This is a cross-over episode with The Meaningful Physical Education Podcasts. We are discussing the use of podcasts in PE and in professional development. The other podcast that is hosted is fairly new and REALLY good. You can find more information on how to listen to it below: You can find more episodes here: ⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠ Here is the website:…

This is the third Australian Article Club. It covers the following article: Nyberg, G., Backman, E., & Tinning, R. (2022). Moving online in physical education teacher education. Sport, Education and Society, 29(3), 358–370. https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2022.2142776 In this article the authors discuss the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic cr…

The second Australian Article Club takes on outsourcing in PE. In Australia and NZ, particularly in primary schools (years prep-6) pe is increasingly being taught by outside providers who usually are not pe trained teachers. The syllabus or curriculum in P-6 expects that a classroom generalist teacher can teach PE. It is only in the Australian stat…

This is a new podcast about meaningful PE and I wanted to share it in the @theHPEpodcast feed. You can find more episodes here: Apple Podcasts Here is the website: https://meaningfulpodcastexperience.buzzsprout.com/2358344/episodes And here is the purpose and goals of the podcast: Our purpose is to engage in conversations with those enacting Meanin…

For over 30 years in the Australian state of Queensland, a final grade for physical education (in years 11 and 12) was given based on 50% theory and 50% practical, valuing movement and knowledge equally. This article was written in response to changes in a syllabus in the Australian state of Queensland in 2019 which awarded a final mark based on 82…

This is the audio from the September 2025 AERA SIG 93 webinar about the new SHAPE America Standards. It is hosted by Chair Cory Dixon and the two guests are: Dr. Clancy Seymore and Langston Clark (both writers of the new standards) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support…

This episode features the scholar lecture for BERA which is the British Educational Research Association. Within BERA there is a PESP SIG (phys ed and sport pedagogy). Eachyear, leading up to the wider BERA conference, they have a full day invisible college that features the scholar lecture. This year’s scholar lecture was given by Dr. Ash Casey fr…

This podcast introduces the AIESEP 2025 conference in St.Petersburg Florida. It will take place May 18-22nd (18this a full pre-conference day and the 22nd will have the banquet at night). The call for proposals closes September 15th,2024. Notifications will be sent out by December 15th. Here is a link to the abstract submission https://www.aiesepst…

Naomi Harte from Loughborough University, UK, joins to discuss the article The if, why and how of fitness testingin secondary school physical education in the United Kingdom published with Laura Alfrey, Christopher Spray, and Lorraine Cale. We discuss teachers’ learning intentions, pedagogical practices, and attitudes towards fitnesstesting. Full C…

Dr. Lauren Wheeler is a physical education teacher with the US Department of Defense, stationed in Germany. She has been a finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year due in part to her popular “Physically Healthy At That (PHAT)” program developed in collaboration with military partners to improve fitness outcomes for high school students. Dr. Wheel…

Dr. Jamie Brunsdon is a third year Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at the University of Memphis. Prior to moving to the University of Alabama in2018 to complete his doctoral degree, Jamie was a full and part-time physical education in England. His research interests include studying teacher and faculty socialization and…

This is the audio recording of the 2024 Catherine D. Ennis SIG Scholar Lecture. It is the highest honor awarded in the SIG and is named for a long-time SIG member Cathy Ennis who passed away in 2017. This year's recipient is Dr. Kevin Andrew Richards (University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign) and he is introduced by his mentor and past dissertation…

In this episode, Dr. Shelby Ison discusses the dissertation titled "Basic Psychological Needs, Affect, and Motivation Among Elementary Students in a Physical Activity-Based Wellness Program." Dr. Shelby Ison is visiting assistantprofessor at Northern Illinois University. Her primary research interests include understanding K-12 students' psychologi…

In this episode, Dr. Brandon Foye discusses his dissertation titled "Examining Online Learning in K–12 Online Physical Education and Physical Education Teacher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic". Following an 11-year career as a middle and high school physical education teacher, Dr. Foye enrolled in a doctoral program at Boston University. Aft…

Dr. Seunghyun Baek is an Assistant Professor in the Physical Education department at SUNY Cortland. Seunghyun completed her Ph.D. in Kinesiology at University of NorthCarolina at Greensboro in 2023 with Dr. Ben Dyson. She taught and worked with diverse student populations in the U.S. and South Korea, especially focused on Social and Emotional Learn…

In this episode, Dr. Shannon Mulhearn discusses her dissertation titled "Looking Inward: Does Physical Activity Promotion Training Transfer Beyond PETE?" Wellness promotion is the overarching theme that ties together Dr. Mulhearn’s body of work. Her current research focuses on innovative techniques of building resiliency in various areas of educati…

In this episode, Dr. Stacey Imagbe discusses her dissertation titled "Culturally Relevant Physcial Education for Optimizing Physical Activity Opportunities." Dr. Imagbe serves as a first-year assistant professor on a tenure track at Morehouse College, specifically within the Department of Kinesiology, Sports Studies, and Physical Education. Her pri…

Today we discuss the article ‘Even with the craziness, it worked’: PE teachers working in and with an ActivistApproach. We discuss the perceptions of physical education teachers learning to work in and with an activist approach in theirclassroom. Full Cite: Shilcutt, J. B., Oliver, K. L., Aranda, R., Mullany, P., Ryan, M., & True, L. (2023). ‘Even …

Dr. Obi Atkinson is an Assistant Professor in the Physical Education Department at SUNY Cortland. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Dr. Atkinson recently completed his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Sport Pedagogy. Hisresearch interests focus on variables and social agents that influence developmental outcomes for youth. Specifically, Dr. A…

Dr. Margaret Hemstrought is assistant professor of physical education, exercise & wellness studies at Utica University. She completed here Doctorate of Education degree at Northeastern University with a concentration in curriculum, teaching, learning, and leadership. She has an MS degree from SUNY Cortland and a BS degree from Springfield College. …

Dr. Chris Mellor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health of Sport Sciences at Adelphi University. He studies teacher socialization and the impact of washout on formal training. He is also passionate about the Spectrum of Teaching Styles, elementary methods, and supporting his students in fieldwork placements. In this episode, Dr. Mell…

Dr. Shannon Pennington is the Lead Teacher at the DREAM Academy in School District U-46, Elgin, IL. Dr. Pennington's doctoral studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign centered around trauma and its impact on student learning as well as social and emotional learning and support for teachers of marginalized subjects (e.g., art, music, p…

This episode features the dissertation titled "Meeting Diverse Student Needs: An Examination of a Physical Education Teacher Alumnus’ Culturally Responsive Teaching Beliefs and Their Enactment" by Dr. Craigory Nieman. Dr. Nieman is Visiting Assistant Professor of Instruction in Physical Education at the University of South Florida. He received his …

Dr. Misti Mueller brings 18 years of public school teaching experience to her associate professor role at the VCU School of Education. She was selected as the Virginia Middle School Physical Educator of the Year in 2004, and more recently, as the state’s College/University Physical Educator of the Year. She has presented at the national, state and …

Dr. Chris Merica discusses his dissertation titled "Survey Development Examining the Association of Socialization and Physical Educator CSPAP Involvement". Dr. Merica is assistant professor of at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He received his BS and PhD degrees from the University of Idaho and has previously coached several high sc…

Dr. Tony Q. Cobb, Jr. a native from Macon, GA holds a Doctor of Education degree in Sports and Athletic Management from Northcentral University, and a Master of Science degree in Sports Management from American Military University. As a former collegiate athlete, he also obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Alabama State…

January 2024 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleagues Physical literacy interventions across the lifespan. This session is hosted by Alexandre Mouton as well as Joao Martins and includes presentations by Johannes Carl, Lisa Barnett, Jean-Pierre Weerts and Charlie Nezondet. Session Video Recording Show notes: Link to the AIESEP 2024 Conference registr…

This podcast episode gives you an overview of what to expectwhen you get to Finland. If you’ve read the blog already (AIESEP Finland Blog Part 2: All about Finland) then this may not be for you as it is the audio version of the blog. All the links are in the blog I’ve written for AIESEP https://aiesep.org/aiesep-finland-blog-part-2-all-about-finlan…

Dr. Sophie Waller from the University of Georgia joins the podcast to discuss her dissertation research, "An Analysis of the Pedagogical Practices in Online Physical Education." We dive into her dissertation journey, highlighting the process and challenges. During this episode, Sophie shares her insights into some of the key learnings, both from he…

Marina Castro-García joins us to discuss the article deportigualízate: enacting critical intersectional feministpedagogy in Spanish PESTE published withDillon Landi and David Kirk. We discuss the experiences ofuniversity students from a Physical Education-Sport Tertiary Education program engaging with a critical intersectional feminist pedagogy uni…

Jenna Lorusso from the University of Limerick, Ireland, Hayley Morrison from the University of Alberta, and AshleyJohnson from Queens University join to discuss the article Scholarship and Grant Writing in Physical and Health Education: Top Ten Tips for Graduate Students published with Hayley Morrison and Ashley Johnson. We talk about tips on findi…

Dr. Michael Hemphill (UNC-Greensboro) has an exciting new series to share. Here is a brief introduction to it. The first episode launches Jan 23rd and a new episode will come out each Tuesday at 7am eastern USA time. Stay tuned! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pwrhpe/support…

This episode gives you some advice about booking travel to AIESEP 2024 in Jyväskylä. There are two more podcasts coming...the next talks about what to do around Helsinki and Jyväskylä, and the last one talks more about Finland in general, things to try, and places to visit and will give you final updates on the AIESEP conference including what to p…

Louis Francis-Edge and Annette Stride from Leeds BeckettUniversity join me to discuss the article Basketball shorts, plantation food, and ponytail weaves: Black teachers’ experiences of becoming and being a Physical Education teacher. We talk about the lived experiences of Black teachers becoming physical education teachers. On top of everything th…

This is the audio from the PETE Collaborative from December2023. It is a monthly meeting to discuss current issues in Physical Education Teacher Education and other topics relevant to health and PE. Title: Establishing Institutional and Inter-Institutional Structures for Research and Outreach Creating and sustaining structures for collaboration – w…

Dylan Scanlon from Deakin University, Australia, and Jenna Lorusso from the University of Limerick in Ireland join to discuss the article Understanding (and extending) the conceptual boundaries of policy research in physical education published withMelody Viczko. We talk about the policy research in school-based physical education between 2010 and …

This episode features Kevin Andrew Richards from the University of Illinois who shares about their pedagogy lab full of doctoral and undergraduate researchers. In addition to Univ of Illinois there are other larger groups of doctoral students at specific universities such as: Univ of New Mexico, UNC- Greeley, UNC-Greensboro, and Univ of Alabama. Ma…

Dr. Brendan SueSee comes on to share the Arnoldian perspective to PE. This shorter podcast stemmed from a recent paper he published with Shane Pill and John Williams. Here is a citation to the paper: SueSee, B., Pill, S., & Williams, J. (2023). Arnold wanted X but we got Y–the Queensland senior physical education syllabus application of the Arnoldi…

This is the audio from the Nov 2nd 2023 PETE Collaborative Title: Tuning into today’s K-12 learners & teachers: Practical implications for teacher education Description: This session invites you to consider all current learners’ and future teachers’ needs for the promotion and sustainability of health and physical education. Join us as we hear from…

Kevin Andrew Richards hosts another episode of Going Behind the Research, as recurring segment that seeks to humanize research by discussing the challenges, successes, and lessons learned through the research process. This episode features Carla Luguetti and Juliana Ryan who provide insight into the trust and radical openness required to conduct pa…

This is the audio from the Thursday October 26th 2023 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleagues Dialogue & solidarity in teacher education: Positionality in advocating for social justice. The session is hosted by Carla Luguetti and the speakers are Ann MacPhail (project leader), two teacher educators involved in the research: Paul McFlynn and Dylan Sc…

Dr. Kevin Richards host another episode of "going behind the research" this format of podcasts dives deeper into the why, what, and how of research with an individual scholar. This episode interviews Dr. Jamie Brunsdon from the University of Memphis. They discuss a 2023 article that Jamie published in PESP Full Cite: Jamie Jacob Brunsdon (18 Sep 20…

George Mason University is looking for a PhD student interested in Physical Education. Qualified applicants are eligible for: • 20hr/week Graduate Research Assistantship • Stipend • Health Insurance • Tuition Waiver • Teaching Undergraduate Courses Research Areas of Interest • After-School PA Programs • Curriculum & Instruction • Teacher Developmen…

Jennifer Agans joins us to discuss the article Self-Determination Through Circus Arts: Exploring Youth Development in a Novel Activity Context. We discuss the basic psychologicalneeds and positive development outcomes of youth who participate in circus arts programs. Full Cite: Agans, J. P., Davis, J. L, Vazou, S., & Jarus, T. (2019). Self-Determin…

This is the audio from the PETE Collaborative on Thursday, October 5th, 2023 4:00-5:15 PM (Eastern). The collaborative meets the first Thursday of the month during the academic year. You can DM (@theHPEpodcast) to get the link for future events Title: To Use or Not to Use: Artificial Intelligence in PETE/HETE Description: This session will focus on…

Sean Fullerton joins us to discuss the articles “Resistance Training in Secondary Physical Education: Recommendations to Improve Teacher Content Knowledge” and “Implementing Long-Term Athletic Development Within K–12 Physical Education”. We talk about health-related fitness for each physical education instructional level. Full Cite: Fullerton, S. A…

This podcast explains the AIESEP PhD Summer School hosted in Finland May 18-20th directly after the AIESEP conference May 13-17th, 2024. You can find all the information and the application here:https://aiesep.org/aiesep-2024-summer-school-for-phd-students/ Timeline: • October 31st: Applications due for PhD Summer School • October 31st: Abstract Pr…

This podcast is the audio from the SIG 93 AERA seminar held online September 21st 3pm-4:30pm. Title: “A discussion about AI as a disruptive technology in research and PETE.” The seminar is based on a recent open-access article in JTPE about AI (the authors will be the panelists/facilitators). If you have not had much experience with AI in research,…

Tori Shiver, Michael Hemphill and Erin Centeio join me to discuss a recent article by Dr. Phillip Ward from The Ohio State University titled: An Analysis of Physical Education and Health Education Teacher Education Programs in the United States published with Won Seok Chey, Insook Kim, Emi Tsuda, Bomna Ko, Dena Deglau, and Kyuil Cho. This article w…

Brian Dauenhauer, Jen Krause, and Jaimie McMullen share some excitingnews about Active Schools. This program, that started as Let’s Move Active Schools under President Obama and spearheaded by Michelle Obama has continued to thrive. There are some brand new resources available that are discusses in the podcast. Links to the documents we discuss are…