ETL Institute staff

Contact details of staff based in our Institute for Education, Teaching & Leadership (IETL).

Academic staff

NameRoleEmail
Dr Serdar AbaciLecturer in Data and Digital Literaciesserdar.abaci@ed.ac.uk
Alison AdamsTeaching Fellow in Teacher Education (Primary)Alison.Adams@ed.ac.uk
Dr Ramsey AffifiLecturer in Philosophical and Ecological Educationramsey.affifi@ed.ac.uk
Dr Cat BallanyTeaching Fellow (Biology), Tutor PGDE Biologycat.ballany@ed.ac.uk
Dr Simon BeamesHonorary Fellowsimon.beames@ed.ac.uk
Dr Shereen BenjaminSenior Lecturer in Primary Educationshereen.benjamin@ed.ac.uk
Professor Gert BiestaProfessor of Educational Theory and Pedagogygert.biesta@ed.ac.uk
Dr Mary BovillProgramme Director: PGDE (Secondary Education) / Lecturer and Researchermary.bovill@ed.ac.uk
Fiona BowieTeaching Fellow in Gaelic Educationfiona.bowie@ed.ac.uk
Kevin BrackLecturer in Educational Leadership, Programme Director: MEd Leadership and Learningkevin.brack@ed.ac.uk
Dr Audrey CameronChancellor's Fellow (Science Education and BSL)audrey.m.cameron@ed.ac.uk
Dr Sue Chapman-KellyProgramme Director: PGDE Primary Educationsue.chapman@ed.ac.uk
Dr Beth ChristieSenior Lecturer / Director of Scotland's United Nations University-Recognised Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Developmentbeth.christie@ed.ac.uk
Professor Laura Colucci-GrayPersonal Chair in Science and Sustainability Educationlaura.colucci-gray@ed.ac.uk
Joanna CourtneySpecialist Speech and Language Therapist, CALL Scotlandjoanna.courtney@ed.ac.uk
Dr Pauline DuncanProject Coordinator and Research Associatepauline.duncan@ed.ac.uk
Dr Andrea R. EnglishSenior Lecturer in Philosophy of Education (Associate Professor)andrea.english@ed.ac.uk
Dr Lisa FernandesProgramme Director: MSc Inclusive Education / Lecturer in Inclusive Educationlisa.fernandes@ed.ac.uk
Dr Maureen FinnDirector of STEPmaureen.finn@ed.ac.uk
Isobel FinnieTeaching Fellow in Art Education; Academic Cohort Lead PGDE (Secondary); SFHEAisobel.finnie@ed.ac.uk
Professor Lani FlorianBell Chair of Educationlani.florian@ed.ac.uk
Dr Yvonne FoleySenior Lectureryvonne.foley@ed.ac.uk
Ruth ForresterLecturer in Mathematics Educationruth.forrester@ed.ac.uk
Caroline GordonLiteracy Teaching Fellowcaroline.gordon9@ed.ac.uk
Rosemary GradyLecturer in Educational Leadership & Learningrosemary.grady@ed.ac.uk
Carol GrahamAssociate Tutor (Specific Learning Difficulties)carol.graham@ed.ac.uk
Dr Paul HamiltonTeaching Fellow in History Education & Academic Coordinator (Placements and Partnerships)paul.hamilton@ed.ac.uk
Jonathan HancockResearch Assistantjonathan.hancock@ed.ac.uk
Claire HarrisonDevelopment Officer - Assistive Technology & Complex Needs, CALL Scotlandclaire.harrison@ed.ac.uk
Louise HawxwellLecturer in Teacher Education (Primary)louise.hawxwell@ed.ac.uk
Professor Peter HigginsChair in Outdoor Environmental & Sustainability Education, Director of the United Nations University Regional Centre for ESD (Scotland), Director of the Global Environment & Society Academypete.higgins@ed.ac.uk
Dr Deborah HoltLecturer in Mental Health Promotion and Health and Wellbeingdeborah.holt@ed.ac.uk
Dr Andrina InglisTeaching Fellow [Part-time]andrina.inglis@ed.ac.uk
Anne KentSenior Teaching Fellowanne.kent@ed.ac.uk
Dr Jennifer Ann Lang KirkwoodLecturer in Sociology of Educationjennifer.kirkwood@ed.ac.uk
Kirsten LeaskProject Manager (Connecting Classrooms), Learning for Sustainability Scotland, IETLkirsten.leask@ed.ac.uk
Dr Hui-Chuan (Jane) LiLecturer in Mathematics Education/Fellow of Institute of Mathematics & its Applications (FIMA)huichuan.li@ed.ac.uk
Dr Holly LinklaterLecturer in Inclusive Pedagogyholly.linklater@ed.ac.uk
Dr Michael LynchSenior Lecturer in Language Studiesmichael.lynch@ed.ac.uk
Dr Ann MacDonaldSenior Lecturer, Senior Tutor (UG), Director of Undergraduate Studiesann.a.m.macdonald@ed.ac.uk
Gavin MackenzieTeaching Fellow in Outdoor and Environmental Educationgavin.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
Dr Geetha MarcusSenior Lecturer in Teacher Educationgeetha.marcus@ed.ac.uk
Duncan McBrideLecturer in Teacher Education (Leadership and Learning)Duncan.McBride@ed.ac.uk
Elizabeth McCannTeaching Fellow - Visual Impairmentelizabeth.mccann@ed.ac.uk
Teaching Fellow Kerry McKinlayTeaching Fellow Music 
Steve McLeisterSenior Teaching Fellow in Geography Educationsteve.mcleister@ed.ac.uk
Diane MclellanBraille Tutor (SSC)diane.mclellan@ed.ac.uk
Imran MullaLecturer in Audiologyimran.mulla@ed.ac.uk
Professor Pamela MunnProfessor Emeritapamela.munn@ed.ac.uk
Rosa MurrayDeputy Head of Institute for Education, Teaching & Leadership (IETL) / Deputy Director of Teacher Educationrosa.murray@ed.ac.uk
Professor Robbie NicolProfessor of Place-Based Educationrobbie.nicol@ed.ac.uk
Paul NisbetSenior Research Fellowpaul.nisbet@ed.ac.uk
Rachel O'NeillDeaf education pathway co-ordinatorrachel.oneill@ed.ac.uk
Professor John RavenscroftChair of Childhood Visual Impairmentjohn.ravenscroft@ed.ac.uk
Claire RitchieSecondment Teaching Fellow (Chemistry)claire.ritchie@ed.ac.uk
Dr Zoè RobertsonHead of Institute for Education, Teaching & Leadership (ETL)/Senior Lecturer Educational Leadership and Learningzoe.robertson@ed.ac.uk
Dr Julie RossLecturer in Dyslexia, SpLD tutorjulie.ross@ed.ac.uk
Dr Shari SabetiReader in Arts and Humanities Educationshari.sabeti@ed.ac.uk
Dr Roger ScruttonHonorary Research Fellow in Outdoor Educationroger.scrutton@ed.ac.uk
Professor Mary SimpsonProfessor Emeritamary.simpson@ed.ac.uk
Dr Carol SmithBicentennial Education Fellowcarol.smith@ed.ac.uk
Dr Heidi SmithLecturer in Outdoor and Environmental Educationheidi.smith@ed.ac.uk
Dr Martin Toye, CPsychol, FRSALecturer; Education, Teaching & Leadershipmartin.toye@ed.ac.uk
Dr Dimitra TsakalouTeaching Fellow in Educationdimitra.tsakalou@ed.ac.uk
Dr ML WhiteProgramme Director: MSc Transformative Learning and Teaching / Senior Lecturer in Teacher Educationml.white@ed.ac.uk
Russell WhiteTeaching Fellow (Design & Technology)russell.white@ed.ac.uk

Professional Services staff

NameRoleEmail
Valerie ClarkOperations Coordinator (Institute Support) for ETLvalerie.clark@ed.ac.uk
Leonora GoughOperations Administrator (Institute Support) ETLleonora.gough@ed.ac.uk
Jennifer HaggartyAdministration and Finance Officer for Learning for Sustainability Scotland, ETLjennifer.haggarty@ed.ac.uk
Linda HayneSenior Technical Officer for ETLlinda.hayne@ed.ac.uk
Dr Jon KellyLaboratories Managerjon.kelly@ed.ac.uk
Betsy KingDevelopment Manager, Learning for Sustainability Scotland, Scotland's UN Regional Centre of Expertise in ESD, ETLbetsy.king@ed.ac.uk
Kirsten LeaskProject Manager (Connecting Classrooms), Learning for Sustainability Scotland, ETLkirsten.leask@ed.ac.uk
Phyllis MacKenzieSSC Administrator/Supervisorphyllis.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
Sheila MackenzieWeb and Resources Administrator for Scottish Sensory Centre (SSC), ETLsheila.mackenzie@ed.ac.uk
Craig MillAssistant Technology Advisor for CALL Scotland, ETLcraig.mill@ed.ac.uk
Susan ScottOperations Administrator (Institute Support) for ETLsusan.scott@ed.ac.uk
Jo SpillerDirector of Operations and Partnersjo.spiller@ed.ac.uk
Robert StewartTechnology Resources Officer for CALL Scotland, ETLrobert.stewart@ed.ac.uk