Research

Members

The Hub team and members.

The Hub welcomes people across the University of Edinburgh and outwith to join our mailing list and join in our activities. 

We have a Coordinating Team at Moray House School of Education and Sport. Postgraduate research students and staff are welcome to sign up as Hub members. 

Coordinating Team

This group works in collaboration to support the Hub to function and flourish.

Name Hub role Email
Dr Grace Kong Research Assistant grace.kong@ed.ac.uk
Dr Kristina Konstantoni Knowledge Exchange and Impact kristina.konstantoni@ed.ac.uk
Dr Marlies Kustatscher Ethics marlies.kustatscher@ed.ac.uk
Professor M Catherine Maternowska Postgraduate Research (current students) catherine.maternowska@ed.ac.uk
Zarina Muminova  PhD Student Representative zarina.muminova@ed.ac.uk
Dr Andie Reynolds Postgraduate Research (Applications) andie.reynolds@ed.ac.uk
Kirsty Shand Hub Administrative Assistant kirsty.shand@ed.ac.uk
Dr Tracy Stewart Capacity Building tracy.stewart@ed.ac.uk
Professor Kay Tisdall Team Lead k.tisdall@ed.ac.uk
Dr Laura Wright Knowledge Exchange and Impact laura.wright@ed.ac.uk

Primary affiliation

Name Role Email
Sara Abahussain PhD Student s2003742@sms.ed.ac.uk
Luke Addison Teaching Fellow in Childhood Practice luke.addison@ed.ac.uk
Ruth Barnes PhD Student ruth.barnes@ed.ac.uk
Dr Shereen Benjamin Senior Lecturer in Primary Education shereen.benjamin@ed.ac.uk
Dr Josie Booth Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Developmental Psychology josie.booth@ed.ac.uk
Serif Cakiray PhD Student S1829761@sms.ed.ac.uk
Dr Katie Cebula Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology katie.cebula@ed.ac.uk
Yin Chan PhD Student y.chan-11@sms.ed.ac.uk
Justina (Tina) Chikezie PhD Student tina.chikezie@ed.ac.uk
Bethan Davies PhD Student b.d.davies@ed.ac.uk
Carolina Echegaray PhD Student  
Miranda Eodanable PhD Student s0125784@sms.ed.ac.uk
Dr Omolabake Fakunle Chancellor's Fellow omolabake.fakunle@ed.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Foley Lecturer in Development Psychology sarah.foley@ed.ac.uk
Professor Deborah Fry Director of Data, Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute / Personal Chair, International Child Protection Research debi.fry@ed.ac.uk
Dr Ian Fyfe Senior Lecturer ian.fyfe@ed.ac.uk
Dr Lauren Hammond Lecturer in Teacher Education lauren.e.hammond@ed.ac.uk
Demi Hunter Research Assistant demi.hunter@ed.ac.uk
Rimin Johnson PhD Student r.johnson-15@sms.ed.ac.uk
Alkisti Kallinikou PhD Student S2134324@sms.ed.ac.uk
Anastasia Kalokyri PhD Student anastasia.kalokyri@ed.ac.uk
Minkyung Kwon PhD Student s1670341@sms.ed.ac.uk
Liz Latto PhD Student s0564696@sms.ed.ac.uk
Dr Jennifer Lavoie Chancellor's Fellow - Global Challenges/ Depute Head of Institute for Education, Community & Society (Research) jennifer.lavoie@ed.ac.uk
Boshi Liu PhD Student s1857620@sms.ed.ac.uk
Tao Liu PhD Student t.liu-50@sms.ed.ac.uk
Dr John Loewenthal Teaching Fellow in Education john.loewenthal@ed.ac.uk
Dr Sarah McGeown Co-Deputy Director of Research, Knowledge Exchange and Impact (RKEI) / Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology s.mcgeown@ed.ac.uk
Becky McGinney PhD Student r.mcginney@sms.ed.ac.uk
Dr Christina McMellon Senior Research Fellow christina.mcmellon@ed.ac.uk
Dr Lynn McNair OBE Lecturer in Early Childhood and Froebel lynn.mcnair@ed.ac.uk
Dr Fiona Morrison Programme Director for Childhood Practice / Lecturer in Childhood Studies fiona.morrison@ed.ac.uk
Dr Maggie Morrison Co-Programme Director: BA Childhood Practice / Teaching Fellow in Childhood Studies maggie.morrison@ed.ac.uk
Ewajesu Okewumi PhD Student e.o.okewumi@sms.ed.ac.uk
Konstantina Papaspyropoulou PhD Student k.papaspyropoulou@sms.ed.ac.uk
Xuanyi Ren PhD Student s1818728@sms.ed.ac.uk
Fatemeh Sadeghi PhD Student s2114251@sms.ed.ac.uk
Elena Santi PhD Student s2271583@sms.ed.ac.uk
Pavithra Sarma PhD Student p.sarma@sms.ed.ac.uk
Dr Sabina Savadova Teaching Fellow in Childhood Studies and Practice Sabina.Savadova@ed.ac.uk
Priyambada Seal PhD Student priyambada.seal@ed.ac.uk
Carleigh Slater PhD Student c.b.slater@sms.ed.ac.uk
Dr Julie Smith Director of Quality Assurance and Enhancement / Lecturer Developmental Psychology julie.smith@ed.ac.uk
Felicia Szloboda PhD Student f.szloboda@sms.ed.ac.uk
Professor Kay Tisdall Chair of Childhood Policy k.tisdall@ed.ac.uk
Dr Martin Toye, CPsychol, FRSA Lecturer; Education, Teaching & Leadership martin.toye@ed.ac.uk
Charlotte Webber PhD Student s2131388@sms.ed.ac.uk
Laura Weiner PhD Student s1826618@sms.ed.ac.uk
Dr Laura Wright Lecturer Childhood Studies laura.wright@ed.ac.uk
Yi Yan PhD Student Y.Yan-68@sms.ed.ac.uk
Zoe (Rong) Yan PhD Student zoe.yan@ed.ac.uk
Ross Young PhD Student R.Young-15@sms.ed.ac.uk

Further affiliations

Name Role Email
Dr Fatih Aktas Lecturer fatih.aktas@ed.ac.uk
Ramone Al Bishawi Research Assistant ramone.bishawi@ed.ac.uk
Dr Valentina Andries Postdoctoral Research Assistant valentina.andries@ed.ac.uk
Dr Davies Banda Lecturer - Sport Policy; Deputy Director - Academy of Sport davies.banda@ed.ac.uk
Dr Kuang-Hsu Chiang Lecturer in Higher Education kuang-hsu.chiang@ed.ac.uk
Dr Seongsook Choi Head of Institute for Education, Community & Society (IECS) / Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies S.Choi@ed.ac.uk
Dr Laura Colucci-Gray Senior Lecturer in Science and Sustainability Education laura.colucci-gray@ed.ac.uk
Dr Huw Davies Lecturer in Digital Education (Data and Society) huw.davies@ed.ac.uk
Dr Pauline Duncan Project Coordinator and Research Associate pauline.duncan@ed.ac.uk
Dr Jule Hildmann Senior Research Fellow (Outdoor Learning) jule.hildmann@ed.ac.uk
Dr Deborah Holt Lecturer in Mental Health promotion and Health and Wellbeing deborah.holt@ed.ac.uk
Professor Dr Grant Jarvie University of Edinburgh Professor, Chair of Sport and Director (Academy of Sport) - Visiting Professor - University of Toronto grant.jarvie@ed.ac.uk
Professor Gale Macleod Professor gale.macleod@ed.ac.uk
Professor Andrew Manches Professor of Children and Technology a.manches@ed.ac.uk
Professor Gillean McCluskey Deputy Head of School (Academic and Community Life), Moray House School of Education and Sport; Interim Director, Centre for Research in Education, Inclusion and Diversity (CREID) gillean.mccluskey@ed.ac.uk
Dr Callum McGregor Programme Director: MSc Social Justice and Community Action / Lecturer in Education callum.mcgregor@ed.ac.uk
Dr Stuart Moir Lecturer stuart.moir@ed.ac.uk
Professor Marie Murphy Director of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre Marie.Murphy@ed.ac.uk
Professor John Ravenscroft Chair of Childhood Visual Impairment john.ravenscroft@ed.ac.uk
Professor Sheila Riddell Chair in Inclusion and Diversity/Director of CREID sheila.riddell@ed.ac.uk
Professor Judy Robertson Chair in Digital Learning judy.robertson@ed.ac.uk
Dr William C Smith Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development & Director of Internationalisation w.smith@ed.ac.uk
Dr Sarah Ward Lecturer in Learning in Communities sarah.ward@ed.ac.uk
Dr Samaneh Zandian Lecturer in Language Education s.zandian@ed.ac.uk