Supervisors and topics
Looking for a supervisor? Learn more about our supervisors' areas of expertise and current availability.
Research thematic hubs
Research is carried out within our seven thematic hubs. These are:
- Advanced Quantitative Research in Education
- Children and Young People
- Digital Education
- Language, Interculturalities and Literacies
- Social Justice and Inclusion
- Sport-Related Research
- Teacher Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy
Supervisors 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.
Name | Available to supervise? | Areas of research interest |
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Dr Alice Dias Lopes | yes |
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Dr Adriana Duta | yes | Welcomes PhD projects using quantitative data analysis for topics related to social inequalities, social mobility and social justice. These could include social inequalities and determinants of success in education and/or cognitive and non-cognitive skills OR the role of education in shaping individuals’ life chances, attitudes and behaviour. |
Professor Cristina Iannelli | yes |
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Name | Available to supervise? | Areas of research interest |
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Dr Kuang-Hsu Chiang | yes |
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Dr Sarah Foley | yes |
Welcomes ideas on projects around:
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Dr Lauren Hammond | yes |
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Dr Deborah Holt | yes |
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Dr Marlies Kustatscher | no |
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Dr Jennifer Lavoie | no |
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Professor Catherine (Mary) Maternowska | yes |
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Dr Sarah McGeown | no |
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Dr Lynn McNair | yes |
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Dr Fiona Morrison | yes | I welcome PhD applications in the areas of children's rights and violence against children. |
Dr Andie Reynolds | yes |
I am also very interested in working with doctoral students looking to use indigenous, decolonial, intersectional, feminist or post-structuralist methodologies and methods. |
Dr Shari Sabeti | no |
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Dr Julie Smith | yes |
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Dr Tracy Stewart | yes |
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Professor Kay Tisdall | yes |
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Dr Martin Toye | yes |
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Dr Sarah Ward | yes | Youth 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). |
Dr Laura Wright | no |
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Name | Available to supervise? | Areas of research interest |
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Dr Serdar Abaci | no |
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Professor Sian Bayne | no |
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Dr Huw Davies | yes |
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Dr Alice Dias Lopes | yes |
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Dr Peter Evans | no |
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Dr Rory Ewins | yes |
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Dr Michael Gallagher | no |
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Dr James Lamb | yes |
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Professor Andrew Manches | yes |
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Professor Judy Robertson | no | Computer science education schools, particularly data literacy |
Dr Jen Ross | no |
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Dr Philippa Sheail | yes |
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Dr ML White | yes |
Issues related to:
Specifically, 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 Williamson | yes |
Social scientific analyses of digital technologies, data, metrics, and the organizations that produce and promote them, in the field of education:
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Name | Available to supervise? | Areas of research interest |
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Dr Farah Akbar | no |
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Dr Dario Banegas | no |
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Dr Florence Bonacina-Pugh | yes |
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Dr Ania Byerly | yes |
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Dr Seongsook Choi | yes |
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Dr Sal Consoli | no |
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Professor Do Coyle | yes |
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Dr Maria Dasli | yes |
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Dr Kenneth Fordyce | no |
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Dr Lorna Hamilton | yes |
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Dr Mike Lynch | no |
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Dr Fiona O'Hanlon | no |
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Dr Claudia Rosenhan | yes |
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Dr Ashley Simpson | no |
Language Education:
Social Justice and Inclusion:
Methodologies:
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Dr Vander Viana | yes |
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Dr Isobel Kai-Hui Wang | yes |
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Dr Samaneh Zandian | yes |
I am currently interested in exploring international students’ educational, social and linguistic experiences in UK Higher Education. |
Name | Available to supervise? | Areas of research interest |
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Dr Fatih Aktas | yes |
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Dr Simon Beames | no |
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Dr Shereen Benjamin | yes |
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Dr Katie Cebula | no |
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Dr Kirsten Darling-McQuistan | yes |
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Dr Omolabake Fakunle | yes |
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Dr Lisa Fernandes | yes |
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Dr Gary Fraser | yes |
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Professor Deborah (Debi) Fry | yes |
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Dr Ian Fyfe | yes |
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Dr Jule Hildmann | yes |
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Dr Deborah Holt | yes |
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Dr Lindsey Horner | yes |
Postdevelopment approaches:
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Dr Jennifer Kirkwood | yes |
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Dr Kristina Konstantoni | no |
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Dr Jingyi Li | no |
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Professor Gillean McCluskey | no |
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Dr Callum McGregor | Please contact | |
Dr Stuart Moir | yes |
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Dr Rachel O'Neill | no |
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Dr Nataša Pantić | yes |
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Dr Margaret Petrie | yes |
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Professor John Ravenscroft | yes |
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Dr Andie Reynolds | yes |
I am also very interested in working with doctoral students looking to use indigenous, decolonial, intersectional, feminist or post-structuralist methodologies and methods. |
Professor Sheila Riddell | yes |
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Dr Heidi Smith | yes |
Outdoor Environmental Education with particular interest in:
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Dr William Smith | no |
Note that I focus on the primary and secondary level. |
Dr Laura Wright | no |
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Name | Available to supervise? | Areas of research interest |
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Dr Mike Ashford | yes |
My current research has included a number of key themes:
Presently, I am undertaking a number of projects which include:
Generally, my research explores a wide array of concepts central to the role of a coach and/or coach developer. |
Dr Graham Baker | yes |
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Dr Davies Banda | yes |
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Dr Ray Bobrownicki | yes |
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Dr Josie Booth | no | My 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 Neil Buchanan | Please contact | |
Dr Nicola Carse | no |
Methodologically, I am interested in self-study and the use of observation and interview as research methods. |
Dr Howie Carson | no |
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Dr Pippa Chapman | yes |
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Professor Dave Collins | yes |
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Dr Loel Collins | yes |
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Dr Samantha Fawkner | no |
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Dr Claire Fitzsimons | no |
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Dr Shirley Gray | yes |
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Dr Andrew Horrell | no |
I specialise in areas of enquiry which draw on qualitative research methods. |
Professor Grant Jarvie | yes |
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Dr Mike Jess | yes |
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Dr John Kelly | yes |
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Dr Paul Kelly | yes |
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Dr Jung Woo (Jay) Lee | yes |
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Dr Linda Linton | no | |
Dr Georgios Machtsiras | yes |
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Dr Sarah MacIsaac | no |
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Dr Justine MacLean | yes |
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Dr Alan MacPherson | yes |
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Dr Amanda Martindale | yes (on sabbatical Jan-Jul 2024) |
Please 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) McDowell | yes |
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Dr Paul McMillan | yes |
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Dr Marie Murphy | Please contact | |
Dr Christine Nash | yes |
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Professor Ailsa Niven | no |
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Dr Deborah (Debbie) Palmer | yes |
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Dr Shaun Phillips | no |
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Dr Stelios Psycharakis | yes |
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Dr Gavin Reid | yes |
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Dr Hugh Richards | yes |
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Dr Walker Ross | yes |
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Dr Shari Sabeti | no |
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Dr Dave Saunders | yes |
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Professor John Sproule | yes |
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Dr Jamie Taylor | Please contact | |
Dr Wendy Timmons | yes |
I am interested in supervising Doctoral work related to the application of dance science and education to dance practice. For example:
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Dr Tony Turner | no |
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Dr Vander Viana | yes |
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Dr Martine Verheul | yes |
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Dr Matthew (Matt) Weston | yes | Applied sports science |
Name | Available to supervise? | Areas of research interest |
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Dr Ramsey Affifi | yes |
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Professor Gert Biesta | no |
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Dr Mary Bovill | yes |
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Dr Audrey Cameron | yes |
I am available to supervise deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing students on topics related to science education and sign languages. |
Dr Sue Chapman | yes |
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Dr Beth Christie | no |
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Dr David Clarke | yes |
Environmental and sustainability education (formal and informal) practice, policy, philosophy and research methodology with a focus on the following approaches:
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Dr Laura Colucci-Gray | yes |
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Dr Maria Dasli | yes |
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Dr Andrea English | yes |
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Dr Yvonne Foley | yes |
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Dr Lauren Hammond | yes |
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Professor Peter Higgins | no |
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Dr Hui-Chuan (Jane) Li | Please contact |
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Dr Holly Linklater | Please contact |
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Dr James MacAllister | yes |
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Dr Ann MacDonald | yes |
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Professor Gale Macleod | yes |
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Dr Geetha Marcus | yes |
Experiences:
Also:
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Dr Aline Nardo | yes |
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Professor Robbie Nicol | yes |
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Dr David Overend | yes |
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Dr Zoe Robertson | no |
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Dr Dimitra Tsakalou | yes |
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Related links
Details about our postgraduate research degrees
English Language Education (ELE) - for research in the area of language education