Lisa Taylor is a PhD Candidate at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, and has taught undergraduate- and graduate-level health and physical education courses at a number of universities including the University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, and Memorial University of Newfoundland. Prior to teaching at the post-secondary level, Lisa enjoyed eight years teaching grades one through twelve health and physical education and successfully launched and led health promoting community development teams within two schools. Currently, Lisa is researching teacher health and well-being during the pandemic, as well as post-secondary pedagogy for health promotion in schools. Lisa is also the editor of the Runner: The Journal of the Health and Physical Education Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association.

Areas of Instruction:

• Physical Literacy
• Sport and Recreation Management
• Foundations of Instruction
• Health and Physical Teacher Education

Areas of Scholarship:

• Teacher Wellness
• Health Promotion in Schools
• Post-Secondary Student Wellness
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Selected Publications:

Taylor, L. M. (2021). Secondary students as designers of learning in physical education: An inquiry-based low organized games assignment. Runner: The Journal of the Health and Physical Education Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association, 52, 25-27. https://www.hpec.ab.ca/the-runner

Moules, N. J., Taylor, L. M. (2021). Conducting interviews in hermeneutic research: An example. Journal of Applied Hermeneutics, 2021, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.11575/jah.v2021i2021.71844

Taylor, L. M. (2021). Supporting student wellness to enable resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emerging Perspectives Interdisciplinary Graduate Research in Education and Psychology (EPIGREP), 5(2), 1–5. https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ep/article/view/72495

Taylor, L. M. (2020). Setting up a comprehensive school health team: My experience, the method, and a hunger for more! Runner: The Journal of the Health and Physical Education Council of The Alberta Teachers’ Association, 51, 49-52. https://www.hpec.ab.ca

Taylor, L. M. (2021.) Exploring the use of social media in secondary physical education: The #active365 challenge. Revue phénEPS/PHEnex Journal, 12(1), 1–21. https://ojs.acadiau.ca/index.php/phenex/issue/view/2267

Selected Presentations:

• Taylor, L. M. (2021, June 7–10). Combining listening, physical activity, and time in the great outdoors as graduate student resiliency strategies in contemporary times. Poster presentation at the Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d’Éducation Physique/International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) 2021, Online.
• Tingle, E., Taylor, L. M., Fulwiler, D., Marjoram, R., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2021, June 7-10). Podcasts as a pathway for living wellness in higher education. Pre-recorded conference presentation for the Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d’Éducation Physique/International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP) 2021, Online.
• Kilborn, M., & Taylor, L. M. (2023, May, 4). Towards more wholistic physical and health education teacher education. Conference session presented at the Physical and Health Education Canada Research Council (PHECRC) Forum, Charlottetown, PEI.
• Taylor, L. M. (2022, May 16). Understanding teacher well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic: A roundtable discussion regarding research in progress. Conference session presented live at the Canadian Committee of Graduate Students in Education (CCGSE), Con
• Taylor, L. M. (2022, Feb 24). Understanding teacher health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented live at the Celebrating Sessionals Symposium 2022, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Online.

Relevant Community Service

• Editor of The Runner: The Journal of the Health and Physical Education Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
• Member of the Werklund Wellness Champions Committee Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary
• Social media contributor of Shaganappi Nordic Operations (SNO)
• Member of the Alberta Teacher Educators of Physical and Health Education (ATEPHE)