People

Members of PCRE.

University of Edinburgh members

Dr Shirley Gray, Group Lead Dr Shirley Gray is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education. Her research interests are around physical education curriculum and pedagogy, and previously she has explored the practices and learning of physical education teachers in relation to gender, social and emotional learning, pupil motivation and decision-making in games.
Dr Nicola Carse Dr Nicola Carse is a Lecturer in Physical Education. Her research interests are around primary physical education, physical education curriculum and pedagogy, teacher education and practitioner enquiry.
Dr Murray Craig Dr Murray Craig is a Teaching Fellow in Physical Education. His main research interests focus on digital technology use in PE, in particular teachers' motives for using digital technologies, as well as understanding the underlying factors that affect their habits and practices with it. Murray is also interested in both curriculum and talent development, examining how the concepts from each field can inform and support the other.
Denise Dewar Denise McGee-Dewar is a teaching fellow in Physical Education. Denise recently completed an MSc Research; her project focussed on the initial teacher education, induction and post-induction experiences of new PE teachers in Scotland from a phenomenological perspective. Her research interests include teacher education and developing critical thinking in PE.
Dr Deb Holt Dr Deb Holt is a Lecturer in Mental Health Promotion in Education. Her research interests include exploring how schools enact the Health and Wellbeing curriculum, whole-school approaches to social and emotional wellbeing promotion, teacher- and student-teacher-positive mental health and any specific elements of positive mental health promotion in education.
Dr Andrew Horrell Andrew Horrell is the Director of Undergraduate Studies and a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education. His current research interests include: curriculum development and enactment, health and wellbeing policy and practice, physical education teachers’ lives and careers and initial teacher education.
Dr Mike Jess Dr Mike Jess is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education. His personal interests focus on the relationship between complexity thinking, ecological perspectives and professional practice.
Wilma Irvine Wilma is a Teaching Fellow in Primary PE: MA Physical Education Programme Coordinator Year 1 whose main area of research is 3-14 Primary Physical Education.
Dr Sarah MacIsaac Dr Sarah MacIsaac is a Lecturer in Physical Education. Her research interests lie within the sociology of health, the body and physical education. Her research explores contemporary body-related culture amongst young people, looking specifically at social media use.
Dr Justine MacLean Dr Justine MacLean is a Lecturer in Physical Education. Her research interests are within the social and cultural practices in physical education; in particular how pupils, students and teachers can develop their potential within the educational environment.
Dr Paul McMillan Dr Paul McMillan is a Lecturer in Physical Education. His two main research interests include the investigation of teaching and professional learning.
Karen Munro Karen Munro is a teaching fellow within the School of Education and Sport. Her research looks at teachers' vision, in particular student teachers', with the aim to track their vision in a longitudinal study.
Vince Coleman Vince is a PhD student and his research focuses on the area of trauma-aware practice in the context of physical education.
Stephanie Hardley Stephanie Hardley is a PhD candidate within the School of Education and Sport. Her research focuses on understanding how Scottish schools conceptualise, support, and promote mental, social and emotional health and wellbeing for disadvantaged students.
Chenqi Wang Chenqi is a PhD student exploring digital health and body cultures among Chinese students studying in the UK.
Chenxi Yin Chenxi's PhD focuses on meaningfulness within youth sport with a specific interest in parkour.

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Associate members

Name	Affiliation
Dr David Aldous	Edith Cowan University
Dr Anna Bryant	Cardiff Metropolitan University
Dr Maria José Camacho-Miñano	University of Complutense, Madrid
Dr Oli Hooper	Loughborough University
Professor David Kirk	University of Strathclyde
Cara Lamb	University of Strathclyde
Dr Dillon Landi	University of Strathclyde
Professor Emma Rich	University of Bath
Dr Rachel Sandford	Loughborough University
Dr Julie Stirrup	Loughborough University
Elaine Wotherspoon	University of the West of Scotland
Professor Paul Wright	Northern Illinois University

This article was published on 25 Apr, 2024

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