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Australia
Pasi Sahlberg, EdD – Bio
- Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Melbourne, Australia
- Co-Author (with William Doyle) of Let the Children Play: How More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive
Brendon Hyndman, PhD – Bio
- Charles Sturt University, Australia
- Author of Contemporary School Playground Strategies for Healthy Students
- Selected publications on recess and play
Canada
Lauren McNamara, PhD Bio
- Recess Project Canada
- Author of The Recess Project Change Guide: Redesigning Recess for the 21st Century
- Lead author of PHE Canada’s national position statement on recess
- Selected publications on recess and play
Claire LeBlanc, MD
- Associate Professor, Pediatrics, McGill University
England, United Kingdom
Ed Baines, PhD – Bio
- UCL Institute of Education, London, UK
- Co-author of School Break and Lunch Times and Young People’s Social Lives: A Follow-up National Study
- Selected publications on recess and play
New Zealand
Sarah Aiono, PhD – Bio
- CEO | Longworth Education, Napier, New Zealand
- An Investigation of Two Models of Professional Development To Support Effective Teaching through Play Practices in the Primary Classroom.
- While they Play, What Should I Do? Strengthening Learning through Play through Intentional Teaching
- Selected publications on recess and play
United States
Anna Beresin, PhD – Bio
- University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
- Author of Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling
- Selected publications on recess and play
Charlene Woodham Brickman, PhD – Bio
- Recess and Play, LLC, Athens, GA
- Selected publications on recess and play
William Doyle
- Fulbright Scholar, Finland, and NYC, NY
- Co-Author (with Pasi Sahlberg) of Let the Children Play: How More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive
Heather Von Bank, PhD Bio
- Professor, Family Consumer Science, Minnesota State University-Mankato
- Speaker for TedxMNSU Why kids need to take risks.
- Co-author, A Greener way to play: Activities and games that use recyclable materials
Michael Hynes, EdD
- Superintendent, Port Washington School District, NY
- Author of Kids Need Play and Recess: Their Mental Health Depends on It
Olga Jarrett, PhD
- Professor Emerita, Georgia State University, Atlanta
- Author of A research-based case for recess: Position paper (2019)
- Selected publications on recess and play
Denisha Jones, PhD
Rebecca London, PhD – Bio
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- Author of Rethinking Recess: Creating Safe and Inclusive Playtime for All Children in School
- Selected publications on recess and play
William V. Massey, PhD – Bio
- Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
- Lead researcher on the Great Recess Framework
- Selected publications on recess and play
Robert Murray, MD – Bio
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Michigan
- Co-author of American Academy of Pediatrics’ Policy on Recess
- Selected publications on recess and play
Catherine Ramstetter, PhD – Bio
- Successful Healthy Children, Cincinnati, OH
- Co-author of American Academy of Pediatrics’ Policy on Recess
- Selected publications on recess and play
Debbie Rhea, PhD – Bio
- Professor and The LiiNK Project Director, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX
- Author of Wrong Turns, Right Moves in Education
- Selected publications on recess and play