Love as a

methodology.

Drawing from Kathleen Gallagher’s (2018) framing of love as an ethically charged, justice-oriented approach, love in my teaching is an active commitment to relationship, accountability, dignity, and justice. It shapes how I design learning spaces, facilitate difficult conversations, and support students as whole people.

My teaching is grounded in empathy, care, and compassion, while also inviting critical reflection on power, identity, culture, and history. Meaningful learning happens when students can connect their lived experiences to course concepts, question assumptions, sit with complexity, and consider their responsibilities to one another and the wider world.

Whether I am teaching recreation, leadership, work-integrated learning, or reconciliation-focused curriculum, my goal is to support students in connecting knowledge to action and imagining their own roles in shaping more caring, just, and joyful futures.

REFERENCE

Gallagher, K. (2018). Love as a methodology: Exploring an ethically charged, justice-oriented research approach. In S. Punch, R. Vanderbeck, & T. Skelton (Eds.), Families, intergenerationality, and peer group relations: Geographies of children and young people (pp. 1–14). Springer.

TEACHING & LEARNING

I believe that approaching my work with a deep sense of empathy, care, and compassion allows me to create spaces that honor and celebrate our shared humanity. Love enables me to hold space for difference, engage in difficult conversations, and build meaningful relationships with those around me. By centering love, I am able to engage in reflexive and critical analysis that acknowledges the multiple, complex layers of power and identity that shape our experiences.

I view education as a powerful tool for personal empowerment and collective liberation. My goal is to inspire students to see themselves as agents of change within their communities, equipped not only with the knowledge and skills they need but also with a sense of purpose, responsibility, and connection. I encourage learners to critically examine the systems they operate within and to develop the tools and confidence to challenge and reshape those systems for the greater good.

At the heart of my teaching philosophy is the belief that learning should be an ongoing, reflective practice — one that embraces complexity, nurtures curiosity, and fosters resilience. I strive to empower students to approach both their studies and the world with empathy and openness, understanding that their individual growth contributes to the collective transformation we seek as a society.

COURSES TAUGHT

LANGARA COLLEGE

RECR 1162

Direct Leadership in Recreation

WILX 1101

International Work/Volunteer Experience Internship I

RECR 3230

Leadership and Management in Community Recreation

RECR 2295

Recreation Reimagined

NORTH ISLAND COLLEGE

IDG 020

Journeying to Reconciliation: K'omoks Focus

ILF 108

Foundations in Indigenous Ecological Knowledge

ILF 109

Internship — Bak̓ʷəmk̓ala

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