Jennifer Gruno
Position
Assistant Teaching Professor
Contact
Office:
MCK 128
Credentials
BEd (UVic), MAPE (UVic), LATHE (UVic), PhD (UVic)
Area of expertise
Physical and Health Education, nature-based physical activity.
Description
Dr. Gruno is an Assistant Teaching Professor. Her research interests include fostering students’ meaningful connections to nature in Physical and Health Education, and pre-service and in-service teacher education.Research interests
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- Nature-based physical activity
- Physical and Health Education
- Human-nature connectedness
- Nature literacy
- Teacher professional development
- Teacher education
Selected publications
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- Gruno, J. & Gibbons, S. L. (2024). Using their (Photo)voice: Student experiences with nature-based physical activities in and beyond Physical and Health Education. Canadian Journal of Action Research, 24(3), 71-104.
- Gruno, J. & Gibbons, S.L. (2024). Moving from discussion to action: A formative research process to implement nature-based physical activiti