Looking for a supervisor? Learn more about our supervisors' areas of expertise and current availability. Research thematic hubsResearch is carried out within our seven thematic hubs. These are:Advanced Quantitative Research in EducationChildren and Young PeopleDigital EducationLanguage, Interculturalities and LiteraciesSocial Justice and InclusionSport-Related ResearchTeacher Education, Curriculum and PedagogySupervisors are affiliated with at least one thematic hub; some are affiliated with two or more hubs. You will find our supervisors grouped by hub below. Advanced Quantitative Research in Education Available to superviseDr Fatih AktasAreas of research interest:Comparative and International EducationHigher Education from a comparative and international perspectiveCreativity, innovation, global citizenship in Higher EducationEducation FinancingDr Seongsook ChoiAreas of research interest:Interaction (classroom interaction, professional interaction, interdisciplinary/intercultural interaction/communication)Spoken, institutional, and professional discourseConstructing identityInterdisciplinary research engagements in Higher EducationDr Alice Dias LopesAreas of research interest:Higher educationSocial stratification in educationData and educationQuantitative methodsEducation expansion in Latin AmericaDr Adriana DutaAreas of research interest:Social stratification and social mobilitySocial inequalities in education, the labour market and family demographySchool attainment | Higher education | Graduates’ labour market outcomes Life course | Longitudinal analysisCross-national comparative researchQuantitative methods | Large-scale survey and administrative dataDr Sarah FoleyWelcomes ideas on projects around:parenting and familiesfathersfamily transitions (e.g., to parenthood, divorce/separation)new family formsmind-mindednessattachmenttheory of mindchild social, emotional and cognitive developmentlongitudinal methodsquantitative methodsProfessor Cristina IannelliAreas of research interest:Social stratification in education and the labour marketSocial mobilityYouth transitionsCross-country comparative analysesQuantitative data analysisDr Kristina LindemannAreas of research interest:Social and ethnic inequalities in educationSchool-to-work transitionsParental separation and stepfamiliesComparative analysis of educational contextsQuantitative methodsDr Nataša PantićAreas of research interest: Teacher agencyEducational changeRelationships in an education settingMixed-method social network analysis Professor John RavenscroftAreas of research interest:Visual impairmentAdaptive sportSensory impairmentHearing impairmentInclusionPhilosophy of education/ Virtue epistemologyProfessor Sheila RiddellAreas of research interest:Additional support needsHigher educationEquality and social justiceDr Daniel ShephardI am interested in supervising the following topics and methodologies:Topics:Education and developmentRefugee education Migrant education Education and conflictEducational dataMethodologies:Social network analysis Mixed methodsLongitudinal research Primary data collection (qualitative and quantitative)Dr Tracy StewartAreas of research interest:Child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing (including adolescents up to age 24)Cognition, executive functioning and emotion regulation in depression and anxietyMental health in developmental disordersDr Csabo SzaboAreas of research interest:Emotion vocabulary testing and learningVocabulary knowledge, learning and testing in multilingual contextsLanguage assessmentAcademic achievement in HECognate recognition, processing and productionDr Patricio TroncosoInterested in supervising PhD students on the following topics/areas:Educational inequalitiesQuantitative methodsChildren and family's mental health and wellbeingChild protectionMethodological expertise: Advanced Statistical Methods, including:Multilevel ModellingLongitudinal AnalysisStructural Equation ModellingLatent Variable ModellingDr ML WhiteInterested in issues related to:social justiceethnographic educational researchvisual research methodsmultimodal perspectives on urban schoolingSpecifically, I am interested in how we prepare beginner teachers to work in areas of socio-economic disadvantage, reaching and teaching students in poverty and the consequences of what Ladson-Billings (2006) calls the educational debt. In addition to my work in teacher education, I am interested in and have written about developing civic media pedagogies, social geography and how young people experience space and place in education and learning.Not available to superviseDr Serdar AbaciAreas of research interest:Digital literacy for teachersData literacy in educationOnline and blended learningTechnology-enabled assessment and feedbackUse of technology for teaching and learningDr Josie BoothMy research seeks to understand and support how children learn and the relationships with their health behaviour (e.g. physical activity and obesity). Much of my research involves school-based programmes which are often co-created with teachers and pupils and includes neurodiverse populations, such as ADHD. I use a range of methodology in my research, such as Randomised Controlled Trials, Secondary data analysis of longitudinal data sets, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Dr Fiona O'HanlonAreas of research interest:Bilingual educationLanguages educationAttitudes to languageLanguage policyLanguage planningProfessor Judy RobertsonInterested in computer science education schools, particularly data literacy.Dr William SmithAreas of research interest:Education and international developmentComparative educationGlobal governance and international organisationsTesting and accountability in educationNote that I focus on the primary and secondary level. Children and Young People Available to superviseDr Kuang-Hsu ChiangAreas of research interest:Higher Education policiesKnowledge productionUniversity-industry partnership, Doctoral educationResearch training, Disciplinary differences, European and international higher education systems, Interculturality and knowledge, Research on researchMeta-analysis of researchNature of enquiryResearch in different fields: Trust and Higher Education, University and industry, Research and Higher Education policies, Technocracy and administration, Research and teaching relationships, Comparative education studiesDr Sarah FoleyWelcomes ideas on projects around:parenting and familiesfathersfamily transitions (e.g., to parenthood, divorce/separation)new family formsmind-mindednessattachmenttheory of mindchild social, emotional and cognitive developmentlongitudinal methodsquantitative methodsDr Samantha FriedmanAreas of research interest:Autism (and neurodiversity more broadly)Neurodivergent children's school experiencesNeurodivergent teachersNature-based learningConnection to natureQualitative methodsDr Lauren HammondAreas of research interest:Children’s geographiesGeography educationCurriculumGeographies of education and education spacesChildren’s rightsParticipatory research methodsDr Deborah HoltAreas of research interest:Positive mental health promotion in education Health and wellbeingWellbeing promotionPastoral care of pupils in schools and students in universitiesAnything related to promoting the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of learners, e.g. resilience, emotional literacy, co-operative learning, resolving conflictMetacognitive approaches in the classroomDr Jennifer LavoieAreas of research interest:Children and the legal systemChild maltreatment and child protectionCommercial sexual exploitation of childrenChild-friendly justice modelsForensic interviewing protocolsForensic disclosureChildren AdolescentsDevelopmental trajectoriesLyingSecrecyTheory of mindJusticeMoral developmentCognitive developmentConduct problemsParent socialisation and parentingProfessor Catherine (Mary) MaternowskaAreas of research interest:Children and young peopleSocial justice and inclusionMedical anthropologyViolence preventionChild rights and protectionSexual and reproductive healthMixed methods researchChild sexual abuse and exploitationDr Lynn McNairAreas of research interest:Early childhood educationFriedrich FroebelTransitionPedagogyPowerPhilosophy of educationScottish educationPlayDr Fiona MorrisonI welcome PhD applications in the areas of children's rights and violence against children.Dr Andie ReynoldsAreas of research interest:Working with children and young people for social justiceChildren and young people’s participation in policymakingYouth work and mental healthRefugee education / Education in EmergenciesI am also very interested in working with doctoral students looking to use indigenous, decolonial, intersectional, feminist or post-structuralist methodologies and methods.Dr Julie SmithAreas of research interest:Student learning in Higher EducationPsychology of mathematics teaching & learningsupporting mental health in educationDr Tracy StewartAreas of research interest:Child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing (including adolescents up to age 24)Cognition, executive functioning and emotion regulation in depression and anxietyMental health in developmental disordersProfessor Kay TisdallAreas of research interest:Children's human rightsChildren's participation in decision-makingChildren's and childhood policyDisabilities issues affecting childrenEducation and schoolingRelated socio-legal analysisMethodologies of research and consultation with children and young peopleDr Martin ToyeAreas of research interest:Inclusive educationCognitive developmentExecutive functions and academic attainmentSpecific learning difficultiesDr Patricio TroncosoInterested in supervising PhD students on the following topics/areas:Educational inequalitiesQuantitative methodsChildren and family's mental health and wellbeingChild protectionMethodological expertise: Advanced Statistical Methods, including:Multilevel ModellingLongitudinal AnalysisStructural Equation ModellingLatent Variable ModellingDr Laura WrightAreas of research interest:Participatory methods (play and arts-based)Child rightsCo-research/coproduction with children and young peopleChild and youth activismOutdoor playMental health and psychosocial wellbeingChildren and young people's mental health and wellbeing Not available to superviseDr Marlies KustatscherAreas of research interest:Children and young people’s social identities and inequalities of race, class, gender etc.Children’s rights and participation in research, policy and practiceChildren's emotions and relationships, particularly in educational settingsIntersectionality, feminist research, research with children, participatory action researchDr Sarah McGeownAreas of research interest:Literacy/readingSex/gender differencesMental toughness/resilienceMotivationDr Shari SabetiAreas of research interest:Arts education (including literature, graphic novels and the visual arts)Cultural heritage educationMuseum educationCreative writingAnthropology of educationEducation in the global southEducation and developmentLiteracy in its social contextProjects focused around ethnography as the primary approach to researchProjects interested in using visual or arts-based methodologiesDr Sarah WardYouth work and community development, including how to support high-poverty communities to have a voice in policy decisions that concern them, and in journeys towards collective agency. Research projects have included building a capabilities framework for social change with young people in Scotland, and a multi-site evaluation of community development using theory-based evaluation (Theory of Change and Realistic Evaluation). Digital Education Available to superviseDr Huw DaviesAreas of research interest:Critical/digital/media/information/data literaciesStructured digital inequalitiesPolitical economy of edtech and AIEdPolitics of educationCulture wars and educationDr Janja KomljenovicInterdisciplinary approaches to the study of ‘the digital’ in higher education and themes related to:Digitalisation, platformisation and datafication of universitiesPolitical economy of education digitalisationPolicy and governance of technology and digital data in higher education, assetisation, and the social, economic, legal and cultural dimensions of digitalisationDigital markets and digital economy in education, EdTech industry, EdTech actorsPrivatisation and commercialisation of higher educationDr Alice Dias LopesAreas of research interest:Higher educationSocial stratification in educationData and educationQuantitative methodsEducation expansion in Latin AmericaDr Rory EwinsAreas of research interest:IT and its political, social, cultural and educational impact Intellectual propertyOnline identityDigital education in developing countriesDr James LambAreas of research interest:Learning spacesMultimodality in educationAssessment practice and digital technologySonic methods in education researchProfessor Andrew ManchesAreas of research interest:Children (<12 years) and technologyEmbodied cognitionEarly numerical developmentComputing educationDr David OverendAreas of research interest:Contemporary art practice and theoryContemporary theatre and performanceArtistic/creative researchCreative approaches to space and placeInterdisciplinary learning and teachingDr Philippa SheailAreas of research interest:Digital educationDistance educationLibrariesOrganisational theoryTemporalityEthnographyDr ML WhiteInterested in issues related to:social justiceethnographic educational researchvisual research methodsmultimodal perspectives on urban schoolingSpecifically, I am interested in how we prepare beginner teachers to work in areas of socio-economic disadvantage, reaching and teaching students in poverty and the consequences of what Ladson-Billings (2006) calls the educational debt. In addition to my work in teacher education, I am interested in and have written about developing civic media pedagogies, social geography and how young people experience space and place in education and learning.Dr Ben WilliamsonInterested in social scientific analyses of digital technologies, data, metrics, and the organizations that produce and promote them, in the field of education:Critical social scientific studies of data or metrics in education policy and governance, in the schools and HE sectorsEducation policy studies on digital technologies, technology companies, education businesses, think tanks, consultanciesSocial science studies of data-centred sciences in education (e.g. digital psychometrics, biometrics, neuroscience, genetics)Empirical studies of educational data use in practice Not available to superviseDr Serdar AbaciAreas of research interest:Digital literacy for teachersData literacy in educationOnline and blended learningTechnology-enabled assessment and feedbackUse of technology for teaching and learningProfessor Sian BayneAreas of research interest:Higher educationLifelong learningOpen educationDigital educationDr Peter EvansAreas of research interest:Digital educationHigher EducationDigital education policy and strategyOrganisational theoryInformal and non-formal digital learningAlternative credentialsDr Michael GallagherAreas of research interest:Digital education in the Global SouthEducation in EmergenciesEducation in forced displacement contextsMobilities frameworksPolicy and practice around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Emerging pedagogiesEducational futuresProfessor Velda McCuneAreas of research interest:Higher education for wicked problems Learning, teaching and curricula in higher educationInclusive higher educationAcademic identitiesProfessor Judy RobertsonInterested in computer science education schools, particularly data literacy.Dr Jen RossAreas of research interest:Digital-related topics with a critical and well-theorised perspective as they relate to Higher Education, cultural sector (museums and galleries), lifelong and informal learningEducation futures, speculative methods and pedagogiesOpen education and online distance learning Language, Interculturalities and Literacies Available to superviseDr Florence Bonacina-PughAreas of research interest:Language policy and practice in educationBilingualism/multilingualism in educationDiscourse analysis (Conversation Analysis)The Internationalisation of higher educationDr Madeleine CampbellAreas of research interest:Multimodality and language educationTranslation and language educationTransdisciplinarity in language educationDr Michele Saraiva CariloAreas of research interest:Applied LinguisticsCritical multiculturalismCritical pedagogyIntercultural Language EducationAnti-prejudice inclusive languageDecolonisation of language teaching and learningSocial justice, diversity, and intersectionality in language educationBilingualism/multilingualism in educationLanguage teacher educationLanguage curriculum developmentPortuguese as a Foreign / Additional LanguageTeaching Languages Other Than English (LOTEs)Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Critical Digital EthnographyCritical EthnographyDr Seongsook ChoiAreas of research interest:Interaction (classroom interaction, professional interaction, interdisciplinary/intercultural interaction/communication)Spoken, institutional, and professional discourseConstructing identityInterdisciplinary research engagements in Higher EducationDr Maria DasliAreas of research interest:Intercultural educationIntercultural communicationIntercultural citizenshipIntercultural dialogue and peacebuildingCritical multiculturalismCritical pedagogySocial justice, inclusion and democracyEthics of responsibility and hospitalityDeconstructionEthnographycritical discourse analysisanti-racist discourseDr Lorna HamiltonAreas of research interest:Identity - personal and professionalTeacher beliefs and values (early professional development)Behaviour in schools and developing professional identityIntercultural education and multicultural citizenshipInclusion - critical approaches to giftedness - gifted and talented youthAbility and ability groupingThe organization of learningPupil voice – absent voicesDr Claudia RosenhanAreas of research interest:Language and literaturePedagogyEcocriticism/ecolinguisticsDr Csabo SzaboAreas of research interest:Emotion vocabulary testing and learningVocabulary knowledge, learning and testing in multilingual contextsLanguage assessmentAcademic achievement in HECognate recognition, processing and productionDr Vander VianaAreas of research interest:Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL)English for academic purposes (EAP)Corpus linguisticsData-driven learningLanguage teacher educationAcademic/pedagogical discourse analysisDr Samaneh ZandianAreas of research interest:Second/ foreign language acquisition and learning for children of all agesInnovative participatory research methodologies with childrenIntercultural communication, social psychology and cross-cultural adaptation processesI am currently interested in exploring international students’ educational, social and linguistic experiences in UK Higher Education. Not available to superviseDr Farah AkbarAreas of research interest:English language learning and teachingEvaluation and design of ELT materialsIndividual differences in language learningLanguage and identityDr Dario BanegasAreas of research interest:Language teacher educationLanguage curriculum developmentCLILMaterials developmentLearner and teacher identityLanguage learning/teaching motivationSocial justice and diversity (gender & sexuality) in language educationAction researchContent analysisMixed methodsEthnographyDr Ania ByerlyAreas of research interest:Bi/multilingualismEnglish as an Additional Language (EAL)Anti-racismCritical multiculturalismPedagogy for antiracism in the Early Years and beyondSocial justice and inclusionTeacher education and development related to all the areas aboveDr Sal ConsoliAreas of research interest:Psychology of language educationLanguage practitioner researchNarrative inquiryApplications of 'life capital' to educational research and practiceInternationalisation of (Higher) EducationProfessor Do CoyleAreas of research interest:Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in school and tertiary sectorsEcological frameworks for learning and Educational LinguisticsImmersion and bilingual education in classrooms including transdisciplinary studies, language-medium learningPluriLiteracies and the role of language in meaning-making, conceptual development and intercultural understandingAcademic literacies (discourse, conceptual and intercultural thinking) in different disciplines, e.g. science, history, social sciences Transformative pedagogies and shared learning spaces for deeper learningPupils as researchers, teachers as researchers, student teachers as researchersTheories of PracticeClassroom discourseDr Kenneth FordyceAreas of research interest:Learner corpus researchInterlanguage pragmaticsIntercultural pragmaticsInternationalisation of higher education (linguistic and cultural issues)Academic literaciesDr Mike LynchAreas of research interest:Modern language learning and teachingSecond language acquisitionL2 learning and teaching Communicative language teaching Language teacher cognitionProfessor Velda McCuneAreas of research interest:Higher education for wicked problemsLearning, teaching and curricula in higher educationInclusive higher educationAcademic identitiesDr Fiona O'HanlonAreas of research interest:Bilingual educationLanguages educationAttitudes to languageLanguage policyLanguage planningDr Ashley SimpsonAreas of research interest:Language Education: Intercultural educationIntercultural communicationMultilingualismDiscourses, identities and diversities in educationSocial Justice and Inclusion: Critical approaches to democracyEquality and human rights in educationCritical approaches and theories of Global EducationMethodologies: Discourse analysisConversation analysisDialogismDr Isobel Kai-Hui WangAreas of research interest:Language learner strategiesVocabulary learning strategiesStrategy-based instructionSecond/foreign vocabulary teaching and learning Social Justice and Inclusion Available to superviseDr Fatih AktasAreas of research interest:Comparative and International EducationHigher Education from a comparative and international perspectiveCreativity, innovation, global citizenship in Higher EducationEducation FinancingDr Shereen BenjaminAreas of research interest:Gender and education (particularly schooling)Inclusive educationIntersections of gender, disability and social classDeveloping feminist poststructuralist and Marxist theories/methodologiesProfessor Catherine BovillAreas of research interest:Co-created curriculumStudent-staff partnership in learning, teachingHigher education curriculum conceptualisationRelational pedagogy, belonging, mattering and student engagementDr Hazel ChristieAreas of research interest:Student identities in HE Widening participation and access to universityStudent transitions into and through universityStudent agency and student voice in the curriculumDr Kirsten Darling-McQuistanAreas of research interest:Inclusive educationEarly years educationSustainabilityArts-based methodsDr Jacqueline DohaneyAreas of research interest:University and higher educationUniversity STEM educationGeosciences and climate change educationStudent being-and-becomingUsing Bourdieu to unpack access, belonging, and retention in higher educationPhilosophy of educationDr Adriana DutaAreas of research interest:Social stratification and social mobilitySocial inequalities in education, the labour market and family demographySchool attainment | Higher education | Graduates’ labour market outcomes Life course | Longitudinal analysisCross-national comparative researchQuantitative methods | Large-scale survey and administrative dataDr Gary FraserAreas of research interest:Informal educationCommunity learning and developmentAdult educationProfessor Deborah (Debi) FryAreas of research interest:Safe and inclusive educationBurden of violence on educational and learning outcomesViolence in childhoodChild protectionBullyingCorporal punishment/disciplineGangsConflict-affected societies, insecurity and educationRefugees, forced migration, asylum seekers, unaccompanied and separated children & educationEducation and developmentTeacher training for social justicePeacebuildingDr Ian FyfeAreas of research interest:Youth studies/sociology of youthYouth workEducation for citizenshipDr Jule HildmannAreas of research interest:Personal and social developmentExperiential learningOutdoor environmental educationOutdoor learning (and taking the curriculum outdoors), leadership (theory, styles, etc.) in educationFacilitation of individual and group processesCreative approaches to learningEmotions and learningDr Deborah HoltAreas of research interest:Positive mental health promotion in education Health and wellbeingWellbeing promotionPastoral care of pupils in schools and students in universitiesAnything related to promoting the social, emotional and mental wellbeing of learners, e.g. resilience, emotional literacy, co-operative learning, resolving conflictMetacognitive approaches in the classroomDr Lindsey HornerAreas of research interest:Education and developmentPeacebuilding educationPeace educationEducation and conflictPostdevelopment approaches:Popular education/community organising (in developing contexts)Arts-based research methodsParticipatory research methodsEthnographyProfessor Cristina IannelliAreas of research interest:Social stratification in education and the labour marketSocial mobilityYouth transitionsCross-country comparative analysesQuantitative data analysisDr Jennifer KirkwoodAreas of research interest:Sociology of education elitesPower and inequalitiesSocial mobility and educational strategiesElite education and education of elitesInternational educationDr Kristina KonstantoniAreas of research interest:Children's and young people's social identities and attitudesDiversity, equity/fairness/social justice practicesChildren's and young people's rights and participation in research, policy and practiceIntersectionalityPartnerships between research, policy and practiceMethodologies of research with children and young peopleEthical issues in research with children and young peopleEarly years and professionalismEarly learning and care Dr Stuart MoirAreas of research interest:Citizenship education and learning for democracyCritical pedagogyMarxist analysis and critique of educationAdult education and popular/radical educationYouth political participation and activismYouth work in schoolsCritical social research and professional practice learningDr Nataša PantićAreas of research interest: Teacher agencyEducational changeRelationships in an education settingMixed-method social network analysis Dr Margaret PetrieAreas of research interest:The role of informal education in promoting or inhibiting social justice and participatory democracyCommunity engagementCommunity-based researchCo-constructing knowledge with communitiesProfessor John RavenscroftAreas of research interest:Visual impairmentAdaptive sportSensory impairmentHearing impairmentInclusionPhilosophy of education/ Virtue epistemologyDr Andie ReynoldsAreas of research interest:Working with children and young people for social justiceChildren and young people’s participation in policymakingYouth work and mental healthRefugee education / Education in EmergenciesI am also very interested in working with doctoral students looking to use indigenous, decolonial, intersectional, feminist or post-structuralist methodologies and methods.Professor Sheila RiddellAreas of research interest:Additional support needsHigher educationEquality and social justiceDr Heidi SmithOutdoor Environmental Education with particular interest in:pedagogyleadershiptransculturalityinternational perspectivesnature connectionlearning communitiesinitial teacher educationDr Laura WrightAreas of research interest:Participatory methods (play and arts-based)Child rightsCo-research/coproduction with children and young peopleChild and youth activismOutdoor playMental health and psychosocial wellbeingChildren and young people's mental health and wellbeing Please contact regarding availability to superviseDr Omolabake FakunleAreas of research interest:Internationalisation of higher education (including policy development in different global regions)International student/staff mobilityIntercultural experiences in educationInclusive internationalisationInternationalising the curriculumDigitilisation of international higher educationGraduate employabilityDr Callum McGregor Not available to superviseDr Simon BeamesAreas of research interest:Outdoor adventure educationOutdoor adventure recreation/leisureLearning outside the classroomDr Katie CebulaAreas of research interest:Social-cognitive and social-emotional developmentChildren with additional support needs (particularly Down’s syndrome, Williams syndrome and autism)Family (e.g. sibling relationships)Children’s playDr Lisa FernandesAreas of research interest:AutismInclusionTeacher educationLearning support assistantsDr Jingyi LiAreas of research interest:Education Policy developmentInternational educationGlobalisationProfessor Gillean McCluskeyAreas of research interest:Exclusion from schoolYouth at riskBehaviour and relationships in schoolTroubled and troublesome pupilsRestorative approaches in schoolRelationships between youth crime and educationPupil voiceMarginalised groups in educationProfessor Velda McCuneAreas of research interest:Higher education for wicked problemsLearning, teaching and curricula in higher educationInclusive higher educationAcademic identitiesDr Rachel O'NeillAreas of research interest:Deaf educationLanguage policies at any level in relation to signed languagesScience discussion and deaf learnersOnline reading and deaf learnersMonitoring deaf children's early language acquisition in speech and signTransition of deaf young people from school to college, university and workDr William SmithAreas of research interest:Education and international developmentComparative educationGlobal governance and international organisationsTesting and accountability in educationNote that I focus on the primary and secondary level. Sport-Related Research Available to superviseDr Mike AshfordMy current research has included a number of key themes:player decision making in rugby union and team sportstalent identification and developmentthe role of challenge and emotional disturbance in player developmentcoach planning and decision makingcoaching practiceskill acquisitioncoach developmentPresently, I am undertaking a number of projects which include: developing and implementing shared mental models of performancethe impact of law modifications on coach, player and referee behaviourteam coordination, player decision making, coach expertise, and understanding athletes' true experiences in Olympic sports Generally, my research explores a wide array of concepts central to the role of a coach and/or coach developer.Dr Graham BakerAreas of research interest:Physical activityWalkingCyclingActive travel/transport InterventionsHealth inequalitiesEthnicityExercise prescriptionExercise RehabilitationBehaviour changePrevention, management of overweight and obesityHealth psychologyMeasurement of health behavioursDr Davies BandaAreas of research interest:Sport and international developmentSport and social inclusionAfrican political settings and sportDr Ray Bobrownicki Areas of research interest:Coaching instruction/practicePerforming under pressureMotor learning/controlImpact of sporting structures and policies on athlete identity, welfare, and rightsDr Howie CarsonAreas of research interest:Sports coachingMotor learning and controlDr Pippa ChapmanAreas of research interest:Elite sport policy, with a particular focus on Olympic and Paralympic sportsKeen interest in leadership and governance in sport and the relationship between sport policy and health policyProfessor Dave CollinsAreas of research interest:Performance enhancement and supportCoach developmentTalent developmentExpertiseDr Loel CollinsAreas of research interest:Theory and practice of coaching, coach development and education in outdoor activities, action and adventure sportsJudgement and decision-making in complex and consequential environmentsDr Shirley GrayAreas of research interest:Physical educationHealth and wellbeing (health, the body and healthism discourse)PE pedagogy and curriculumMotivation, self-regulation and self-determinationStudent engagement in PEGirls' participation in PETeam games pedagogy and decision-makingMasculinity and PETeacher learning and researchProfessor Grant JarvieAreas of research interest:Sport, social sciences, politicsScottish sports policySport diplomacy and cultural/international relationsPolitical economy of sportFootball (including fan engagement strategies for clubs)The future of sportData-driven Innovation and the sports industrySport for peace and conflict resolutionSport, poverty and inequalitySport and health ( including planetary health)Dr Mike JessAreas of research interest:Complexity thinkingCurriculum and pedagogyPolicyPhysical education, particularly primary physical educationDr John KellyAreas of research interest:Sport and culture/fandomMedia analyses and sportMilitarism (civil-military relations) and sport'Sectarianism' and sportPE and the body (socio-cultural issues)Symbolic interactionism (sociological theory)Sub-cultures in sportOffensiveness, language and discourse in sportDr Paul KellyAreas of research interest:Walking, cycling and active travelHealth behaviour measurementHealth behaviour changeDr Jung Woo (Jay) LeeAreas of research interest:Sport media and communicationSport and globalisationSports mega-events studiesSports and international relationsSociology of sportSport and social identitiesSport and social theoriesSport and semioticsDr Georgios MachtsirasAreas of research interest:SwimmingSports biomechanicsDance biomechanicsDr Justine MacLeanAreas of research interest:Social sciences and policyCurriculumAgencyIdentityResilienceDr Alan MacPhersonAreas of research interest:Rhythm for expertiseInstructional technique/coachingSources of information for movementDr Amanda MartindaleAreas of research interest:Professional judgement and decision-makingAccelerating expertise (individuals and teams)MindfulnessPerformance psychologyPlease note - the context of research can be diverse and involve an element of risk (e.g., sport, medicine, emergency services, military, business)Dr Matthew (Matt) McDowellAreas of research interest:‘Second-order’ sporting eventsThe history of footballSport on the North Atlantic RimThe patronage of sport by industrialists, politicians and landownersSport, material culture and the politics of representationScottish/British sport, Empire, and decolonisationLifestyle sports in ScotlandThe history of education (including physical education)North American sportThe Scottish diaspora and sportThe history and politics of baseballHillwalking, land politics and environmentalismDr Paul McMillanAreas of research interest:Physical education, particularly in secondary schoolsThe 'Sport Education' modelCurriculumPedagogyTeachers' everyday practicesTeacher-pupil interaction, qualitative classroom researchNaturalistic inquiryQualitative research methods, self-studyDr Christine NashAreas of research interest:Sport coachingCoach educationTalent developmentDevelopment of expertiseMentoringDr Deborah (Debbie) PalmerAreas of research interest:Sports injury and illness epidemiology, risk and preventionLonger-term consequences of injury (e.g. osteoarthritis)Retired athlete healthSport-related concussionElite, recreational, community and youth sport cohortsTrauma and orthopaedicsClinical cohortsDr Stelios PsycharakisAreas of research interest:Biomechanics of swimming and other aquatic sportsAquatic rehabilitation, in particular for chronic low back pain patients, sufferers of other MSDs and the elderlyClinical biomechanicsApplied biomechanics in sportsHuman performance sciencePhysical activity and healthDr Hugh RichardsAreas of research interest:CopingTalentIndividual differences and professional development related to sport, military and musicDr Walker RossAreas of research interest:Climate changeOlympic GamesEnvironmental justiceSpace utilization and land developmentDr Dave SaundersAreas of research interest:Life after strokePhysical activitySystematic reviewDr Isla ShillAreas of research interest:Sports injury epidemiology, risk factors, and preventionSport-related concussionCommunity and youth sport cohortsDr Wendy TimmonsI am interested in supervising Doctoral work related to the application of dance science and education to dance practice. For example: Digital technology that supports teaching and learning in the dance studio Dance, health and wellbeing Dance and dementia Dance educationDr Vander VianaAreas of research interest:Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL)English for academic purposes (EAP)Corpus linguisticsData-driven learningLanguage teacher educationAcademic/pedagogical discourse analysisDr Martine VerheulAreas of research interest:Motor ControlMotor coordinationPerception and movementMotor developmentDisability sport Please contact regarding availability to superviseDr Neil BuchananDr Marie MurphyDr Jamie Taylor Not available to superviseDr Josie BoothMy research seeks to understand and support how children learn and the relationships with their health behaviour (e.g. physical activity and obesity). Much of my research involves school-based programmes which are often co-created with teachers and pupils and includes neurodiverse populations, such as ADHD. I use a range of methodology in my research, such as Randomised Controlled Trials, Secondary data analysis of longitudinal data sets, and systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Dr Nicola CarseAreas of research interest:Primary physical educationTeacher educationTeacher professional learningEducational changeCurriculum developmentComplexity thinkingMethodologically, I am interested in self-study and the use of observation and interview as research methods.Dr Samantha FawknerAreas of research interest:Young peoplePhysical activitySedentary behaviourBody compositionDr Claire FitzsimonsAreas of research interest:Sedentary behaviour and older adultsPhysical activity and older adultsDr Andrew HorrellAreas of research interest:Teacher professional learningCurriculum developmentEducational policy and curriculum enactmentPhysical education curriculum, pedagogy and assessmentPhysical education teacher educationI specialise in areas of enquiry which draw on qualitative research methods.Dr Linda LintonDr Sarah MacIsaacAreas of research interest:Health and the body from a sociological perspectiveSocial media and the bodyEmbodied identitiesYoung people's experiences of, and engagements with, the PE environmentEthnographic research methodsProfessor Ailsa NivenAreas of research interest:Psychological determinants and consequences of physical activity and sedentary behaviourWalking for healthHealth in adolescentsDr Shaun PhillipsAreas of research interest:Fatigue mechanisms in sport and exerciseSelf-regulation of sport and exercise performancePerceptions of high-intensity interval exerciseSport and exercise interventions for individuals with neurological impairmentDr Gavin ReidAreas of research interest: Sport and the citySport and social enterpriseSport and event legaciesSport and the politics of dissent/protestSport and local government austeritySport and social exclusionDr Shari SabetiAreas of research interest:Arts education (including literature, graphic novels and the visual arts)Cultural heritage educationMuseum educationCreative writingAnthropology of educationEducation in the global southEducation and developmentLiteracy in its social contextProjects focused around ethnography as the primary approach to researchProjects interested in using visual or arts-based methodologiesDr Tony TurnerAreas of research interest:Human performance scienceMotorsport physiology & performanceCardio-respiratory systems’ responses during exercisePhysiology of strength & conditioningConcussionDr Matthew (Matt) WestonResearch interest: Applied sports science Teacher Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy Available to superviseDr Ramsey AffifiAreas of research interest:Environmental, sustainability and outdoor educationPhilosophy of educationEnvironmental humanities "Ecologising" educationIntegrating art into science education Re-imagining STEAM education AestheticsEmotions and contemplative approaches to education (especially in response to the ecological crisis)Post-qualitative and arts-informed research methodsProfessor Catherine BovillAreas of research interest:Co-created curriculumStudent-staff partnership in learning, teachingHigher education curriculum conceptualisationRelational pedagogy, belonging, mattering and student engagementDr Mary BovillAreas of research interest:Conceptions of texts and textual practices in English and history Philosophy in prisonsPhilosophy with childrenCritical thinkingDr Audrey CameronI am available to supervise deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing students on topics related to science education and sign languages. Dr Sue ChapmanAreas of research interest:Teacher wellbeingTeacher professional learningTeacher identityInitial teacher educationTeacher/student teacher mentoringDr David ClarkeEnvironmental and sustainability education (formal and informal) practice, policy, philosophy and research methodology with a focus on the following approaches:Practitioner inquiry and participatory action researchNarrative, autobiographical, and autoethnographic inquiryPhilosophical inquiry, writing as inquiry, thinking/living with theory, creative-relational and post-qualitative inquiryImmanent ontologies, including animisms, affect theory, feminist new materialisms and posthumanismDr Laura Colucci-GrayAreas of research interest:Science educationSustainability educationOutdoor learningSTEAM educationCitizen scienceInteractive and participatory research methodologiesDr Maria DasliAreas of research interest:Intercultural educationIntercultural communicationIntercultural citizenshipIntercultural dialogue and peacebuildingCritical multiculturalismCritical pedagogySocial justice, inclusion and democracyEthics of responsibility and hospitalityDeconstructionEthnographyCritical discourse analysisAnti-racist discourseDr Andrea EnglishAreas of research interest:Philosophy of education, especially Dewey, and the classical German tradition Phenomenology and pragmatismTopics of moral educationDialogic teachingPupil voiceCritical thinkingDr Lauren HammondAreas of research interest:Children’s geographiesGeography educationCurriculumGeographies of education and education spacesChildren’s rightsParticipatory research methodsDr James MacAllisterAreas of research interest:Philosophical inquiries into any educational issue/sEthics, values and moral educationEpistemology and education - what types of knowledge and curricula are valuable and whyIssues concerning discipline and/or punishment in educational settingsAlternative schooling Dr Ann MacDonaldAreas of research interest:GenderReligious culture and experienceGender and feminism in religionReligion and schoolingTeacher cultureWomen teachersPrimary teaching as workSchooling in ScotlandSocial justiceProfessor Gale MacleodAreas of research interest:Social, emotional and behavioural problemsSchool disaffectionBehaviourExclusion/inclusionAuthority relationshipsMedicalisation of behaviourDr Geetha MarcusExperiences:BAME teachers and student teachersGypsy/Travellers "Migrant" and/or "refugee" women and girlsAlso:Culturally relevant pedagogies for teaching the new century childTranslingualism and Translanguaging Black feminist methodology (otherwise known an intersectionality)Oral historyDr Aline NardoAreas of research interest:Philosophy of Education, in particular topics connected to Dewey, Vygotsky, Marxism and Critical TheoryTopics at the intersection of Evolution and EducationPhilosophical/conceptual/historical work on ‘learning’ and ‘development’Theory and design related to ‘ethics and play’ (digital and analogue) in educational contextsProfessor Robbie NicolAreas of research interest:Outdoor environmental education (theory and practice)Environmental philosophyEpistemological diversity (different ways of knowing)Experiential learningSustainable developmentEducationLearning for sustainabilityCultural perspectives on environmental educationDr David OverendAreas of research interest:Contemporary theatre and performanceArtistic/creative researchCreative approaches to space and placeInterdisciplinary learning and teachingDr Dimitra TsakalouAreas of research interest:Inclusive educationEquality and social justicePerceptions and practices on inclusionInclusive practices Please contact regarding availaibility to superviseDr Hui-Chuan (Jane) LiAreas of research interest:Curriculum materials design and development, particularly in relation to mathematicsSocial constructivism in mathematics teaching and learningDevelopment of students’ mathematical proficiency with meaningful groundingLearning for sustainability in mathematics educationLearning, teaching and assessmentClassroom discussion and communicationInternational and comparative educationDr Holly LinklaterAreas of research interest:AutoethnographyEthnographyPractitioner researchTeacher researchInclusionPedagogy (especially primary schools/ early years); Teachers' creative/imaginative thinking (with regard to pedagogic decision-making) Not available to superviseProfessor Gert BiestaAreas of research interest:Educational theory Education policyCurriculumTeachingTeacher education Citizenship educationArts educationReligious educationDr Beth ChristieAreas of research interest:Practical, theoretical and philosophical aspects of outdoor learning and learning for sustainabilityThe developing policy landscape in Scotland in relation to outdoor learning, learning for sustainability and the curriculumDr Lisa FernandesAreas of research interest:AutismInclusionTeacher educationLearning support assistantsDr Yvonne FoleyAreas of research interest:Language teacher educationTeachers' beliefs and identitiesLiteracy development for pupils learning English as an additional language (EAL)Critical literaciesSecond/additional language learning and teachingProfessor Peter HigginsAreas of research interest:Theory, philosophy and practice of outdoor education/outdoor learningTheory, philosophy and practice of environmental and sustainability education International comparative approaches to outdoor, environmental and sustainability educationCoaching and skill acquisition in outdoor activitiesDr Donna MurrayAreas of research interest:Taught postgraduate student experienceMasters provisionSelf-efficacyDr Zoe RobertsonAreas of research interest:Teacher educationTeacher professional learning and developmentSchool leadership and leadership development/preparation Related content Details about our research degrees English Language Education (ELE) - for research in the area of language educati… More about our research This article was published on 2024-10-07