Positions
Education
Teaching Areas
Undergraduate Programs
- Physical and Health Education
- Education Consecutive
Graduate Studies
- Education, MEd/PHD Program
- Kinesiology, MSc
Graduate Supervision
Accepting Students for Supervision
School year
- 2026/27
- 2027/28
Research
Research Interests
- Teacher pedagogy
- Teacher readiness
- Mental health
- Physically active school cultures
- Physical Education and Health
- Elementary and high school coaching, mentorship
Current Research Projects / Labs
- Retiring/retired teachers inform physically active school cultures
Collaborations / Affiliations
- Ontario Physical and Health Education Association
- Physical and Health Education Canada
- Ontario College of Teachers
- Coaching Association of Canada
- Retired Teachers of Ontario
- Canadian Association for Teacher Education
Open to Media Inquiries
Publications
Books
Cantallini-Williams, M. Black, G., Rickwood, G., Jarvis, D. (2017), Education for Innovation: An Ontario-based, teacher resource to supplement the Ingenious Book authored by Governor General of Canada David Johnston and Tom Jenkins, Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Articles
Bruner, B., Rickwood, G., Shwed, A., Karvinen, K., Lévesque, L., Mantha, S., & Raymer, G. (2023). Child and parent perspectives on active transportation: Barriers and facilitators in a northern environment. Journal of Transport & Health, 23.
Bruno, G. Bruner, B., Raymer, G., and Rickwood, G. et al. (2022). Different modalities of physical activity for psychological wellbeing and health. Frontiers in Psychology, 25. Rickwood, G. (2017). Teacher to teacher: Encouraging girls to stay in Physical Education. Physical and Health Education Journal, 179 (2), 1-5.
Rickwood, G. (2016). Territorial Game: Floor Hockey. Hockey Canada Skills Academy Manual: Feature article. Retrieved March 9, 2016, from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yskdxl0cpqdnfgq/AADcvfYSfDlItgktKGqhc8Ita?d=0