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Research Summary
SEL and teacher/student mental health, organizational wellbeing, experiential and place-based education, physical and health education, interdisciplinary teaching, professional learning
Biography
Darlene Loland (she/her) is a passionate educator who prior to completing her PhD taught for more than 20 years in SD38 (Richmond), SD 91 (Nechako Lakes), and SD22 (Vernon). Darlene has experience facilitating grant-funded professional inquiry with practicing teachers, delivering professional development workshops on a variety of topics, spearheading school garden/outdoor classroom building projects, and working on District teams (Aboriginal Ed., writing, and math) to support educators.
Identifying a need to address mental health and wellbeing in education systems, Darlene returned to higher education to complete her PhD which concentrated on teacher/student mental health, organizational wellbeing, and the connection between nature and human health. Her dissertation can be found on the UBC Library Website.
In her current role as an OSE Field Advisor, she enjoys working with teacher candidates and teacher interns on their journey to become confident qualified educators. Darlene is very grateful to be living in the beautiful Okanagan on the unceded traditional territory of the Syilx People and when not working can be found in nature mountain biking, trail running, backpacking, skiing, and gardening
Degrees
Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Studies (UBCO)
M.Ed., Science Curriculum and Pedagogy (UBC)
B.Ed. (UBC)
B.A., Environmental Studies (UBC)
Selected Publications & Presentations
PUBLICATIONS
Montemurro, G., Cherkowski, S., Sulz, L., Loland, D., Saville, E., Storey, K.E. (2023). Making well-being a priority in K-12 education: Lessons from a multiple case study analysis of Canadian school districts. Health Promotion International 38(2) https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad003
Dlouhy-Nelson, J., Hamilton, K., Loland, D., Shayer, L. P., Broom, C., Cherkowski, S., Macintyre Latta, M., & Ragoonaden, K. (2023). Reorienting toward complexity in teacher education. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 51(3), 283-296. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359866X.2023.2197188
Saville, L., Cherkowski, S., & Loland, D. (2022). Creating sustainable system-wide cultures of wellbeing. International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership.
Loland, D. (2022) Exploring mindful nature experiences as a path to teacher wellbeing through the method of eco-mandala. American Educational Research Association iPoster Interactive Gallery. aera22-aera.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=3B-05-88-32-30-94-FE-77-5F-78-8A-84-55-9F-26-9D
Loland, D. (2021). An exploration of the relationship between mindful nature experiences and teacher mental health. American Educational Research Association iPoster Interactive Gallery. aera21-aera.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx?s=77-68-87-0D-FB-3C-30-77-7A-40-3E-77-E6-04-D4-38
REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS WITH PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS
Loland, D. (2023, April 14) MENDing Teacher Wellbeing and Mental Health Through Mindful Nature Experiences. American Educational Research Association Conference 2023. Stress, Coping, and Resilience Research Division. Chicago, IL.
Saville, L., Cherkowski, S. & Loland, D. (2022, April 23). Exploring Perceptions of Organizational Visions, Values and Voices in Creating Sustainable System-Wide Cultures of Wellbeing. American Educational Research Association Conference 2022. Administration Division. San Diego, CA.
Loland, D. (2022, April 24). Exploring Mindful Nature Experiences as a Path to Teacher Wellbeing Through the Method of Eco-Mandala. American Educational Research Association Conference 2022. Arts-Based Educational Research Division. San Diego, CA.
Loland, D., Cherkowski, S., & Saville, L. (2022, May 15). Growing a Culture of Wellbeing in Education Systems: Insights from Case Studies in British Columbia School Districts. Canadian Society for the Study of Education 2022. Leadership Division. Online.
Loland, D. (2022, May 15). (Re)searching Teacher Wellbeing: Exploring Mindful Nature Experience
as a Pathway To Better Wellbeing and Mental Health. Canadian Society for the Study of Education 2022. Educational Psychology SIG. Online.
Loland, D., Dlouhy-Nelson, J., Hamilton, K., & Shayer, L. (2022, April 8). A Fireside Chat on Fostering Scholar-Practitioner Collaboration to Birth a Paper. Boundless: Transformative Education Practice and Research Graduate Student Symposium 2022. UBC Okanagan.
Loland, D. (2022, April 8). Connecting Mindful Nature Experiences to Better Teacher Wellbeing. Boundless: Transformative Education Practice and Research Graduate Student Symposium 2022. UBC Okanagan.
Loland, D. (2021, April). An Exploration of the Relationship Between Mindful Nature Experiences and Teacher Mental Health. American Educational Research Association Conference 2021. Stress, Coping and Resiliency SIG Roundtable. Online.
Loland, D. (2021, April). Embracing Rural Settings to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing Practices. National Congress on Rural Education in Canada 2021. Online.
Loland, D. (2021, April). (Re)searching Teacher Wellbeing. University of Queens. Online.
Loland, D. (2021, May 30 – June 3). Exploring Teacher Professional Learning: A Transformational Mindfulness Inquiry. Canadian Society for the Study of Education 2021. Action Research SIG. Online.
Loland, D. (2021, May 30 – June 3). Teacher Wellbeing: A Self-Study to Explore the Relationship between Mindful Nature Experiences and Mental Health. Canadian Society for the Study of Education 2021. Educational Psychology SIG. Online.
Loland, D. & Cherkowski, S. L. (2020, Apr 17 – 21) Exploring Teacher Professional Development Through Mindfulness as Transformational Learning [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting 2020. San Francisco, CA (Conference Canceled-COVID19). http://tinyurl.com/wcvwla4
Cherkowski, S. L., Broom, C. A., Hamilton, K., Loland, D., Dlouhy-Nelson, J., Ragoonaden, K. & Shayer, L. (2020, Apr 17 – 21) Cultivating Scholar-Practitioner Identities: Exploring Dewey’s Conceptualization of the Reflective Thinker Through Teacher Education [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting 2020. San Francisco, CA. Online. http://tinyurl.com/t48tyxf
Loland, D. & Cherkowski, S. L. (2020, April) Exploring Teacher Professional Development Through Mindfulness as Transformational Learning [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting 2020. San Francisco, CA (Conference Canceled-COVID19). http://tinyurl.com/wcvwla4
Loland, D. & Cherkowski, S. L. (2020, May 31 – June 3). Teacher Mindfulness Inquiry: An Exploration of Professional Learning. Canadian Society for the Study of Education 2020. Action Research SIG. London, ON (Conference Canceled-COVID19).
Loland, D. & Cherkowski, S. L. (2020, May 31 – June 3). (Re)searching Teacher Wellbeing: A Mindful Exploration of the Relationship between Nature and Mental Health. Canadian Society for the Study of Education 2020. Educational Psychology SIG. London, ON (Conference Canceled).
INVITED KEYNOTES/FEATURED PRESENTATIONS
Loland, D. (2022). The Transformative Power of Teaching With and In Nature.
Okanagan School of Education B.Ed. Learning Conference UBC. Keynote.
Loland, D. (2019). Exploring Teacher Professional Development in Mindfulness as Transformational Learning. UBCO Qualitative Research Presentation.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING WORKSHOPS
Loland, D. (2023, May). Resilience Building and Stress Reduction Interventions. Vernon School District. District-wide Professional Learning Conference. Place-based.
Loland, D. (2021, November). Outdoor Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach with Linkages to Social Emotional Learning and First Peoples Principles of Learning. Vernon School District. VLearn, Open Door, Alternate Schools Programs. Place-based.
Loland, D. (2021, May). Embracing Nature to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing Practices in K-12 Education Settings. Vernon School District. District-wide Professional Learning Conference. Online.
Loland, D. (2019, May). Attention Literacy and Mental Wellbeing Through the Lens of Mindfulness. Vernon School District. District-wide Professional Learning Conference. Place-based.
Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees
- Communications Director, member Canadian Association of Action Research in Education
- Conference proposal reviewer, member Canadian Society for the Study of Education
- Conference sessional chair, member American Educational Research Association; Stress, Coping and Resiliency SIG; Arts-based Research SIG
- Member Canadian Association of Teacher Educators
- Member Canadian Association of Educational Psychology
- John Ambulance North Okanagan Therapy Dog Team Coordinator