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Dr Veronica O'Toole

Contact

Department: School of Educational Studies and Leadership

Email: veronica.otoole@canterbury.ac.nz

Office: Rehua Level 5

Language: English

Current research and teaching interests include emotions and emotional intelligence, and enhancing the emotional wellbeing of teachers and students
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Fields of Research

  • Emotional Literacy/Emotional Intelligence
  • Culturally and linguistically sustaining approaches to Social Emotional Learning
  • Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • Teachers' emotions and well-being
  • Emotions in tertiary teaching and learning
  • Emotional effects of Canterbury Earthquakes on teachers
  • Children’s experience of emotion in the classroom
  • Classroom based research
  • Emotional wellbeing impacts of pandemic lockdown in education

Researcher Summary

My primary research interests are emotions, emotional intelligence (EI), emotion regulation and social emotional wellbeing of students and  teachers, including during and post disaster. Recent projects include a Teaching & Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) project entitled, “Co-constructing a culturally and linguistically sustaining, Te Tiriti -based Ako framework for socio-emotional wellbeing in education”. I am also involved in other research projects investigating teachers’ wellbeing and EI, and students’ emotions in higher education, in New Zealand and Ireland, having been a visiting scholar at University of Limerick Ireland, in 2019. Current research includes the impacts of Covid-19 lockdowns on Irish teachers and principals. Previous research includes investigating the emotional impacts of the Christchurch February 2011 earthquake on Christchurch teachers, funded by the University of Canterbury Digital Archive (CEISMIC), and an investigation into emotions in tertiary teaching, funded by AKO Aotearoa. In 2011, the Fulbright-Cognition Scholar in Educational Research Award enabled me to spend six weeks at the Health Education and Behavior (HEB) Lab at Yale University, where key EI research programmes have been developed, and six weeks as Visiting Scholar to the Department of Educational leadership at Wichita State University, Kansas.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Education: Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Pre-Service Teacher Education

Resources

  • Staff webpage
  • Ako Aotearoa Funded Research Investigation into the role of emotions in tertiary teaching
  • CEISMIC Funded Research Investigation into the Emotional Impact of the Christchurch Earthquakes on T
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  • Veronica_OToole Sutton-Smith Doctoral Award, 2006.pdf

Prizes and Awards

  • Fulbright Cognition Scholar in Educational Research ( 2011 )
  • Inaugural recipient of the Sutton Smith Doctoral Excellence Award of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) ( 2006 )
  • University Teaching Award ( 2014 )
  • Teaching and Learning Excellence Award ( 2013 )

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Chapters
  • Denston A., Martin R., Fickel LH. and O'Toole V. (2023) Re- engaging a culturally and linguistically holistic approach to education in Aotearoa New Zealand: How teachers’ noticing fosters children’s socio- emotional development. Wellbeing: Global Policies and Perspectives: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond: 101-122.
  • Nohilly M. and O'Toole V. (2023) Teacher Self-Care Practices to Support Wellbeing during the Covid 19 Pandemic. In Mullings J; Paul TJ; Dunn L; Arbor S; Meeks-Gardener J (Ed.), Well-Being Across the Globe - New Perspectives - Concepts, Correlates and Geography Online First: IntechOpen.
  • O'Toole V., Tynan F. and Nohilly M. (2023) Creating a shared understanding of wellbeing: A comparison in wellbeing discourse between Aotearoa New Zealand and Ireland. In Kamp A; Brown C; McMenamin T; O'Toole V (Ed.), Wellbeing: Global Policies and Perspectives Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, New York, Wien,: Peter Lang. http://dx.doi.org/10.3726/b18360.
  • Denston A., Fickel L., Martin R. and O'Toole V. (2022) Laying the Foundation for Wellbeing in Youth in New Zealand: Developing socio-emotional understandings in students, families and teachers through a co-constructed culturally and linguistically sustaining framework.. In McLellan R; Faucher C; Simovska V (Ed.), Wellbeing and Schooling: Cross Cultural and Cross Disciplinary Perspectives: 121-133.Springer. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95205-1.
  • O'Toole V. and Martin R. (2019) The role of emotions in education in Aotearoa. In Kamp A (Ed.), Education studies in Aotearoa New Zealand: Key disciplines and emerging directions: 179-200. New Zealand: NZCER Press.
Edited Volumes
  • Kamp A; Brown C; McMenamin T; O'Toole V (Ed.) (2023) Wellbeing: Global Policies and Perspectives: Insights from Aotearoa New Zealand and Beyond. Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers. http://dx.doi.org/10.3726/b18360.
Journal Articles
  • Denston A., Martin R., Fickel L. and O'Toole V. (2022) Strengthening Socio-Emotional Learning in Aotearoa New Zealand: Teacher and Whānau Understandings of Wellbeing. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-022-00261-4.
  • Denston A., Martin R., Fickel L. and O'Toole V. (2022) Teachers’ perspectives of social-emotional learning: Informing the development of a linguistically and culturally responsive framework for social-emotional wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand. Teaching and Teacher Education 117 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2022.103813.
  • O'Toole V. and O'Flaherty J. (2022) The role of emotion in higher education: exploring global citizenship education. Irish Educational Studies http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2022.2135565.
  • Lindsay H., O'Toole V. and Culpan I. (2019) Emotions, Physical Education Leadership in Schools, and the Quest for Authenticity. New Zealand Physical Educator - Physical Education New Zealand- 52(2) 1: 4-8.
  • O'Toole V., Martin R., Fickel L. and Britt E. (2019) Emotional wellbeing as perceived and understood through the lenses of SEL and PYD: A qualitative commentary and suggestions for future research in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Psychology 48(2) 9: 91-102.
  • O'Toole VM. (2019) Facilitating teachers’ reflections on their affect 18 months after the February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. American Educational Research Association’s Social & Emotional Learning SIG 170 12(1) 3: 8-12.
  • O'Toole VM. (2018) "Running on Fumes": Emotional exhaustion and burnout of teachers following a natural disaster. Social Psychology of Education 21(5): 1081-1112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11218-018-9454-x.
  • O'Toole VM. (2017) “Fear would well up and it was just a luxury that you just didn’t have time for”: teachers’ emotion regulation strategies at school during the February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. Social Psychology of Education 20(3): 513-542. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11218-017-9383-0.
  • O'Toole VM. (2017) “I thought I was going to die”: Teachers’ reflections on their emotions and cognitive appraisals in response to the February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. New Zealand Journal of Psychology 46(2): 71-86.
  • O'Toole VM. and Friesen MD. (2016) Teachers as first responders in tragedy: The role of emotion in teacher adjustment eighteen months post-earthquake. Teaching and Teacher Education 59(October 2016): 57-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2016.05.012.
  • Carter JD., Crowe M., Carlyle D., Frampton CM., Jordan J., McIntosh VVW., O'Toole VM., Whitehead L. and Joyce PR. (2012) Patient change processes in psychotherapy: Development of a new scale. Psychotherapy Research 22(1): 115-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2011.631195.
  • O'Toole VM., Ogier-Price A. and Hucks AD. (2011) Emotional intelligence and subjective well-being in tertiary teaching: A pilot study. Journal of Adult Learning Aotearoa New Zealand 39(1): 39-52.
  • O'Toole V. (2010) Tertiary teachers' perspectives on emotion regulation. Journal of Adult Learning Aotearoa New Zealand 38(2): 51-69.
  • O'Toole V., Ogier-Price A. and Hucks A. (2010) Diary Study of Tertiary Teachers' Emotions. Journal of Adult Learning Aotearoa New Zealand 38(1): 23-43.
  • Collins S. and O'Toole VM. (2006) The use of Nuthall's unique methodology to better understand the realities of children's classroom experience. Teaching and Teacher Education 22(5): 592-611. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2006.01.003.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Collins B., Nohilly M. and O'Toole V. (2021) Locked out: Impact of Covid-19 on school relationships and staff wellbeing in Irish primary schools. In Keating S; Morrisey B; Nohilly M; Maunsell C (Eds). Unmute Yourself! Communication and Education in Response to Crises Proceedings from the 5th SPHE Network Conference Hosted online by DCU Institute of Education 12th November, 2021: 52-64. Ireland: Social Personal Health and Education (SPHE) Network Ireland.
  • O'Toole V. (2020) Teachers' Perceptions of Social Emotional Learning, Mindfulness, and Burnout, Following Participation in a Postgraduate Course on Emotions. In http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/1587879.
  • O'Toole VM. (2019) "Fearful but Coping": Teachers' Reflections on Their Emotional Experiences as First Responders in an Earthquake. In AERA 2019 Proceedings: 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/1446650.
  • O'Toole V. (2013) Emotional impact of the Earthquakes of Teachers "Unsung Heroes". In UC Quakestudies.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Nohilly M., O'Toole V. and Collins B. (2023) The Impact of School Closures Resulting From the COVID-19 Pandemic on Teacher and Principal Well-Being. Chicago Illinois: American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, 13-16 Apr 2023.
  • Martin R., Denston A., Fickel L. and O'Toole V. (2021) Understanding how teachers perceive socio-emotional wellbeing: Contributing to the development of a linguistically and culturally responsive SEW framework in Aotearoa New Zealand. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: 13th Educational Psychology Forum, 1-2 Feb 2021.
  • Nohilly M., Collins B. and O'Toole V. (2021) Locked Out: Impact of Covid-19 on School Relationships and Staff Wellbeing in Irish Primary Schools. Social and Personal Health Network, Dublin, Ireland: Unmute Yourself. Communication and Education in Response to Crisis., 12-12 Nov 2021.
  • Nohilly M., Collins B. and O'Toole V. (2021) Primary School Closures during the Coronovirus pandemic: Impacts, Opportunities and Connections. Online: Educational Studies Association of Ireland (ESAI), 25-26 Mar 2021.
  • Fickel L., Denston A., Martin R. and O'Toole V. (2020) Collaborating for Children's Well-Being: Families, Teachers, and Reserchers Co-Constructing a Framework for Socio-Emotional Learning. San Francisco, canceled due to pandemic: American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting., 17-21 Apr 2020.
  • Martin R., Fickel L., O'Toole V. and Denston A. (2019) Co-constructing a framework for socio-emotional well-being in children in Years 5 to 9: A Te Tiriti based Ako approach. University of Canterbury, Christchurch: New Zealand Association for Research in Education, 17-20 Nov 2019.
  • O'Toole V. (2019) Teachers' perceptions of improved emotional intelligence and mindfulness, through participation in a postgraduate course on understanding emotions. University of Canterbury, Christchurch: New Zealand Association for Research in Education, 17-20 Nov 2019.
  • O'Toole V., Martin R., Fickel L. and Denston A. (2019) Co-constructing a culturally and linguistically sustaining, Te Tiriti –based Ako framework for socio-emotional wellbeing in education: A collaborative project among teachers, whanau, hapū and iwi, to enable a holistic approach to education.. Chicago Illinois: Collaborative for Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) 2019 Conference, 2-4 Oct 2019.
  • O'Toole VM. and O'Flaherty J. (2019) Social awareness: A comparative study of pre-service and in-service teachers in Ireland and New Zealand. St. Angela’s College and Radisson Blu Hotel, Sligo, Ireland: Education Studies Association of Ireland, 11-13 Apr 2019.
  • O'Toole VM., Martin R., Fickel L. and Denston A. (2019) Co-Constructing a culturally and linguistically sustaining, Te Tiriti-based Ako framework for socio-emotional wellbeing in education. University of Canterbury: Child Well-being Research Symposium Programme, 6-7 Jun 2019.
  • O'Toole VM. (2018) “My emotional reservoir isn’t filling as fast”. Teachers’ exhaustion 18 months post-earthquake.. University of Canterbury: Canterbury Earthquakes Symposium, 29-30 Nov 2018.
  • O'Toole VM. (2018) Tertiary Educators’ beliefs about their Emotion Regulation in Changing Landscapes – Both Neoliberal and Post Disaster. University College Dublin: Educational Studies Association of Ireland – Conference 2018 Values and Purpose in Education, 5-7 Apr 2018.
  • Solomon K., O'Toole V., Martin R. and Fickel L. (2018) "Māhunga ake" (Heads Up) – A Pilot Study. Co-constructing a context-sensitive emotional literacy programme for adult learners in a Māori organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand.. Sydney: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), 2-6 Dec 2018.
  • Cory-Wright J., O'Toole VM. and North C. (2017) Field trips, the brain, and emotional engagment in theoretical sociopolitical concepts. Tauranga, New Zealand: Past, Present and Future Physical Education, Health Education and Education Outdoors National Conference, 10-12 Jul 2017.
  • Martin R., Fickel L., O'Toole VM. and Britt E. (2017) Making the Unseen Seen: Using a Treaty Framework to Support Holistic Well-being in Education. Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education Annual Conference 2017 (NZARE), 20-22 Nov 2017.
  • Burley J., France KG. and O'Toole VM. (2016) The experiences of families participating in group Teen Triple P post-earthquakes: A qualitative study. Melbourne, Australia: 8th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (WCBCT), 22-25 Jun 2016.
  • O'Toole VM. (2013) Emotion regulation among tertiary teachers: Their commitment to optimal performance in good times and bad. Wellington, New Zealand: Kimihia, rangahau te wānanga inamata, Current issues in higher education research seminar (NZARE), 12-12 Jul 2013.
  • O'Toole VM. (2013) We all just turtled': The emotional impact of the Christchurch earthquakes on teachers then and now. Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand: Social Psychology in the Classroom International Conference 2013, 15-18 Jul 2013.
  • O'Toole VM. and McDonald A. (2013) Emotional impact of the Earthquakes of Teachers "Unsung Heroes". University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: CEISMIC Contestable Fund Mini Conference, 5 Jun 2013.
  • O'Toole VM. (2012) Well-being and emotional literacy. Christchurch College of Education: Well-being, the Good Life and Education Symposium, 16-16 Oct 2012.
  • O'Toole V. (2011) Theoretical Perspectives on Adult Teaching and Learning. Christchurch, New Zealand: 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ), 21-24 Feb 2011.
  • O'Toole V. (2010) How children choose to engage in learning tasks: An emotion-regulation perspective on findings from multi-method classroom-based research. Christchurch, New Zealand: Graham Nuthall Classroom Research Trust International Symposium 2010, 16-18 Aug 2010.
  • O'Toole V. and Grace RC. (2010) Developing a classroom-based methodology to identify children's emotions during learning task engagement. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 3rd Educational Psychology Forum, 1-2 Nov 2010.
  • Gray W., Conner L. and O'Toole V. (2009) A framework for investigating the role of a teacher's emotions in teaching and learning science. Rotorua, New Zealand: NZARE Conference & Annual Meeting, 30 Nov-4 Dec 2009.
  • O'Toole V. (2009) "Some People Don't Really Bother Asking You Questions Like That": Children's Theories About Emotion and Learning in the Elementary School Classroom. San Diego, CA, USA: American Educational Research Association (AREA) 2009 Annual Meeting, 13-17 Apr 2009.
  • O'Toole VM. (2009) Involving Young People as Collaborators in Educational Research: Insights on Challenges and Opportunities in the New Zealand Context. San Diego, CA, USA: American Educational Research Association (AREA) 2009 Annual Meeting, 13-17 Apr 2009.
  • O'Toole VM. (2008) A New Method for Measuring the Emotions Experienced by Children During Learning Task Engagement in the Elementary School Classroom. New York, NY, USA: American Education Research Association 2008 Annual Meeting, 24-28 Mar 2008.
  • O'Toole VM. (2008) Some people don't really bother asking you questions like that: Children's theories about emotion and learning in the elementary school classroom. Palmerston North, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education 2008 National Conference, 24-27 Nov 2008.
  • O'Toole VM., Sandretto S., De Vocht-van Alphen L. and Andreotti V. (2008) What happens when education researchers listen to young people? Palmerston North, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education National Conference, 24-27 Nov 2008.
Oral Presentations
  • O'Toole VM. (2018) “My emotional reservoir isn’t filling as fast”. Teachers’ exhaustion 18 months post-earthquake.. University of Canterbury: Canterbury Earthquakes Symposium, 29 Nov 2018.
  • O'Toole VM. (2016) Emotional Intelligence in Teaching. Kirkwood Intermediater School: Kirkwood Intermediate School Professional Development Presentation, 27 Jan 2016.
  • O'Toole VM. (2015) Leadership and Emotional Intelligence. She Cafe Governors Bay Christchurch: Secondary Student Achievement National Coordinators Hui, 29 Oct 2015.
  • O'Toole VM. (2014) Pro-active resilience "We all just turtled": Appreciating the caring and resilience of Canterbury Teachers during the February 2011 earthquake and beyond. Christchurch: Specialist Teaching Block Course, 27 Aug 2014.
  • O'Toole VM. (2013) Emotional Intelligence in Extra-Ordinary Learning and Leadership. Westpac Stadium Christchurch: "Extra-Ordinary Learning and Leadership", 29 Jan 2013.
  • O'Toole VM. (2013) Why Emotion. NZQA Wellington: NZQA & ACACA Workshop, 25 Mar 2013.
  • O'Toole VM. (2012) Emotional Intelligence in Workplace and Professional Learning. School of Management University of Canterbury: New Zealand Association for Training and Development (NZATD) Meeting, 28 Jun 2012.
  • O'Toole V. (2009) Investigation into the role of emotions in tertiary teaching. Christchurch, New Zealand: Projects in Process' Colloquium, 28 Aug 2009.
Reports
  • Fickel LH., Denston AMANDA., Martin RACHEL. and O'Toole V. (2023) Co-constructing a culturally and linguistically sustaining Te Tiriti–based Ako framework for socio-emotional wellbeing in education.TLRI. Commissioned by Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI).
  • O'Toole V., Ogier-Price A. and Hucks A. (2010) Investigation into the role of emotions in tertiary teaching.Commissioned by AKO Aotearoa, Southern Regional Hub.
  • Bowl M., La Porte T., Leahy J., O'Toole V., Tully E. and Margaret J. (2007) Adult and Community Education (ACE) Networks and Professional Development: Report of a Study Undertaken for the Tertiary Education Commission by the University of Canterbury Adult and Community Education Teaching and Research Team, September 2006 to June 2007.Commissioned by Tertiary Education Commission. 68pp.
Other
  • Fickel L., Martin R., Denston A. and O'Toole V. (2023) Co-constructing a culturally and Linguistically Sustaining, Te Tiriti –based Ako Framework for Socio-emotional Wellbeing in Education: A Collaborative Project Among Teachers, Whānau, Hapū and Iwi to Enable a Holistic Approach to Education Outcomes Poster. New Zealand: Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI). [Poster].
  • Nohilly M., Collins B. and O'Toole V. (2021) Covid-19, School Relationships and Staff Wellbeing: Clouds and Silver Linings. Blog: Social and Personal Health Network. [https://sphenetwork.ie/covid-19-school-relationships-and-staff-wellbeing-clouds-and-silver-linings/].
  • Genet RM., Conner LN. and O'Toole VM. (2017) Martin East: Assessing Foreign Language Students’ Spoken Proficiency: Stakeholders Perspectives on Assessment Innovation. NZ J Educ Stud http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-017-0095-y.
  • O'Toole VM. (2011) How Children Choose to Engage or Not Engage in Learning Tasks: Looking Afresh through an Emotion Regulation Lens. Social and Emotional Learning: Advances in SEL Research 5(1): 8-9. [Newsletter Article].
  • O'Toole V. (2010) Bringing out the Best in Education: Enhancing Quality in Higher Education: A Tempus Survey. Journal of Adult Learning Aotearoa New Zealand 38(2): 103-106. [Book Review].
  • O'Toole V. (2010) Paolo Freire in the 21st Century: Education, dialogue and transformation', by P. Roberts. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 45(2): 107-110. [Book Review].
  • O'Toole V. (2009) M. Zembylas, Teaching with emotion: A postmodern enactment. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, 2006. Journal of Adult Learning Aotearoa New Zealand 37(1): 72-76. [Book Review].
Theses / Dissertations
  • O'Toole VME. (2005) The role of emotion in children's learning task engagement in the elementary school classroom. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Student Supervision

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  • PhD - Lumb EE: Senior Secondary School Students' Experiences and Interpretations of School-Based Wellbeing Education
  • PhD - Revell KM: Student engagement in year 7/8 New Zealand Curriculum drama lessons
  • Masters - Morgan L: Factors within a youth-adult relationship that contribute to the development of resilience.
  • Completed
  • PhD - Brice LP: ?Loving learning? Emotional experiences in second-chance learning (2020)
  • PhD - Chandra D: Undergraduate students' perceptions and experiences of research in a New Zealand research university. (2022)
  • PhD - Clark B: A study of the effects of different time intervals between opportunities to learn (2014)
  • PhD - Genet R: An Approach to Curriculum Grace (2016)
  • PhD - Gray W: A discursive study of models of emotion in teaching and learning science (2010)
  • PhD - Solomon K: Matua Ake/Heads Up - An Emotional Literacy tool for Level 3 (and below) Learners (2021)
  • Masters - Burgess C: The Development of Social Information-processing and Emotion Processes in Early Childhood (2015)
  • Masters - Burley J: An Exploration of Teen Triple P following the Christchurch Earthquakes: A Qualitative Approach (2015)
  • Masters - Cory-Wright J: The importance of emotions in creating lasting impact and learning, through experiential outdoor education (2019)
  • Masters - Dowling R: Integration of social and emotional information processing within an interview format for young children: Age effects and associations with regulation and behavior. (2014)
  • Masters - Fraser CS: An evaluation of Graeme Dingle Foundation’s Kiwi Can, as an SEL and PYD programme, specifically looking at its ability to promote high school readiness, in the form of resilience and self-efficacy (2023)
  • Masters - Green E: Student Well-being Initiatives in Secondary Schools: A Scoping Study in Canterbury (2021)
  • Masters - Healey-Hughes S: Compassion in the Curriculum: Exploring the social acceptability of teaching an empathy development programme within the context of New Zealand primary schools. (2014)
  • Masters - Hooper L: An investigation into nonviolent communication as part of a quality learning circle approach with school teachers (2014)
  • Masters - Lindsay HJ: The emotion perception of Physical Education Heads of Department (2019)
  • Masters - Maguire L: Masters Thesis From Mountain Top to Coastal Wetlands – A Journey into Developing an Educational Pedagogy in a Rapidly Expanding Environmental Company (2013)
  • Masters - McDonald A: Eastside story: The perceived impact of the canterbury earthquakes on teacher performance (2014)
  • Masters - Moran H: Listen to the silence: The experiences of introverted students in the middle-school classroom. (2016)
  • Masters - Ogier-Price A: Can happiness be taught? The effects on subjective wellbeing of attending a course in positive psychology that includes the practice of multiple interventions. (2008)
  • Masters - Larby K: Character Strengths and Student Leadership (2022)
  • Honours - Cory-Wright J: The place of neuroscience and positive psychology in the philosophy of outdoor education (2014)
  • Honours - Harris L: How Social Engagement Creates the Physiology for Second Language Learning (2014)
  • Honours - Healey S: EDUC480 Research Project on "Roots of Empathy" (2012)
  • Honours - Kidd G: Schools and the Issue of Student Wellbeing (2017)
  • Honours - Larby K: Contemporary Issues and Debates in Positive Psychology in Education (2015)
  • Honours - Pieters M: Contemporary issues and debates in empathy and education in New Zealand's bicultural context (2018)
  • Honours - Shaw V: Contemporary Issues in Enhancing the Wellbeing Culture for Students Staff and School Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. (2018)
  • Summer Student - Fraser CS: Understanding Emotions in Education Leadership and Health Research Project (#2019-127) (2020)

Editorial Work

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  • New Zealand Journal of Adult Learning Aotearoa New Zealand Co-editor ( 2008 - 2014)

Review and Refereeing

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  • Asian Pacific Education Journal, Higher Education Research & Development, New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies ( 2006 - 2023)
  • Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies ( 2016 )
  • Australian Journal of Teacher Education ( 2017 )
  • Australian Journal of Teacher Education ( 2018 )
  • Higher Education Research and Development ( 2012 )
  • Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Care ( 2016 )
  • Journal of Special Education and Rehabilitation ( 2017 )
  • Pastoral Care in Education ( 2013 )

Affiliations

  • American Educational Research Association (AERA) (Professional Organisation): Elected Officer SEL SIG
  • New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) (Professional Organisation): Member

Research Projects

  • Co-constructing a culturally and linguistically sustaining, Te Tiriti -based Ako framework for socio-emotional wellbeing in education: A Teaching & Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) Funded Project
  • The emotional impact of the Earthquakes on Teachers
  • Investigation into the role of emotions in tertiary teaching: A pilot study into the emotions experienced by tertiary educators in their teaching
  • Psychotherapy Factors Related to Outcome in Depression
  • The Project on Learning led by the late Professor Emeritus Graham Nuthall
  • Adult and Community Education (ACE) Networks and Professional Development

Key Methodologies

  • Multiple methods incorporating qualitative and quantitative
  • Video & audio-recorded data in classroom based research
  • Observational methods
  • Video-cued interviewing of children
  • Experience sampling methods
  • Qualitative analysis
  • Case studies
  • Structured and semi-structured interviewing with teachers and children
  • Diary Studies
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