Fibers of Reflection I forgot to pack a hat to go canoeing down the river Spey on our first residential. So, in the spirit of Outdoor Environmental and Sustainability Education (OESE), I learned how to make one. My experiences during this two-week residential influenced the way I lived through and learned from the rest of […]

My personal life experiences inform the vast majority of my academic interests. I can’t deny that they are occasionally a quest for how other people’s life experiences are similar to or different from mine. As an Indian heterosexual cis-gender middle-class backward caste woman, it should come as no surprise that all of my research projects […]

My curiosity was originally piqued by the climate activist clergy members I kept meeting on marches: those who talked about activism as an integral expression of Christian faith; those whose spirituality seemed political, embodied, gritty and serene all at the same time. So how was it that I ended up describing the one experience I […]

In 2021 six women came together to explore the intersections of their research and lived experiences. Heidi Smith, Morgan Ludington, Anouska Duffy, Denise Mitten, Justina Burks, Mary Breunig. A research question was formulated to guide the collaborative work: In what ways do women experience their places in the outdoors? Ethical approval has been approved through […]

Disconnection with place I was fortunate enough to attend residential outdoor education field trips when I was in school. Perhaps that was what laid the foundations for a career of 15 years (and counting) that I am truly passionate about. Having spent 5 years working in the sister centre of the one I visited as […]

  For my dissertation, I decided to explore a topic (menstruation) that I have previously researched in a new (for me) context.  I explored the experiences of people who menstruate and outdoor leaders who have supported menstruators.  To do this, I invited participants to complete an online questionnaire which allowed them to share stories of […]

The Outdoor Environmental Education Section Research Blog finds its purpose to showcase the wide ranging research of students and staff within the Outdoor Environmental Education Section within Moray House School of Education and Sport.  We are in the process of compiling blog posts from current and alumni students and staff. This is a soft launch […]