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

- 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. My research interests are in the areas of metacognition and mathematics learning and also early intervention and prevention strategies for mental health support in children and adolescents. 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
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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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:
Curriculum Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/curj.15
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
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