
Overview
Background
Dillon Landi joined the University of Queensland in 2024 as a Lecturer in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences. He received his PhD from the University of Auckland (Aotearoa New Zealand) and two postgraduate degrees from Columbia University (New York, USA). He has held previous academic appointments at the University of Auckland, Towson University (Maryland, USA), and the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK) in health, wellbeing, and education. Dillon conducts research and teaches courses related to health and wellbeing, research methods, and education. He has a particular focus on research topics related to equity and diversity in school-based health education, physical education, and sex education.
Availability
- Dr Dillon Landi is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Health, Sport and Physical Education, Campbell University
- Masters (Research) of Physical Education, Columbia University in the City of New York
- Masters (Research) of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Columbia University in the City of New York
- Doctor of Philosophy of Education, University of Auckland
Research interests
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Health Education
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Sex Education
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Physical Education
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Qualitative Research Methods
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LGBTQ+
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Equity & Diversity
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Chinese students’ experiences of ‘high-stakes’ assessment: the role of fitness testing
Yang, Jing, Bartle, Gillian, Kirk, David and Landi, Dillon (2025). Chinese students’ experiences of ‘high-stakes’ assessment: the role of fitness testing. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2025.2449664
2025
Journal Article
Shaping (queer) orientations: affective experiences and professional changes of a transgender and intersex teacher in physical education
Sáenz Macana, Angélica Maria, Landi, Dillon and Devís-Devís, José (2025). Shaping (queer) orientations: affective experiences and professional changes of a transgender and intersex teacher in physical education. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 17 (1), 61-75. doi: 10.1080/2159676x.2024.2390424
2025
Journal Article
Busier, happier, and good(er) – 40 years on from ‘Busy, Happy, and Good’ as success in teaching physical education
Quennerstedt, Mikael, Landi, Dillon and Casey, Ashley (2025). Busier, happier, and good(er) – 40 years on from ‘Busy, Happy, and Good’ as success in teaching physical education. Quest, 77 (1), 58-78. doi: 10.1080/00336297.2024.2393624
2024
Journal Article
LGBTQIA+ topics in sport, human movement and education
Storr, Ryan, Landi, Dillon and Flory, Sara B. (2024). LGBTQIA+ topics in sport, human movement and education. Sport, Education and Society, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2024.2362279
2024
Journal Article
Social justice and physical education in the United States: the need for new maps
Landi, Dillon and Sutherland, Sue (2024). Social justice and physical education in the United States: the need for new maps. Kinesiology Review, 13 (2), 1-11. doi: 10.1123/kr.2024-0012
2024
Conference Publication
Becoming-Trans*: Examining how a trans* teacher finds her way in physical education
Sáenz Macana, Angélica Maria and Landi, Dillon (2024). Becoming-Trans*: Examining how a trans* teacher finds her way in physical education. 2024 AIESEP International Conference, Jyväskylä, Finland, 13-17 March 2024. Jyväskylä, Finland: University of Jyväskylä.
2024
Book Chapter
Thinking qualitatively: paradigms and design in qualitative research
Landi, Dillon (2024). Thinking qualitatively: paradigms and design in qualitative research. Qualitative research and evaluation in physical education and sport pedagogy. (pp. 31-47) edited by Kevin Andrew Richards, Michael A. Hemphill and Paul M. Wright. Burlington, MA United States: Jones and Bartlett Learning.
2024
Conference Publication
Development of deportigualízate: an intersectional critical feminist curriculum
Castro-García, Marina, Landi, Dillon and Kirk, David (2024). Development of deportigualízate: an intersectional critical feminist curriculum. 2024 AIESEP International Conference, Jyväskylä, Finland, 13-17 March 2024. Jyväskylä, Finland: University of Jyväskylä.
2023
Book Chapter
Queering school sport and physical education
Pringle, Richard and Landi, Dillon (2023). Queering school sport and physical education. Queer studies and education. (pp. 217-233) edited by Nelson M. Rodriguez, Robert C. Mizzi, Louisa Allen and Rob Cover. New York, NY United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780197687000.003.0012
2023
Journal Article
LGBTQIA plus topics in physical education: an introduction
Landi, Dillon, Flory, Sara and Storr, Ryan (2023). LGBTQIA plus topics in physical education: an introduction. Sport Education and Society, 28 (9), 1011-1020. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2023.2254670
2023
Journal Article
Precarity, fitness testing and critical pedagogy: a response-able approach
Landi, Dillon (2023). Precarity, fitness testing and critical pedagogy: a response-able approach. Motrivivência, 35 (66), 1-15. doi: 10.5007/2175-8042.2023.e95538
2023
Conference Publication
Chinese young people’s experiences of high-stakes fitness testing in school physical education
Yang, Jing, Bartle, Gillian, Kirk, David and Landi, Dillon (2023). Chinese young people’s experiences of high-stakes fitness testing in school physical education. European Conference on Educational Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 22-25 August 2023. Berlin, Germany: European Educational Research Association.
2023
Conference Publication
Physical education teachers’ and teacher educators engagements with curriculum policy in Scotland
Yang, Jing, Landi, Dillon and Kirk, David (2023). Physical education teachers’ and teacher educators engagements with curriculum policy in Scotland. European Conference on Educational Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 22-25 August 2023. Berlin, Germany: European Educational Research Association.
2023
Journal Article
deportigualízate: enacting critical intersectional feminist pedagogy in Spanish PESTE
Castro-García, Marina, Landi, Dillon and Kirk, David (2023). deportigualízate: enacting critical intersectional feminist pedagogy in Spanish PESTE. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/17408989.2023.2284927
2023
Conference Publication
Discussant: Promoting inclusion and social justice through teacher education
Landi, Dillon (2023). Discussant: Promoting inclusion and social justice through teacher education. European Conference on Educational Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 22-25 August 2023. Berlin, Germany: European Educational Research Association.
2023
Conference Publication
Becoming-activist: A teacher’s journey of engaging with the activist approach in school-based physical education
Lamb, Cara, Landi, Dillon, Kirk, David and Oliver, Kimberly L. (2023). Becoming-activist: A teacher’s journey of engaging with the activist approach in school-based physical education. European Conference on Educational Research, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 22-25 August 2023. Berlin, Germany: European Educational Research Association.
2023
Conference Publication
Paradigmatic thinking in health, wellbeing and education research
Landi, Dillon (2023). Paradigmatic thinking in health, wellbeing and education research. BERA Conference 2023: PESP Invisible College, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 11 August 2023. Birmingham, United Kingdom: British Educational Research Association.
2022
Book Chapter
Fitness testing as a debated and contested PE-for-health practice
Alfrey, Laura and Landi, Dillon (2022). Fitness testing as a debated and contested PE-for-health practice. Physical education pedagogies for health. (pp. 33-47) edited by Lorraine Cale and Jo Harris. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003225904-3
2022
Journal Article
Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on college students
Wood, Caroline, Yu, Zuojin, Sealy, Diadrey-Anne, Moss, Ian, Zigbuo-Wenzler, Enia, McFadden, Carrie, Landi, Dillon and Brace, Andrea M. (2022). Mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on college students. Journal of American College Health, 72 (2), 463-468. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2040515
2021
Journal Article
Beyond the BEEPs: affect, FitnessGram®, and diverse youth
Safron, Carrie and Landi, Dillon (2021). Beyond the BEEPs: affect, FitnessGram®, and diverse youth. Sport Education and Society, 27 (9), 1020-1034. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2021.1953978
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