Chair
Dr Christine Edwards-Leis (christine.edwards-leis@stmarys.ac.uk)
Postgraduate Research Lead, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- inclusive pedagogies for supervision, mentoring, teaching, and research in higher education
- pedagogical implications of Instructional design approaches
- mentoring in shared writing spaces.
Publications and presentations
- Moldavan, A., Edwards-Leis, C., & Murray, J. (2022). Design and pedagogical implications of a digital learning platform to promote well-being in teacher education, Teaching and Teacher Education, (115).
- Spencer, J. and Edwards-Leis, C.E. (2024*). Call and Response: Inclusive approaches to supervision, in C. E. Edwards-Leis and M. Price (Eds.) Pedagogy in Higher Education: A critical review, London: St Mary's University Press.
- Presentation Keynote at UKCGE Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Postgraduate Research Conference, Sheffield, 4th November 2023: Call and Response: Inclusive approaches to supervision
Members
Dr Jane Chambers (jane.chambers@stmarys.ac.uk)
Associate Professor, Head of the School of Education, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- professional identity of teacher educators who have caring responsibilities
- professional identity of school-based teacher educators.
Publications and presentations
- Edwards-Leis, C.E. and Chambers, J. (2024*) Can pedagogy in universities be critical? in C. E. Edwards-Leis and M. Price (Eds.) Pedagogy in Higher Education: A critical review, London: St Mary's University Press.
- Presentation: The future of Professional Education in Higher Education: Perspectives from Initial Teacher Education, Youth and Community Work and Social Work, BERA Conference 2023. Birmingham: 14th September 2023
Jemima Davey (jemima.davey@stmarys.ac.uk)
Subject Lead Education Partnerships and Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- professional identity formation and development
- mentoring and supervision in education
- teacher autonomy and agency in the classroom
- cross-curricular approaches to primary education.
Publications and presentations
- Davey, J. (2024*) Tech in Teaching: Exploring the impact of digital learning on emerging professional practice, in C. E. Edwards-Leis and M. Price (Eds.) Pedagogy in Higher Education: A critical review, London: St Mary's University Press.
- Presentation: Using Critical Global Citizenship Education to challenge the traditional notion of science education, New voices in Global Education & Learning, ANGEL. Online: 19th April 2023.
- Strachan, A. and Davey, J. (2022) Saving the planet one science lesson at a time: challenging the traditional notion of sustainability and climate change education. Primary Science 175.
- Strachan, A. and Davey, J. (2022) Saving The Planet One Science Lesson At A Time. Hatfield: Millgate House Publishers.
Professor Anna Lise Gordon (annalise.gordon@stmarys.ac.uk)
Professor of Education, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- teacher resilience and wellbeing
- professional development for teachers
- wellbeing of children and young adults
- character education
- bereavement in schools.
Publications and presentations
- Gordon, A.L., (2023) Early career teaching and resilience. In: Tierney, R.J., Rizvi, F., Erkican, K. (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education, vol. 5. Elsevier, pp. 153–160.
- Gordon, A. L. (2023). Grief matters: Exploring the impact of bereavement & grief on learning for All. British Educational Research Association.
- Gordon, A. (2020) Educate – Mentor – Nurture: Improving the Transition from Initial Teacher Training to Qualified Teacher Status and Beyond, Journal of Education for Teachers, Vol. 46(5).
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René Hartmann (rene.hartmann@stmarys.ac.uk)
Senior Lecturer in Primary Mathematics, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- creativity in mathematics
- neurodivergence and how it manifests in mathematics
- ADHD and the obstacles and opportunities for the mathematics learner and teacher.
Laura Minogue (laura.minogue@stmarys.ac.uk)
Interim Head of Academic Professional Development, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- the experiences and identity of early career academics
- relational pedagogies in Higher Education
- arts-based teaching and research methods
- the use of freewriting in academic contexts.
Publications and presentations
- Minogue, L., and Price, M., (2024*) From the academic encounter to a curated space: developing relational pedagogy, in C. E. Edwards-Leis and M. Price (Eds.) Pedagogy in Higher Education: A critical review, London: St Mary's University Press
- Presentation: Using Creative Pedagogies on the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Advance HE Accredited Programme Leaders’ Network, online 27th June 2023
- Minogue, L., Murphy, C., & Salmons, K., (2018) Embedding Learning Development: a model for collaborative practice, Journal for Learning Development in Higher Education, Vol 13
Lisa Panford (lisa.panford@stmarys.ac.uk)
Course Lead PGCE Secondary Languages with QTS, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- anti-racist, decolonising, and inclusive pedagogies in languages education
- reflective and critical writing in teacher preparation programmes
- collaborative decolonising initiatives.
Publications and presentations
- (2024)*Finding pockets of possibility for anti-racism in the secondary language teacher education curriculum Curriculum in a Changing World. BERA
- Panford, L (2022) Innovation and creative practices in Languages Education in England. Developing language learning across the four nations: sharing innovative and creative approaches. BERA Developing language learning across the four nations: sharing innovative and creative approaches | BERA
- Glowach, T, Mitchell, R, Bennett, T, Donaldson, L, Jefferson, J, Panford, L, Saleh, A, Smee, K, Wells-Dion, B, Hemmings, E (2022) Making spaces for collaborative action and learning: Reflections on teacher-led decolonising initiatives from a professional learning network in England. The Curriculum Journal BERA
Dr Mark Price (mark.price@stmarys.ac.uk)
Associate Professor of Education, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- transnational postgraduate partnership and pedagogy
- professional identity and narrative learning
- postgraduate research supervision.
Publications and presentations
- Mariaye, H., Price, M., Ramasawmy, J.S., Melvin, M. and Mohabeer, T. (2023) ‘Narrative encounters of pedagogic partnership, and the development of collegial capital in higher education’, Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 8(1), pp.17-29.
- Mariaye, H., Price, M. and Ramasawmy, J.S. (2023) ‘Transition into Transnational Postgraduate Education: Reflections from Programme Facilitators’ in Samuel, M.S. and Mariaye, H. (Eds) Transforming Postgraduate Education in Africa, Durban, SA: CSSAL.
- Minogue, L. and Price, M. (2024*) ‘From the academic encounter to a curated space: developing relational pedagogy’ in C. E. Edwards-Leis and M. Price (Eds.) Pedagogy in Higher Education: A critical review, London: St Mary's University Press.
Dr Viki Veale (viki.veale@stmarys.ac.uk)
Senior Lecturer in Early Years and Primary Education, St Mary’s University
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- the lived experiences of teachers in maintained Early Years settings
- education policy and professional confidence
- leadership in Primary school settings.
Publications and presentations
- Presentation: Right from the Start: Supporting the retention of qualified teachers in maintained Early Years Settings. BELMAS Annual Conference: Troubling Educational Leadership Through Authentic Engagement (July, 2023)
- Presentation: Mental Health: Shared Concerns, Shared Vision. University of Worcester: Children’s Alliance Annual Conference (June 2023)
- Presentation: Making Meaning through Metaphorical Carnivalesque: Exploring the core competency framework through an early childhood lens. (With Karen Vincent: Canterbury Christchurch University). IPDA Annual conference. (November, 2022)
Sophie Wilson (sophie.wilson@stmarys.ac.uk)
Associate Professor and Course Lead Secondary Geography with QTS, St Mary’s University
Areas of research interest
Research interests include:
- curriculum making
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- sustainability.
Publications and presentations
- Dave, H. and Wilson, S. (2023) ‘The curriculum and the teacher’ in Podesta, E and L Hoath. (ed.) Professional Studies for Secondary Teaching, London, Learning Matters, Sage Publishing.
- De Lázaro Torres, M.L., De Miguel González, R., Donert, K., Linder-Fally, M., Parkinson, A., Prodan, D., Wilson,S. & Zwartjes, L. (2022) Toolkit of Innovative Pedagogical Approaches for Teaching with GIS, including the GI Ped Framework + Model.
- Puertas Aguilar, M.A., Conway, B., De Lázaro Torres, M.L., De Miguel González, R., Donert, K., Linder-Fally, M., Parkinson, A., Prodan, D., Wilson, S. & Zwartjes, L. (2022). A teaching model to raise awareness of sustainability using geoinformation.