Joy in “Active for Life” Aims: Research-Informed Tools to Enhance Movement Mood

Auteurs-es

  • Rebecca Lloyd University of Ottawa
  • Stephen Smith
  • Catalina Belalcazar

Biographie de l'auteur-e

Rebecca Lloyd, University of Ottawa

Dr. Rebecca Lloyd is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Ottawa. She has developed a Motion-Sensing Phenomenological approach to researching the kinaesthetic cultivation of flow in a variety of contexts, from the philosophic tenets of teacher education to the more practical contexts of physical education, coaching, and exercise pedagogy. Her current 5-year, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funded InterActive for Life (IA4L) Project is premised on gathering knowledge from world class experts in relational movement practices, such as salsa dance, equestrian arts, and martial arts, and mobilizing such knowledge in multi-modal ways with the goal of inspiring changes in pedagogical practice. Her innovative program of research, conceptually framed by the Function2Flow interdisciplinary model, was formally acknowledged by Faculty of Education’s New Research Award in 2014. It also philosophically informs her approach to university teaching and her co-direction of the teacher education Comprehensive School Health cohort. Dr. Lloyd continues to draw upon her past experience in sport psychology, fitness education, and ballet as she strives to create vibrant interactions, not only on campus, but also on the Latin dance floor where she is known to medal.

 

 

Publié-e

2026-07-22