Dillon Landi is in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education and Social Work. He specialises in health, kinesiology, and education.
Dillon's work encompasses concepts of health, physical activity, and education. Drawing on biomedical and socio-cultural understandings of the body, he analyses the way students bodies are either limited or augmented in school-based health programs (including health education, physical education, and physical activity more broadly).
Prior to attending the University of Auckland, Dillon received a Masters of Education and a Masters of Arts at Columbia University. He worked under the direction of Professor and AERA Fellow Stephen Silverman. Dillon served as a tutor for Research Methodology in the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences.
While a master's student at Columbia, Dillon concomitantly served as a teacher and administrator in Health, Physical Education, and Sport. He has served in these capacities for seven years across all levels of education (Primary- Higher Education). Dillon has primarily served in urban school districts in the Greater New York City area.
Unfinished Thoughts
Unfinished Thoughts is a podcast that is dedicated to providing educators around the world a platform to learn and share best practices. We use our podcast to showcase some of the top educators in our field and attempt to analyze their success. Unfinished Thoughts has included topics such as standards-based instruction, neuroscience, mindfulness, and social justice. We attempt to bring you topical issues that will improve your teaching and ultimately help our students live happy, healthy and active lives.