, and Education

 

Activity Courses:
Tennis, Squash
 
Recreational Interests:
Tennis, Squash, Golf, Cycling, Flying


Representative Publications:
Intrator, S. & Siegel, D. (2008). Project Coach: Youth Development and Academic Achievement through Sport. Journal of Phyical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 79 (2), 17 - 23.
Siegel, D. (2002). Re-conceptualizing and Recreating Youth Sports in Boston. Paper written for Barr Foundation, Boston, MA
Siegel, D. & Brantle, C. (2001) What collegiate athletic directors value in hiring coaches. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (Supplement), 72(1), A-110.
Siegel, D. (September/October 2000) . Intensity - Can it be Taught? Strategies,, 14 (1), 23 - 28. Also: Siegel, D. (Jun/Jul 2001). Intensity: Can it be taught. Coaching Volleyball. 18 (3), 19-21.
Siegel, D. & Martini, C. (March 1999). When Modest Results are Meaningful: Self-Esteem as an Outcome and Mediator of Sport Involvement in Female Athletes. With Kris Martini. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport,, Supplement, p. 114.
Siegel, D. (1997, Early Winter ). What Grading Tells us about College Physical Education. The Physical Educator, 208-215.
Siegel, D. (1996). Higher education and the plight of the black male athlete. In Richard Lapchick (ed). Sport in society. pps. 19 - 34. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks: CA
Siegel, D. (1995). Sport psychology, golf, and George Sheehan. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 66 (5), 40 - 42.
Siegel, D. (1994). The black female scholarship athlete. The College Student Journal, 28, 291-301.
Siegel, D. (1994). Response velocity, range of movement, and timing accuracy. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 79, 216-218.
Siegel, D. (1994). The meaning of losing to female intercollegiate athletes. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 65 (supplement), A91.
Siegel, D., & Johnson, J. (1992), Is perception of exertion a unique characteristic? Perceptual and Motor Skills, 75, 962.
Siegel, D., & Newhof, C. (1992). Setting the standards for coaching curriculums: What should it take to be a coach?, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 63, 60-63.f
Johnson, J., & Siegel, D. (1992). Effects of association and dissociation on perceived exertion. Journal of Sport Behavior, 15 (2), 119-129.
Siegel, D., & Johnson, J. (1992). A Preliminary Study of Pacing in Cycling. Journal of Sport Behavior, 15 (1),75 - 86.
Siegel, D. (1990). A multivariate study of pursuit rotor skill development. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 61, 201-205.
Siegel, D. (1988). Fractionated reaction time and the rate of force development. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 40 A, 545-560
Siegel, D., Newhof, C., & Johnson, J. (1988). Adherence to exercise and sport classes by college women. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 28, 181-188.
Siegel, D. (1987). Control of rapidly executed responses to a target. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 65, 827-836.
Johnson, J., & Siegel, D. (1987). Active vs. passive attentional manipulation and multidimensional perceptions of exercise intensity. Canadian Journal of Sport Sciences, 12 (1), 41-45.
Siegel, D. (1986). Movement duration, fractionated reaction time, and response programming. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 57, 128-131.
Web Publications:
Play, Games, Sport and Athletics
The American Dream and Sport
Sporting Goods Companies: Nike
Race and Sport
Education and Athletics
Children and Sport