Fiona Holland
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Job title: Senior Lecturer Sport, Health and Exercise
Email: f.g.holland@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 594436
Room: Lismore 207
Recent publications
- Holland, F. (2009) Body Image: Instrument or Ornament? SportEx Dynamics, (21) pp14-17
Holland, F. and Meeks, S. (2009) Rethinking the Senior Exercise Class- Sport Ex Health (22) p.12-15 - Holland, F. (2007) Bringing the Body to Life: Using Multiple Intelligence Theory in the Classroom in SportEx Dynamics (14) 1, pp.6-8.
Lamott, E.E., Holland, F.G., Morrey, M & Farina, M. (1991) Rituals in Sports: An Examination
Bradley, F. G., and Dorfman, T. (1996). Employee fitness and wellness. NIRSA
Journal, 20(2), pp. 24 - 27, NIRSA: Corvallis, OR.
Bradley, F. G. (1996). Reaching hard-to-reach employees: Navigating the
transition from college to professional life. NIRSA Journal, 21(1), pp. 50 -53,
NIRSA: Corvallis, OR.
Experience in Industry
I have worked with a wide range of populations within sport, health and well-being. I led play-schemes and taught physical education to children, have worked with adults of all ages within work-site and community health promotion initiatives and developed holistic wellness programmes for retirees.
I ran my own massage and wellness consultation business for 9 years in North Carolina and was a lead teacher at a well-known massage therapy training institution in the US from 1998-2002.
Department: Health and Well-being, Sports Massage and Exercise Therapy
Faculty: Buxton
School: School of Culture and Lifestyle
Subject Area: Sports and Outdoor Recreation
I'm a senior lecturer in sport, health and exercise at the University and pathway leader for Sports Massage and Exercise Therapy. I teach undergraduate courses in sports massage, health and wellness and support the new Healthy Wellbeing Centre initiative. I am also the Senior Teaching Fellow for the School of Culture and Lifestyle. I support the teaching staff in creating dynamic learning experiences for students and lead the learning, teaching and assessment-related activities in the school.
Following my Masters, I spent 14 years in the US delivering and consulting on a variety of fitness and wellness programmes and trained in, practised and taught therapeutic massage. I'm currently completing my doctorate at the University of Derby.
Teaching responsibilities
I teach on massage and physical activity and health-related modules and support students with personal development planning and independent studies.
Professional interests
- Pathway Leader: Sports Massage and Exercise Therapy and Physical Activity and Health
- Health and Wellbeing Centre Leadership
- Senior Teaching Fellow
Research interests
Creative pedagogy, health and wellbeing, body esteem, multiple intelligences.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- American Massage Therapy Association
- VCTC trainee assessor
- Healthy Universities UK
Recent Conferences
- Peer Learning Circles: A collaborative model of professional practice review. Univeristy LTA conference, July 2010.
- The Courage To Teach: Staff needs for teaching improvement disseminated. University of Derby LTA conference, July 2009.
- An investigation into lecturers' attitudes towards teaching in an increasingly diverse higher education setting; Emerging Themes. Centre for Learning and Teaching Research, Edgehill University, June 2009.
- Creative Teaching of Anatomy: Bringing the Body to Life for Students in Higher Education. Poster presentation. University of Buxton LTA conference, July 2008.
- Using Multiple Intelligence Theory In The Classroom: A Case Study presented at the Association of Spa, Hair and Beauty in HE (ASHB) Conference, June 2008
- Dynamic Learning: Using Multiple Intelligence Theory In The Classroom, HAMK University Summer School, Finland, May 2007
- Bringing the Body to Life: Using Multiple Intelligence Theory in the Higher Education Anatomy Classroom presented at SportEx conference, Bedford, UK, September 2007
Additional Interests and Activities
Student and employee Well-being
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Joint Hons) Physical Education, Sports Science and English Literature (2:1), Loughborough University
Postgraduate qualifications
- PGCE Physical Education and English Literature, Loughborough University
- MA Kinesiology (Sports Psychology focus), University of Minnesota
