Dr Julie Smith
Deputy Head of Institute for Education, Community & Society (IECS) / Lecturer Developmental Psychology

- Moray House School of Education and Sport, IECS
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 6356
- Email: julie.smith@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, SJ
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
My undergraduate degree in Psychology was completed at Edinburgh Napier University and was as a result of a career change. My PhD, completed at the University of Glasgow, focussed on children’s verbal interactions during collaborative problem solving in mathematics. In particular metacognitive talk. Having held a number of teaching posts at different universities, I completed an MSc in Applied Psychology (CYP) at the University of Edinburgh, qualifying as a Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology. I have worked in the area of mental health with children and young people as well as with university students. I am a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Qualifications
BA (Hons) Psychology
MSc Applied Psychology for Children & Young People
PhD Psychology of Learning
PG Cert TLHE
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
- Metacognition and Mathematics Learning
- Pedagogical approaches to support learning in STEM subjects
- The relationship between pedagogical approaches and mental health and wellbeing (particularly in Higher Education)
- Mental health intervention evaluation in child and adolescent mental health services
Current project grants
Critical Thinking Retreat: Using situated simulations to develop researcher positioning in master’s students, Principal's Teaching Award (£8822)
Dissertation Buddies: Development, implementation and evaluation of a peer support programme for PGT students during the dissertation phase, Student Experience Grant (£2245)
Past project grants
Problem Solving Partnerships in Mathematics Education. Enhancing Professional Learning in STEM, 2019-2020 Education Scotland (£15748)
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Primary and secondary school students’ career aspirations and job automation-related risks
In:
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-022-09573-9
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Correction to: Efficacy of Mentalization-based group therapy for adolescents: the results of a pilot randomised controlled trial (BMC Psychiatry, (2019), 19, 1, (167), 10.1186/s12888-019-2158-8)
In:
BMC Psychiatry, vol. 21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03102-8
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment/debate (Published) -
Efficacy of Mentalization-based group therapy for adolescents: The results of a pilot randomised controlled trial
(13 pages)
In:
BMC Psychiatry, vol. 19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2158-8
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Improving mathematical learning in Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence through problem posing: An integrative review
(38 pages)
In:
The Curriculum Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.15
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Exploring the relationship between metacognitive and collaborative talk during group mathematical problem solving - what do we mean by collaborative metacognition?
(13 pages)
In:
Research in Mathematics Education, vol. 20, pp. 14-36
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2017.1410215
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Sowa, S., Smith, J. & Manches, A. Primary and secondary school students’ career aspirations and job automation-related risks. Int J Educ Vocat Guidance (2022). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10775-022-09573-9
McDonald, P., & Smith, J. (2019). Improving mathematical learning in Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence through problem posing: An integrative review. Curriculum Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.15
Griffiths, H., Duffy, F., Duffy, L., Brown, S., Hockaday, H., Graham, J.Eliasson, E., Smith, J. Thomson, A., Schwannauer, M. (2019). Efficacy of Mentalization-based group therapy for adolescents: the results of a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2158-8
Smith, J., & Mancy, R. (2018). Exploring the relationship between metacognitive and collaborative talk during group mathematical problem solving - what do we mean by collaborative metacognition? Research in Mathematics Education, 20(1), 14-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/14794802.2017.1410215