CREID people

CREID's staff, associate members and PhD students.

Staff

NamePositionEmail
Professor John RavenscroftDirector of CREID and Personal Chair of Childhood Visual ImpairmentJohn.Ravenscroft@ed.ac.uk
Dr Lisa FernandesProgramme Director: MSc Inclusive Education / Lecturer in Inclusive Educationlisa.fernandes@ed.ac.uk
Professor Lani FlorianProfessor Emeritalani.florian@ed.ac.uk
Professor Yvonne FoleyPersonal Chair in Literacies and Language Educationyvonne.foley@ed.ac.uk
Dr Marlies KustatscherSenior Lecturer in Childhood Studies / Director of Ethicsmarlies.kustatscher@ed.ac.uk
Professor Gale MacleodProfessor of Interpersonal Relationships in EducationGale.Macleod@ed.ac.uk
Dr Aline NardoLecturer in Philosophy of EducationAline.Nardo@ed.ac.uk
Dr Nataša PantićSenior Lecturer natasa.pantic@ed.ac.uk
Professor Sheila RiddellProfessor of Inclusion and Diversitysheila.riddell@ed.ac.uk
Dr Brian ShannanAssociate Tutor Deaf EducationBrian.Shannan@ed.ac.uk
Professor Lyn TettProfessor Emeritalyn.tett@ed.ac.uk
Dr Wendy TimmonsSenior Lecturer in Dance Science and Educationwendy.timmons@ed.ac.uk
Dr Martin ToyeLecturer in Education, Teaching & Leadershipmartin.toye@ed.ac.uk

Visiting Scholar

NameAffiliation
Yusuf DumlupınarMalatya İnönü University, Turkey

Associated members

We collaborate with a wide range of partners across the world to achieve our research aims.

NameAffiliationPosition
Daisy AbbotGlasgow School of ArtResearch Developer, School of Simulation and Visualisation
Professor Ellen BoerenUniversity of GlasgowProfessor of Education
Dr Dianne CantaliUniversity of DundeeSenior Lecturer in Education
Professor Thibault CoppeUniversité libre de Bruxelles, BelgiumProfessor of Educational Sciences
Dr Kuang-Hsu ChiangMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghLecturer in Higher Education
Professor Harry DanielsUniversity of OxfordProfessor Emeritus of Education
Professor Deborah FryMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghGlobal Director of Data, Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute / Personal Chair, International Child Protection Research
Professor Dragan GaševićMonash UniversityProfessor of Learning Analytics, Faculty of Information Technology and Director of the Centre for Learning Analytics
Dr Constanza Herrera SedaUniversidad de Santiago de ChileAacadémica Departamento de Educación
Neil HumeSchool of Social and Political Science, University of EdinburghPhD Student
Professor Cristina IannelliMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghPersonal Chair of Education and Social Stratification / Leader of the Advanced Quantitative Research in Education Hub
Dr ‪Srećko Joksimović‬University of South AustraliaSenior Lecturer in Data Science, UniSA Education Futures, Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning
Dr Jennifer KirkwoodMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghLecturer in Sociology of Education
Dr Kristina KonstantoniMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghSenior Lecturer in Childhood Studies /  Co-lead of the Children and Young People Thematic Hub
Kirsten LeaskMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghProject Manager (Connecting Classrooms), Learning for Sustainability Scotland
Dr Kristina LindemannMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghLecturer in Education and Social Statistics
Dr Holly LinklaterMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghLecturer in Inclusive Pedagogy
Professor Anna LundStockholm UniversityProfessor of Sociology, Deputy Head of Department
Dr Alan MackieUniversity of DundeeLecturer in Youth and Community Work
Dr Justine MacLeanMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghLecturer in Physical Education and Programme Director: Year 3 MA (Hons) Physical Education
Cecilia Mañosa NyblonMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghLearning for Sustainability Scotland Development Manager
Dr Aja MurraySchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, University of EdinburghReader
Dr Donna MurrayInstitute for Academic Development, University of EdinburghHead of Taught Student Development
Dr Ingrid ObsuthSchool of Health in Social Science, University of EdinburghSenior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
Professor Andrea OhidyFreiburg University of EducationInstitute Director
Dr Helen PackwoodSchool of Social and Political Science, University of EdinburghLecturer in Social Research Methods
Professor Michael PhillipsMonash UniversityProfessor of Digital Transformation, Faculty of Education
Tanja RankovicUNICEF SerbiaEducation Specialist and Head of Education Programme
Dr Laura RobertsonThe Poverty AllianceSenior Research Officer
Dr Autumn Roesch-MarshSchool of Social and Political Science, University of EdinburghSenior Lecturer In Social Work
Professor Mirja TarnanenUniversity of JyväskyläProfessor, Vice Dean of Education
Professor Lyn TettMoray House School of Education and Sport, University of EdinburghProfessor Emerita
Professor Ian ThompsonUniversity of OxfordAssociate Professor of English Education and Director of PGCE
Dr Yi-Shan TsaiMonash UniversityLecturer, Department of Data Science and AI
Professor Wendy UgoliniSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of EdinburghProfessor of Second World War Studies
Dr Gil VirySchool of Social and Political Science, University of EdinburghSenior Lecturer

Current PhD students

NameSupervisorsDegree and project title
Amy Aukland
  1. Dr Aline Nardo
  2. Dr Ramsey Affifi
PhD: Spotlight on Teachers: Policy and Practice in Scotland and Wales
Jingpu Guo
  1. Professor Gale Macleod
  2. Dr Fiona O'Hanlon
PhD: Exploring Student Feedback Literacy Development in PGT Programs: Perspectives from Teachers and Students
Helen Hickey
  1. Dr Martin Toye
  2. Dr Lisa Fernandes
  3. Professor Gale Macleod
PhD: Inclusive Learning - Girls Go Under the Radar - diagnosing and supporting girls (of primary school age) with ADHD and teachers' understanding of/attitudes to girls with ADHD within international schools in Paris
Xinyue Jiang
  1. Professor Gale Macleod
  2. Dr Martin Toye
  3. Dr Lisa Fernandes
PhD: A Qualitative Study of Parents' and Teachers’ perspectives on Accompanying Parents of Autistic Children in China
Anne Kent
  1. Dr Martin Toye
  2. Professor Gale Macleod
PhD: The self-reported health and wellbeing of the children of Scottish prisoners
Selin Korkmaz
  1. Dr Nataša Pantić
  2. Dr Helen Packwood
PhD: Integration of Syrian refuges in Turkish education
Chang Liu
  1. Dr Ramsey Affifi
  2. Dr Aline Nardo
PhD: Education and a Meaningful Life: A Confucian Approach
Laura Weiner
  1. Professor Kay Tisdall
  2. Dr Ian Fyfe
PhD: Understanding American Out-of-School Youth Development Policies and Practice through Young People, Practitioners, and Discourse Theory
Zoe (Rong) Yan
  1. Professor Gale Macleod
  2. Dr Martin Toye
PhD: Peer Rejection, Teacher-Children Relationships and ADHD in the Classroom
Suqiong Zheng
  1. Dr Nataša Pantić
  2. Professor Do Coyle
PhD: Teacher Agency for Professional Learning Communities in Schools

Recently completed PhD students

NameSupervisorsDegree and project title
Barbara Dzieciatko
  1. Professor Nataša Pantić
  2. Professor Dragan Gasevic
  3. Dr Gil Viry
Title: Making Sense of Teachers' Communities of Practice with Social and Epistemic Network Analysis
Yan Liang
  1. Professor Sheila Riddell
  2. Dr Jack Lee
Title: Gender Inequality in Higher Education in China: A Comparative Analysis between Eastern and Western China
Keren Miguel
  1. Professor Lani Florian
  2. Professor John Ravenscroft
Title: Inclusion within the classroom – Transition Planning for Youths with Special Education Needs in Trinidad and Tobago
Ian Normile
  1. Dr James MacAllister
  2. Professor Gale Macleod
Title: Chinese students' conceptions of critical thought on a UK postgraduate program and beyond: Philosophical and practical implications for policy and practice
Xue Qin
  1. Professor Sheila Riddell
  2. Dr Kevin Wright
Title: Gender differences of the elderly in receiving lifelong learning in first-tier cities in China
Jack Reed
  1. Dr Simon Beames
  2. Professor Gale Macleod
Title: The Influence of Mobile Devices and Social Media on the Transfer of Learning in Residential Outdoor Experiences
Sonia Sjollema
  1. Professor Nataša Pantić
  2. Professor Gert Biesta
Title: Can Public Libraries Still be Public?
Lewis Stockwell
  1. Professor Robbie Nicol
  2. Dr James MacAllister
Title: The Educational Aims of Canoeing
Xiaomeng Tian
  1. Professor Gale Macleod
  2. Dr Neil Lent (IAD)
Title: A qualitative study on pedagogical relationships at PGT level in the UK
Shrikant Wad 
  1. Professor Sheila Riddell
  2. Dr Kuang-Hsu Chiang
Title: Social disparities amongst undergraduate disciplines: a realist inquiry into choice and affirmative action in India
Qiyu Zhuang
  1. Professor Gale Macleod
  2. Dr Donna Murray (IAD)
Title: The investigation of transitions of Postgraduate taught (PGT) students