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.
Dr Leigh Sperka is a Lecturer in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences. She graduated with First Class Honours from the Bachelor of Health, Sport and Physical Education in 2013 and completed her Doctor of Philosophy in 2018.
Her research focuses on the outsourcing of education. This includes investigating decision-making around the practice, how outsourcing impacts curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment, and student perspectives of outsourced lessons.
In her teaching, she emphasises the importance of creating an inclusive environment in Health and Physical Education that allows all students to participate and experience success. Students are at the centre of her teaching. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has been awarded:
U21 Health Sciences Teaching Excellence Award (2021)
UQ Commendation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2020)
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Awards for Teaching Excellence (2020)
Paul Treschman is an Associate Lecturer in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences (HMNS). He is currently undertaking his PhD at the University of Queensland (UQ).
His research interests are in formative assessment and feedback in the Physical Education setting. This includes investigating the influence of teachers’ behavaiours on students' motivation, learning and performance.
